Description
First English edition of The Teaching of Jesus by Leo Tolstoy, published in 1909.
Octavo, viii, 119pp, [1], [4pp ads]. Publisher’s original red cloth, decorative trim stamped in blind on covers. Title in gilt on spine. Stated “Published February, 1909” on copyright page, no additional printings listed. Solid text block, cloth worn along edges, sunned spine. Faint dampstain to front and rear endpapers, visible at gutter. Previous ownership inscription on front endpaper. A very good example.
