Wells, H. G. Mr. Breesher's Treasure (Klad mistera Brishera), 1927. In Russian

Уэллс, Герберт.
Клад мистера Бришера
Перевод с английского А. Туфанова
Ленинград: Прибой, 1927
88 с. Бумажный переплет, обычный формат
Тираж: 5000 экз.
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Wells, H. G. Klad mistera Brishera. [Mr. Breesher's Treasure].
Translated from English by A. Tufanova.
Leningrad: Priboy, 1927.
88 p. Paperback, standard format.
Print run: 5,000 copies.

This 1927 Leningrad edition is an early Soviet translation of a lesser-known adventure story by the famed British author H. G. Wells, published by the "Priboy" publishing house. Issued in the vibrant cultural period of the New Economic Policy (NEP), this book exemplifies the Soviet publishing industry's active engagement with popular Western literature. The 88-page volume in a standard paperback format, with a print run of 5,000 copies, was designed for mass readership at an affordable price. As one of the first Russian translations of this particular Wells story, it represents the broader trend of introducing foreign speculative and adventure fiction to the Soviet public during the 1920s. This edition is a collectible artifact of early Soviet print culture and the reception of Western authors in the USSR.