Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo; Dole, Nathan Haskell Dole - 1886

New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1886. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. First American edition, likely first issue titles. (No other titles listed opposite monogrammed title page, slight offsetting from adjacent title page. While no established priority exists, the vague consensus is that the other Tolstoy titles listed opposite the title page are points of issue, as they can date months and years past the initial publication. No established priority for binding color. Five pages of ads at rear with no mention of any Russian titles. Line, Ettlinger and Gladstone #39.) viii, 5-773, (v). Crimson cloth with gilt stamping, floral endpapers. Good+ condition. Clean pages. Cloth lightly sunned at spine, some small stains and wear to edges. Stain on fore edge with very light wrinkling. Interior hinge at front starting to split, small tear in cloth near foot on exterior. The rare first appearance of Tolstoy's novel in the English language.