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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… Leer más

Folio Society, 1989. Hardcover. Good. 1989. No Edition Remarks. 287 pages. No dust jacket, Folio edition with slipcase. Green cloth with decorations with slipcase. Black and white photographic plates throughout. Binding remains firm. Pages and plates have light tanning and foxing throughout. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Very slight crushing to spine ends. Slipcase has light edge wear with minor markings to panels.

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.

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.

London: The Folio Society, 1989. Hardback in Slip Case (No Dust Wrapper.). Very Good — in Very Good Slip Case. . Hardback in Slip Case. Physically 10” x 6¼” (1.1 kg); (xvii) 287pp; Translated by Luba & Michael Terpak; Preface by Irina Ratushinskaya; Includes: Conversion charts; Black & white photographs on individual leaves; Top edge dyed Red; Frontispiece; || The book is on my shelves and will be carefully packed and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and my beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the bookshop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #198039|| Condition:

London: Folio Society, 1989. 1st Folio Society edition, large 8vo, 287pp, introduction Irina Ratushinskaya, translated Luba and Michael Terpak; contemporary photo illustrations; VG+/Fine Copy in VG+/Fine Slipcase. First Thus. Hard Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardback. 1989. Trans: Luba & Michael Terpak. Introduction by Irina Ratushinskaya. 305pp, 16 plates The Folio Society 1989. Very good copy in slip case. .

LONDON, THE FOLIO SOCIETY, 1989. NEAR FINE COPY IN VERY GOOD SLIPCASE. TRANSLATED BY LUBA AND MICHAEL TERPAK. INTRODUCTION BY IRINA RATUSHINSKAYA.

London: Folio Society 1989 Translated by Luba and Michael Terpak. Introduction by Irina Ratushinskaya. First Edition in Folio Hard cover book in slipcase. xvii, 287pp, 28 illustrations. Full cloth with design by Sue Bradbury, red slipcase. Some very slight light spotting to spine. A Very Good copy in Fine slipcase. Pictures available.