TOWLES, Amor.
A Gentleman In Moscow.
“If a man does not master his circumstances, he is bound to be mastered by them": First edition of A Gentleman in Moscow; signed by Amor Towles
New York: Viking, 2016.
$600.00
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Item Number: RRB-149445
* Custom Clamshell Boxes are hand made by the Harcourt Bindery upon request and take approximately 60 days to complete
First edition of the New York Times bestselling author's second novel. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Amor Towles on the title page and with his custom-designed stamp of the Kremlin opposite the title page in red ink. Towles adopted the practice of adding a custom-designed stamp when signing his books as requests for signed copies soared with his books' popularity. Each stamp features a distinctive design, designed by Towles himself, often incorporating elements relevant to his novels, such as the Kremlin for A Gentleman in Moscow and vintage car for Table for Two. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Nayon Cho.
A Gentleman in Moscow* follows Count Alexander Rostov, an aristocrat sentenced to house arrest in the luxurious Metropol Hotel in post-revolutionary Moscow. Over the course of several decades, Rostov navigates the dramatic political changes of Soviet Russia, finding meaning and purpose in his relationships and the confined world of the hotel. “Beyond the door of the luxurious Hotel Metropol lies Theater Square and the rest of Moscow, and beyond its city limits the tumultuous landscape of 20th-century Russia. The year 1922 is a good starting point for a Russian epic, but for the purposes of his sly and winning second novel, Amor Towles forgoes descriptions of icy roads and wintry dachas and instead retreats into the warm hotel lobby. The Metropol, with its customs and routines, is a world unto itself" (New York Times Book Review). “Spread across four decades, this is in all ways a great novel, a nonstop pleasure brimming with charm, personal wisdom, and philosophic insight" (Kirkus).
A Gentleman In Moscow.
$600.00
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