[Paris]: J. Hetzel, 1853. Folio, bound in 3/4 maroon morocco and pastepaper boards, gilt fillets, spine panelled, title gilt, top edge gilt. Eighty pages of this two-column popular edition of one of Hugo's early series of poems near fine. Hetzel, the publisher, was a constant companion of Hugo during their joint exile in Brussels. While the poet refused amnesty and remained a voice of conscience, Hetzel was repatriated to Paris and resumed his publishing. He was the first to bring out these cheap editions of Hugo's work starting in 1853. Jean-Adolphe Beauce (1818-1875), painter of battle scenes, was one of the early illustrators of these editions, whose drawings were translated onto woodblocks. This edition includes 19 wood-engraved vignettes after Beauce in-texte. It is probably excerpted from a four-volume octavo edition, Oeuvres Illustrees de Victor Hugo, Edition J. Hetzel, 1853-1855. With text in two columsn, it includes illustrations after Gavarni, Celestin Nanteuil, Gerard Seguin, Beauce, et al., This was the first illustrated popular edition of Hugo's work and was reprinted many times by not only Hetzel but other publishers. Bound with Hugo's Les Chants du Crepuscule.

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Bookseller: Priscilla Juvelis (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 565
Title: Les Feuilles d'Automne. Illustrees par J.-A. Beauce
Author: Hugo, Victor
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: J. Hetzel
Place of Publication: [Paris]
Date Published: 1853

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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...
Morocco: Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
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....
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Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
Top Edge Gilt: Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
Folio: A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...