{"product_id":"la-guerre-et-la-paix-roman-historique-traduit-wckgh9co","title":"La Guerre et la Paix. Roman historique traduit avec l'autorisation de l'auteur par une Russe.","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe rare first French translation of Tolstoy’s masterpiece, widely regarded as not only a classic of Russian literature but also one of the world’s greatest novels.\u003c\/strong\u003e The translation was printed in St. Petersburg and subsequently distributed by Hachette in Paris; only 500 copies were sent to Paris for distribution. Ivan Tourgueniev was instrumental in publicising the work in the French literary world, sending copies to various influential critics - including Gustave Flaubert, who praised the novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTolstoy’s work was translated by Princess Irene Ivanovna Paskevitch (1835-1925, born Vorontsov-Dachkov), wife of the Russian military officer Count Fedor Ivanovna Paskevitch (1823-1903), Serene Prince of Warsaw. It was from this French translation that Clara Bell rendered the first American translation of \u003cem\u003eWar and Peace\u003c\/em\u003e (1886).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProvenance: From the distinguished library of Pierre Bergé (1930-2017), Paris fashion entrepreneur, partner of Yves Saint Laurent, and auctioneer; from his private collection with his ex libris label on the front pastedown of each volume; sale, Paris, Pierre Bergé \u0026amp; Associés, 11\/09\/2016, lot 220, not sold; sale, Paris, Sotheby’s, 28\/10\/2024, lot 131 along with the first Russian edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperstock browned, some occasional scattered spotting to blank fore-margins; only light shelf wear to extremities, spines faded, discreet repair to rear joint of Vol. 1, new endpapers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRare.\u003c\/strong\u003e OCLC lists copies at Harvard and Indiana only in North America, along with three copies in France (inc. BnF) and two in Germany.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVicaire, VII, 850 (Vicaire wrongly describes the 1885 edition as being the original French translation); Boutchik, \u003cem\u003eBibliographie des œuvres littéraires russes traduites en français\u003c\/em\u003e, p. 133; BnF, \u003cem\u003eLéon Tolstoï\u003c\/em\u003e, Exposition organisée pour le cinquantenaire de sa mort, 1960, n° 80.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Maggs Bros.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48464575824029,"sku":"259519","price":7500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0669\/0045\/9677\/files\/259519_01.jpg?v=1781871021","url":"https:\/\/store.maggs.com\/products\/la-guerre-et-la-paix-roman-historique-traduit-wckgh9co","provider":"Maggs Bros.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}