The Cossacks: A Tale of the Caucasus in the Year 1852. UKRAINIA

Extended Description and Notes

Tolstoi, Count Lyof N.: The Cossacks: A Tale of the Caucasus in the Year 1852. First English Edition, 1888 Walter Scott, 24 Warwick Lane, Paternoster Row, London. Translated from the Russian by Nathan Haskell Dole. Summary: A novel of the Caucasian War 1817-1864. Used. Good- Condition/ No DJ. Blue Boards gold titling and ornamentation. Imperial Russian crest stamped in gilt at center front. A solid copy. Light foxing to endpapers. Toning. Fabric at top of spine missing. RARE/SCARCE.

Bookseller

Mary Riversong Books (US)

Bookseller's Inventory #

535TolstoiCossack2

Title

The Cossacks: A Tale of the Caucasus in the Year 1852. UKRAINIA

Author

Tolstoi, Count Lyof N

Format/Binding

Hardcover

Book Condition

Used - Good-

Jacket Condition

No DJ Included

Quantity Available

1

Edition

First English Edition

Publisher

Walter Scott

Place of Publication

London

Date Published

1888

Size

5 X 7 5/8

Weight

0.00 lbs

Keywords

Caucasian War, 1817-1864, Novel, History of Russia, Nathan Haskell Dole, Caucasus, Czarist Russia, Tsarist Russia, Imperial Russia, 19th Century Literature, Leo Tolstoy, Russian Authors, Ukrainia

Bookseller catalogs

Biography; Nonfiction; History of Ukrainia; History of Russia; Historical Fiction; 19th Century Literature; Action & Adventure;

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