The Toilers of the Sea
by Victor Hugo
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Longmont, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
The Easton Press, The Collector's Library of Famous Editions (1961). First Edition thus; Collector's Edition. Illustrated by Tranquillo Marangoni. Translated by Isabelle F. Hapgood. Hardcover. Issued without dust jacket. Used - Fine, "as new" / unread condition. Fore-edge has two small marks on it. Text block is tight and clean with no ownership markings or bookplates. Bound In full (genuine) leather with hubbed spine. Embossed in 22kt gold on the spine and front and back covers. Heavy duty binding boards. Printed on acid-neutral, archival paper with gilded edges. Smyth sewn with concealed muslin joints, silk moire fabric end leaves, and permanent satin ribbon marker. Notes From The Archives sheet laid in. Photos are of the copy we have at Barbed Wire Books.
Synopsis
Toilers of the Sea, is a novel by Victor Hugo. The book is dedicated to the island of Guernsey, where Hugo spent 15 years in exile.
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- Bookseller
- Barbed Wire Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- M0153
- Title
- The Toilers of the Sea
- Author
- Victor Hugo
- Illustrator
- Tranquillo Marangoni
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Easton Press
- Place of Publication
- Norwalk, Connecticut
- Date Published
- 1961
- Pages
- 579
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- French, Literature, Novels, 19th Century, Gift Book, Leather Bound
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction; Easton Press;
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