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.

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