War and Peace
by Leo Tolstoy; Louise and Aylmer Maude [trans.]
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Macmillan & Co, Oxford University Press, 1959 . Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed. 9" by 6". None. A lovely mid-twentieth century edition of Leo Tolstoy's masterpiece of Russian literature, in the original dust wrapper. First published in its entirety in the original Russian in 1869, this edition is translated into English by Louise and Aylmer Maude.In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.Tolstoy's work chronicles the French invasion of Russia and its aftermath during the Napoleonic era. He uses five interlocking narratives following different Russian aristocratic families to illustrate Napoleon's impact on Tsarist society. The novel made its author 'the true lion of the Russian literature' according to Ivan Goncharov.With the inscription of M G Boyes to the front free endpaper and following blank. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, fine. Inscription to front free endpaper and following blank. Dust wrapper sunned to back strip, with significant sunning towards the end of the back strip tail. Light spotting and handling marks to rear wrap and flyleaves. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 906F36
- Title
- War and Peace
- Author
- Leo Tolstoy; Louise and Aylmer Maude [trans.]
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan & Co, Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1959
- Size
- 9" by 6"
- Keywords
- War and Peace Leo Tolstoy russian literature Napoleonic Wars Leo Tolstoy
Terms of Sale
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...