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Franklin Library leather edition of Alexandr Pushkin's "The Queen of Spades and Other Tales," Translated by Gillon R. Aitken, illustrated by Doug Taylor, Frontispiece portrait of Pushkin, a Limited edition, one of the COLLECTED STORIES OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST WRITERS series, published in 1983. Bound in navy blue leather, the book has matching moire silk end leaves, hubbed spine, a satin book marker, acid-free paper, Symth-sewn binding, gold gilding on three edge---in near FINE condition. 22 Pages of NOTES FROM THE EDITOR is included. Alexandr Pushkin, who lived from 1799-1837, was born in the MOSCOW, descended from nobility on both sides, a shy yet rebellious "ugly duckling" of a boy. His literary education began early. When he was twelve years old, he entered the Lyceum of Tsarskoe Selo, a prestigious school established by Alexander I. The "Decemberists of 1825, feared that Pushkin was too frivolous and exiled him to Siberia where he remained for six years. He later spent time in Kishinev, then in Odessa, and finally in his family village of Mikhilovskoe. Ultimately, Pushkin lived in Moscow where he married the beautiful Natalya Goncharova who was thirteen years younger, a flirt who loved to show off in public. Selections include: "The Tales of the Late Ivan Petrovitch Belkin," "The Queen of Spades," "Kirdjali," and "The Captain's Daughter." 313 pages---a RARE title. I offer Combined shipping.