Publisher and Year: New York: The Macmillan Company, 1912
Edition: First American edition, first printing, with the title page dated 1912. The American edition used sheets printed in England for the British edition (London: William Heinemann) issued the same year. Constance Garnett's translation marked the novel’s first appearance in the English language. The original Russian edition, published in 1879–1880, is exceptionally scarce and commands prices well into the five figures.
Condition and Description: Octavo, pale gray cloth, boards ruled in blind, spine stamped in gilt, top edge gilt, other edges uncut, 838 pp. Gilt bright; mild rubbing and soiling to the boards; tips bumped; tanning and two thin vertical stains to the spine. Secure hinges and binding, though the gutter at the last page is just starting. Small pencil notations to the front pastedown and front free endpaper, including the original price of $1.50 and a prior owner's name. Small bookseller ticket to the rear pastedown. Else clear of prior owner markings. Occasional minor imperfections and handling marks to the pages, with representative examples shown.
“What is hell? I maintain that it is the suffering of being unable to love.”
Inventory ID: 979 - 573 - 224
Publisher and Year: New York: The Macmillan Company, 1912
Edition: First American edition, first printing, with the title page dated 1912. The American edition used sheets printed in England for the British edition (London: William Heinemann) issued the same year. Constance Garnett's translation marked the novel’s first appearance in the English language. The original Russian edition, published in 1879–1880, is exceptionally scarce and commands prices well into the five figures.
Condition and Description: Octavo, pale gray cloth, boards ruled in blind, spine stamped in gilt, top edge gilt, other edges uncut, 838 pp. Gilt bright; mild rubbing and soiling to the boards; tips bumped; tanning and two thin vertical stains to the spine. Secure hinges and binding, though the gutter at the last page is just starting. Small pencil notations to the front pastedown and front free endpaper, including the original price of $1.50 and a prior owner's name. Small bookseller ticket to the rear pastedown. Else clear of prior owner markings. Occasional minor imperfections and handling marks to the pages, with representative examples shown.
“What is hell? I maintain that it is the suffering of being unable to love.”
Inventory ID: 979 - 573 - 224
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