Jerome, K. Jerome. Three Men in a Boat, Not Counting the Dog (Troe v odnoi lodke ne schitaya sobaki), 1939. In Russian

Джером К. Джером.
Трое в одной лодке, не считая собаки.
Рисунки И. Шабанова.
Ленинград: ГИХЛ (Государственное издательство художественной литературы), 1939г.
252 с., ил. Твердый переплет, уменьшенный формат (17 х 13 см).
Тираж 10 000 экз.
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Jerome K. Jerome.
Three Men in a Boat, Not Counting the Dog (Troe v odnoi lodke ne schitaya sobaki).
Illustrations by I. Shabanov.
Leningrad: GIHL (State Publishing House for Fiction), 1939.
252 p., ill. Hardcover, reduced format (17 x 13 cm).
One of 10,000 copies.

This is a classic 1939 Soviet edition of Jerome K. Jerome's beloved humorous novel "Three Men in a Boat," published in Leningrad on the eve of World War II. The book features distinctive illustrations by the artist I. Shabanov, which add a specific visual interpretation to the English classic. Published by the prestigious State Publishing House for Fiction (GIHL) in a modest hardcover format and a substantial print run of 10,000 copies, this edition was intended for wide circulation among Soviet readers. It represents an interesting period in Soviet publishing when works of foreign, particularly English, satirical literature were translated and published, offering a form of light entertainment within the framework of state-controlled culture. A collectible example of pre-war Soviet book design and translation.