Fathers and Sons. By Ivan Turgenev. Illustrated by John Collier. Limited Edition. Franklin Library. Franklin Center, 1981.

Fathers and Sons is one of the most acclaimed Russian novels of the nineteenth century. It is a character study across generations whose members hold opposing nihilistic and traditionalist worldviews. For Fathers and Sons, Ivan Turgenev is often credited with establishing Russian realism alongside Nicolai Gogol, Fyodor Dostoevsky, and Leo Tolstoy. This limited edition includes illustrations by John Collier, a twentieth century illustrator of high regard.

This limited edition is in fine condition. In the original leather, finely gilt stamped. Raised bands. Gilt spine label. Text block fine. Gilt edges. Silk moire endpapers and bookmark sewn in. With the publisher’s original pamphlet laid in.

A fine collector’s copy of Fathers and Sons.