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La Légende des Siècles: Tome Premier [et] Second [The Legend of the Ages: Books One (and) Two)]
by HUGO, Victor
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
Gloucester City, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Leipzig / Bruxelles: Édition Hetzel / Alphonse Dürr [and] Édition Hetzel / Meline, Cans et Cie, 1859. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition, mixed state? Two volumes bound in one, with both half-titles present. Octavo. 270, 20 (ads) pp. Text in French. Cloth and marbled papercovered boards with cloth tips and spine titled in silver. Spine titling tarnished else a near fine copy with modest general wear and a tiny chip on the foredge of the cover; the interior is fine. The title page of Book One gives an Édition Hetzel and Alphonse Dürr (Leipzig) imprint, and the title page of Book Two gives an Édition Hetzel and Meline, Cans et Cie (Bruxelles) imprint. Both title pages state "Édition Interdite pour la France" ("Prohibited Edition for France"). A nice copy of the first two books of Hugo's celebrated epic poem in a contemporary binding.
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- Bookseller
- Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 552680
- Title
- La Légende des Siècles: Tome Premier [et] Second [The Legend of the Ages: Books One (and) Two)]
- Author
- HUGO, Victor
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Édition Hetzel / Alphonse Dürr [and] Édition Hetzel / Meline, Cans et Cie
- Place of Publication
- Leipzig / Bruxelles
- Date Published
- 1859
- Keywords
- FrenchLiterature, Poetry
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
Biblio member since 2005
Gloucester City, New Jersey
About Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc., founded in 1985, specializes in first editions of 20th Century American and English fiction. Our inventory of over 75,000 first editions includes: African-American literature & history, Mysteries, Detective Fiction, Drama, Books into Film and Sports books. We routinely issue extensively illustrated color catalogs, available by subscription. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA)and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB). Tom Congalton, founder of Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc., actively promotes the ethics and standards of these professional organizations and served as President of the ABAA from 2000 to 2002.
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