Dostoevsky: The Seeds of Revolt, 1821-1849; The Years of Ordeal, 1850-1959; The Stir of Liberation, 1860-1865; The Miraculous Years, 1865-1871; The Mantle of the Prophet, 1871-1881 [Five Volume Set, Nathaniel Tarn's Copies]
Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1979-2003. Mixed Printings, wrappered issue (Vols.1-2 and 4-5 are reprints, with Vol.3 being a first paperback printing). Five octavo volumes (23.5cm); original pictorial card wrappers; xvi,[2],3-401,[7]; xvi,[2],3-320,[6]; xvi,[2],3-395,[3]; xvi,[2],3-523,[1]; xvi,[2],3-784,[4]pp; illus. From the library of noted poet, translator, and anthropologist Nathaniel Tarn (1928-2024), with his circular embossed stamp to preliminary leaves on Volumes 1-2, and his neat penciled notations appearing throughout the text. Light external wear, tiny bump to base of spine on Vol.5, else Near Fine. Complete set of this definitive biography of Dostoevsky, frequently cited as being one of the major literary biographies of the 20th century. 88313.
Price: $150.00