Description
For sale: a rare and exceptional first edition, early printing of the paperback copy of The Crooked Mirror and Other Stories by Anton Chekhov. First Trade Paperback Edition unstated, 1992 Zebra Books. First Printing May 1992 stated.
The exterior of this paperback edition is in Near Fine condition, with clean, illustrated covers with no creases, clean page blocks, mild surface wear, strong title on a straight spine, a tight binding with no spine cracks, strong spine ends, no edge wear and lightly rounded corners. The interior of the book is in Near Fine condition with an erased price on the first free end paper. No other marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership inside. The end papers and the interior pages are clean and lightly toned, making it an excellent addition to any collection.
A collection of stories, written while the Russian playwright was a university student, includes an introduction, the first English translation of many of the lost early stories, and Chekov’s account of the conditions of prisoners on Sakhalin Island in Siberia.
Ships promptly in a secure mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and bubble wrap.
