Oblomov
by Goncharov, Ivan; Translated by C. J. Hogarth
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
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South Pasadena, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1915 First Printing of the first issue of this Russian literary classic in English translation, no markings, NOT ex-lib, the gilt-stamped navy cloth boards are solid and bearing only light shelf/edge wear, page block toned & soiled with staining to pages 7-11 (contents unaffected), slightly cocked, a clean tight overall VG copy of the original release in English; 8vo; 317pp. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good+.
Synopsis
Oblomov (Russian: Обломов is the best known novel by Russian writer Ivan Goncharov, first published in 1859. Oblomov is also the central character of the novel, often seen as the ultimate incarnation of the superfluous man, a symbolic character in 19th-century Russian literature.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Nighttown Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 32022
- Title
- Oblomov
- Author
- Goncharov, Ivan; Translated by C. J. Hogarth
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- New York: The Macmillan Company
- Date Published
- 1915
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Goncharov, Ivan; Translated by C. J. Hogarth Oblomov
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Cloth
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- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.