Volume is bound in dark blue cloth, with bright stamped gilt lettering to spine. Book shows very light shelfwear. Previous owner's name and date (1956) appear in upper corner of blank page opposite half title page. Interior is otherwise clean and bright. Dust jacket shows minor loss at top/bottom of spine panel, minor closed tears at edges, and small moisture marking at top of spine panel. Jacket is now preserved in paper-backed mylar. 164 pages.

"This is the first account of Russian versification available for the ordinary non-Russian reader. The author aims to describe the structure of Russian verse by establishing its fundamental principles and separating them from the mass of secondary detail."

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Bookseller: Palimpsest Scholarly Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: PB586
Title: Russian Versification
Author: B. O. Unbegaun
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good-
Quantity Available: 1
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date Published: 1956

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