Léon Tolstoï (1828-1910) - Plaisirs vicieux – Plaisirs cruels – La Sonata a Kreutzer. - 1892-1895

Léon Tolstoï (1828–1910) – Plaisirs vicieux (1892) – Plaisirs cruels (1895) – La Sonata a Kreutzer (1893) – Set of 3 antique volumes – French & Italian – Half-leather bindings.
Plaisirs vicieux – Plaisirs cruels – La Sonata a Kreutzer.
A fine bibliophile set bringing together three works by Léon Tolstoy, a major figure in nineteenth-century Russian literature, published between 1892 and 1895, comprising two French editions and one Italian edition.
These three volumes illustrate Tolstoy’s philosophical, moral, and social concerns toward the end of his life, particularly the human condition, violence, social behavior, spirituality, and relations between the sexes.
1] Plaisirs vicieux – 1892
This copy has the characteristics of the first edition of the French translation, published by Charpentier in 1892.
Author: Léon Tolstoy.
Translated from the Russian by: Halpérine-Kaminsky.
Preface: Alexandre Dumas fils, of the Académie française.
Publisher: Bibliothèque-Charpentier, G. Charpentier & E. Fasquelle. Paris. 1892.
Language: French.
A collection of reflections and studies on human habits considered harmful, particularly alcohol, tobacco, narcotics, and social behavior.
First edition of the French translation (1892)
First printing: possible.
Confirmed edition published during Tolstoy’s lifetime.
2] Plaisirs cruels – 1895
Author: Léon Tolstoy.
Translated from the Russian by: E. Halpérine-Kaminsky.
Preface: Charles Richet, professor at the Paris Faculty of Medicine.
Publisher: Bibliothèque-Charpentier, G. Charpentier and E. Fasquelle.
Place: Paris.
Year: 1895.
Language: French.
The work includes, among other things, the author’s profession of faith, as well as reflections on meat consumption, hunting, animal suffering, and man’s moral responsibilities.
An interesting testament to Tolstoy’s ethical and humanist thought.
First edition of the French translation (1895)
First printing: possible.
Confirmed edition published during Tolstoy’s lifetime.
3] La Sonata a Kreutzer – 1893.
Author: Leone Tolstoi.
Title: La Sonata a Kreutzer.
Edition: Quinta Edizione (fifth edition).
Publisher: Fratelli Treves, Editori.
Place: Milan.
Year: 1893.
Language: Italian.
An early Italian edition of The Kreutzer Sonata, Tolstoy’s famous psychological novella about jealousy, marriage, passion, and the contradictions of marital morality.
Set of 3 volumes.
Antique half-leather bindings with black and cream marbled-paper boards.
Brown leather spines decorated with gilt rules and motifs.
Titles in gilt on the spines.
Size: 18 cm × 12 cm.
Approximately 280 pages.
Two volumes in French and one in Italian.
The set is in good overall condition for works dating from the late nineteenth century.
The antique bindings show rubbing and signs of use, particularly on the spines and corners. Gilt decoration is partly faded. The interiors show natural paper toning, some foxing, and scattered small stains, visible in the photographs.
The title pages and the photographed leaves are printed clearly and legibly.
An interesting set bringing together three works by Tolstoy published during his lifetime, in two European languages.
The two French editions include prefaces by renowned intellectual figures, Alexandre Dumas fils and Charles Richet.
The 1893 Milan edition completes the set with one of the Russian writer’s most famous and controversial stories.
A set of three nineteenth-century editions, particularly suited to a collection devoted to Russian literature, early European translations, and the philosophical and moral thought of Léon Tolstoy.

The photographs form an integral part of the description.
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