# Swedish edition — Andra delen, title page (transcription)

**Source:** photograph supplied by Johan, 2026-05-28. Physical book in Johan's possession.
**Captures:** title page only. Verso, preface, table of contents, colophon not yet photographed.

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## Transcription (verbatim, line-by-line)

```
LEO TOLSTOJ
HANS LIF OCH HANS VERK

SJÄLFBIOGRAFISKA BREF OCH ANTECKNINGAR
SAMT BIOGRAFISKA UPPGIFTER

SAMLADE AF
PAUL BIRUKOFF

SAMT GRANSKADE AF
LEO TOLSTOJ

— [horizontal rule] —

BEMYNDIGAD ÖFVERSÄTTNING FRÅN RYSKA ORIGINALET

AF
ERIK NORDENSTRÖM

— [horizontal rule] —

ANDRA DELEN

[publisher monogram: PAN&L / TAN&L — ornate cursive intertwined letters]

[small stamped mark — purple/violet ink, partially obscured]

STOCKHOLM
P. A. NORSTEDT & SÖNERS FÖRLAG
```

## Reading

- **Title:** *Leo Tolstoj — Hans lif och hans verk* ("Leo Tolstoy — His life and his work").
- **Subtitle:** *Själfbiografiska bref och anteckningar samt biografiska uppgifter* ("Autobiographical letters and notes, together with biographical data"). Pre-1906 Swedish spelling reform orthography (*själfbiografiska*, *bref*, *anteckningar*).
- **Compiler:** Paul Birukoff (German transliteration of Бирюков; this is the spelling Birukoff himself used in Western European correspondence, including his work with the Diederichs German edition).
- **Authorisation:** *"samt granskade af Leo Tolstoj"* — "and reviewed by Leo Tolstoy." Direct claim of authorial review on the title page. This is the strongest possible advertising of Tolstoy involvement; whether it reflects review of the Russian source or of the Swedish translation itself is a §3 question.
- **Translation status:** *"Bemyndigad öfversättning från ryska originalet"* — "Authorised translation from the Russian original." Translator Erik Nordenström.
- **Volume designation:** *Andra delen* — "Second part." Per the handoff, Johan owns Första delen 1, Första delen 2, and Andra delen (this volume) — three physical books covering Russian Vols 1–2.
- **Publisher:** P. A. Norstedt & Söners förlag, Stockholm. Norstedt is one of Sweden's oldest and most established publishing houses (founded 1823; Royal Court printer). The publisher signals editorial weight, not a small or unauthorised venture.
- **Publisher monogram:** intertwined cursive letters reading approximately "PAN&L" or "TAN&L" — Norstedt's house mark of the period; exact resolution unread.
- **Stamped mark:** small purple/violet rubber stamp at the foot of the page, partially legible — likely a previous owner's mark, an antiquarian's stock mark, or a library stamp. Not yet identifiable from the photograph.

## What this title page does not yet tell us (per-volume, to verify against other surfaces)

- Year of publication (Andra delen — not printed on the title page; usually on the verso of the same leaf or in the colophon).
- Print run / edition number.
- Whether the translation was made from a specific named Russian edition (the title-page phrase *"från ryska originalet"* is generic).
- What "granskade af Leo Tolstoj" specifically means in context (the preface, if any, may explain).
- Page count, illustration plates, footnote handling.

## Cross-reference

- Handoff orientation note on this edition: [`../handoff-2026-05-28.md`](../handoff-2026-05-28.md), §3 of "What this session was, and why this handoff exists."
- Closing of this same volume: [`swedish-andra-delen-slutord-p453.md`](swedish-andra-delen-slutord-p453.md).