About this title: A collection of short stories by the popular and influential Russian author, a founder of the socialist realism literary method and arguably the greatest Russian literary figure of the 20th century. He wrote stories, plays, memoirs and novels which touched the imagination of the Russian people, and was the first Russian author to write ...
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Edition: First Thus
Binding: Red Leatherette Sewn Binding
Publisher: Heron Books, London
Date Published: 1967
Description: Good + Hard Cover, Gilt Gold Embossed. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Over my head hung chestnut trees decked with gold; at my feet lay a mass of chestnut leaves which resembled the amputated palms of human hands; on the opposite bank, where there waved, tanglewise, the stripped branches of a hornbeam, an orange-tinted woodpecker was darting to and fro, as though caught in the mesh of foliage--by Maxim Gorky. In luxurious faux-leather bright red covers, lavish gilt gold tooling & scrolling, silken ... read more
Edition: First Thus
Binding: Leatherette
Publisher: Edito Service (Greatest Masterpieces of Russian Literature series)-Heron, Geneva
Description: Lola Fielding. Very Good. No date, c. 1970s. Very good red imitation leather binding, with gilt decoration, ribbon marker in very good condition, decorated endpapers, frontispiece portrait and further b/w illustrations, pages clean internally, although lightly browned along top edges. Overall very good. Translated by C J Hogarth, and with an introduction by Arnold McMillin. read more
Edition: Collectors Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Heron, London
Date Published: 1967
Description: Frontispiece Portrait of Author with Original illustrations By Lola Fielding. Very Good. No Jacket. Hardback. H. 8 1/8" 276pp. Part of the 'Greatest masterpieces of Russian Literature' series. Heron collectors' edition, Handsomely bound in Red simulated leather with copious gilt to spine and front cover. Spine titles slightly faded. Bound-in silken bookmark. Image is of ACTUAL BOOK on sale. read more
Edition: Reprint Edition
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: Heron Books, London
Date Published: 1967
Description: Octavo Size. Very Good condition. Red imitation leather, gilt decorated wth ribbon marker. Translated from the Russian by C.J. Hogarth, with an Introduction by A.B. McMillin. Illustrated by Lola Fielding276 pages The Great Masterpieces of Russian Literature Series. read more
Edition: Reprint Edition
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: Edito-Service SA, Geneva
Description: Octavo Size. Very Good condition. Red imitation leather, gilt decorated wth ribbon marker. Translated from the Russian by C.J. Hogarth, with an Introduction by A.B. McMillin. Illustrated by Lola Fielding276 pages The Great Masterpieces of Russian Literature Series. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: The Echo Library
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9781406833287ISBN:1406833282
Description: New. BRAND NEW and ready for dispatch. Delivery normally within 4/7 days. Our reputation is built on our Speedy Delivery Service and our Customer Service Team. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: PAPERBACKSHOPS. CO
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9781406833287ISBN:1406833282
Description: New. Over my head hung chestnut trees decked with gold; at my feet lay a mass of chestnut leaves which resembled the amputated palms of human hands; on the opposite bank, where there waved, tanglewise, the stripped branches of a hornbeam, an orange-tinted... read more
Edition: Reprinted
Binding: Mock Leather
Publisher: Heron Books, London
Description: Fine. No Jacket. Undated. No DJ as issued. Illustrated. Previous owner's small bookplate. Bound in red faux Morocco with inlaid gilt lettering and cover design. read more
Binding: Faux Leather
Publisher: Heron Books, London
Date Published: 3000
Description: Very Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall Tightly bound with contents clean and bright, good overall condition, we post daily from our UK warehouse, if you have any questions or require images then please don't hesitate to contact us for an immediate courteous response. read more
Binding: Faux Leather
Publisher: Heron Books, London
Date Published: 3000
Description: Very Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall Tightly bound with contents clean and bright, good overall condition, we post daily from our UK warehouse, if you have any questions or require images then please don't hesitate to contact us for an immediate courteous response. read more
Binding: Faux Leather
Publisher: Heron Books, London
Date Published: 3000
Description: Very Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall Tightly bound with contents clean and bright, good overall condition, we post daily from our UK warehouse, if you have any questions or require images then please don't hesitate to contact us for an immediate courteous response. read more
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