Description
The Inner Sanctum edition of War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy, published in 1942.
Octavo, lxi, [1], 1361pp, [11]. Finely bound in three-quarter black morocco, blue cloth covers, thin gilt trim. Five raised bands, title in gilt on spine. Top edge gilt, marbled endpapers. No additional printings listed on copyright page. Solid text block, light wear along edges. Previous ownership inscription to front flyleaf. A near fine example.
The Inner Sanctum Edition was designed by Tom Torre Bevans and Philip Van Doren Stern. Title page illustrated by Warren Chappell and endpaper maps by I.N. Steinberg.
