Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy / Lyof N Tolstoi 1886 Crowell Illustrated Edition

Description: Anna Karenina by Count Lyof N Tolstoi [Leo Tolstoy] In Eight Parts translated by Nathan Haskell Dole New York: Thomas Y. Crowell & Co., 1886 Early Illustrated edition, circa 1900. Hardcover. Light green cloth with gilt, orange & blue design to front & spine; gilt titles to front & spine; gilt to top edge of page block. Two title pages, a decorative one with an engraved portrait of Tolstoy preceding the second, standard title page. Illustrated with frontispiece, engraved portrait of Tolstoi on first of two title pages, & 12 additional b&w plates. 773 pp. 5-3/4" x 8-1/4". Very good condition. Bookplate & notations to front end paper; previous owner's name to front pastedown. Otherwise, interior is unmarked. Toning & foxing to frontispiece & 1st title page, & to several illustrations & pages facing them. Small stain to edge of page block with minor bleeding onto edges of pp. 452-517. A few dog-eared pages. Internal hinges cracked, with old line tape repair to front hinge; rear hinge is a bit fragile, but both are still holding. Binding has a bit of play, but remains firm & spine square. Covers have spotting & darkening to spine with a bit of dulling to spine titles; soiling / spotting along edge of front & rear covers with a few scattered spots elsewhere; mild wear & a touch of fraying to cloth at spine ends & at corners; light bumping to top rear corner. Showing its age a bit, but still an attractive & desirable copy of this beautifully designed early illustrated edition of Tolstoy's masterpiece, considered to be one of the greatest novels ever written. A nice addition to your collection or as a gift. Ships well-packed in a box.

Price: 145 USD

Location: Harrisonburg, Virginia

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