Leo Tolstoy War And Peace

Tolstoy, Leo: War and Peace. Volume I and II. 1973. Paper. Two volumes in slipcase.

Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England: Penguin. 1973. (First edition thus). 12 mos. Pictorial wraps in pictorial slipcase. Two volumes. Both volumes have a trace of edge tanning else fine in slipcase with a trace of wear to the extremites else fine. Both volumes have the original gold foil adhesive price sticker affixed to the lower rear panels. Slipcase has the same affixxed to the lower rear panel. A gorgeous copy of this uncommon two volume Penguin edition of Leo Tolstoy's classic "War and Peace". Translated and with an introduction by Rosemary Edmonds. Issued on the occasion of the BBC television production of "War and Peace"with photographs from this production on the slipcase and book covers. A wonderful set.

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Tolstoy, Leo [translated by Louise and Aylmer Maude]: War and Peace, vols. I - III [Oxford World's Classics No. 233-235], three volumes in one, , London Published by Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press , 1929
, dustwrapper has tears to edges, front lightly marked, spine sunned, in just good condition 16mo, 15 x 10 cm
Tolstoy, Leo [translated by Louise and Aylmer Maude], War and Peace, vols. I - III [Oxford World's Classics No. 233-235], three volumes in one

, xxxii, 439 pages, xi, 539 pages, and xi, 548 pages India paper edition 16mo, 15 x 10 cm Hardback , rubbed at head and tail of spine and corners, light crease to front, neat previous owner's signature at front, internally clean, a scarce copy with wrapper, in good+ condition , burgundy cloth with gilt titles to spine, top edge gilt, red ribbon marker

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Tolstoy, Leo, Louise Maude and Aylmer Maude: War and Peace. complete and unabridged (Penguin Popular Classics) Penguin Books Ltd, 1997. ISBN: 0140622691
probably unread! in good condition - wirkt ungelesen, Buch ist in gutem Zustand! Besitzersignatur/Adresse auf Vorblatt - This massive chronicle, to which Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) devoted five whole years shortly after his marriage, portrays Russian family life during and after the Napoleonic war. ISBN 0140622691 - ***Sofortversand - Rechnung mit ausgewiesener Mwst. liegt bei!***, ISBN-13: 9780140622690

1352 pp. Softcover/Paperback

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Life Magazine. Life Magazine 8/20/56 AUDREY HEPBURN. Chicago, IL: Time, Inc., 1956.

Life 8/20/56. Vol. 40, No. 8. The magazine, in illustrated wrapper, is in VERY GOOD condition with small tear on spine ends and shows use wear on front, back and edges. Very light age darkening. A tight, bright copy. Back wrapper bottom outside edge is dogeared. 110 pages. JMVINTAGE specializes in books, magazines, and treasures related to the Duke and Duchess of Windsor...and other curious subjects. COVER Audrey Hepburn plays Natasha, here dressed for an evening at the opera in Moscow, in the movie version of Tolstoy's WAR AND PEACE; THE WEEK'S EVENTS muffled roll for the Grand Army: the death of the last Union soldier and of an era. Albert Woolson is buried. By Bruce Catton; Harry Truman raises a pre-convention hubbub: former President stirs great suspense and then happily makes the most of it. Photos include: Adlai Stevenson, Governor Averell Harriman; Suez Canal becomes setting for an international showdown: West mobilizes diplomacy and force to counter Suez seizure by Egyptian Premier Nasser; A Look at the World's Week A panorama of devastation in Cali, Columbia when six military trucks, loaded with 30 tons of TNT explode in front of train station. Over 1,000 dead; Baseball player Ted Williams was fined5,000 for spitting at booing fans; A millionaire makes things harder for the golfers at Long Island Club; EDITORIALS Let's get the news in Red China; Don't let the doldrums fool you; PHOTOGRAPHIC ESSAYS Delights for delegates: San Francisco offers some of the nation's best food and nightclub entertainment for Republican conventioneers. Photos include: Palace Hotel, Tokyo Sukiyaki on Fisherman's Wharf, the financial district's Domino Club, Tin Angel, Sinaloa, Blue Fox, Trader Vic's. Photographed in color for LIFE by Nat Farbman and Loomis Dean; The Camera eye vs. Dr. Frederick Cook: after half a century photos testify against his claim that he climbed Mt. McKinley. Bradford Washburn; ARTICLE Why ministers are breaking down: too many kinds of jobs make the clergyman's role 'impossible. By the Reverend Wesley Shrader; NATURE Hoods protect heads at Europe's main bee market; MODERN LIVING Yoga exercises give a new twist to Rhode Island society; MOVIES Tolstoy's titanic talk of war: WAR AND PEACE is made into a spectacular movie. Produced by Ponti-DeLaurentiis organization, directed by King Vidor, starring Mel Ferrer, Audrey Hepburn, Henry Fonda, Milly Vitale, Anna Maria Ferrero, John Mills, Herbert Lom. The Man Who Wrote the Book: Count Leo Tolstoy. ; SPORTS Russia masses its muscle: Olympic tryouts begin with a whopping show in Moscow; PARTY A band of jeepers on a mountain jaunt; OTHER DEPARTMENTS Speaking of Pictures: a startling stirring of starlings. They swarm like locusts near a favorite Australian roost; MISCELLANY an inclination to dance: Lillian Dudley, a 55-year old charwoman dances along with the Esther Williams aqua show auditioning dancers. Paperback condition: Very Good

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