War and Peace. A Historical Novel
by TOLSTOI, Count Leon ( Translated from the French by Clara Bell )
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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East Woodstock, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
New York: William S. Gottsberger, 1886. 1886 and 1887. Complete in 6 volumes. Four of the volumes (3 through 6) are first printings with the date of 1886 on title page, and "Press of William S. Gottsberger" at the bottom of the copyright page. Two volumes (1 and 2) are dated 1887 on the title page, and there is no Gottsberger imprint on the copyright page. 12 mo, original brown publisher's cloth stamped in black and gilt. Overall Very Good condition, with light to moderate shelf wear and evidence of damp stain to front cover of volume 5.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Yesterday's Gallery, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 40586
- Title
- War and Peace. A Historical Novel
- Author
- TOLSTOI, Count Leon ( Translated from the French by Clara Bell )
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William S. Gottsberger
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1886
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Yesterday's Gallery, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Yesterday's Gallery, ABAA
Biblio member since 2020
East Woodstock, Connecticut
About Yesterday's Gallery, ABAA
For the past many years this firm has strived to provide a large, high quality, and diverse collection of mostly fiction published primarily before the Second World War and with their original dustjackets. Our specialties include Photoplay Editions, Mysteries, Fantasy Literature, Plays, Romances, Westerns, Hollywood Interest, and Business Fiction. We also have a large collection of Cocktail Recipe Books, Children's Literature and 19th Century Literature. We pride ourselves on providing accurately described, high grade, and difficult to locate titles in these fiction genres.
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
- Publisher's cloth
- A hardcover book comprised of cloth over hard pasteboard boards. ...