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First edition with illustrations by Heath Robinson, first issue with pictorial cloth. Large 4to. In the original pictorial dust jacket. Beautifully decorated green cloth with decoration in gilt, pinks and blues. Twelve colour plates and sixty-three line drawings. A very good copy with a nick to the bottom of the title page, in a good dustwrapper with a 40mm closed tear to spine and loss to spine ends and front cover. Two pin holes in the back cover of dustwrapper. Dustwrapper protected with Mylar sleeve. 292mm x 229mm. Please note that shipping costs may vary from those advertised due to the weight of this book.

The Dream of a Ridiculous Man (Russian: Сон смешного человека) is a short story by Fyodor Dostoevsky written in 1877. It chronicles the experiences of a man who believes nothing has any value and is ripe with existential insights into human life and a reformation of spirit.