(5) [The Talisman: 1835]
The / Talisman. / From the Russian / of / Alexander Pushkin. / With other Pieces. / St. Petersburg. / Printed by Schulz and Beneze, / 1835.
Collation:—Royal octavo, pp. 14; consisting of: Title-page, as above (with a Russian quotation upon the centre of the reverse) pp. 1–2; and Text of The Talisman and other Poems pp. 3–14. There are no head-lines, the pages being numbered centrally in Arabic numerals. Beyond that upon the title-page there is no imprint. There are also no signatures, the pamphlet being composed of a single sheet, folded to form sixteen pages. The last leaf is a blank. The book was issued without any half-title.
Issued stitched, and without wrappers. The leaves measure 9¾ × 6¼ inches.
One Hundred Copies only were printed.
A reduced facsimile of the Title-page of The Talisman is given herewith. It will be observed that the heavy letterpress upon the reverse of the title shows through the paper, and is reproduced in the photograph.
Contents.
| page | |
| The Talisman. [Where fierce the surge with awful bellow] | 3 |
| The Mermaid. [Close by a lake, begirt with forest] | 5 |
| Ancient Russian Songs: | |
| 1. [The windel-straw nor grass so shook and trembled] | 8 |
| 2. [O rustle not, ye verdant oaken branches!] | 9 |
| 3. [O thou field of my delight so fair and verdant!] | 9 |
| Ancient Ballad. [From the wood a sound is gliding] | 11 |
| The Renegade. [Now pay ye the heed that is fitting] | 13 |
Note.—The whole of the poems printed in The Talisman appeared there for the first time.