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Leo Tolstoy's Childhood, Boyhood, Youth; Inscribed by Him to His Doctor
TOLSTOY, Leo.
Sochinenia Grafa L.N. Tolstogo [Childhood, Boyhood, Youth].
Moscow: Typ. I.N. Kushnerev i Ko, 1893.
Early Russian printing of Tolstoy’s trilogy Childhood, Boyhood, Youth. Quarto, original half leather. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page to his doctor, “To Dmitry Vasil’evich Nikitin. Leo Tolstoy. 28 March 1903.” With an original photograph of Tolstoy with Dmitry Nikitin opposite the title page. The recipient, Dmitry Nikitin was Tolstoy’s family doctor who described him as ‘‘a very attentive person [who] knows everything that medicine knows now.” The son of a priest from a small village, served as Tolstoy’s first family and later treated M. Gorky. Beginning in the 1850s, Tolstoy had to turn to doctors for both his own illnesses and the illnesses of his children, yet he believed that traditional medicine did not solve the essence of the problem, a problem with the person themselves, and their soul. He preferred to rely on the spiritual and natural defenses of the body and tried to dispense with traditional medicine. In 1902, Tolstoy fell seriously ill with pneumonia. With his life in danger, he needed vigilant medical supervision and a permanent doctor. Nikitin came highly recommended and quickly became involved with the Tolstoy family. They characterized him in letters to friends as a nice, pleasant person, and competent doctor. Nikitin,...
Price: $38,000.00 Item Number: 133583
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"As art it is perfection" (Dostoevsky); Rare First Russian Edition Of Tolstoy’s Masterpiece Anna Karenina
TOLSTOY, Leo. [Count Lyof N Tolstoi].
Anna Karenina.
Moscow: T. Ris, 1878.
First edition in Russian of Tolstoy's masterpiece. Octavo, 3 volumes, bound in three quarters calf, gilt titles, raised bands. Housed in a custom box. In near fine condition. First editions in Russian are rare.
Price: $27,500.00 Item Number: 126365
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“We can know only that we know nothing. And that is the highest degree of human wisdom": First Edition In English Of Leo Tolstoy’s Masterpiece War and Peace
TOLSTOI, Count Leon. [Leo Tolstoy]. Translated from the French by Clara Bell.
War and Peace. A Historical Novel.
New York: William S. Gottsberger, Publisher, 1886.
First edition in English of Tolstoy's masterpiece, a pillar of world literature. Octavo, six volumes in the publisher's original pictorial brown cloth stamped in gilt and black, brown coated endpapers, with the cursive imprint in each part. Translated by Clara Bell. In near fine condition. Housed in two custom marbled slipcases. An exceptional set of Tolstoy's masterpiece, one of the finest we have seen.
Price: $22,000.00 Item Number: 149532
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"Among the most important novels in world literature": First Edition In English Of Leo Tolstoy’s Masterpiece War and Peace
TOLSTOY, Leo. (Count Lyof N Tolstoi).
War and Peace. A Historical Novel.
New York: William S. Gottsberger, 1886.
First editions in English of Tolstoy's masterpiece; one of the most important novels in world literature and widely considered the greatest novel ever written. Small octavo, six volumes, bound in contemporary three quarters morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles to the spine. Translated into French by 'A Russian lady' and from the French by Clara Bell. In near fine condition with light wear to the extremities. An excellent set of Tolstoy's masterpiece.
Price: $7,500.00 Item Number: 96223
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Finely Bound Set of The Works of Leo Tolstoy
TOLSTOY, Leo.
The Works of Leo Tolstoy. Including: War and Peace, Anna Karenina, Resurrection.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1903.
Limited edition of the works of Leo Tolstoy, one of one hundred and fifty copies printed on Ruisdael paper, this is number sixty-eight. Octavo, 25 volumes. Bound in three quarters morocco, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised bands, gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, two frontispieces to each volume. In very good condition, with volume one bound upside down.
Price: $6,000.00 Item Number: 97546
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"Not one word, not one gesture of yours shall I, could I, ever forget": First Edition In English Of Tolstoy’s Masterpiece Anna Karenina
TOLSTOY, Leo. [Count Lyof N Tolstoi]. Translated by Nathan Haskell Dole.
Anna Karenina.
New York: Thomas J. Crowell & Co, 1886.
First edition in English of Tolstoy's masterpiece with all the points of first issue: sheets bulk to 35 mm, floral patterned endpapers, "13 Astor Place" on title page, no front adverts, and 5 pp. of rear adverts not listing Russian titles. Octavo, original cloth, with gilt titles and tooling to the spine and front panel, patterned endpapers. Introduction and translation by Nathan Haskell Dole. In very good condition, signature to the front free endpaper. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery.
Price: $6,000.00 Item Number: 151442
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Finely Bound Set of The Works of Leo Tolstoy
TOLSTOY, Leo.
The Works of Leo Tolstoy. Including: War and Peace, Anna Karenina, Resurrection.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1923.
The novels and other works of Leo Tolstoy. Octavo, 24 volumes, bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards, gilt titles to the spine, top edge gilt, frontispieces. In near fine condition. An exceptional set.
Price: $6,000.00 Item Number: 151604
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"Not one word, not one gesture of yours shall I, could I, ever forget": First Edition In English Of Tolstoy’s Masterpiece Anna Karenina
TOLSTOY, Leo. [Count Lyof N Tolstoi]. Translated by Nathan Haskell Dole.
Anna Karenina.
New York: Thomas J. Crowell & Co, 1886.
First edition in English of Tolstoy's masterpiece with all the points of first issue: sheets bulk to 35 mm, floral patterned endpapers, "13 Astor Place" on title page, no front adverts, and 5 pp. of rear adverts not listing Russian titles. Octavo, original cloth, with gilt titles and tooling to the spine and front panel, patterned endpapers. Introduction and translated by Nathan Haskell Dole. In very good condition. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery.
Price: $5,200.00 Item Number: 147388
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Scarce first edition in English of Tolstoy's controversial drama The Dominion of Darkness
TOLSTOY, Lyof N. [Leo Tolstoy].
The Dominion of Darkness: A Drama, in Five Acts.
London: Vizetelly & Co., 1888.
First edition in English of Tolstoy's five-act drama, the performance of which was forbidden in Russia until 1902. Octavo, original wrappers, publisher's advertisements. Translated from the original Russian. In very good condition. Scarce.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 124038
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First American Edition of Leo Tolstoy's Where Love is, There God is Also
TOLSTOY, Leo.
Where Love Is, There God Is Also.
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell & Co. Publishers, 1887.
First American edition in English of Tolstoy's short story in reference to the Catholic hymn Ubi Caritas. Small octavo, original cloth with elaborate gilt tooling to the front panel. Translated by Nathan Haskell Dole. In near fine condition. First editions are rare.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 96100
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Rare edition in English of Leo Tolstoy's The Kingdom of God is Within You
TOLSTOI, Count Leo. [Tolstoy].
The Kingdom of God is Within You: Or, Christianity Not as a Mystical Doctrine, but as a New Life-Conception.
London: Walter Scott, Ltd., 1894.
First edition in English of the culmination of 30 years of Tolstoy's thinking which lays out a new organization for society based on an interpretation of Christianity focusing on universal love. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles and tooling to the spine. Translated from the original Russian by A. Delano. In near fine condition. Rare.
Price: $1,850.00 Item Number: 124089
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Scarce first English edition of Leo Tolstoy's Patriotism and Christianity
TOLSTOY, Leo.
Patriotism and Christianity.
London: Walter Scott, Ltd., 1896.
First English edition of Tolstoy's important work on non-resistance. Octavo, original cloth. With a note to English readers by John C. Kenworthy. Scarce.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 127590
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First edition in English of Leo Tolstoy's The Fruits of Enlightenment: A Comedy in Four Acts
TOLSTOY, Lyof [Leo].
The Fruits of Enlightenment: A Comedy in Four Acts.
London: William Heinemann, 1891.
First edition in English of Tolstoy's satirical play. Octavo, original boards, tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of Tolstoy. Translated from the Russian by E. J. Dillon. Introduction by Arthur W. Penero. In fine condition. An exceptional example of this rare work.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 135733
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Scarce first English edition of Leo Tolstoy's Patriotism and Christianity
TOLSTOY, Leo.
Patriotism and Christianity.
London: Walter Scott, Ltd., 1896.
First English edition of Tolstoy's important work on non-resistance. Octavo, original cloth. With a note to English readers by John C. Kenworthy. In very good condition with some toning to the spine. Scarce.
Price: $1,200.00 Item Number: 146054
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Turgenev's Favorite work by Tolstoy; First Edition of Tolstoy's The Cossacks: A Tale of the Caucasus in 1852
TOLSTOY, Leo.
The Cossacks: A Tale of the Caucasus in 1852.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1878.
First edition in English of the author's classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Translated by Eugene Schuyler. In very good condition.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 123937
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“Every man and every living creature has a sacred right to the gladness of springtime": Leo Tolstoy's Resurrection
TOLSTOY, Leo.
Resurrection: A Novel.
London: The Brotherhood Publishing Co., 1900.
Second edition in English of Tolstoy's final novel which outsold both Anna Karenina and War and Peace. Tall octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel. In near fine condition. Uncommon.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 127408
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"So that, in learning the truth I drew from the gospel, I was not only no alone, but was with all the best men of the past and present": First edition in English of Leo Tolstoy's The Christian Teaching
TOLSTOY, Leo.
The Christian Teaching.
London: Horace Marshall & Son, 1898.
First edition in English of Tolstoy's work the history and influence of Christianity, inspired by his own spiritual awakening. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel. Translated by Vladimir Tchertkoff. In very good condition. Ownership inscription.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 124036
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"So that, in learning the truth I drew from the gospel, I was not only no alone, but was with all the best men of the past and present": First American edition of Leo Tolstoy's The Christian Teaching
TOLSTOY, Leo.
The Christian Teaching.
New York: Frederick A. Stokes, 1898.
First American edition of Tolstoy's work the history and influence of Christianity, inspired by his own spiritual awakening. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, top edge gilt. Translated by Vladimir Tchertkoff. In very good condition. Ownership inscription.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 124255
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"Standing , in a dream, on a white peak which seemed to be wavering to and for, I was proclaiming to all mankind what was in my soul, but had never before become known to me": First edition of Leo Tolstoy's Stories & Dramas
TOLSTOY, Leo N.
Stories & Dramas.
London and Toronto: J. M. Dent & Sons, Ltd., 1926.
First edition of this rare collection of thirteen of Tolstoy's short stories including The Dream and The Nihilist; the publisher's retained copy with their 'File Copy' label to front pastedown and perforated stamp to endpaper and title page. Translated form the Russian by Mrs. Lydia Turin, Mrs. H. M. Lucas and C. J. Hogarth. In near fine condition. With the original publisher's advertisement leaf laid in.
Price: $350.00 Item Number: 123449
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First English edition of Leo Tolstoy's The Great Iniquity
TOLSTOY, Leo. Translated by V. Tchertkoff and I. F. Mayo.
A Great Iniquity.
London: The Free Age Press, n.d.
First English edition of Tolstoy's work on peasant welfare in Russia. Octavo, original wrappers. In very good condition.
Price: $175.00 Item Number: 135472
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Rare first edition of Christian Martyrdom in Russia
TOLSTOY, Leo. Vladimir Tchertkoff.
Christian Martyrdom in Russia: Persecution of the Spirit-Wrestlers (or Doukhobortsi) in the Caucus.
London: The Brotherhood Publishing Co, 1897.
First edition of Tchertkoff's work on the persecution of the Doukhobors. Octavo, original wrappers. In good condition.
Price: $175.00 Item Number: 135138
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First edition of Aylmer Maude's Tolstoy on Art: and its Critics
MAUDE, Aylmer. [Leo Tolstoy].
Tolstoy on Art: and its Critics.
London: Humphrey Milford Oxford University Press, 1925.
First edition of this collection of Maude's essays, including one of "one of the finest pieces of criticism of the nineteenth century", Tolstoy's What is Art? (The Empire Review). Octavo, original wrappers. In very good condition.
Price: $50.00 Item Number: 128538
