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The Complete Works of Count Tolstoy
by Leo Tolstoy; Leo Wiener [trans]
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
£1,250.00£1,125.00
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About This Item
Boston: Dana Estes & Company , [1904]. Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5.5". Not Stated . Eight uniform volumes from the illustrated Cabinet edition of the works of celebrated Russian author Leo Tolstoy. Eight volumes from the illustrated Cabinet edition of the works of celebrated Russian author Leo Tolstoy. Dated via Jisc. Translated from the Russian and edited by Leo Wiener. Comprising the following:War and Peace in four volumes. With frontispieces and three further plates to vol. I; two plates to vol. II; three to vol. III; two to vol. IV. Collated, complete. Resurrection in two volumes. With frontispieces and three plates to vol. I; one to vol. II. Collated, complete. A Landed Proprietor; The Crossacks; Sevastopol. With a frontispiece and three further plates. Collated, complete. Death of Ivan Ilich; Dramatic Works; The Kreutzer Sonata. With a frontispiece and two further plates. Collated, complete. Leo Tolstoy was a Russian writer often regarded as one of the greatest authors of all time. In the original publisher's uniform full cloth bindings. Externally smart with minor shelf wear, light bumping to head and tail of spine and extremities; back strip lightly darkened. Previous ownership inscription to front free endpaper dated 1910-1. Pp 39-42 and facing leaf of plate to vol I 'Resurrection' loose but present. Internally, firmly bound. Light minor spotting to fore edge not affecting leaves that remain bright and clean. Occasional leaf unopened to fore edge. Very Good
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 846A72
- Title
- The Complete Works of Count Tolstoy
- Author
- Leo Tolstoy; Leo Wiener [trans]
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Dana Estes & Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- [1904]
- Size
- 7.5" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- leo tolstoy cabinet editions illustrated cabinet editions
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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