Russkaia Narodnaia Pesnia [Russian Folk Song] by Finagin, A. V - 1923

Petrograd: Academia, 1923. Softcover. First edition [1 of 2000 copies]; 5 x 7 1/4; pp. 96; beige wraps with beautiful Constructivist art; chip to upper right corner ; small loss of paper to tail of spine and bottom edge; uniform age-toning to text; partially unopened; illustrated with 3 pp. of scores; overall very good.In the 1920s, the Russian Institute of Art History published series of works, at irregular intervals, on the history of music, of which the current book was issue 1. Chapters included history of the Russian folk song, its emotional impact, its evolution, etc. Also featured was a bibliographical index of other works covering folk music.Several copies in institutions with none other in the trade.