Lot 19
Dostoevsky (Fyodor Mikhailovich) Преступление и наказание [Crime and Punishment], fifth edition, St Petersburg, brothers Panteleevykh, 1882
Hammer Price: £750
Description
Dostoevsky (Fyodor Mikhailovich) Преступление и наказание [Crime and Punishment], fifth edition, half-title with ink ownership stamp to head, spotting to half-title and title, light marginal toning, bookplate of Albert McGill to front pastedown, contemporary half morocco, spine gilt in compartments, light fading to spine, 8vo, St Petersburg, brothers Panteleevykh, 1882.
⁂ The first posthumous edition of Dostoevsky's best-known work. Rare, we can trace no other example at auction.
Description
Dostoevsky (Fyodor Mikhailovich) Преступление и наказание [Crime and Punishment], fifth edition, half-title with ink ownership stamp to head, spotting to half-title and title, light marginal toning, bookplate of Albert McGill to front pastedown, contemporary half morocco, spine gilt in compartments, light fading to spine, 8vo, St Petersburg, brothers Panteleevykh, 1882.
⁂ The first posthumous edition of Dostoevsky's best-known work. Rare, we can trace no other example at auction.
