War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy, First Edition (95 results)

Full Description: TOLSTOY, Leo. Voina i Mir [War and Peace]. Moscow: 1868-1869. First edition. Six books in seven parts, bound into three tall octavo volumes (9 1/4 x 6 inches; 236 x 153 mm). Book I, Part I: [2], 297, [1, blank]; Part II: 146; Book II, [4], 186, [2, blank]; Book III: [4], 284; Book IV: [4], 336; Book V: [4], 323; [1, blank]; Book VI: [4], 290, [2, blank] pp. With the map on p. 239 of book IV. Complete with all half-titles, except for Book I present. Additional original very rare front wrappers bound in for books II, IV, and VI. (Front wrapper for book VI states second edition on the wrapper, however the text is first edition like the other books as the title-page has no second edition statement. Text first issue points, Part III, page 227 for 127; page 265 for 255. Part IV page 153 for 253. Three volumes uniformly bound in contemporary half brown morocco over marbled paper boards. Some minor repairs to heads and tails of spines with no new leather. Some minor rubbing to boards. Previous owner's ownership stamp on front free endpaper of each volume and light old ink signature on title-page of Book I, and half-titles of books III and V. Book I with some small repaired closed tears to inner margin of title-page and the following eight leaves. Book III with a small ownership stamp in the blank margin of of page 251. Book IV with a small ownership stamp in the blank margin of of page 51. Book IV with some light dampstaining, mostly to top margin. Book V with a large closed tears repaired on pages 3 and 13, with no loss. A number of outer upper corners repaired in book 5, with no loss. Ownership stamp to wrapper of Book VI. Some general light foxing throughout and a few pages with some smudges. Overall a very good set. "The heart of this drama is the metamorphosis of five families, some peasant, some aristocratic, amid the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars. Each individual is immersed in experiences and conversations elucidating Tolstoy's themes of self-sacrifice and self-indulgence, anguish and ecstasy, diplomacy and deception, and religion and perdition. The complexities of character and plot are sometimes enigmatic, and names are often exhausting to recollect, but the genius of this book is everlasting. An entire universe is created by one of the foremost thinkers of the 19th century" (B. Mann). Kilgour 1195. HBS 68937. $37,500.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First Editions, First Printings with all the title-pages dated 1886 and with the proper Gottsberger imprint on versos. A magnificent copy bound in the ORIGINAL publisher's brown cloth. Each book is in great shape. The bindings are tight with NO cocking or leaning and the boards are crisp. There is NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. The books appear UNREAD. Overall, a spectacular set of this First edition in English housed in a custom clamshell slipcase for preservation. We buy Leo Tolstoy First Editions.

Condition: Near fine. First US edition. First edition in English of one of the great novels of the 19th century, an exceptionally fresh and bright set. A remarkably lovely set of this first English rendering of Tolstoy's monumental classic, translated by Clara Bell by way of the French. The novel's quality survived the linguistic journey intact; as an anonymous reviewer wrote, "the worst paraphrasing from Russian to French and from French to English cannot efface the brilliant effects of the original." Contemporary enthusiasm for the Russian novelists, and for Tolstoy in particular, was stronger and steadier in the US than in England: by the 1870s, "there were probably three times as many American as British translations, and their quality was generally superior as well" (May). Tolstoy had then the power not only to awe the Anglophone world, but to shock it; but those critics who found his novels "as dirty and obscene as the worst parts of Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass" (Maurice Thompson) fell into obscurity without wounding their target, whose stature has never diminished. "There remains the greatest of all novelistsfor what else can we call the author of War and Peace?" (Woolf). Six volumes, 6'' x 4.5'' each. Original brown cloth with decorative stamping in black and bright gilt. Dark brown endpapers. All title pages dated 1886, Gottsberger imprint on versos. 322, [14] publisher's advertisements; 357, [1], [2] ads]; 321, [1]; 270, [10] ads; 290, [10] ads; 391, [1] pages. Housed in custom clamshell box. Early ink ownership signature to front free endpaper of one volume. Minor wear and slight bumping to extremities, nearly invisible touch up to some spine heads; one volume only with tiny dampstain at gutter. Overall clean and tight.

Condition: Near Fine. First American Edition. First American edition, all first printings with properly dated title pages and publisher's imprint on all copyright pages. Six volumes. Publisher's brown cloth with gilt lettering and black stamping, dark brown endpapers. Near Fine with wear at heads and tails, tips a little rubbed, front hinges a little free, former owners' bookplates on paste downs of three of the volumes. German bookstore's stamp on title page of Vol. II of Borodino. Spines of first volume of Borodino and Vol. II of Before Tilsit a little rubbed and slightly dulled. Gilt generally very bright, cloth clean. An excellent, unsophisticated set of a true classic of Russian literature.

Condition: Very Good. First American Edition. Six volumes. First American edition, all first printings with properly dated title pages and publisher's imprint on all copyright pages. Publisher's brown cloth with gilt lettering and black stamping, with volumes ranging from Very Good to Near Fine. Softening to spine ends, with Volume II of Before Tilsit showing shallow loss at spine ends. Volume I of The Invasion with owner name stamp on title page; neat owner name on first page of text of volume II of The Invasion and volume II of Borodino. Bookplate in volume 1 of Before Tilsit and volume I of The Invasion. A handsome set of the first American edition of this classic of Russian literature. Translated from the French edition by Clara Bell.

6 volumes. First edition in English, First Issue of each volume with the proper dating and Gottsberger imprint to the verso of each title-page. 8vo, publisher's original brown cloth lettered in gilt on the spines, with black tooled borders and gilt pictorial decorations in all over designs to the covers. 322, [6 ads]; 357, [2 ads]; 321; 270, [10 ads]; ii, 290, [10 ads]; 391. A very pleasing set of this rare survival. The original cloth remains in quite good condition, the hinges are strong and tight, some light edgewear to expected areas of the cloth, the tips and the spine ends just a bit rubbed primarily from shelving, two volumes with a bit more wear to the tips of the spines than the others. Ads comport with those in the copy at Harvard University. RARE FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH. A COMPLETE SET OF FIRST ISSUE VOLUMES, ALL IN ORIGINAL BINDINGS AND IN A PLEASING STATE OF PRESERVATION. 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 , declared that "(N)o English novelist is as great as Tolstoy, that is to say, has given so complete a picture of man's life, both on its domestic and heroic side." Similarly, De Vogüé, the "greatest French authority on Russian literature.remarks that:.' It is a faithful picture of life: the experience of a traveller thrown among a society new to him--constraint and boredom at first, then curiosity and at last a firm attachment. I admit sotto voce that I know nothing superior to it in any literature.'" War and Peace can be said to stand "at the crucial point where the modern novel begins." Tolstoy's immediate predecessors in the development of the modern novel were the great French analytical novelists of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, Rousseau and Stendhal, who influenced Tolstoy greatly. Tolstoy registered this change in distinguishing his method--the point of view method--from the old dramatic method, such as found in Dostoevsky. Very loosely, the point of view method did not simply relate words and actions of characters, as in the dramatic method, but provided psychological insight as to why characters thought and acted the way they did. "Tolstoy in War and Peace transcends the limit of the novel and does what had previously been done by the epic. Thus War and Peace has to be put in a group not with Madame Bovary, Vanity Fair, or the Mill on the Floss, but with the Iliad, in the sense that when the novel is finished nothing is finished--the stream of life flows on, and with the appearance of Prince Andrew's son the novel ends on the beginning of a new life." 'Tolstoy's original intention was to recount the Decembrist movement which culminated in the revolt of 1825 and was the predecessor to the "back to the people" movement of the seventies and the revolutionary movements that culminated in the communist overthrow of tsarist power in 1917. However, when Tolstoy began to investigate the Decembrist conspiracy, he began to delve deeper into the historical events preceding it. That is, to the French invasion in 1812 and the Russian events leading up to the invasion. Although Tolstoy was interested in the role that the Masons played in opposing tsarist power, these parts were probably made ambiguous by the censors of the time.'.

First edition in English, first issues throughout, with each title page dated 1886 and with the publisher's imprint on each copyright page. Sets are often found in a mixed state. Published in three pairs of volumes from January to August 1886, it precedes Vizetelly's London edition of October. The translator Clara Bell (née Poynter, 1835-1927) was fluent in a remarkable range of European languages, rendering into English works by Ibsen, Balzac, and Georg Ebers, among others, in genres including romance, art, music, travel, and biography. George du Maurier thought her "the cleverest woman of our acquaintance" (p. 202). Although resident in London, she was regularly published in New York by William S. Gottsberger, who had already issued many of her translations to great acclaim. Her two-page postscript at the beginning of the fifth volume comments on her scheme of transliterating Russian names. War and Peace (1865-69) was first translated into a foreign language in Princess Irina Ivanovna Paskevich's French edition of 1879. Her second edition of 1884 was hailed in de Vogüé's influential survey Le Roman Russe (1886) and was used as the basis for Bell's translation. The period saw the first flush of enthusiasm for previously disregarded Russian novelists. The US editions were later reissued, the title pages with later dates and with Gottsberger's imprint removed from the verso. Line-Ettlinger-Gladstone 104. Daphne du Maurier, The Young George du Maurier, 1952. Three parts in 6 vols, small octavo. Publisher's advertisements at rear of vols 1, 2, 4, and 5. Original brown cloth, lettering on spines in gilt, eagle motifs on covers in gilt, decorative borders to covers in black, brown endpapers, top edges brown. Spines ends and inner hinges repaired, a little skilful recolouring in places, couple of corners worn, vol. I cloth slightly faded, others bright, upper edges and endpapers damp stained, text unaffected. A very good set.

First editions in English of Tolstoy's masterpiece; one of the most important novels in world literature and widely considered the greatest novel ever written. Small octavo, six volumes, bound in contemporary three quarters morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles to the spine. Translated into French by 'A Russian lady' and from the French by Clara Bell. In near fine condition with light wear to the extremities. An excellent set of Tolstoy's masterpiece. Widely considered the greatest novel ever written, War and Peace is at once an epic of the Napoleonic Wars, a philosophical study, and a celebration of the human spirit. Tolstoy's genius is seen clearly in the multitude of characters in this massive chronicleall of them fully realized and equally memorable. Out of this complex narrative emerges a profound examination of the individual's place in the historical process, one that makes it clear why Thomas Mann praised Tolstoy for his Homeric powers and placed War and Peace in the same category as the Iliad: "To read him . . . is to find one's way home . . . to everything within us that is fundamental and sane." "There remains the greatest of all novelists--for what else can we call the author of War and Peace" (Virginia Woolf).

Limited edition of the works of Leo Tolstoy, one of one hundred and fifty copies printed on Ruisdael paper, this is number sixty-eight. Octavo, 25 volumes. Bound in three quarters morocco, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised bands, gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, two frontispieces to each volume. In very good condition, with volume one bound upside down. Born to an aristocratic Russian family in 1828, Leo Tolstoy is best known for the novels War and Peace and Anna Karenina, often cited as pinnacles of realist fiction. He first achieved literary acclaim in his twenties with his semi-autobiographical trilogy, Childhood, Boyhood, and Youth (1852â"1856), and Sevastopol Sketches, based upon his experiences in the Crimean War.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 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.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First authorized American edition, the first edition translated from the Russian by Nathan Haskell Dole (there was an unauthorized Clara Bell translation in 1886, translated from the French). Four volumes in two, as issued. 12mos. 359, [ii], 392pp.; 424, [ii], 408pp. Dark blue cloth stamped in gilt. Dole also contributes a three-page preface. Neat early gift inscription in each volume, else a fine and bright set. Exceptionally uncommon. Rare in this condition.

First translation into English from the original Russian, British issue. Two versions of War and Peace in English had been issued prior to Dole's version, both in 1886, but neither was translated directly from the Russian, using instead an intermediary French translation. Nathan Haskell Dole (1852-1935) was a writer and prolific translator, particularly of Russian literature. Dole's translation of War and Peace was first issued in America earlier the same year. Line 105. 4 vols, octavo. Publisher's advertisements tipped-in at the end of each volume. Original blue cloth, spines and front covers lettered and decorated in gilt. Slight lean to spines, extremities rubbed, bindings bright with a couple of faint marks, foxing to edges and outer leaves, else clean, cockling to vol. 4 spine and edges. A very good set.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Complete in four volumes, a very good set in the publisher's cloth, no markings or inscriptions. Some minor spotting and toning to the prelims, but overall a very good and attractive set, scarce. The first edition of Leo Wiener's translation, then Assistant Professor of Slavic Languages at Harvard University.

First Authorized American Edition. First authorized American edition. Measuring approximately 7.75" x 5.25" with over 1600 numbered pages. These volumes are in very good condition. Gilt lettering still bright and well preserved. Minor shelf wear to the original cloth boards. Minor staining to the edges of the textblock. Gift inscription on both front pastedowns. Interior pages are otherwise clean. The book chronicles the French invasion of Russia and its aftermath during the Napoleonic era. It uses five interlocking narratives following different Russian aristocratic families to illustrate Napoleon's impact on Tsarist society. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory # (P1-55).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First authorized American edition, i.e. the first edition translated from the Russian, by Nathan Haskell Dole (there was an unauthorized 1886 translation from the French by Clara Bell). Three-page preface by Nathan Haskell Dole. Four volumes. v, 359, 392, 424, 408pp. Volume IV contains a chapter-by-chapter synopsis and a list of both places and characters. Finely diagonally-ribbed olive cloth with topedge gilt, paper spine labels, and the Russian coat of arms stamped on the cover in gilt. Extremities bumped and lightly rubbed, with several tiny tears at the spine ends, boards with a few faint stains, spine labels faded and worn, volume I title page with a small stain at the foredge, volume IV with a vertical crease in the rear board resulting in cracking of the rear pastedown, front gutter beginning to split, thus very good only. Very uncommon in this format.

Kjøbenhavn [i.e. Copenhagen], 1885. 2 original beautifully decoreted (in golf, red and black) full cloth bindings. Minor wear and a few small spots to spines, otherwise and excellent, clean and fresh copy. The uncommon first edition of the first Danish translation of Tolstoj's masterpiece, "War and Peace", translated by the renowned Danish author Edvard Brandes and published a year earlier than the first English language edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 1889 War and Peace 1ed Leo Tolstoy Russia Classic Russian Literature Dole trans If you look for perfection, you ll never be content. Tolstoy, Anna Karenina A rare, 19th-century printing of Leo Tolstoy s classic novel War and Peace . Regarded as one of the central works of world literature, both this work and Anna Karenina are considered Tolstoy's finest literary achievements. Item number: #30981 Price: $795 TOLSTOY, Leo.; DOLE, Nathan Haskell (Transl.) War and Peace New York: Thomas Y. Crowell and Co., 1889. First authorized American edition. Details: Collation: Complete; 4 volumes in 2 tomes o Tome 1 Vol. I [2], v, [1], 359, [1] Vol. II [2], 392 o Tome 2 Vol. III [4], 424 Vol. IV [2], 407, [1] Provenance: o Handwritten Jeannette Sylvester Harris o Bookplate Mr. and Mrs. Herbert M. Weil Language: English Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure o Dark blue cloth Size: ~7.75in X 5.25in (19.5cm x 13.5cm) Our Guarantee: Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide. Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation! 30981 Photos available upon request.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Felix Topolski, Véronique Bour, Harry Brockway (illustrator). 1st Edition. Folio Society reprints but first edition as this set. 4 volumes in slipcase, 4to's, (1) War and Peace I - pp707 (2) War and Peace II - pp728 both illustrated by Felix Topolski. (3) Doctor Zhivago - xx + pp460 illustrated by Véronique Bour. (4) Crime and Punishment - xiv + pp510 illustrated by Harry Brockway. Pictorial slipcase in very good condition with a little rubbing bottom edge. All 4 volumes with uniform maroon cloth spines with gilt titles and variable pictorial covers in near fine condition. Inside all volumes near fine. A very nice set in near fine condition. This is a very heavy book and may cost more postage overseas.

Hardcover. Condition: Like New. No Jacket. Feliks Topolski (illustrator). 1st Edition (Thus). Please email for Photographs or further information. Like New - Fine book in Fine Clam shell box. Gorgeous, Beautiful. Please see photos as part of condition report 2006 1st Edition (Thus) , Clamshell Box WAR AND PEACE By Leo Tolstoy Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy (9 September 1828 ? 20 November 1910), usually referred to in English as Leo Tolstoy, was a Russian writer who is regarded as one of the greatest authors of all time. He received nominations for the Nobel Prize in Literature every year from 1902 to 1906 and for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1901, 1902, and 1909; the fact that he never won is a major controversy. Illustrated By: Feliks Topolski Format: Hardcover, Language: English Dust Jacket: No Jacket, Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket Published By: Folio Society, London quarto (4to 9+1?2 × 12 241 × 305),Pages 1430 ISBN: WAR AND PEACE translated and with an introdction by Rosemary Edmonds This edition of War and Peace is limited to 1750 numbered copies bound by Real Lachenmaier, Germany, in wassa goatskin blocked with a design by Jeff Clements. SKU: BTETM0002018 Approximate Package Dimensions H: 25, L: 30, W: 30 (Units: cm), W: 3.5Kg.

2 vols., (main volume plus booklet), 8vo., First Edition thus, with frontispiece and numerous illustrations (a number full-page) in the text; handsomely bound in burgundy wassa goatskin, upper board and backstrip blocked and lettered in gilt and colours, gilt top, gilded endpapers, grey silk marker, (booklet wire-stitched as issued), a near fine copy housed in publisher's black cloth solander case lettered in gilt. EDITION LIMITED TO 1750 COPIES (THIS COPY NO. 8). This edition was first published by Penguin in 1957 and subsequently by FS in 1971. This is the first limited edition, with binding design by Jeff Clements.

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Igor Karash (illustrator). First Of This Edition. Two (2) volumes in Quarter black cloth over gold cloth and red cloth with gilt and red letters.Top edge red. Housed in red cloth slipcase. Translated from the Russian by Pevear and Volokhonsky. 1498 pages. Best translation and a very nice edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.

First Authorized American Edition. First authorized American edition. Measuring approximately 7.75" x 5.25" with over 1600 numbered pages. These volumes are in fair condition. Heavy shelf wear to the original cloth boards. All hinges are cracked. Previous owner's bookplate on the front pastedown of volume iii-iv. Moderate staining to the edges of the textblocks. Water damage to volume iii-iv at the bottom edge but not affecting the text. The book chronicles the French invasion of Russia and its aftermath during the Napoleonic era. It uses five interlocking narratives following different Russian aristocratic families to illustrate Napoleon's impact on Tsarist society. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory # (P1-52).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First Edition, 2nd Printing. This is quite a unique edition as it is "Two Volumes Bound As One".As stated in the "A Note From The Publisher"-" The text of this translation, as it is printed in these volumes, is available in no other edition except the six-volume edition distributed in 1938 to the Members of The Limited Edition Club. It was for the members of that Club, that Louise and Aylmer Maude made this extensive revision of their earlier translation; and Mr. Maude corrected the proofs carefully, just before his death in 1938." This edition contains a special introduction by them; it is illustrated with reproductions of the Famous 19th Century paintings by Vassily Verestchagin and numerous pen drawings made for this special edition by Fritz Eichenberg. Bound in publisher's red cloth with lithograph on fron board. Spine has worn silver lettering, and some discoloring due to age. Each of the two volumes in this Edition is separated with a brownish card board announcing the title as well as the Volume. Volume 1 has 815 pps, and Volume 2 has 857 pps. The pages are generally in good condition, albeit somewhat yellowed from age and some pencilled underlining from prior owner.

Hardback. Condition: Fine. Feliks Topolski (illustrator). First Printing. 2006 First Printing. Fine Hardback. No inscriptions or bookplates. Fine solander box. One of a limited edition of 1750. Presented in a buckram-bound solander box, together with a booklet, 'What is War and Peace?' by John Bayley. Bound in metallic gold paper with an inset label. Bound in full goatskin leather, blocked with a design by Jeff Clements commissioned exclusively for this edition and inspired by sketches of troop positions. Set in Poliphilus. Over 300 drawings by Feliks Topolski. Size: 10" x 6.25", 1440 pages. UK Postage £3.40; Airmail to USA and Canada £34.40; Airmail to most of the Rest of the World (including the EU), £34.40. If ordering from overseas, please check any additional tax and import duties payable in your country, which will be additional to the costs given here.

Hardcover. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Very Good+ in a Very Good slipcase. Small stain on top text block edge. Small bump on spine. Slipcase bottom and side edges cracked.

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Near Fine, Leather Bound. Accented in 22kt gold. Printed on archival paper with gilded edges. The endsheets are of moire fabric with a silk ribbon page marker. Smyth sewing and concealed muslin joints. This book is in full leather with hubbed spines. ; First Easton Press Edition.

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Near Fine, Leather Bound. Accented in 22kt gold. Printed on archival paper with gilded edges. The endsheets are of moire fabric with a silk ribbon page marker. Smyth sewing and concealed muslin joints. This book is in full leather with hubbed spines. ; First Easton Press Edition.

Hardcover. Illustrated by Vassily Verestchagin, Fritz Eichenberg (illustrator). First Edition Thus; First Printing. Both volumes Very Good+ in boards. Very light foxing on top text block edges of both volumes.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition Thus. First Printing of the Schuster Inner Sanctum Edition with no later printings listed and 1942 on both title and copyright pages. Clean, solid hardcover bound in full red cloth with unmarked interior and text. Map endpapers. The dust jacket is price-clipped with mild wear to the corner folds, presenting vividly under fresh archival mylar. A clean, well-preserved copy in attractive jacket of Tolstoy's world classic in the definitive Maude translation. lxii, 1370pp.