КUPRIN ALEXANDER (1870-1938), 4 books:

1) Novye povesti i rasskazy [New Novels and Stories]. Paris: izd. t-va "N.P. Karbasnikov", 1927. - 162 p.; 19x14.5 cm. In the publisher's cover. In good condition. Minor dirt, tears on the edges of the cover and spine. The collection was published after a rather long hiatus in the writer's literary activity. 2) Yelan': Rasskazy [Yelan': Stories]. Belgrade: [Typ. M. Pavlenko i I. Popova], 1929. - 161 p., [1] leaf portrait; 22x16 cm. - (Russkaya b-ka. Kn. 8). Edition of 2000 copies. With the author's portrait on the frontispiece. In the publisher's cover. In good condition. Cover dirt, tears on the spine. Yelan' is a geographic term, a bend in the forest. The author's impressions of his stay in the Ryazan province, including the Zaraysk district, where Kuprin first visited in 1898. 3) Yunkera [The Junkers]: Roman [Novel]. Paris: [Vozrozhdenie], 1933. - 326 p.; 20x14.5 cm. In the publisher's cover. In good condition. Slight darkening of the cover. The novel, written by Kuprin from 1928 to 1932, is a continuation of the novella "Na perelome (Kadety)" [At the Turning Point (Cadets)]. Separate chapters of the novel were published in the newspaper "Vozrozhdenie". First separate edition. 4) Zhaneta : (Princessa chetyrekh ulits) [Zhanet]: Roman [Novel]. Paris: [Vozrozhdenie], 1934. - 290 p.; 20x14.5 cm. In the publisher's cover. In good condition. Minor foxing on the edges of the pages. The novella (referred to by the author as a novel) was first published in 1932-1933 in the journal "Sovremennye zapiski" [Modern Notes] (No. 50, 53). In 1934, it was published as a separate edition with the subtitle on the title page: "Zhaneta (Printsessa chetyrekh ulits)" [Jeanette (Princess of Four Streets)].