Published by Modern Library, 1950
Seller: Early Republic Books, Hopatcong, NJ, U.S.A.
HDJ. Condition: G+ / G+. GOOD-PLUS HARDBACK-WITH-DUSTJACKET. NICE DUSTJACKET WITH A FEW SMALL BLEMISHES AND NICKS AT THE EDGE. BOOK ITSELF VERY-GOOD EXCEPT THIN STREAK OF WHITE AT FRONT EDGE OF SPINE.
Published by Modern Library 199, 1950
Seller: Cragsmoor Books, Cragsmoor, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 12mo. Grey-green Blumenthal cover with gilt lettering, lines on black and gilt logo, gilt lettering on black on backstr. Corners sl. rubbed. Dj. by Galdone has sm. chips., reinforced with tape, lt. rubbing at hinges. Rockwell Kent endpapers. Xix, 532pp., lightly toned.
Published by New York: The Modern Library Edition. FIRST MODERN LIBRARY EDITION, 1936, 239 Titles Listed on Inside of DJ., 1936
Seller: Shepardson Bookstall, Brookline, MA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. SHEPARDSON BOOKSTALL, 20 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE. VERY RARE COPY WITH DJ. DJ is Red and Tan; 95 cents on front flap; 239 Titles listed on inside of DJ and mentioned on back; chips on top and bottom spine and corners; wear on seams; tanning on spine; small hole on bottom front and chips on spine edges and corners. BOOK is covered in blue BALLOON CLOTH has fading on spine (see scan); binding #7; Kent endpapers are very clean as is text. STORY: The Possessed is a novel that dramatizes the cultural and political troubles of Russia in the mid-19th century. It tells the story of a small cell of nihilist terrorists that cause chaos and commit several murders in a provincial Russian town. The novel follows the story of two families, the Stavrogins and the Verkhovenskys and the circle of people that revolve around these two families.