Mid-Century

The Brothers Karamazov I — Fyodor M. Dostoevsky, Heron Books (1968)

First volume of Dostoevsky's final masterpiece — Heron Books 1968 illustrated edition, translated by Constance Garnett. Contains Parts I & II (Books I–VI). Introduction by A. B. McMillin. Illustrated by Pietro Sarto. Built-in yellow ribbon bookmark. Pencil price mark '£1.25' on endpaper.

Year
1968 · First published serially 1879–80; this Heron Books edition 1968
Era
Mid-Century
Maker
Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky (1821–1881); translated by Constance Garnett; introduction by A. B. McMillin; illustrated by Pietro Sarto; published by Heron Books, London; produced by Edito-Service S.A., Geneva
Origin
England
Materials
Hardback, illustrated, built-in yellow ribbon bookmark
Condition
Excellent
Literature

Bibliographic Details

Notable Features

  • Built-in yellow ribbon bookmark
  • Pencil price mark on endpaper: £1.25 (previous bookseller's notation)
  • Spine and boards in excellent condition — no wear, no foxing

Fun Facts

  1. Constance Garnett translated this novel in 1912 despite severe eyesight problems, reading Russian text through a magnifying glass.
  2. Dostoevsky wrote the novel while suffering epileptic fits and died just four months after completing it.
  3. Sigmund Freud called The Brothers Karamazov 'the most magnificent novel ever written'.
  4. The pencil price notation '£1.25' on the endpaper is from a previous owner or dealer.

Acquisition

Condition Notes

Excellent overall — no broken spine, no wear, no foxing. Internally clean throughout. Minor pencil mark on endpaper (previous price notation). Built-in yellow ribbon bookmark present and intact.