The Friend of the Family; and The Gambler (Vizetelly's One-Volume Novels XXII)
London: Vizetelly & Co., 1887.
First British and first English-language edition of each novella, published in a single volume by Vizetelly. 317, [3] pp. with one advertising page at front (all titles consistent with 1887 date) and two at rear. Bound in publisher's olive cloth boards stamped in red and black, dark green coated endpapers. An unsophisticated copy, Very Good with well-rubbed spine (red stamping gone), light soiling to covers. Binding cracked in a few places but holding, endpapers rubbed. Pages roughly opened with resultant minor chipping, ownership stamp to half-title, offsetting to same from 1943 newspaper clipping tipped to facing page. Line p. 17, Dostevskii 2. Rare. Item #140948871
Price: $4,500