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EUGENE ONEGUINE (Onegin) - A Romance of Russian Life in Verse
by Alexander Pushkin
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Seller
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Hudson, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
Great condition copy of "EUGENE ONEGUINE (Onegin)" - A Romance of Russian Life in Verse by Alexander Pushkin. 1881 1st edition; The Macmillan Co.; London. Rare first English language edition of Pushkin's masterpiece. Translated by Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Spalding. "Eugene Oneguine" is considered a classic of Russian literature and its eponymous protagonist has served as the model for a number of Russian literary heroes. Pushkin was a Russian poet, playwright and novelist of the Romantic era who is considered by many to be the founder of modern Russian literature.
Condition:
Clean covers and spine; tiny cloth tears at 3 of the corner tips; bright gilt on the front cover and spine; small cloth tear at the bottom edge of the front board near the spine. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Clean interior with no writing, stains or tears found; some light foxing at the top of a front end paper and the opposing half title page, and to the last blank end paper. Many of the pages are still attached along the top and outer edges. Overall a wonderful condition copy.
Condition:
Clean covers and spine; tiny cloth tears at 3 of the corner tips; bright gilt on the front cover and spine; small cloth tear at the bottom edge of the front board near the spine. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Clean interior with no writing, stains or tears found; some light foxing at the top of a front end paper and the opposing half title page, and to the last blank end paper. Many of the pages are still attached along the top and outer edges. Overall a wonderful condition copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- CraigsClassics
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2512
- Title
- EUGENE ONEGUINE (Onegin) - A Romance of Russian Life in Verse
- Author
- Alexander Pushkin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st English
- Publisher
- The Macmillan Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1881
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- alexander pushkin, eugene oneguine, eugene onegin, russian literature, the captains daughter, queen of spades, ruslan and ludmila, dubrovsky, the belkin tales, tale of tsar saltan, i loved you, poltava, tale fisherman fish, tale golden cockerel, moor pete
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature / Fiction;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
CraigsClassics
Biblio member since 2018
Hudson, New Hampshire
About CraigsClassics
My store offers a curated selection of antiquarian books in a variety of topics with an emphasis on classic literature and children's classics. I take pride in providing great customer service with prompt replies to offers and inquiries, careful packaging and next-day shipping. Based in scenic southern New Hampshire.
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- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Gilt
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- Title Page
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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