TOLSTOY, LEO — War and Peace: The Inner Sanctum Edition

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1942. Hardcover. ISBN: 0805062882. An ideal edition of Leo Tolstoy's masterpiece for the reader wishing to undertake the daunting task of reading this epic novel set in Russia during the Napoleonic Wars. Publisher's 'Inner Sanctum Edition' contains the unabridged text of the novel, rendered into English by Louise and Aylmer Maude. Includes a removable Reader's Guide and Bookmark presenting lists of characters and historical events, as well as maps of battle sites and of Moscow in 1812. Seven additional maps scattered through the volume, and color maps of Napoleon's 1812 march into Russia (one is paralleled with Hitler's Russian invasion of World War II) to endpapers. Also with color title page illustration by Barnett Freedman and a lengthy foreword by Clifton Fadiman as well as "Some Words About War and Peace" by Leo Tolstoy. --- This hefty volume in full red cloth-covered boards with gilt-stamped sheaf of grain and crossed swords device in gilt to cover; titling on black spine block and repeating the grain-and-swords image; faded grey topstain. Volume lacks the dust jacket. --- With rippling to spine backstrip and a few interior leaves, otherwise a sturdy, tightly-bound, unmarked copy. Loosened front and rear hinges have been repaired on this book. (NOTE: Due to the weight of this item, extra shipping charges may be requested.); Octavo - 8 to 9 in. tall; lxii, 1371 pages. Very Good with no dust jacket .