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882 - DOSTOEVSKY, F.M. (1821–1881)
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Estimate €400 - €500
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DOSTOEVSKY, F.M. (1821–1881) Polnoe sobranie sochineniy F.M. Dostoevskogo [The Complete Works of F.M. Dostoevsky]: [in 23 vols.]. Vol. 1–21. Saint Petersburg: Prosvechtchenie; Samoobrazovanie, 1911–[1918]. (Universal Library. Complete Works of Famous Russian and Foreign Writers). Vol. 1: Poor Folk. – The Double. – Mr Prokharchin. – A Novel in Nine Letters. – 488 pp.; 1 folio frontispiece; Vol. 2: The Landlady. – Polzunkov. - A Weak Heart. - Another Man’s Wife and the Husband Under the Bed. - An Honest Thief. - A Christmas Tree and a Wedding. - White Nights. - Vol. IV, 378 pp., 1 folio frontispiece; Vol. 3: Netochka Nezvanova. – The Little Hero. – On the European Events of 1854 (poem). – Uncle’s Dream. – 498 pp., 1 folio frontispiece; Vol. 4: The Village of Stepanchikovo and Its Inhabitants. – A Dirty Story. – Winter Notes on Summer Impressions. – 500 pp., 1 folio frontispiece; Vol. 5: Notes from the Underground. - *The Crocodile*. - *The Gambler*. - *The Eternal Husband*. - Vol. VI, 630 pp., [10] pp., 1 frontispiece leaf; Vol. 6: *Memories of the House of the Dead*. - 452 pp., 1 folio frontispiece; Vol. 7: The Humiliated and Insulted. – 520 pp., 1 folio frontispiece; Vol. 8: Crime and Punishment. Parts I–III. – 394 pp., 1 folio frontispiece; Vol. 9: Crime and Punishment. Parts IV–VI. – VI, 388 pp., 1 folio frontispiece; Vol. 10: The Idiot. Beginning. – 492 pp., 1 folio frontispiece; Vol. 11: The Idiot. End. – 452 pp., 1 folio frontispiece; Vol. 12: The Demons. Parts I–II (beginning). – 476 pp., 1 folio frontispiece; Vol. 13: The Demons. Part II (end) – III. – 512 pp.; Vol. 14: The Adolescent. Parts I–II (beginning). – 414 pp.; Vol. 15: The Adolescent. Part II (end) – III. – 440 pp.; Vol. 16: The Brothers Karamazov. Parts I–II (beginning). – 484 pp.; Vol. 17: The Brothers Karamazov. Part II (end) – III. – 392 pp.; Vol. 18: The Brothers Karamazov. Part IV and Epilogue. – 450 pp.; Vol. 19: Critical Articles. - A Writer’s Diary for 1873. - Political articles. - Appendices: Two notes from the editor; Short sketches. On the Road. - VIII, 428 pp., [1] p.; Vol. 20: A Writer’s Diary for 1876. – XVIII, 420 pp.; Vol. 21: A Writer’s Diary for 1877, 1880 and 1881. - 524 pp.; 17 x 12.5 cm. Ten contemporary half-leather bindings. Spined with raised bands decorated with gilt metal, upper covers cold-stamped. Very good condition. Some scuffing to the spines. After the Revolution, two further volumes were published, 22 and 23: sketches, notes, previously unknown works, drafts and other working papers compiled and annotated by L.P. Grossman (Petrograd, 1918). One of the finest editions of the works of Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky (1821–1881). At the buyer’s request, we shall be happy to provide a general report on the condition of the lot described above. However, as we are not professional conservators or restorers, we strongly advise potential buyers to carry out their own inspection or to consult a specialist of their choice to obtain a full assessment of the lot’s condition. Descriptions of items provided in the catalogue or by correspondence are for information purposes only and should not be regarded as a definitive assessment. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSION REGARDING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD ‘AS IS’, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE PUBLISHED IN THE CATALOGUE.
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