Сергеенко, П. Как живет и работает гр. Л.Н. Толстой.
Первое издание
Москва: Типо-Литография Т-Ва Кушнерев и Ко, 1898.
[2], 106 с., 3 л. ил.: ил. 27.5×18,5 см.
В издательском переплете с сохранением издательской обложки.
Реставрация некоторых страниц, переплет немного потерт.
Редкость.
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Sergienko, P. How Count L. N. Tolstoy Lives and Works.
First edition
Moscow: Tipo-Litografiya T-Va Kushnerev i Ko, 1898.
[2], 106 p., 3 p. ill.: ill. 27.5 × 18.5 cm.
In the publisher's binding, the publisher's cover preserved.
Restoration of some pages; the binding is slightly worn.
Rare.
A seminal biographical work by Petr Sergienko (1854-1930), this 1898 first edition offers an intimate portrait of Leo Tolstoy during his most prolific years. Following their 1892 meeting at Yasnaya Polyana, Sergienko gained unprecedented access to the literary giant's daily life, documenting his creative process, philosophical convictions on art and literature, and domestic sphere. The volume synthesizes biographical materials with firsthand observations of Tolstoy's working methods and intellectual circle, while exploring his aesthetic theories and artistic principles. Enhanced by rare photographs and lesser-known illustrations by Ivan Repin, this work became a foundational text in Tolstoy scholarship, achieving international translation and enduring significance among scholars and collectors of Russian literary history.
