The Limited Editions Club Books by Pushkin, Dostoevsky, and Tolstoy 8 PCS

Dostoevsky, Fyodor. The Possessed. Translated from the Russian by Constance Garnett. With an introduction by Marc Slonim. Illustrated with wood engravings by Fritz Eichenberg. New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1959. Two volumes. #1071/1500. Signed by the illustrator Fritz Eichenberg on the colophon. Includes the suppressed chapter “Stavrogin’s Confession,” translated by Avrahm Yarmolinsky. Designed by Peter Oldenburg; printed by Case, Lockwood & Brainard (Hartford, Connecticut). Illustrated with 24 full-page black-and-white wood engravings by Eichenberg. Bound in decorative cloth (one red-brown, the other in blue), stamped in black, silver, and gilt with designs by the illustrator. Housed in the original black board slipcase with silver spine label.

Dostoevsky, Fyodor:  A Raw Youth The Limited Editions Club, 1974. Two volumes. Printed in Verona, Italy, at the Stamperia Valdonega. Translation: Constance Garnett. Introduction: Konstantin Mochulsky. Illustration: Wood engravings by Fritz Eichenberg (signed by Eichenberg in the colophon). 1071/ 2,000 numbered copies printed on custom-made paper from the Cartiere Enrico Magnani mill in Pescia, Italy. Binding: Fine-textured gray-green cloth, housed in a matching green slipcase with a paper title label.

Tolstoy, Leo: Resurrection 1963. Key details: Translation: By Leo Wiener, revised and edited for this edition by F.D. Reeve. Introduction: By Ernest J. Simmons. Illustrations: 19 wood engravings by Fritz Eichenberg (including 14 full-page plates). Design/Printing: Designed by Joseph Blumenthal and printed at the Spiral Press in New York. 1071/1,500 numbered copies, each signed by the illustrator (Fritz Eichenberg) on the colophon. Tall octavo/quarto size bound in blue/navy and tan/beige buckram with gilt decoration on the front cover and spine titles; with slipcase.

Pushkin,  Alexander: The Captain’s Daughter & Other Stories , 1971.  Rebellion plus three short stories: “The Postmaster,” “The Queen of Spades,” and “The Blizzard.” Translation By Ivy and Tatiana Litvinov. Introduction: By Kathryn Feuer. Illustrations: Color and monochrome lithographs (including full-page plates and endpaper illustrations) by Charles Mozley, who also designed the book. Printed by the Westerham Press in Westerham, Kent (England). 1071/1,500 numbered copies, each signed by the illustrator (Charles Mozley) on the colophon. Tall quarto/Folio. Bound in quarter green buckram over cloth (or linen) sides, with gilt ruling and a black spine label lettered in gilt; speckled edges. In publisher’s slipcase. 

Dostoevsky, Fyodor: The Gambler and Notes from the Underground: 1967. Pprinted at The Sign of the Stone Book, Bloomfield, Connecticut. 1071/1,500 numbered copies signed by the illustrator. Translation: Constance Garnett. Introduction: George Steiner. Illustrations: Alexandre Alexeieff (with Claire Parker), using their pinboard technique; monochrome plates reproduced by The Meriden Gravure Company. Design: John Dreyfus. Binding: Quarter dark blue with gilt title over pictorial gray cloth boards (featuring an Alexeieff illustration); blue speckled/sprinkled edges. Red paper-over-card slipcase with title label. Quarto. 

Pushkin, Alexander: The Golden Cockerel: 1950. Illustrated with color plates by Edmund Dulac, 1071/ 1,500 copies signed by the artist (signed on the colophon page). Bound in Russian-red cloth. Slipcase.

Gogol. Nikolai: The Overcoat and The Government Inspector: 1976. 1071/2,000 numbered copies and signed by Saul Field (on colophon). Translated by Constance Garnett. Introduction by Alfred Kazin. Bound in hardcover. Slipcase. 

Dostoevsky, Fyodor: The House of the Dead: 1982. 1071/2,000 signed on colophon by wood-engraver Fritz Eichenberg and designer Michael Bixler. It features Constance Garnett's translation, introduction by Boris Shragin, and ten full-page wood engravings. Set in Monotype Dante with Wilhelm Klingsporschrift headings by Michael & Winifred Bixler. Bound in a plum-gray fabric with copper foil stamping. Slipcase.

Provenance:
Property from the Collection of Marianne Endicott, Grosse Pointe Shores, MI

Dimensions:
Dostoevsky, Fyodor. The Possessed. Translated from the Russian by Constance Garnett. With an introduction by Marc Slonim. Illustrated with wood engravings by Fritz Eichenberg. New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1959. Two volumes. H 11" W 7.75" Depth 3" 1 PC
Pushkin, Alexander: The Captain’s Daughter & Other Stories , 1971. Translation By Ivy and Tatiana Litvinov. Introduction: By Kathryn Feuer. Illustrations: Color and monochrome lithographs (including full-page plates and endpaper illustrations) by Charles Mozley. H 13.25" W 8.75" 1 PC
Tolstoy, Leo: Resurrection 1963. Key details: Translation: By Leo Wiener, revised and edited for this edition by F.D. Reeve. Introduction: By Ernest J. Simmons. Illustrations: 19 wood engravings by Fritz Eichenberg (including 14 full-page plates). H 10.5" W 8" Depth 2" 1 PC
Dostoevsky, Fyodor: A Raw Youth The Limited Editions Club, 1974. Two volumes. Printed in Verona, Italy, at the Stamperia Valdonega. Translation: Constance Garnett. Introduction: Konstantin Mochulsky. Illustration: Wood engravings by Fritz Eichenberg H 12" W 8.5" Depth 3" 1 PC
Dostoevsky, Fyodor: The Gambler and Notes from the Underground: 1967. Pprinted at The Sign of the Stone Book, Bloomfield, Connecticut. 1071/1,500 numbered copies signed by the illustrator H 11" W 7.75" 1 PC
Pushkin, Alexander: The Golden Cockerel: 1950. Illustrated with color plates by Edmund Dulac, 1071/ 1,500 copies signed by the artist (signed on the colophon page). H 12.5" W 8.5" 1 PC
Gogol. Nikolai: The Overcoat and The Government Inspector: 1976. 1071/2,000 numbered copies and signed by Saul Field (on colophon). Translated by Constance Garnett. I 1 PC
Dostoevsky, Fyodor: The House of the Dead: 1982. 1071/2,000 signed on colophon by wood-engraver Fritz Eichenberg and designer Michael Bixler H 11" W 7.5" 1 PC All have sat undisturbed on the collector's shelves since received as part of their subscription. Slipcover on The Possessed is cracked on three edges. The Golden Cockerel has faded slipcover and spine (sun). | Please note all lots show signs of wear commensurate with age and use, and the lack of a statement regarding condition does not imply the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from defects or the effects of aging. Unless otherwise stated, all information provided is the opinion of DuMouchelles' specialists. Should you have any specific questions regarding the condition of this lot, please use the “Request Condition Report” or “Ask a Question” buttons or email conditions@dumoart.com.

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