Search Results: war and peace by tolstoy leon

New York, NY: Simon and Schuster, 1958. Hardcover. Fair. 6 x 8 1/2. FAIR/WITH NO JACKET, 1361 pp. Text clean except for prior owner's name in ink on third page. Red/blue boards with gold text; has minor wear at the corners. Binding stitched and tight. Translated by Louise and Aylmer Maude.

Paris: P.-V.Stock, 1903-1904. First of the Edition, Edition Littérale et Intégrale D'Aprčs les Manuscrits Originaux Illustrated with a portrait of Tolstoi in Vol. I 8vo, bound handsomely in a contemporary French binding of black crushed morocco over marbled paper covered boards, the spines with raised bands, two compartements lettered in gilt, t.e.g., marbled endleaves. 439, [4 ads.]; 498, iv errata; 433, [8 ads]; 498, 466; 480 pp. A handsome and attractive set, some old evidence of mellowing or a touch of damp to the lower foredge of a few leaves, primarily the blanks or initial prelims to Vol. I, not affecting the bindings or the text and quite unobtrusive, the bindings are in good order, very well preserved with only light evidence of use. A pleasing set. A CLASSIC VERY HANDSOMELY BOUND. Tolstoy’s epic of the Napoleonic wars has few peers in world literature; John Galsworthy described it as “the greatest novel ever written.” E. M. Forster, in his Aspects of the Novel ,… Read More

New York : William S. Gottsberger, Publisher, 1886 First printing of the first American edition and first English edition. Brown cloth boards with gilt lettering and black line illustrations. Five volumes of a 6 volume set, missing the last volume, vol. II Borodino 1812-1820. Vol.I Before the Tilsit: head of spine chipped, paper along gutter of endpaper slightly cracked, moderate age-toning to page margins; vol. II Before the Tilsit: head of spine chipped, light rubbing to covers, moderate age-toning to page margins; vol. I The Invasion: head of spine chipped, light rubbing to board edge, moderate age-toning to page margins; vol. II The Invasion: bottom corner slight bump, light rubbing to corners, endpaper slightly cracked, faint age-toning to page margins; vol. II Borodino: 1 inch chip to head of spine, light rubbing to covers, light age-toning to page margins; vol. II Borodino: missing from set. Overall in very good to near fine condition.

New York: William S. Gottsberger. 1886-1887. First American Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. All Volumes Very Good in boards. Corners of each volume bumped. Chipping at Vol. I spine crown/heel. Faint damp staining on top/bottom Vol. 2 text block edges, light chipping at spine crown. Faint damp staining on Vol. 3 front/rear pastedown. Vol. 4 rear hinge cracked, chip at spine crown. Vol. 5 front hinge lightly starting. Vol. 6 light damp stain on bottom text block corner. .

Gottsberger, 1886. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. A near fine first edition in English of the epic novel. Six volumes in original cloth. True first editions first states with all title pages dated 1886 and with the proper Gottsberger imprint on versos. Previous owner's name and address written on verso of front free end paper on all volumes, and a book plate attached to all front paste-downs. Housed in a custom-made collector's slipcase.