Tashkent: Sovetskii pisatel’, 1942. 120, [4] pp. 17x13 cm. In original illustrated wrappers. Very good, spine slightly chipped, light soiling of covers, stains on inner margin of t.p., few minor stains on some pages. Wartime edition. The edition was accepted for print on April 8, 1942. This collection..... More

New York: Rabocheye Knigoizdatel’stvo, 1919. 96 pp. 19,5x13,3 cm. In original publisher’s illustrated wrappers. Wrappers worn, rear wrapper detached, spine lacks fragments, but otherwise good. Scarce. Text in Russian. An extremely rare first compilation of Leo Tolstoy’s controversial thoughts on marriage and intimacy, assembled from his private letters and..... More

St. Petersburg: 1853. Pp. 93-120. 24x15 cm. Modern binding, two last leaves (Contents) with restoration, one page with small loss of the text (not Tolstoy). Otherwise very good. First publication of 'The Raid' and second publication of anything by Tolstoy. The story is based on Tolstoy’s own experience as..... More

1902. Manuscript. 89 pp. 22x17,5 cm. Inscription ‘K. Gorbachev. Moscow. 1902’ on the endpaper. Owner’s contemporary binding. Brass corners on the front cover. Good condition. Handwritten notes to unrelated book at the back. The rare example of the handwritten summary of Tolstoy’s adaptation of Gospels. It was made in..... More