War and Peace
Leo Tolstoy
New York, 1886
 
One of the greatest novels of all time.
 
First edition, first printing in English- released in two volume increments in January, May, and July of 1886(Before Tilsit Volume 2 a second printing from 1887).
 
Publisher's elaborately decorated brown cloth, front boards gilt-stamped with Napoleonic and Russian Imperial crests, spines gilt-lettered, brown-coated endpapers. Contemporary owner's signature in Before Tilsit Volume 1. A nice set ranging from Very Good to Near Fine.