Anna Karenina Tolstoy, Leo 19Th Century Fiction & Literature,Fiction,First Edition

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.