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NY: Privately Printed for Subscribers, 1922. Privately Printed for Subscribers, one of 1,225 copies; Foxed and age-toned throughout, else textblock clean and tight; Age-toned edges; Dust-soiled cloth spine with bumping at the head and foot; Edge-worn paper paste-down title on spine; Character-soiled boards are scuffed, worn and bumped along the edges and at the corners; No jacket; 406p.. Copy #114 of 1225 (Limited Edition). Quarter Cloth. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.

Random House: The Modern Library, 1932-01-01. Hardcover. Used: Good.

Random House: The Modern Library. Used - Good. Good condition. Acceptable dust jacket. (literature, prostitution, novel) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

New York Ny: Privately Published, 1927. Reprint . Hardcover. Very Good. Xii, 406 Pp. Second English Language Edition, 1927, Both Editions Privately Published, This One Is #873 Of 1550 Copies. Lightly Used, Corners Bumped, But Unopened (Pages Still Attached At Top Edge). No Marks. Aleksandr Ivanovich Kuprin (Russian: ????????? ???????? ??????; 7 September [1870 -1938) Was A Russian Writer Best Known For His Novels The Duel (1905) And Yama: The Pit (1915), As Well As Moloch (1896), Olesya (1898), "Captain Ribnikov" (1906), "Emerald" (1907), And The Garnet Bracelet (1911) - But Best Known For Intiating A New Phase Of Russian Literature With His Short Stories. According To Nicholas Luker, "Kuprin's Position In The History Of Russian Literature Is Highly Significant, If Not Unique. Born Into An Age Overshadowed By The Great Russian Novel, Which Had Reached Its Zenith In The 1860S. He Turned To The Short Story As The Genre Suited Both To His Own Restless Temperament And To… Read More

New York: Privately Printed, 1927. Hardcover. Very Good. Very good hardcover. Edges of pages brown, clean text. Name plate inside front cover. Corners on cover rubbed. Spine ends bumped. 1/1555. This copy is one of 55 reserved for the press; it is numbered Editorial. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.

Privately Printed, 1922. Limited Edition. Hardcover. very good. Blue paper over gray boards. Paper title label to spine. 406pp. English Text. This is #370 of 1225 copies. Binding tight. Some edge rubbing to the paper title label. A novel of prostituion. The translator, Bernard Guerney, owned the Blue Fawn Bookshop in Manhatten in the 1920's.

New York: Privately Printed for Subscribers Only, 1922. 1st. Hardcover. Limited #206 of 1225 copies. 8vo. 406pp. Translated from the original Russian by Bernard Guilbert Guerney. Green leather spine and corner tips over lighter green paper boards; 5 raised bands and gilt lettering to spine; marbled endpapers. Fine condition. Originally written between 1909 and 1915 in three parts, here is the first translated edition of the Russian novelist's indictment of the lives and evils of prostitution. Yama the Pit refers to a run-down section on the outskirts of Odessa. All domestic orders are fully trackable - Images available upon request.