The Collected Tales and Plays of Nikolai Gogol
New York: Pantheon Books, 1964. 1st Edition. Octavo, publisher’s carmine cloth, spine gilt, upper board stamped in gray, original illustrated dust jacket.
First edition collection in English of the great 19th-century Russian-Ukrainian satirist’s short stories and dramas. Containing all of Gogol's fiction (except for his novel Dead Souls) and plays, the volume comprises Kent’s revisions of Constance Garnett’s translations from her landmark six-volume edition of Gogol’s works published forty years prior. Includes "The Inspector General," "The Gamblers," "Diary of a Madman," "The Nose," and his last story, "The Overcoat," among other works. With a biographical introduction by Kent, a chronological list of works, and bibliography. Dust jacket designed by Muriel Nasser. Minor toning to board edges, light foxing to endpapers, lower hinge split; unclipped dust jacket with a few small closed tears and moderate soiling and edgewear. About very good. Item #12728
$85.00