Westport, Connectitut: Greenwood Press, 1984. Hardcover. Scholarly biography of the influential 19th-century Russian actor Mikhail Shchepkin, who rose from serfdom to become a central figure in the development of realistic acting. With fifteen illustrations. Octavo. xvi, 305 pp. Blue cloth binding. From private collection. Previous owner's embossed stamp on ffep..... More