The Duel. A Novella [in Russian].

Chekhov (Anton Pavlovich)

The Duel. A Novella [in Russian].

Description: some heavy spotting at the end, where 2 leaves have tears somewhat crudely repaired (text recoverable), [pp. iv], 651 (recte 251), 8vo, recent half calf, original wrappers bound in, the upper (printed) wrapper a bit soiled, and mounted, sound

Publication Details: St. Peterburg: A. S. Surovin, 1897

Notes: Sixth edition. The Duel was first serialized in Aleksey Suvorin's newspaper Novoye Vremya in October–November, 1891, and then in book form by Suvorin in December, 1891. All the editions of the 1890s are extremely rare in the West.