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ANNA KARENINA
by Tolstoy, Leo
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- As New/No Jacket, as issued
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About This Item
Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 1975. 1st Thus 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/No Jacket, as issued. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. ANNA KARENINA written by Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) and translated from the Russian by Constance Garnett. Octavo, 8 ½" tall in dark red leather with gilt stamped ornaments to front & back cover, spine with four raised bands and gilt title & ornaments. First edition, first printing of this Easton Press collector's edition. In as new condition. No dust jacket, as issued. Peach colored ribbon with matching peach moire silk endpapers. No names or markings. A fine, bright copy of a finely produced edition of this great Russian novel. Anna Karenina deals with themes of family, faith, betrayal, marriage, desire, and Imperial Russian society. It tells the story of an extramarital affair between Anna and a dashing cavalry officer. Easton Press specializes in premium leather-bound books. This volume is one of Easton's "100 Greatest Books Ever Written" series. All the books in this series have silk moire endpapers, sewn-in ribbon markers, smyth sewn binding, archival paper, all gilt edges, and leather boards.
Synopsis
Anna Karenina is a novel by Leo Tolstoy, published in 1877. The story is set in 19th-century Russia and follows the life of Anna Karenina, a married woman who embarks on an affair with the wealthy Count Vronsky. As their affair becomes more passionate, Anna must grapple with the societal norms and expectations of her time, which view infidelity as a serious transgression. The novel explores themes of love, desire, societal expectations, and the consequences of our actions. It is considered one of the greatest works of literature and a masterpiece of realist fiction. The long novel was first serialized in the Russian periodical Ruskii Vestnik from 1873 to 1877, and first appeared in book form in 1878.
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- Bookseller
- Cedar Tree Antiques
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 115431
- Title
- ANNA KARENINA
- Author
- Tolstoy, Leo
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket, as issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Thus 1st Printing
- Publisher
- Easton Press
- Place of Publication
- Norwalk, CT
- Date Published
- 1975
- Pages
- 935
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Classics
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- Fine
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- Gilt
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- New
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- Jacket
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- 1st Thus
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- A.N.
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- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Edges
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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