THE DREAMS OF CHANG AND OTHER STORIES. Authorized Translation from the Russian... by Bernard Guilbert Guerney. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1923. Octavo, pp. [1-8] 9-313 [314-320: blank] [note: last three leaves are blanks], title page printed in orange and black, original black cloth, front panel stamped in lavender and gold, spine panel stamped in white and gold, running Borzoi stamped in blind on rear panel, top edge stained lavender, other edges untrimmed, decorated endpapers. First edition in English. Collection of fifteen stories, including "The Gentleman from San Francisco." "The Dreams of Chang" and "The Brethren" are set at sea. Ettlinger and Gladstone, Russian Literature, Theatre and Art: A Bibliography of Works in English, Published Between 1900-1945, p. 36. Cloth just a bit scuffed, a tight, clean, very good copy. (#115451).
Price: $45.00
"Published, September, 1923" on copyright page.