Tchekoff Anton Chekhov (13 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Early printing. A very good copy of this early American printing. Original burgundy cloth stamped in gilt, top edge gilt (cloth has some fading and wear).

Staple Bound. Condition: Very Good. Minor wear on the covers, corners, and the edges. May contain some highlighting and or writing on the pages within.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1917 Scribners first American edition, first printing. Condition of the book is Very Good Minus. The binding is sound. Inside pages are complete and unmarked. Condition issues include moderate wear to the boards, and the prior owner's name on the front free endpaper.…

Condition: Good. NY 1917 Scribners. Translation by S.S. Koteliansky and Gilbert Cannan. Hardcover octavo. 251pp., printed cloth. Good, head of spine repaired; text clean, binding secure, no hinges cracked, no owner marks. no dj.

octavo, brown cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine; 318pp, deckled page edges, VG (bruising, rubbing, & fading to covers; gilt has worn off lettering; sl. cocked; page edges & eps. sl. foxed & browned).

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. Reprint. Near fine in stapled wrappers. 20 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First American Edition. Burgundy-brown cloth, lettered in gilt. Modest rubbing to corners and spine extremities. Firm binding. Top text block edge a bit tanned/foxed. Institutional book plate mounted inside front cover and circulation pocket inside back cover, but never actually circulated and thus showing only modest wear. [v],251 pp. 1st American edition. Scarce. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.…

FIRST EDITION. Octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine and front board, deckled page fore-edges, (VG) ; Photos available on request. All our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.…

Hardcover. First American Edition. Dark brown cloth with gilt lettering on the front cover and spine. Translated from the Russian by S. S. Koteliansky and Gilbert Cannan. Seven stories by the master: "The House with the Mezzanine;" "Typhus;" "Gooseberries;" "In Exile;" "The Lady with the Toy Dog;" "Goussiev;" and "My Life." Owner information in pencil from date of publication on the front endpaper. Some rubbing along spine and edges. Gilt is bright. Verty Good to Near Fine, lacking a dustwrapper if it ever had one. …

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. No date - circa 1944. A presumed later printing of the first edition of this collection [the book is undated, but the list of 'Duckworth's Great Lives' on the back panel of the dustwrapper indicates a publication date sometime shortly after 1943]. Translated from the Russian by Julius West and Marian Fell. ***Near fine in black cloth-covered boards with red titles to the spine. Almost no bumping to the edges of the boards, just a light bump to the top front corner. Boards beautifully clean, unmarked and unfaded, except for just a small patch of fading at the top of the spine where the dustwrapper has been chipped. Spine tight. Titles bright. Internal contents clean and unmarked. No inscriptions. ***In a very good original dustwrapper, which retains the original publisher's printed price of 7/6 net on the front flap. The dustwrapper is largely complete, but with a chip to the top of the spine which affects the lettering. There is just very light edge wear and small closed tears, and the back panel is lightly foxed. The flaps are clean and uncreased. [please see scans] ***311 pages. 190 mm x 130 mm. ***Introduction by one of the translators Marian Fell, followed by the five plays: The Bear, The Seagull, The Three Sisters, Uncle Vanya and The Cherry Orchard. The translation is shared between Julius West (three stories) and Marian Fell (two stories). ***'This useful volume brings together for the first time in one book the five most popular and enduring Tchekoff plays. The translations used are the established ones by Julius West and Marian Fell, who also supplies an introduction dealing at length with Tchekoff's life and the conditions in which he worked. The collected edition has been chosen by Mr. John Gielgud as "one of my ten favourite books"'. (Quote taken from the front flap of the dustwrapper). ***A presumed later printing of the first edition of this selection. Copies from this period complete in their original, fragile dustwrappers are extremely hard to find now. A collection of five of Chekhov's most famous plays. The book is printed on very thin paper. We also have listed an earlier c.1939 edition of the work which is printed on much thicker pre-war paper. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.…

Condition: Good. Dust Jacket. Very Good. Light wear. Unclipped. Scarce. (Dust Jacket only. Book not included).

Condition: Good. Dust Jacket. Very Good. Wear and wrinkling, particularly at bottom edge. Starting at tail of spine. Unclipped. Scarce. (Dust Jacket only. Book not included).

Condition: Very Good. first American edition; vi, 314 pp., original gilt stamped dark maroon cloth (hardcover), edges rubbed, else very good. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.…