Lev Lvovitch TOLSTOÏ

First edition, review copy.

Nice copy.
Signed autograph Andre Suares Georges Le Cardonnel: "... that should all read & do not think less ..."

First edition, one of 4 numbered copies on China paper, ours unnumbered but properly justified "chine" below the justification page and at the foot of the second cover, deluxe copy.
Fine full-margined copy.

First edition in French, of which no deluxe copies are mentioned.
Half navy blue shagreen binding, spine with four raised bands underlined with gilt fillets, a trace of discoloration at foot of spine, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns.
Some foxing, a name inscribed in ink on the title page.

Photographic portrait of Leo Tolstoy Extremely rare original photograph on albumen paper, carte-de-visite size, laid on a cardboard of the Vezenberg studio in Saint Petersburg.
Stamp in Russian at the bottom of the photograph indicating in Cyrillic “L. Tolstoy”.
We have not fond any copy of this photograph in public collections.

The photographs of the master of Russian literature are rare and sought after.

First edition in French, one of 25 numbered copies on superior laid paper, ours being one of 5 hors commerce copies, the only deluxe copies.
Spine lightly sunned, tiny tear at foot of front board, a full-margined copy.

First edition.
Contributions by Alfred Jarry "Anthropophagie", Gustave Kahn "Victor Hugo et la critique", Paul VChenay "D'un cahier de Victor Hugo", Mark Twain "A la dure"...
Other contributions by Lucie Delarue-Mardrus, Georges Eekhoud, Judith Gautier, Papus, Emile Zola notably on Tolstoy and the sexual question.
Light worming to covers.

First edition in French on ordinary paper, translated by J.W. Bienstock, from a limited edition of only 5 deluxe copies on Holland paper.
A slight corner lack at the foot of the back cover.
Rare.

(COLLECTIVE)
Stéphane MALLARMé
Prince PONIATOWSKI
Léon TOLSTOI
Alphonse DAUDET
Marcel SCHWOB
Jules RENARD
R. de MONTESQUIOU
Camille MAUCLAIR Tristan BERNARD
Maurice LEBLANC
TOULOUSE-LAUTREC
Paul-César HELLEU
CARAN D'ACHE
Félix VALLOTTON
Jean-Louis FORAIN
Eugène GRASSET
Revue Franco-Américaine n° 1
Revue Franco-Américaine| Paris & New York June 1895| 19.5 x 28.5 cm| original wrappers
First edition of the first issue of this ephemeral magazine that ended at issue 3, two months later, and was taken over by La Revue Blanche, one of 50 copies on Japan paper the tirage de tête.
Literary contributions from Léon Tolstoï: “Science et religion”, Georges Clemenceau: “France et Amérique”, Alphonse Daudet “Un raté littéraire du XVIIIe siècle”, Maurice Barrès: “Le boulangisme n'a pas été vaincu”, Tristan Bernard “Sous le voile de l'incognito”, Marcel Schwob “Sismé”, Jules Renard “Le fou”, Stéphane Mallarmé “études de danse”, Robert de Montesquiou “Des vers”, Maurice Leblanc “L'ami de la logique”, Catulle Mendès “Le Prince Lys”, Camille Mauclair “Le théâtre”...
Pictorial contributions: an hors texte leaf on Japan paper, by Jean-Louis Forain: “Le monde”, Caran d'Ache: “Un chapitre inédit des mémoires du général Marbot...”, Paul-César
Helleu with an original lithograph: “Femme et enfant”, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec with an original lithograph: “Zimmerman et sa machine” with some small sections missing of the right-hand margin.
Elegant magazine in Nabis style, whose relief wrappers were illustrated by Eugène Grasset and the typography done by Félix Vallotton.
Published under the auspices of Prince André Poniatowski, this magazine is decorated with in-texte illustrations by Jean-Louis Forain, Caran d'Ache, Paul-César Helleu, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Félix Vallotton.
Rare copy of the luxury print on Japan, 50 copies printed, complete with the 4 inserts, 2 of which are original lithographs by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and Paul-César Helleu.

First edition of the French translation by Ely Halpérine-Kaminski.
Binding half morocco brown with corners, back with five nerves and containing traces of friction, golden tail date marbled paper plates, guards and contreplats of handmade paper, wrappers preserved and bound in, gilt, signed the binding time Pierson.
Precious autograph signed Ely Halpérine-Kaminski: "At first President Raymond Poincaré in faithful and respectful devotion ..."
Pleasant and rare copy.

First edition in French, one of 225 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only large paper copies after 25 on Hollande paper.
Spine sunned, otherwise a good copy.

First edition of the French translation for which there is no mention of leading copies.
Introduction of Charles Peguy.
Two small gaps in the head and foot of the back, missing the foot of the boards due to the weakening of the paper due to a wetting affecting the first and last sheets.

First edition.
Contributions by R. Rolland, A. Maurois, F. Hellens, P. Abraham, P. Paraf, Z. Oldenbourg...
Illustrated, with illustrated cover.
Handsome copy.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Spine and covers marginally sunned as usual, otherwise handsome copy.

First edition in French.
An angular defect to the rear board.