Blind Musician Unknown - 1987

Moscow: Raduga Publishers. 1987 Raduga Publishers third printing hardback; very good, little-used condition, pictorial laminated boards, no dj; UK bookdealer, immediate dispatch . Very Good. Hardcover. 1987.

Moscow: Raduga Publishers. very clean, tight and square, inscription on copywrite page, no other markings, illustrated, . Very Good. Hardcover. Third Printing. 1987.

Raduga Publishers, 1987. Book. Illus. by Alexandr Makhov. Very Good. Hardcover. Hardcover. Petro was born blind but he "knew" things he couldn't see. He also became a great musician..

Moscow.: Raduga Publishers., 1987. 3rd Raduga printing since 1957.. Hard cover. Fine. No dust jacket. Signed by previous owner. Inscribed as gift, 1989, Leningrad; plus card and lengthy letter tucked in, to American recipient.. Makhov, Alexander (Illustrated by).. 1 Glossy color illustrated paper over boards. 134 p. Novel that took 13 years in the crafting, and was published 15 times during his lifetime, each with his own revisions. Vladimir Korolenko (1853-1921) "threw fresh light on the complexity of the political, religious, and moral searchings of the Russian people and foresaw the profound changes imminent in social life at the turn of the century", from the Publsihers' introduction. The Author's Note to the Sixth Edition" is dated 1898. Korolenko had drawn his inspiration for this work from 3 sources: a girl who was a childhood friend, a pupil of his who was gradually losing his sight while a boy, and a mature man intellectually who was educated and a musician.