Anna Karenina

by Tolstoy, Leo

Anna Karenina is a novel by Leo Tolstoy, published in 1877. The story is set in 19th-century Russia and follows the life of Anna Karenina, a married woman who embarks on an affair with the wealthy Count Vronsky. As their affair becomes more passionate, Anna must grapple with the societal norms and expectations of her time, which view infidelity as a serious transgression. The novel explores themes of love, desire, societal expectations, and the consequences of our actions. It is considered one of the greatest works of literature and a masterpiece of realist fiction.The long novel was first serialized in the Russian periodical Ruskii Vestnik from 1873 to 1877, and first appeared in book form in 1878.

First edition identification

The first edition of Anna Karenina was published in Russian in 1878. It was published in three volumes, bound in contemporary three quarters calf over marbled boards, gilt titles, raised bands by T. Ris in Moscow. Anna Karenina’s first editions in Russian are rare.

The first English translation of Anna Karenina was published by Thomas Y. Crowell & Co. (1886). Binded in blue cloth, floral endpapers. It was translated by Nathan Haskell Dole and it included ads in both the front and the back of the book.

Other Collectible or Notable Editions

Another notable edition of Anna Karenina by Tolstoy is the one published by The Limited Editions Club at The University Press, Cambridge, 1951. Hardback, two-volume set, decorated cloth with gilt lettering to spine and gilt top fore edge. Translation by Constance Garnett, illustrated by Barnett Freedman. 

The Modern Library published a deluxe hardcover edition in 1993 with a drawing of a man on the cover.

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ANNA KARENINA

by TOLSTOY, Leo

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1951
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Cambridge: Limited Editions Club, 1951. Hardcover. Slight sunning to the spines. About Fine in a close to Fine slipcase with light wear to the open edge. Barnett Freedman. Two octavo volumes (5-7/8" x 8-3/4") bound in cloth decorated with lithographic drawings by Barnett Freedman drawn on and printed from the stones. Illustrated with color autolithographs drawn on the… Read more about this item
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by Leo Tolstoy

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by Tolstoy, Leo [Count Lyof N Tolstoi]

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Moscow: T. Ris, 1878. First Edition. Near Fine. First edition of Tolstoy's masterpiece in the original Russian language. Three volumes, bound in contemporary quarter calf over marbled boards. 369; 493; 413pp. This copy is from a family of white Russians who emigrated to France, bound later and stamped in gilt at the foot of the spine with the… Read more about this item
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London; Folio Society, 2012., 2012. Second printing. Large octavo, pp. xxii, 745, [1]. With 15 coloured plates by Angela Barrett. Bound in brown and peach pictorial cloth blocked in gilt with gilt titles to spine. Dark forest green endpapers. Housed in a dark forest green slipcase. Fine in Fine slipcase. Tolstoy's tragic romantic epic, widely considered one… Read more about this item
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London.: Penguin Books., 2006. xxv, 838pp. Translated by Richard Pevear & Larissa Volokhonsky. With a Preface by John Bayley. Penguin Classics. As new.. Reprint.. Paperback. Near Fine.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall.
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ANNA KARENINA

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Cambridge: Limited Editions Club, 1951. Hardcover. Spines a little darkened and rubbed. Near Fine, lacking the plain dustwrappers and the slipcase. Barnett Freedman. Two octavo volumes (5-7/8" x 8-3/4") bound in cloth decorated with lithographic drawings by Barnett Freedman drawn on and printed from the stones. Illustrated with color autolithographs drawn on the stone (225 separate stones!) by… Read more about this item
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ANNA KARENINA

by Leo Tolstoy

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New York: Everyman's Library. 1992. Tenth Printing. Hardcover. 0679410007 . Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. ; Everyman's Library; 8.1 X 5.4 X 1.9 inches; 1016 pages .
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ANNA KARENINA

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Cambridge: Limited Editions Club, 1951. Hardcover. Moderate foxing to first and last few pages and bulked text edges; spines evenly sunned. Near Fine, lacking the plain dustwrappers, in an intact, Very Good slipcase. Barnett Freedman. Two octavo volumes (5-7/8" x 8-3/4") bound in cloth decorated with lithographic drawings by Barnett Freedman drawn on and printed from the stones.… Read more about this item
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ANNA KARENINA (COMPLETE 2 VOLUME SET)   (DJ protected by a brand new,  clear, acid-free mylar cover)

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by Tolstoy, Leo

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Random House. Very Good-. 1939. Hardcover. ****Holiday Sale! The current price reflects a 15% discount off the regular price, while the item lasts. Sale ends December 11, 2023*****; Complete 2 volume set. Beige cloth covers are toned and modestly soiled but in very good- condition. Boards and spines are straight. Bindings are tight. Pages are clean… Read more about this item
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Anna Karenina

by Leo Tolstoy

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by Leo Tolstoy

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Published in Moscow, 1886. Complete in Three Volumes. Full leather over limp card boards. Gilt decoration to borders and gilt titles to spines. pp 366, 479, 400. Text in Russian. CONDITION A very good clean complete set. The bindings are good, volume 2 has a little loss to the leather at the bottom front corner (see last… Read more about this item
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Anna Karenina

by Leo Tolstoy

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Anna Karenina: A Novel (Revised Edition)

by Leo Tolstoy (Author); Rosemary Edmonds (Translated From the Russian by)

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Moscow: T. Ris, 1878. First edition in Russian of Tolstoy's masterpiece. Octavo, 3 volumes, bound in three quarters calf, gilt titles, raised bands. Housed in a custom box. In near fine condition. First editions in Russian are rare.
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by TOLSTOY, Leo

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Norwalk, CT: The Heritage Press, 1952. Hardcover. Introduction by Lionel Trilling. Translation by Constance Garnett and revised by Bernard Guilbert Guerney. Edited by Gustavus Spett. Small 4to. Lavender cloth spine with gilt lettering and blue paper over boards, paper-covered slipcase. xii, 935pp. Fine/fine. This wonderfully tight and bright later reprint of the Limited Editions Club's 1951 edition of Tolstoy's… Read more about this item
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Anna Karenina

by Leo Tolstoy

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Prague: Nakladatelstvi J. Otto, 1922. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 7" by 5". Not Stated. An attractive three volume edition of Anna Karenina. An attractive three volume edition of Anna Karenina. Published in Czech by a leading Czech bookseller and publisher. Complete in three volumes. Anna Karenina is a novel… Read more about this item
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Anna Karenina [2 vols]

by Tolstoy, Leo

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1939
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New York: Random House, 1939. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Reisman, Philip. 8vo. Full tan cloth. Volume 1: xxv, 520 pp. [9] colour plates and B&W illustrations in text. Volume 2: 523-969 pp. [7] colour plates and B&W illustratiosn in tex. Spines sunned. Stain for front board of volume 1. Near fine overall.
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