Antique Edition Leo Tolstoy Childhood Adolescence and Youth 1914 Edition I.D. Sytin. Drawings by A.P. Apsit! Unique Collectible Instance !!!

The famous trilogy of Leo Tolstoy. Pre-revolutionary edition of 1914. Printing house and Publication of the Partnership I.D. Sytin. Edited and with notes by P.I. Biryukov. Drawings by A.P. Apsit. Hardcover publishing. Large Format 29 x 22.5 cm. Coated paper. Pages: 323, 18 sheets of illustrations in color paintings on separate sheets.

About the book: The only illustrated pre-revolutionary edition of the works of Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy (1828–1910), in a luxurious, publisher's, illustrated, calico binding with gold embossing on the front cover and spine, trimmings tinted with ornament, endpapers illustrated with ornament. This edition was the first edition of the works of L.N. Tolstoy, published before 1917. As conceived by the publisher, the publication of the collected works of the great Russian writer was to be the most exquisitely designed of those that had been published until then. It is considered the best of the illustrated editions of L.N. Tolstoy

About the Artist: Alexander Petrovich Apsit (1880-1944) was a Russian Latvian artist. In 1898-1899 he studied at the studio of L. E. Dmitriev-Kavkazsky in St. Petersburg. For magazines and Moscow publishers A.F.Marks, A.D.Stupin, I.D.Sytin he illustrated works by L.N.Tolstoy, A.P.Chekhov, N.S.Leskov, A.M.Gorky.

Unique Instancefor the Collector !!! Great gift on collector of vintage, antiques things, lover of antiquity and history! Nice and rare item for your collection!

Note: there are glare of light in the photo! Condition: Corresponds to age and grade. Antique  condition, Shining colors. Original Art painting. Nevertheless there are “traces” of time: edge wear, some pages slightly soiled. This book fascinates with its History and Vintage. Take a good look at the photos as they are part of the description!

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