Yama (The Pit): A Novel in Three Parts de Kuprin, Alexandre - 1922

London: John Hamilton Limited, (1930).. (1930).. Good. - Octavo, blue cloth titled in gilt on the spine & in blind on the front cover. The covers are bumped & rubbed with a few small white stains & with some light spotting to the front cover. xxiv, [ii] & pages 27-573. The front hinge is cracked. Black-and-white portrait frontispiece. The contents are very good. <p>First edition in English.<p>The book presents an unromantized picture of Russian prostitution.

pyramid book, , (first PB 1952), . 50, very good , (ILLUSTRATED EDITION), paperback,

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.

Modern Library Book. Good. Hardcover. Name in pencil on flyleaf, otherwise unmarked. Spine sunned. Slight spine slant. First Modern Library edition with balloon binding and M over Modern Library on spine. Binding firm..

pyramid book, , (first PB 1952), . 50, almost near fine, (ILLUSTRATED EDITION), paperback,

pyramid book, , (first PB 1952), . 50, near fine, (ILLUSTRATED EDITION), paperback,

New York: Privately Printed, 1922. This Russian novel about prostitution made a sensation upon its publication, in installments, over a period spanning 1909-1915. Kuprin told one reporter at the time that "Prostitution is a worse evil than war of famine," and wrote to expose it as an ill of Russian society. This privately printed edition is translated from the Russian by Bernard Guilbert Guerney. The private print run was limited to 1225 copies, of which this is No. 1182. It is stamped with this number on the verso of the endpaper facing the title page. Overall a Good copy; some spotting to spine; slight soil and crease to upper rear cover; inside pages are clean, and binding is strong. Includes an introduction by the translator, describing the work and its author, as well as a translator's note about the language, which Guerney says "bristles with neologisms." 406 pages; approx. 6"x8".. Limited. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

Hamilton, 1930. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Poor/No Jacket. Marked and worn. A reading copy. The spine is missing. Poor.. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

New York: Privately Printed, 1922. Very Good. 1/1225. Very good plus. Fades and rubbed on the edges and the corners and the spine. Hinges are worn. 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.

New York, NY: Random House; The Modern Library, 1932. Hardcover. Good. Green boards, slightly sunned along the edge. Fraying at top of spine. Binding is square and tight. Pages are clean and unmarked.