War and Peace (Deluxe Hardbound Edition) (Fingerprint Classics) Hardcover – January 10, 2021

Got this for my sister for Christmas and she loved it, she especially loved the illustrations in the book and how beautiful it is.

First and foremost, the other negative reviews have valid points but I'm still rating this 5 stars. It's the best looking edition of War and Peace I've found, with a reasonable price tag.Let's go over some of the other reviews:1) Did my book come in slightly damaged?Yes. However, the book was packaged as tight and secure as possible that the package felt like a brick. I could tell the company really tried to ensure a safe delivery, but it's coming from overseas and it was slightly damaged in delivery.Do the pages stick together?Yes, but only initially. It is bible quality paper (as described), and I went through the book page by page like how I would with any new bible with really thin pages.Did my book have a barcode on the back?No. The FiNGERPRINT barcode in on the inside of the back cover. I'm not sure if this is the new standard, but the review showing the barcode on the back is only 2 months old. I can only speak to my copy, and it's perfect.Is the book from India?Yes? Why does that even matter?

The pages are like tissue though

War and Peace is a great read

I trusted the publisher photos, the rear is a fake. See my attachment. There is a huge permanent barcode on rear, under a barcode sticker with a nasty adhesive. Book is ruined for a permanent collection. I am returning this and any others from this publisher with that stupidity on the back cover. It is permanent damage to the book. They know better, that is why they faked the back cover photo.

According to the front matter on the inside of the book, this edition of War and Peace was produced somewhere in India. While the artwork of the cover and the gold paint on the pages are beautiful touches, I'm afraid that the quality of the physical book and the detail to attention in its production are simply NOT commensurate with the $30+ dollars they are charging. For this same money (or far less, in fact), you could buy a fine edition of this novel produced in the US, UK, or Canada in any of the available translations* (see footnote).SPECIFIC PROBLEMS:--the pages stuck together and had to be peeled apart every time I tried to turn the page. Just putting up with this long enough to read the first few chapters was enough to suggest how INCREDIBLY ANNOYING this was going to be for the length of one of the world's most famously LONG books, not to mention the HIGH RISK OF EVENTUALLY TEARING THE PAGES.--the pages are also SUPER THIN, obviously printed on paper of very cheap quality. You can actually see the print of one side of each page THROUGH the other side, which can get distracting when reading. You will also have a hard time keeping these pages in good order: impressions by your thumb, fingers, and hand can be left on them quite easily, and let's face it - to finish THIS novel, you're going to have to hold it for a LONG time.---Lastly, this may or may not be just a problem with my own copy, but those beautiful gold painted edges to the text block will probably show signs of damage (mine did, despite my having purchased a NEW edition). The cover also felt a little "rough" in some places, which really shouldn't happen.MANY OTHER REVIEWERS HAVE NOTED SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THEIR COPIES, SO THAT LAST BULLET ASIDE, IT'S NOT JUST A CASE OF MY RECEIVING "A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT". There are clearly issues at the site of production.*(footnote about translation) This particular translation, if you want to know, is the Louise and Alymer Maude translation, which has been out for exactly a century as of the time of writing this review. It's widely considered one of the better translations but, given how long it's been out, it is exceedingly easy to find in both paperback and hardback for far less money, and even a cursory search on Amazon will reveal that you can shop for this translation and find it in a wide range of cover arts and editions to make yourself happy. Not only are there cheap, beautiful versions of this translation available, but there is even a revised and corrected version of this translation available from Oxford University Press (and both the paperback and hardcover versions are very nice to have and hold), so there's no reason to pay $30+ for a shoddily assembled book just to read this particular translation. If you are interested in other translations, I highly recommend the Anthony Briggs translation - of which both the paperback edition and clothback hardcover editions are absolutely gorgeous items you will treasure.

Got this book to add to my library as this is one of my favorite book ever. Beautiful cover but bags are very very very thin! You can through the page to the other side. Could be better quality paper

The media could not be loaded. There are several pages with no words/text. It starts on pages 465 through 496. There are instances where the pages also stick to one another and you have to separate them individually. Poor workmanship and quality control.