Les Miserables
by Hugo, Victor
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
Paris: J. Hetzel et A. Lacroix, 1870. Victor Hugo's epic historical novel was first published in 1862. Despite its popularity, early editions are rare. This is a Very Good copy of a French printing from only eight years after the First Edition. Large, heavy octavo, bound with green leather spine and tips; gilt titling on the spine, with five raised bands. Clean text; 799 pages, with a one-page advert in the rear. Marbled endpapers. Contains some 200 illustrative engravings. The first 28 pages have archival tape repairs to tears at the bottom of the page; this is the only defect within the textblock. Although rubbed at the margins, the book retains a significant and attractive presence.. Later Printing. Quarter-Bound. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
Considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century, Les Miserables (translated variously from French as The Miserable Ones, The Poor Ones, The Wretched Poor, The Victims) is a French historical novel by Victor Hugo. The story follows the struggles of ex-convict Jean Valjean from 1815 through the 1832 Rebellion in Paris. Les Miserables' beloved story of redemption encourages compassion and hope in the face of adversity and injustice. The epic novel is divided in five volumes, each of which is divided into several books and subdivided into chapters, totaling 48 books and 365 chapters. Les Miserables, as a whole, is one the longest novels ever written with about 1,500 pages in unabridged English editions and 1,900 pages in French. Les Misérables is known to many through its numerous stage and screen adaptations, such as the stage musical of the same name, sometimes abbreviated "Les Mis".
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Reviews
On Aug 25 2014, a reader said:
I've never read such a wonderful novel.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005351
- Title
- Les Miserables
- Author
- Hugo, Victor
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Later Printing
- Publisher
- J. Hetzel et A. Lacroix
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1870
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
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