Wood engravings by Fritz Eichenberg

Dostoevsky, Fyodor (Fyodor Dostoyevsky); Garnett, Constance; Slonim, Marc; Yarmolinsky, Avrahm

The Possessed: Including the Suppressed Chapter, Stavrogin's Confession [Demons] [Devils]

New York: The Heritage Press, 1959. Eichenberg, Fritz. Reissue. Hard Cover. Very Good / No Jacket. Item #2351308

Includes publisher's slipcase, lacks Sandglass insert. Spine slightly toned, a couple light smudges on slipcase. Binding tight and square, pages clean, bright, and unmarked.

xxiv, 630 pp. Original salmon cloth, gilt and silver titles and decorations. Beautiful wood engravings by Fritz Eichenberg. The Constance Garnett translation of Dostoevsky's classic novel, sometimes also translated as The Devils, or Demons. A political novel of Imperial Russia in the late 19th century, criticizing liberal idealists as well as the conservative establishment's reaction to them, and portraying utopian and positivist ideas as unrealistic.

Price: $45.00