A Raw Youth, Feodor Dostoevsky, Limited Editions Club, 1974, volume 1 & 2, NF HC

Dostoevsky, Feodor, Verona, Italy: Stamperia Valldonega, 1974, #1393/2000, 8 ¼” x 11 ½”, 4to, Illustrated Fritz Eichengerg, SIGNED by Fritz Eichengerg.

Volume 1, Near Fine quarto, grey-green cloth with silk finish over boards spine stamped in pure gold leaf on dark-green panels, 298 pp.

Volume 2, Near Fine quarto, grey-green cloth with silk finish over boards spine stamped in pure gold leaf on dark-green panels, signed by Fritz Eichenberg, 278 pp.

Very good + slipcase, blue paper with label affixed to spine in green and cream, edgewear, major sunning to each cover, laid in loose in an envelope is number 482 of the original Limited Editions Club Monthly Newsletter and an additional information paper, 517 pp. Eighteen full-page illustrated wood engravings by Fritz Eichenberg. Translated by Constance Garnett. Introduction by Konstantin Mochilsky. An exploration of generational conflict and moral struggle, A Raw Youth features eighteen striking full-page wood engravings by acclaimed illustrator Fritz Eichenberg—whose expressive style amplifies the novel’s psychological depth—and is authored by Feodor Dostoevsky, a seminal Russian novelist and philosopher renowned for his profound insight into moral, spiritual, and existential themes.

The Limited Editions Club was founded by publisher George Macy in 1929 with goal of delivering a monthly fine press edition of great works in literature, religion, history, philosophy, and poetry. The press worked with some of the best printers in the US and Europe, and sought the best artists to illustrate runs of 1500 or 2000 copies. Amatoria has acquired ~100 Limited Edition Club titles, to see more, visit the collection on our website.