A group of three antique book editions exploring the literary traditions of Russia and Japan. First is History of the Newest Russian Literature, 1848 to 1892, by Alexander Skabichevsky, a third edition published in St. Petersburg by Pavlenkov in 1897. Next, Short Course of the History of Russian Literature by Vladimir Savodnik offers insights into Russian literary development from ancient times to the end of the 18th century, published in Kolomna by Orenstein in the mid-1910s. Finally, History of Japanese Literature, translated by V. Mendrin, published in Vladivostok by Far East in 1904. Antique Russian Books And Bibliophilic Collectibles.