THE POSSESSED: ML# 55.3; BALLOON CLOTH; FIRST MODERN LIBRARY EDITION, 1936

DOSTOYEVSKY, FYODOR, Written by (1821-1881) Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist, journalist and philosopher. Dostoevsky's literary works explore human psychology in the troubled political, social, and spiritual atmospheres of 19th-century Russia; Translated by Constance Garnett; Intro by Avrahm Yarmolinsky

Published by New York: The Modern Library Edition. FIRST MODERN LIBRARY EDITION, 1936, 239 Titles Listed on Inside of DJ.

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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. Seller Inventory # 345

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Title: THE POSSESSED: ML# 55.3; BALLOON CLOTH; ...

Publisher: New York: The Modern Library Edition. FIRST MODERN LIBRARY EDITION, 1936, 239 Titles Listed on Inside of DJ.

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

Edition: 1st Edition