Leo Tolstoy, [int. by James T. Farrell], [trans. by Constance Garnett] — Anna Karenina

Cleveland, World Publishing Company, 1946. Cloth. A lovely illustrated edition of Tolstoy's romantic classic exploring faith, family and the Russian aristocracy, with an introduction by a Pulitzer Prize winner. A charming illustrated edition of Tolstoy's classic Anna Karenina, with an introduction by American novelist James T. Farrell and translated by Constance Garnett.  Part of the Living Library series of classics, edited by American literary critic and biographer Carl van Doren. In the publisher's original blue cloth, in the original clipped dust wrapper. Contains in-text illustrations to parts, and seven full-page illustrations by Austrian-American artist Laszlo Matulay. Among the greatest works written by the Russian literary giant, Anna Karenina is a powerful exploration of humanity through the love affair between the titular Anna and the dashing Count Vronsky. Farrell, a Pulitzer Prize winning biographer, writes a compelling analysis of the author and his work. In the publisher's original cloth, in the original clipped dust wrapper. Externally, slight fading to spine and boards with faint spots to spine. Bumping to the head and tail of the spine, and to the extremities. Dust wrapper is generally bright and clean with browning to rear wrapper. Small chips to heads and tails of joints and to extremities, with rubbed creasing and nicking to edges and joints. A couple of faint creases to wraps. Grey end papers are mostly bright and clean with faint offsetting to hinges and minor spots to pastedown extremities. Previous owner's ink inscription to front free end paper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: Laszlo Matulay. Very Good/Good.