First edition, illustrated with drawings by Minartz engraved on wood by Paillard. Limited edition of only 138 numbered copies on Marais laid paper. 3 plates including one frontispiece, 56 headpieces illustrating Parisian nightlife, shows... The illustration achieving close correspondence with the poems (the opera, merry-go-rounds, cabarets...).
Near-contemporary Bradel binding in half morocco with old rose corners. Smooth Jansenist spine. Author and title in gilt. Covers and spine preserved. Fine paper freshness, with foxing on fore edge and very rare and pale internal foxing. Spine slightly faded, or having turned uniformly.
Engraved bookplate of Jacques Crépineau...
First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on japon paper, the only deluxe issue.
Tawny half sheep binding with corners, spine in three compartments with gilt fillets, typographical motif stamped in blind at the centre of the spine (faded), author’s label and title label in red Russian morocco, minor repair at head of spine along one joint, marble-covered paper boards, combed-paper endpapers, original wrappers and spine preserved, one upper corner slightly rubbed, contemporary binding.
Illustrated with 18 plates, here in double state as in the other japon paper copies; text illustrations also present.
First edition, one of 41 numbered copies on Holland paper, the deluxe issue.
Bound in full jansenist dark green morocco, smooth spine very lightly sunned, grey suede endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers and spine preserved, all edges gilt, housed in a slipcase trimmed with dark green morocco, paper-covered boards with a wood-grain effect, grey paper lining; a superb full morocco binding signed by A. Bourdet.
A pleasant copy, finely bound and preserved.
Provenance: from the library of the distinguished bibliophile François Ragazzoni, with his bookplate mounted on an endpaper.
Victor HUGO
Les Misérables
A. Lacroix & Verboeckhoven & Cie, Bruxelles 1862, 14,5x22cm, 10 bound volumes.
First edition without statement published concomitantly with the Pagnerre's Paris edition.
Bound in half blue sheepskin, spine in four compartments decorated with double gilt fillets, blue paper plates, marbled paste-down and endpapers, mottled edges, English bindings of the time.
Scattered foxings, title page of the third volume slightly and marginally soiled, paper plates a little rubbed and a few tears on some edges, some joints repaired.
