Notre-Dame de Paris

First illustrated edition, first issue, published in a single volume; a more common three-volume edition appeared later the same year, in 1836. With an engraved frontispiece title and 11 full-page steel engravings printed on heavy wove paper by Johannot, Boulanger, Raffet, Rogier & Rouargue, and engraved by Finden, Staines... The typography is spacious, with wide margins, and closely follows the original 1831 edition. The plate "De l'utilité des fenêtres" is present, as it should be—Clouzot notes it is often missing due to its later printing relative to the book’s first issue.
Bound circa 1860 in navy blue half morocco. Spine with raised bands, gilt compartments, and navy morocco lettering-pieces. Top edge gilt. A few occasional spots, notably on the frontispiece, but overall a fresh copy, with the engravings particularly well-preserved as they are often found browned. A handsome copy.

Bookplate and stamp of René Dumont.