person
Pechkovskaya
also: Печковская, Печковской барышни, Pechkovskaya's young lady
A Moscow bookseller on whose consignment Leikin had placed his editions, per Chekhov's report here; referred to only as "Pechkovskaya's young lady" (Печковской барышни), suggesting a woman running or fronting the shop -- role and given name otherwise unidentified. Chekhov reports the consignment as a bust (no books sold, evasive accounting) and advises Leikin to pull his stock.
Reading notes
- To N. A. Leikin, 27 March 1889. Moscow. §3 Pechkovskaya's young lady's shop
Renders "Печковской барышни" (lit. "Pechkovskaya's young lady/miss"), a Moscow bookseller on whose consignment Leikin had placed his editions. Role and given name unidentified beyond this letter -- the phrasing suggests a woman running or fronting the shop, addressed generically as "the young lady" rather than by a first name. New entity; minimal identification only.