The Spy: The Story of a Superfluous Man.
by Gorky, Maxim
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Palm Beach, Florida, United States
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About This Item
New York: B. W. Huebsch, 1918. First American edition. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by Maxim Gorky on the front free endpaper in both English and Cyrillic. Translated from the Russian by Thomas Seltzer. Books signed and inscribed by Gorky are uncommon. Written soon after the Russian Revolution of 1905, The Spy tells the story of 14-year-old orphan Yevsey Klimkov and his descent into isolation and fear when he refuses to spy for a network of military police informers in a small town near Petersburg. The book was banned by Tsar Nicholas II for over a decade until the Tsarist autocracy was dismantled in 1917.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Raptis Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 51082
- Title
- The Spy: The Story of a Superfluous Man.
- Author
- Gorky, Maxim
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- B. W. Huebsch
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1918
- Keywords
- Maxim Gorky Signed, The Spy: The Story of a Superfluous Man. First Edition
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About the Seller
Raptis Rare Books
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Palm Beach, Florida
About Raptis Rare Books
Founded by Matthew and Adrienne Raptis, Raptis Rare Books is an antiquarian book firm that specializes in literature, children's books, economics, photo books, signed and inscribed books, and landmark books in all fields. Our business model is simple: we strive to handle books that are in exceptional condition and to provide exceptional customer service.
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...