{"product_id":"anna-karenina-limited-edition-leo-tolstoy-pasternak-slater-translation-folio-society-signed-limited-edition-2026","title":"Anna Karenina (Limited Edition)","description":"\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"The book is a pleasure to read as well as to look at: the Slaters’ prose is smooth, free-flowing and modern. And funny too.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTOLSTOY, Leo. Anna Karenina\u003c\/strong\u003e. London: The Folio Society 2026. Special Limited Edition featuring a brand-new, Folio-exclusive translation produced by Nicolas Pasternak Slater, nephew of Nobel Prize-winning author Boris Pasternak, and Maya Slater, and introduced by same.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the book\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e11½ inches x 8 inches, 816 pages. Illustrated by Sally Dunne with 12 full page colour illustrations, including one frontispiece. Quarter-bound in blocked leather, with sides covered in specially-commissioned hand-marbled paper by Jemma Lewis. Gilded edges on all three sides. Ribbon marker. Letterpress printed limitation label signed by the translators and the artist. Slipcase with blocked rings motif. Limited to 500 copies, out of which this is copy number 24.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProduced in series with Folio Society's limited edition of Dr Zhivago, which was also translated by the Slater duo. We have a copy of this in stock as well; please see \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sanchosrarebooks.co.uk\/products\/doctor-zhivago-limited-edition-boris-pasternak-folio-society-signed-limited-edition-2019?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=4b45dabfe\u0026amp;_ss=r\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Doctor Zhivago, Boris Pasternak, Folio Society Limited Edition\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA gripping love story, a profound social critique and an examination of the tragic consequences of love and betrayal, Anna Karenina is simply all of these. But never has this been presented in as readable a translation as that by Maya and Nicholas Pasternak Slater, nor shown with as much sentiment, joy and sorrow as in the images by Sally Dunne. Once considered by Dostoyevsky to be ‘a flawless work of art’, this surely could pertain to this edition, as much as this novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA fine copy, with binding square and firm, and pages clean and free from inscriptions. Housed in the equally-fine matching slipcase. This will come packaged in Folio's original box, but double-boxed for protection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Folio Society produced a wonderful video of the translators seeing this edition for the first time and discussing their work; you can find this embedded below.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"vimeo-player\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1155059706?h=ef688f6325\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sancho's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54346999497043,"sku":null,"price":925.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/5403\/5283\/files\/2026-Anna-Karenina-LEO-TOLSTOY-Folio-Society-LIMITED-EDITION-Pasternak-Translation-Illustrated-Sally-Dunne_3.webp?v=1784467069","url":"https:\/\/sanchosrarebooks.co.uk\/products\/anna-karenina-limited-edition-leo-tolstoy-pasternak-slater-translation-folio-society-signed-limited-edition-2026","provider":"Sancho's Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}