Slovo o Polku Igoreve

Original vintage book The Tale of Igor's Campaign is masterpiece of Old Russian literature, an account of the unsuccessful campaign in 1185 of Prince Igor of Novgorod-Seversky against the Polovtsy. The anonymous epic poem written in Old East Slavic language is translated by Nikolay Gerbel. Illustrations by A. Ilyin. Printed by M. M. Stasyukevich Printing house. Fair condition, a hard cover with slight darkening and ageing; slight separation along the spine; some torn edges and scratches on the cover; some light brown stains on the pages, 123 pages.