The first edition of the novel "War and Peace" was sold at auction for 1.6 million rubles.

The first edition of Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace was sold for 1.6 million rubles at the Litfond auction. The relevant data was found on March 14 on the website of the Izvestia auction house.

The starting price of the lot was 300 thousand rubles. The lot itself consisted of a well-preserved set of six books with slight scuffs on the bindings and cracks on the flyleafs.

The epic novel was published in 1868. He was warmly welcomed by readers — sales were going well. In the summer of the same year, it was decided to print a second edition. The fifth and sixth volumes were published in March 1869.

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