Victor Erlich
Russian Formalism: History - Doctrine.
The Hague: Mouton & Co., 1965. Slavic Printings and Reprintings, IV. Second, revised edition. 311 pages.
Volume, measuring approximately 6.75" x 10", is bound in dark blue cloth, with stamped gilt lettering to spine. Book shows light shelfwear. Binding is firm. Bookplate of George Gibian (1924-1999), the Goldwin Smith Professor of Russian and Comparative Literature, is affixed to front pastedown. Pages are clean and bright.
 An outline of the historical development and critical doctrine of Russian Formalism in literature. The book consists of two parts. Part I is dedicated to the history of Russian Formalism. Part II explains its doctrine.