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New York: William S. Gottsberger, 1886. First American Edition. Near Fine. First American edition, all first printings with properly dated title pages and publisher's imprint on all copyright pages. Six volumes. Publisher's brown cloth with gilt lettering and black stamping, dark brown endpapers. Near Fine with wear at heads and tails, tips a little rubbed, front hinges a little free, former owners' bookplates on paste downs of three of the volumes. German bookstore's stamp on title page of Vol. II of Borodino. Spines of first volume of Borodino and Vol. II of Before Tilsit a little rubbed and slightly dulled. Gilt generally very bright, cloth clean. An excellent, unsophisticated set of a true classic of Russian literature.

War and Peace is a novel by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy, first published serially, then in its entirety in 1869. It is regarded as one of Tolstoy's finest literary achievements and remains a classic of world literature. The narrative chronicles the history of the French invasion of Russia through the eyes of five Russian aristocratic families and reflects on the philosophical themes of war, peace, and the human condition.

Look for the original Russian text printed by The Russian Messenger in 1869.