person
Presnov
also: Преснов
A Moscow bookseller whom Chekhov warns Leikin against dealing with, calling him one of the most unpopular and dull-witted booksellers in the trade.
Reading notes
- To N. A. Leikin, 4 November 1887. Moscow. §15 Presnov
Presnov, a Moscow bookseller Chekhov warns Leikin away from, dismissing him as unpopular and dull-witted -- part of a short, pointed rundown of which Moscow book-trade names actually carry weight with the public.