Kashtanka
by Chekhov, Anton; Pevear, Richard [Translator]
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0399219056
- ISBN 13
- 9780399219054
- Seller
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Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1991. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Barry Moser. Quarto. 45 pages. Hardcover, in purple and red illustrated dust jacket, no win mylar. Light wear to the jacket, which is not price-clipped. SIGNED by the illustrator Barry Moser on the title page. Stated "First Impression" on the copyright page. Text is clean and sound. A sweet story of a red dog, Kashtanka, who becomes separated from her human on a cold winter evening. "Kashtanka" means "Little Chestnut." This story is well-known to Russian children.
Synopsis
Based on a new translation and adapted especially for young readers, Kashtanka is an enchanting introduction to the work of one of the world’s foremost authors. Gennady Spirin’s award-winning illustrations bring new life to this adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s charming adventure. “Altogether, this is a beautifully rendered, thoroughly appealing title and another feather in Spirin’s already crowded cap.”-- School Library Journal
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- Bookseller
- Pages Past Used and Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 042800
- Title
- Kashtanka
- Author
- Chekhov, Anton; Pevear, Richard [Translator]
- Illustrator
- Barry Moser
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0399219056
- ISBN 13
- 9780399219054
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1991
- Keywords
- 1991; Anton Chekhov; Richard Pevear; Barry Moser; Illustrated; Signed; Autographed; Rare; Collectible; Children's books; Children; Dog
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's Books; Signed Books & Association Copies; Animals;
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Pages Past Used and Rare Books
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Greensboro, North Carolina
About Pages Past Used and Rare Books
Pages Past is a small used & rare bookshop located a few blocks from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Since 1996 we have been serving the Triad community as well as customers from around the world. We have around 15-20,000 volumes in our shop. We specialize in North Carolina, Virginia, Civil War, Old Leather, Christianity, Eastern and Western Philosophies, and the simply unusual. We very likely have the oldest books in Greensboro; we keep a nice selection of antiquarian volumes and scholarly books.
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