The Possessed

London: William Heinemann, 1913. First edition in English of Dostoevsky's classic novel. Octavo, original red cloth. Translated into English by Constance Garnett. In near fine condition. With a two-page letter signed and entirely in the hand of the translator, Constance Garnett, laid in. Dated May 23, 1929 and sent from The Cearne, Edenbridge Kent, the letter reads, "Dear Mr.… Read more about this item

New York: Modern Library, 1936. Modern Library Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. In grey cloth with gilt and green title panels. Grey tinted top page ends. Rubbing at corners through cloth at bottom and some fraying at spine ends, especially top - otherwise clean with tight binding. Bookplate to verso of ffep. Jacket is unclipped (Orig. 1.25 cents) with chipping/short tears to… Read more about this item

First Edition in English of this masterful and complex novel, considered by many to be Dostoevsky's finest. While the English publisher Henry Vizetelly brought out many major Dostoevsky works in the 1880s, inexplicably The Brothers Karamazov and The Possessed were not among them; these last two first appeared in English translation by Constance Garnett in 1912 and 1913 respectively. This… Read more about this item

Heritage, 1959. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. Lightly read if read at all. No markings in book. Binding is fine. Lightly sunned spine. In original scuffed slipcase. Also laid in is a newspaper article from The Wall Street Journal dated Jan. 28, 2006 about 'Dostoevsky's Prophetic Novel----how it foresaw political terrorism on the even of its birth.

William Heinemann, 1946. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1946. New Impression. 617 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Slight cracking to hinges, with exposed netting, pages slightly loose. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Creasing to some pages. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light sunning to spine and edges. Dent to top edge of rear board.

Modern Library, 1963. Hardcover. Good. 7x5x1. 1963 printing. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Tears to jacket with loss. Scattered underlining and markings.

spine fade, wear to slipcase corner

New York: The Heritage Press, 1959. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Fritz Eichenberg. Slipcase present, good condition, slightly faded. Book has brown covers, with silver pictorial on front. There is a small faded area on cover, 2 x 2.5 inches, otherwise book in very good condition.

William Heinemann LTD, London. Translated from the Russian by Constance Garnett, the first to be made direct from the Russian New Impression 1946. 617 pages. With dust jacket. Red clothbound hardback, Crown octavo size. Now known as the Devils in English. As ideological ferment grips Russia, a small group of revolutionaries, led by Pyotr Verkhovensky and inspired by Nikolai Stavrogin, plan… Read more about this item

light wear. Slipcase appears to be from a different book. Fits nicely but is not long enough horizontally

London: William Heinemann, 1916. Second impression. Hardcover. Very good +. Octavo, 637pp. Second impression of the first English language edition, translated by Constance Garnett. A crisp, clean, very good or slightly better copy in the publisher's pale red cloth, sun-faded on the spine, but with the black stamping still rich. Some dust-soiling to the edges of the boards.… Read more about this item

UsedGood. The cover has visible markings and wear. There is staining on the text block edges Fast Shipping - Each order powers our free bookstore in Chicago and sending books to Africa!

Limited Editions Club, 1959. First Thus. Hardcover. Fine. Copy #605 of 1500 signed by artist. 2 volumes. A fine set in decorated cloth; in very good slipcase (slipcase has a crack and slight wear; bookplat ein each volume). Original glassine jackets present (glassine has chipping). Illustrated By Fritz Eichenberg.

Heritage Press, 1959. Hardcover. 630 pages. Illustrated by Fritz Eichenberg. Translated from the Russian by Constance Garnett. Introduction by Marc Slonim. A near fine copy in a near fine slipcase. Publisher's informational Sandglass pamphlet laid in.

William Heinemann, 1951. Hardcover. Good. 1951. 1951 Reprint. 617 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt decoration and lettering. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are… Read more about this item

London: William Heinemann, 1951. Beautiful book in Near Fine Condition, but some foxing on outer pgs and some rubbing on page ends. U/clipped DJ browned and 2 tears but intact. Red cloth bound with stunning gilded decor in black & gold on spine and gold design on cover. Small B/shop stamp. Translated by Constance Garnett. 617pgs . Hard Cover.… Read more about this item

Mint in original shrinkwrap. There seems to be a bit of a problem accessing the full description here. Please click on the book title or the "book box" for page 2 and the rest of the description.

London: William Heinemann, 1946. Cloth. Good+/Good+. Translated from the Russian by Constance Garnett (acknowledges as the closest and therefore most authentic translation). 617 Pages. Red cloth. No inscriptions. Pages clean, front hinge cracked. Some tanning and minor tears to jacket. Not clipped Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

Penguin Publishing Group, 1962. Mass Market Paperback. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

William Heinemann Ltd, 1946. Hardcover. Good. 1946. New Impression. 617 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Clean pages with faint tanning throughout. Tightly bound with faint thumb-marking throughout. Pencil inscription to half title page. Boards have light edgewear with corner crushing. Notable sunning to spine, which has mild crushing and tearing to ends. Book has… Read more about this item