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Translated from the Russian by Louise and Aylmer Maude with a special introduction for this edition by Alymer Maude. Illustrated with lithographs and drawings by Barnett Freedman. Colour lithograph plates and black and white illustrations by Freedman. Six volumes. 8vo. [228 x 150 x 160 mm]. xvi, 262 pp; viii, 296 pp; viii, 260 pp; xii, 302 pp; viii, 282 pp; viii, 280 pp. Bound in publisher's red cloth designed by Freedman, with colour lithographed endleaves, plain edges. No.1284 from an edition of 1500, signed and thumbprinted by Barnett Freedman. A fine copy of a stunning work, one of Freedman's masterpieces.

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.