ANNA KARENINA BY LEO TOLSTOY 1960 Bayntun Fine Leather Binding

[TOLSTOY, LEO]. Anna Karenin. London: Heinemann, 1960.

Hardcover. Reprint. Full leather. Octavo (195 x 135 mm), pp. [6], 897. Finely bound in green polished calf, signed by Bayntun [-Riviere] of Bath, England. Five raised spine bands. The spine ruled, lettered and tooled in gilt, with double morocco lettering-pieces. Twin gilt ruled frames to boards. Board edges gilt ruled. Gilt tooled turn-ins. All page edges gilt. Hand marbled pastedowns and endpapers. Initial and terminal blanks present. Half-title. Printed in Great Britain by The Windmill Press Ltd. Condition: VERY GOOD. Binding secure. Covers nice and clean. Contents immaculate, else for a generous inked inscription to front blank. A lovely example from a famous bindery.