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The Works of Leo Tolstoy in 14 volumes (Translated by Professor Leo Wiener)
by TOLSTÓY, Count Lev M. (Leo Tolstoy)
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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Littleton, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Dana Estes & Company. 1904. Hardcover. A 14-volume hardcover set presenting the major works of Leo Tolstoy. Includes his War and Peace as well as Anna Karénin (Karenina), along with short stories, essays, letters and remembrances. Each volume with tissue-guarded frontis illustration, as well as a handful of additional black & white illustrations in each. This "Illustrated Sterling Edition" translated and edited by Leo Wiener. --- In full green cloth covers with Tolstoy facsimile signature in gilt to covers; spine titling and decorations also in gilt TEG (top edges gilt). --- The back panels of three of the volumes with severe mottling and loss of green tint to the cloth. Otherwise, these books are tightly-bound, unmarked and sound, though some pages unopened. (NOTE: Due to the weight of this item, extra shipping charges may be requested for any shipment other than by USPS Media Mail in the US.); Octavo - 8 to 9 in. tall .
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- Bookseller
- Bluebird Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 86371
- Title
- The Works of Leo Tolstoy in 14 volumes (Translated by Professor Leo Wiener)
- Author
- TOLSTÓY, Count Lev M. (Leo Tolstoy)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- Dana Estes & Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1904
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Bluebird Books
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Littleton, Colorado
About Bluebird Books
Bluebird Books is the bookselling business of Eric Mayer, operating from my base in Littleton, Colorado. I specialize in classic fiction and literature, books on birds and natural history, railroadiana, biography, history and many other genres. Bluebird Books features publications by the Modern Library and Everyman's Library. I offer free shipping on books shipped within the US via USPS Media Mail. INTERNATIONAL ORDERS: I recommend that you use Biblio.com for your international orders because they have formed a partnership with Asendia to allow for much more affordable shipping on parcels weighing under 5 lb. (about 2.26 kg).
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Unopened
- A state in which all or some of the pages of a book have not been separated from the adjacent pages, caused by a traditional...
- Cloth
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- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- A.N.
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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