War and Peace. Translated and with an introduction by Rosemary Edmonds. Drawings by Felix Topolski. [With complementary booklet 'What is War and Peace?' by John Bayley]. 1750 COPIES WERE PRINTED

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Published by Folio Society, 1971 [2006], 1971

About this Item

2 vols., (main volume plus booklet), 8vo., First Edition thus, with frontispiece and numerous illustrations (a number full-page) in the text; handsomely bound in burgundy wassa goatskin, upper board and backstrip blocked and lettered in gilt and colours, gilt top, gilded endpapers, grey silk marker, (booklet wire-stitched as issued), a near fine copy housed in publisher's black cloth solander case lettered in gilt. EDITION LIMITED TO 1750 COPIES (THIS COPY NO. 8). This edition was first published by Penguin in 1957 and subsequently by FS in 1971. This is the first limited edition, with binding design by Jeff Clements.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: War and Peace. Translated and with an introduction by Rosemary Edmonds. Drawings by Felix Topolski. [With complementary booklet 'What is War and Peace?' by John Bayley]. 1750 COPIES WERE PRINTED
• Publisher: Folio Society, 1971 [2006]
• Publication Date: 1971
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Seller catalogs:
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