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Tolstoy, Lev Nikolaevich
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Description
- Tolstoy, Lev Nikolaevich
- Niva: illyustrirovannyi zhurnal literatury i sovremennoy zhizni [Niva: an illustrated magazine of literature and modern life]. St Petersburg: A.F. Marks, 1893-1903, including the first edition in parts of Tolstoy's novel "Resurrection"
- Paper
23 volumes, folio (317 x 225mm.), elaborate lithographed titles (some in colour), chromolithographed calendars, many full-page photogravure plates, including some illustrating Tolstoy's "Resurrection", contemporary cloth-backed marbled boards
Condition
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"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Tolstoy's final novel, Voskreseniye ("Resurrection"), appeared in Niva in twenty-eight weekly parts in 1899, many with full-page illustrations by Leonid O. Pasternak (1862-1945), father of Boris Pasternak. Tolstoy gave his royalty payments to support the emigration and re-settlement of the Dukhobors, whose vegetarian Christianity reflected the author's own philosophy. The Russian journal Niva, whose name means "cornfield", ran from 1870 until September 1918, when finally closed down by the Bolsheviks. Also published in these volumes are works by M.N. Volkonsky, V.I. Nemirovich-Danchenko, I.N Potapenko and many others.