Condition: A few slight adrasions to the spine cloths, otherwise, tight binding, crisp and cleat text block, see pics and see below
A first Folio Society edition, first printing of War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy, published by The Folio Society, London in 1978, translated and introduced by Rosemary Edmonds, with drawings by Feliks Topolski throughout. A very fine book free from internal inscriptions, Topolski pictorial oatmeal cloth bound boards, gilt titling to the crimson cloth spine, pictorial endpapers, the text blocks are bright and crisp with crimson top stain. In two tone black and grey paper bound slip case with light shelf wear to pper & lower edges. War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy is an epic novel set during the Napoleonic Wars, blending historical events with the intimate lives of Russian aristocratic families. It follows characters like Pierre Bezukhov, Prince Andrei and Natasha Rostova as they navigate love, loss and transformation. Tolstoy explores themes of fate, free will and the nature of history. With its sweeping scope, philosophical depth and rich character development, the novel is a monumental meditation on war, peace and human existence.
