War And Peace Tolstoy [Tolstoi], [Count] Lev [Leo] (1828-1910), [Garnett, Constance, Translator], [Groth, John, Illustrator] Illustrated & Plate Books,Literature

[Russian Literature] FIRST ILLUSTRATED EDITION. Large octavo (26 x 17cm), pp.[6] 1146. With a colour frontispiece and 40 further line-drawn illustrations by Groth. Publisher's purple cloth with gilt titles to spine and upper. Top edge purple. With the illustrated dust-jacket priced at 42s. Lacking the loose card insert listing the main characters and family groups in the novel. Blue ink gift inscription to fly-leaf. All edges moderately toned. Jacket shows light wear to edges, with a couple of small closed tears. Very good.