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London: The Folio Society, 1989. First thus. Hardcover in slipcase. Fine/Near fine. From Wikipedia: "Sakhalin Island consists of "travel notes" written after Anton Chekhov's trip to the island of Sakhalin in summer and autumn of 1890. The book is based on the writer's personal travel experience, as well as on extensive statistical data collected by him. The English translation came out in 1967 under the title The Island: A Journey to Sakhalin. In the opinion of some critics, the book was influenced by The House of the Dead by Fyodor Dostoyevsky and Siberia and Katorga by Sergei Maksimov (who is repeatedly mentioned in the text). At the time Sakhalin was a frontier prison colony of the Russian Empire. In 1890, Chekhov undertook an arduous journey by train, horse-drawn carriage, and river steamer to the Russian Far East and the katorga, or penal colony, on Sakhalin Island, north of Japan, where he spent three months interviewing thousands of convicts and settlers for a census. The letters Chekhov…
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The Island of Sakhalin
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The Island of Sakhalin. Translated by Luba and Michael Terpak. Introduction by Irina Ratushinskaya
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Folio Society, 1989. ~With fine slipcase. No ownership marks. No dustwrapper as issued. ~Robust packaging. Overseas tracking available on request. . 1st edn. Hardcover. Fine. xvii, 287pp. 26 x 16cm. Binding sound, text unmarked.
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THE ISLAND OF SAKHALIN
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Published by Folio Society, 1989. 1st thus edition.. Hardback. Very Good. Very good condition with no wrapper. Beige cloth boards, blocked design to front and spine, gilt title to spine. Burgundy endpapers and top edge of text block. B/w photos. xvii and 287 pages. Name in ink to title page. Slip case is very good - a few light marks.
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THE ISLAND OF SAKHALIN
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London: The Folio Society, 1989. xvii, 287pp. Illus. with photo plates throughout. Cream spine with illus. boards. Red slipcase. Introduction by Irina Ratushinskaya. No inscriptions, fading, wear or marks.. 1st Folio edition 1st Impression. Hardback. Fine/Slipcase. large 8vo.
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The Island of Sakhalin.
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Hardback. 1989. Trans: Luba & Michael Terpak. Introduction by Irina Ratushinskaya. 305pp, 16 plates The Folio Society 1989. Very good copy in slip case. .
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THE ISLAND OF SAKHALIN
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LONDON, THE FOLIO SOCIETY, 1989. HARDBACK. NEAR FINE. . NEAR FINE COPY IN VERY GOOD SLIPCASE. TRANSLATED BY LUBA AND MICHAEL TERPAK. INTRODUCTION BY IRINA RATUSHINSKAYA.
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