Tolstoy Aleska Konstantinovich- The Silver Prince vol. I-II (novel from the time of Ivan the Terrible) [Warsaw 1898].

Tolstoy Alexei Konstantinovich/ The Silver Prince (a novel from the time of Ivan the Terrible)/ Warsaw 1898/ Granowski and Sikorski/ series: Library of Selected Works, nos. 45 and 46/ maroon cloth publisher's binding with titling on the spine/ pp. 159 (vol. I), 176 (vol. II)/ very good condition-, slight soiling of the binding, a few cracks in the block (in both volumes), slightly dusty page trims, slight bending of the corners of the covers, rubbed gilt titling on the spine

Historical novel depicting the dramatic fate of Prince Nikita Romanovich Silver, a faithful servant of the Tsar, who returns to Moscow and confronts the cruel oprichnina system. The background of the events is the reality of 16th-century Russia - full of violence, religious fanaticism and court intrigues. Publication enriched with a foreword by J. A. Swiecicki