Poems. With Translations from Constantine Balmont

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First edition. Introduction and In Memoriam by the author's sister, Beatrice Noble. Illustrated with portraits of Noble and Balmont. Featuring translations of eight poems of Constantine [Konstantin] Balmont by Noble, as well as a 15-page article by Lydia Noble on Balmont that originally appeared in the *Boston Transcript*. Neat gift inscription on front fly, boards with a bit of slight discoloration at the crown, one page spread with modest offsetting from a newspaper article laid in, near fine in a presentable but about very good dust jacket with edge nicking and a stain, short tears (one creased) at the crown. According to this book, Konstantin Balmont made Lydia Noble his official English translator, but her untimely death cut short the collaboration. (This book was issued posthumously.) Presumably a very early, if not the first, appearance of Balmont's verse into English. With a small offprint from the *Boston Transcript* (measuring 3¼" x 8"), dated May 6, 1931 laid in, printing two of her poems: "Lines on the Opening of Tutankhamen's Tomb," and "The Lark," both collected in the *Poems* and the latter dedicated to Balmont. A very uncommon book of poetry. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 552677

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