Anna Karénina in Eight Parts
by Tolstoi, Count Lyof N
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Gently rubbed and soiled to boards, with minor loss to spine ends; stained to fore-edge, front hinge cracked, rear hinge a bit o
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Addison, Texas, United States
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About This Item
Gently rubbed and soiled to boards, with minor loss to spine ends; stained to fore-edge, front hinge cracked, rear hinge a bit overopened; slight toning throughout; bookplate to front pastedown; ink ownership inscription to first page of introduction, dated 1897. Very good. KWH-443.
Count Lyof N. Tolstoi. Nathan Haskell Dole, illustrator. Anna Karénina in Eight Parts. London: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1886. First English language edition.
Octavo. 773pp + 4pp ads. Publisher's brown cloth, stamped in gilt to spine and front cover, floral patterned endleaves, housed in later custom slipcase.
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- Bookseller
- InkQ Rare Books LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 443
- Title
- Anna Karénina in Eight Parts
- Author
- Tolstoi, Count Lyof N
- Book Condition
- Used - Gently rubbed and soiled to boards, with minor loss to spine ends; stained to fore-edge, front hinge cracked, rear hinge a bit o
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Keywords
- Fiction, Novels, Russian Literature, Tolstoy
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