THE CAPTAIN'S DAUGHTER
by Alexander Pushkin
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Pomona, New York, United States
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Synopsis
Alexander Pushkin (1799-1837), known as the father of Russian literature, was descended from Russian nobility and from an African great-grandfather raised at the court of Peter the Great. Pushkin’s commitment to social reform resulted in government censorship of his work and a period of exile. He died after a fighting a duel at the age of thirty-seven.
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- Bookseller
- Rare Book Cellar (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 312508
- Title
- THE CAPTAIN'S DAUGHTER
- Author
- Alexander Pushkin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First Edition; Second Printing
- Publisher
- Progress Publishers
- Place of Publication
- Moscow
- Date Published
- 1965
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- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...