the brothers karamazov
first edition, 1949.
"the last novel by one of russia's most famous authors. it was inititally published as a serial in ""the russian messenger"" from 1879 to 1880. the new york times celebrated that dostoyevsky ""blended the family novel with the whodunnit, revealing the capaciousness of the novel as a form and the power of blood as a metaphor.""
edited by w. somerset maugham in a translation revised by princess alexandra kropotkin. with woodcuts by louis hechenbleikner."
philadelphia: john c. winston company. 6x8.5". 481 pages. hardcover. bound in cloth-covered board. book condition: ownership markings to front free-end paper. near fine. jacket condition: two dime-sized closed-tears to front and bacl panels, chip to foot of spine, unclipped($3.50). fine-. Item #1077
Price: $200.00