Eight Plays. By Anton Chekhov. Limited Edition. Franklin Library. Franklin Center, 1976.

Anton Chekhov, one of the best playwrights and short story writers of all time, was equally adept at comedy and drama. His works are known for being deceptively simple. They influenced authors the world over in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. This volume compiles some of his best plays, including “The Seagull”, “Uncle Vanya”, and “The Cherry Orchard”, among others. It is a crucial volume for admirers of Russian literature, Anton Chekhov, or theater more generally.

This limited edition is in fine condition. In the original leather, finely gilt stamped. Raised bands. Gilt spine labels. Text block fine. Gilt edges. Silk moire endpapers and bookmark sewn in.

A fine collector’s copy of Eight Plays by Anton Chekhov.