The Queen of Spades and Other Stories by Alexander Pushkin

Published by The Folio Society in 2014

Translated by Alan Myers, notes by Andrew Kahn, introduced by Rachel Polonsky, illustrated by Anna & Elena Balbusso. 240 × 163 × 28 mm. Pp. [i–iv] v–xvii [xviii], [1–4] 5–300 [301–302]: [7] leaves of colour plates (facing pp. [iii], 30, 39, 103, 151, 166 and 246). Type: Bembo. Printed and bound by Grafos in full pink cloth blocked in black and silver with a design by the artist sisters; red endleaves printed with repeat heart design in black. Silver slip case. The ‘other’ stories are Tales of the late Ivan Petrovich Belkin, The captain’s daughter and Peter the Great’s blackamoor. The binding design was used to create notebooks, with ruled paper, for marketing campaigns and events. With the spine reading ‘A Folio Notebook’ in gold, the dimensions were reduced to 216 × 129 × 19 mm.

CONDITION REPORT

Near-fine book with pages tightly bound and free of any inscriptions. In like slipcase with a little shelf-wear and the slightest, most innocuous bump to rear.

CONDITION REPORT

Near-fine book with pages tightly bound and free of any inscriptions. In a shelf-worn and lightly bumped slipcase with discolouration to one panel.

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