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WAR AND PEACE.
by Leo Tolstoy. Translated by Louise and Aylmer Maude. Introduction by Aylmer Maude
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine
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About This Item
Author: Leo Tolstoy. Translated by Louise and Aylmer Maude. Introduction by Aylmer Maude.
Title: WAR AND PEACE.
Publisher: London, Macmillan & Co., LTD, Oxford University Press, 1943.
Language: Text in English.
Size: 9" X 5.5 ".
Pages: xxviii-1352 pages.
Binding: Attractive and fine binding, finely and beautifully bound by Bayntun-Riviere in full red scarlet morocco leather, the spine beautifully lettered in gilt, hand-marbled endpapers (hinges fine) under a protective removable mylar cover. All edges gilt. An exquisite Bayntun-Riviere binding!
Content: Very good content (bright, tight, and clean - as shown).
Illustrations: Complete with the 5 full-page maps and the original endpaper color map bound at the rear.
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The book: Exquisite and attractive edition of War and Peace bound by Bayntun-Riviere -- a novel by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy. It is regarded as a central work of world literature and one of Tolstoy's finest literary achievements. The novel chronicles the history of the French invasion of Russia and the impact of the Napoleonic era on Tsarist society through the stories of five Russian aristocratic families. Portions of an earlier version, titled The Year 1805, were serialized in The Russian Messenger from 1865 to 1867. The novel was first published in its entirety in 1869.
Synopsis
War and Peace, a Russian novel by Leo Tolstoy, is considered one of the world's greatest works of fiction. It is regarded, along with Anna Karenina (1873–7), as his finest literary achievement. Epic in scale, War and Peace delineates in graphic detail events leading up to Napoleon's invasion of Russia, and the impact of the Napoleonic era on Tsarist society, as seen through the eyes of five Russian aristocratic families. First titled '1805' the first installment was published in the January 1865 edition of Russkiy Vestnik. It ran in serial form for 2 years before Tolstoy reworked much of the manuscript before publishing it in 1869 as War and Peace.
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- Bookseller
- MFLIBRA Antique Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1577212022605
- Title
- WAR AND PEACE.
- Author
- Leo Tolstoy. Translated by Louise and Aylmer Maude. Introduction by Aylmer Maude
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London, Macmillan & Co., LTD, Oxford University Press, 1943.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1943
- Pages
- 1352
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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....
- Fine Binding
- An elaborate and decorative binding, example including a leather-bound book with gilt edges, raised blind stamps, raised ribs,...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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