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HUGO, Victor (1802-85). Les Burgraves, Trilogie, Paris: E. Michaud, 1843. 8°, half title (title and first few leaves stained, some other light staining). 19th-century red half morocco, spine with raised bands and lettered in gilt, original blue wrappers bound in. Provenance: Alfred de Curzon (armorial bookplate). FIRST EDITION.
With 28 other French works in 40 volumes, near-uniformly bound in red half morocco gilt, including Montaigne's Essais (Paris, 1865-66, 4 vols.), Benvenuto Cellini's La Vie (Paris, 1881, illustrated by F. Laguillermie, ONE OF 100 COPIES), Jules Claretie's La Canne de M. Michelet (Paris, 1886, illustrations by P. Jazet, ONE OF 1,000 COPIES), Balzac's Le Colonel Chabert (Paris, 1886, illustrated by Delort, ONE OF 225 COPIES) and the same author's La Grenadière (Paris, 1901, illustrated by A. Lalauze, NUMBER 6 OF 100 COPIES ON JAPON), (41)
With 28 other French works in 40 volumes, near-uniformly bound in red half morocco gilt, including Montaigne's Essais (Paris, 1865-66, 4 vols.), Benvenuto Cellini's La Vie (Paris, 1881, illustrated by F. Laguillermie, ONE OF 100 COPIES), Jules Claretie's La Canne de M. Michelet (Paris, 1886, illustrations by P. Jazet, ONE OF 1,000 COPIES), Balzac's Le Colonel Chabert (Paris, 1886, illustrated by Delort, ONE OF 225 COPIES) and the same author's La Grenadière (Paris, 1901, illustrated by A. Lalauze, NUMBER 6 OF 100 COPIES ON JAPON), (41)
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