Aimée Dostoyevksy - Fyodor Dostoyevsky: A Study

London, William Heinemann, 1921. First edition. Cloth. A smart copy of this very scarce first edition in-depth biography of Fyodor Dostoyevksy by his daughter Aimée. The first edition of this work, a very scarce book, of which there are only two institutional copies held at the British Library.A study of the life and work of Fyodor Dostoyevsky from childhood through to his death, with chapters concerning the Petrachevsky conspiracy and Dostoyevsky's time in prison as well as his marriages, family origins and life, and personal accounts of his role as a father.Written by Aimee Dostoyevsky, second daughter of the subject of this biography, Russian writer and memoirist in her own right.  In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally smart with slight shelf wear, bumped to head and tail of spine and extremities, spine darkened. Internally, firmly bound. Minor spotting scattered to occasional leaf. Minor ink mark to outer margin p. 119, not affecting any of the text. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

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