DOSTOEVSKY, Fyodor. Besy. [The Devils.] St. Petersburg: K. Zamyslovskii Press, 1873.

3 parts in 1 volume, 8º (205 x 145mm). With half-titles, and the leaf of quotations. (Occasional light marginal soiling, light wear and small marginal dampstain in the first few leaves, the last leaf with an old repair in the bottom margin.) Contemporary green cloth, the sides with a blindstamped border, the spine and upper side lettered in gilt (neatly rebacked preserving the original spine, endpapers renewed, corners rubbed, sides lightly soiled). Provenance: Aleksei Aleksandrovich Ivanov (1860-1921, Dostoevsky's nephew; 'A.I.' cipher at spine foot; acquired from his estate by the consignor).

FIRST EDITION OF ONE OF DOSTOEVSKY'S GREAT NOVELS, his most overtly political work, and a ruthless exposition of contemporary revolutionary movements. Aleksei Ivanov was Dostoevsky's nephew. Rare in contemporary cloth: ABPC records no other copy sold at auction. Kilgour 281.

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