Swann Galleries - 19th & 20th Century Literature

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DOSTOEVSKY, FYODOR.

The Brothers Karamazov. A Novel in Four

Parts and an Epilogue.

Translated into English by Constance Garnett, the first book in

her series “The Novels of Fyodor Dostoevsky.” 8vo, publisher’s red blind-stamped cloth,

spine faded with gilt rubbed free, few insignificant blemishes to boards; front hinge cracked

with front free endpaper partially separated at gutter, and with following half-title and title

re-inserted with tape repair, rear hinge starting, Fred and Emmeline Pethick Lawrence

bookplate offset to facing front flyleaf, rear endpaper foxed, else contents quite clean.

London:William Heinemann, 1912

[5,000/7,500]

FIRST ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDITION AND ONLY THE SECOND COPY RECORDED AT AUCTION

with none listed by ABPC or Rare Book Hub since 1939. First published in Russky Viestnik (The

Russian Messenger) in 1879-80.Very rare, with most extant copies behind institutional walls.