AIZENSHTAT (EISENSTADT) ALEXANDER [ARGUS] (1900-1970), 2 books

1) Poluser'ezno, polushutya: Satira, yumor, lirika [Half in Earnest, Half in Jest: Satire, Humor, Lyrics ] / Argus. New York: Chaika, 1959. - 283, [5] p.; 21.5x14 cm. In publisher's illustrated cover based on the author's drawing. In good condition. Minor darkening at the edges of the cover. Instead of a preface, a letter from I. Bunin to Argus dated July 20, 1952, is included. 2) Drugaya zhizn' i bereg dal'niy [Another life and coast of a distant] / Argus. New York: Chaika, 1969. - 436, [5] p.: ill.; 20.5x14.5 cm. In publisher's illustrated cover based on the author's drawing. In good condition. Minor darkening at the edges of the cover, water stains along the spine. Aizenshtadt Mikhail Konstantinovich (pseudonym: Argus, 1900-1970) was a Russian-American writer, journalist, and satirist. He lived in Novgorod before emigrating and later settled in Latvia before moving to the United States in the early 1920s.