Three of Them

Gorky, Maxim (pseudonym of Alexei Peshkov)

Published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1922

The first edition of Gorky's 1901 novel of the Russian slums published in the United States, here using British sheets with the UK title page cancelled (removed) and a US title page tipped in. Translated by A Linden. Gorky was a pioneer of Russian realist prose, and one of the most well-known Russian writers in the West during the early decades of the 20th century. First US edition, dated MCMXXII on the title page; the verso (back) of the title page is blank. A solid very good or better copy in a good jacket missing a one-inch triangle from the rear panel and a small piece from the spine. There are two small ill-advised tissue repairs on the back of the jacket. The jacket text refers to "this new edition", but I have not been able to locate any evidence of a previous US edition (no newspaper reviews of the novel show up before 1922 and no earlier US edition is recorded in the Worldcat library database). Seller Inventory # 51877

Bibliographic Details

Title: Three of Them
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York
Publication Date: 1922
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very good
Dust Jacket Condition: Good
Edition: First US edition.