The Life of Lyof N. Tolstoi

New York; (1911): Thomas Y. Crowell Co. First Edition. Octavo. First printing. Mostly unopened save for the first few 29 pages with page one having been opened carelessly leaving the outer margin a bit ragged. Considered the best translator of Tolstoi's work, Dole begins with Tolstoi's ancestry as far back as Peter the Great. He gives accounts of his family, his childhood and early vicissitudes, his university days, activities as a soldier and officer, and of his career as a novelist, philosopher, and teacher. He was admired by many for his writings and his beliefs, achieving world renown as a moral and religious teacher. A beautiful copy bound in brown cloth lettered in gilt, spine gilt, sharp corners, in beige dust jacket lettered in black, spine lettering black, page 117 has a tiny closed to outer margin, and unfortunately, it does have an owner's name and date. But still, a lovely copy.