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TOLSTOY (Count Leon). My Religion.
See original version (French)
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TOLSTOY (Count Leon). My Religion.
See original version (French)
Estimate €120 - €180
Voluntary lot
Description
TOLSTOY (Count Leon). My Religion. Paris, Fischbacher bookshop, 1885. One in-8 volume, in period brown half-shagreen. Slight rubbing; interior fresh, free from foxing.
A rare first French edition in which Tolstoy sets out his spiritual conversion and his personal interpretation of the Gospels, in particular the Sermon on the Mount. Upon its publication in 1884, the work was immediately banned in Russia by the imperial censors.
See original version (French)
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About the sale
Antique and modern books: catalogued sale
Auction location
Auction time
11/14/2026 at 10:30 AM
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