Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy, in this magnificent Easton Press edition (1975), is a bibliophile’s treasure that captures the grandeur of one of literature’s greatest novels. Bound in rich full leather with 22-karat gold accents, silk moiré endpapers, and archival-quality paper, this volume embodies the opulence and tragedy of Tolstoy’s imperial Russia.
The novel intertwines the doomed passion of Anna Karenina—a woman torn between societal duty and illicit love—with the philosophical quest of Konstantin Levin, who seeks meaning in faith, labor, and family. Tolstoy’s piercing insight into human nature (“All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way”) unfolds in prose as vast as the Russian steppe and as intimate as a whispered confession.
This 1975 Easton Press edition presents the complete, unabridged text by Constance Garnett, with no illustrations—allowing Tolstoy’s words to resonate without distraction. A gilt-stamped masterpiece, it is both a reading experience and an heirloom.
