HUGO, Victor. Oeuvres, Paris: Furne et Cie., 1841-46, 16 volumes, 8°, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed by the author on half title of volume I: "A l'honorable M'sieur Manuel, Jersey, 11 Avril 1864, Victor Hugo," engraved portrait, wood-engraved title vignettes (corner of half title of volume I torn away affecting one letter of Hugo's inscription, occasional light browning and staining), contemporary calf-backed marbled boards (spines worn, rubbed). With the same author's La Légende des Siècles première série (2 vols., Paris, 1859). (18)

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HUGO, Victor. Oeuvres, Paris: Furne et Cie., 1841-46, 16 volumes, 8°, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed by the author on half title of volume I: "A l'honorable M'sieur Manuel, Jersey, 11 Avril 1864, Victor Hugo," engraved portrait, wood-engraved title vignettes (corner of half title of volume I torn away affecting one letter of Hugo's inscription, occasional light browning and staining), contemporary calf-backed marbled boards (spines worn, rubbed). With the same author's La Légende des Siècles première série (2 vols., Paris, 1859). (18)

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