War and Peace

Thomas Y. Crowell New York, 1976. Thomas Y. Crowell New York (Jan 1976). Very Good, solid and clean, brown spotting at top, some light shelf wear./DJ has problems, clear plastic, , large tear at front top and small tear at front bottom right . Price on DJ $12.50. A novel by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy, first published serially, then published in its entirety in 1869. It is regarded as one of Tolstoy's finest literary achievements and remains an internationally praised classic of world literature. (wiki) War and Peace opens in the Russian city of St. Petersburg in 1805, as Napoleon's conquest of western Europe is just beginning to stir fears in Russia. Many of the novel's characters are introduced at a society hostess's party, among them Pierre Bezukhov, the socially awkward but likeable illegitimate son of a rich count, and Andrew Bolkonski, the intelligent and ambitious son of a retired military commander. We also meet the sneaky and shallow Kuragin family, including the wily father Vasili, the fortune-hunter son Anatole, and the ravishing daughter Helene. We are introduced to the Rostovs, a noble Moscow family, including the lively daughter Natasha, the quiet cousin Sonya, and the impetuous son Nicholas, who has just joined the army led by the old General Kutuzov. (spark notes). Thomas Y. Crowell New York, 1976. Translated Constance Garnett. This Edition was originally set and published by William Heinemann Ltd. STATED FIRST AMERICAN PRINTING 1976, Full #no'line 1-10. Very Good, solid and clean, brown spotting at top, some light shelf wear. DJ has problems, clear plastic, , large tear at front top and small tear at front bottom right . Price on DJ $12.50.