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Tolstoi, Leon (Leo Tolstoy); Jousserandot, Louis (Translator, Etude Documentaire, and Notes) : La Guerre et la Paix (War and Peace) (Four Books Bound in Two Volumes)

Payot, Paris, France

First Edition of this translation by Louis Jousserandot. Text in French. Two volumes (four books: two books per volume), complete. Red cloth-covered boards backed with red leather. Gilt lettering on spine. Five raised bands. Red marbled endpapers. Both volumes have tipped-in ribbon bookmarks. 1930-1931 (Book I published 1930; Books II-IV published 1931). 4 3/4" x 7 1/4." All pages of each volume, complete. Tome (Volume) I comprises Livres (Books) I and II. Tome (Volume) II comprises Livres (Books III and IV). Livre (Book) I: cxlix, [1] 139-633, complete. Three additional pages in back of Livre I. Livre II: [6] 10-562, complete. One additional page (Table of Contents) in back of Livre II. Livre III: [7] 10-592, complete. Livre IV: [7] 10-527, complete. Each of the four books has a Table of Contents listings the parts of each book. Copyright page of each of the four books has printed text reading, "Premier tirage [date]." Pages are very clean and intact except for light age toning and some dampstaining on both volumes limited to the top edge of text block and top margins of interior. Covers are very clean and intact except for light rubbing and slight wear to extremities. Binding is tight. Very Good copies. Leo Tolstoy's literary magnum opus encompassing philosophy, historiography, social critiques, the French invasion of Russia, and the effect of the Napoleonic Wars on the Tsarist aristocracy and Russian society. Translated from the original Russian into French by Louis Jousserandot. Also included is a documentary study and notes by Jousserandot.. Book. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover

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