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Gorky, Maksim. Mat’. Berlin: Buhnen-und Buchverlag russischer autoren J. Ladyschnikow Verlag, 1907. Ex library. 8vo. 437pp. Maroon cloth. Library inventory plate near tail of spine. Scuffing and some staining to boards. Hinges starting. Small numbers “2/6261” written in red on free front endpaper. At head of title: Die Mutter: Roman von Maxim Gorki. (The mother: Novel by Maxim Gorki). Two small closed tears on title-page. Usual age browning to pages. Maksim Gorky (1868-1936), pseudonym of Aleksey Maksimovich Peshkov, was a Russian short-story writer, playwright, essayist and novelist. He was known for his naturalistic and sympathetic stories of social outcasts but became famous later on with his novels and plays. Text in Russian. Good condition. Rare. g. Hardcover. (17111) $95