Antique Songbook [In Russian, 1920's]

Complete Russian Songbook (Полный русский песенник). Published by Bookstore M.N. Maisel (Издание Книжного магазина М. Н. Майзеля) NYC, NY. IN RUSSIAN. Circa 1920s. (No author, no date.) Red cloth hardcover with color image pasted on cover. A collection of lyrics printed in the old orthography. Songs include Troika, Korobeinik, and many more. 190 pages (last page with index missing). Covers worn, fingerprints on many pages, some closed tears, title page loose. Overall good. No illustrations save for cover.

Maisel Bookstore on 424 Grand St., in NYC, was opened in 189e and operated by Max N. Maisel. It served Russian speaking immigrants in the US and maintained ties with Russian and German publishing houses.