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Les Miserables: In the translation by Lascelles Wraxall authorized by the Author. Printed with a new Introduction by Andres Maurois and with illustrations by Lynd Ward
by Victor Hugo
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Longmont, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, The Collector's Library of Famous Editions (1966). First Edition thus; Collector's Edition. Illustrated by Lynd Ward. Hardcover. Two volume set. Issued without dust jacket. Used - Near Fine condition. Binding and text block are tight, bright, and clean with no ownership markings except for a bookplate on the flyleaf of the second volume. Very minor shelf wear to covers. Bound in full (genuine) leather with hubbed spines. All edges gilt. Embossed in 22kt gold on the spine and front and back covers. Heavy duty binding boards. Printed on acid-neutral, archival paper. Smyth sewn with concealed muslin joints, silk moire fabric end leaves, and permanent satin ribbon marker. Notes From The Archives sheet laid in. Photo is of the two volume set we have at Barbed Wire Books.
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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I've never read such a wonderful novel.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Barbed Wire Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- M1185
- Title
- Les Miserables
- Author
- Victor Hugo
- Format/Binding
- Leather bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Easton Press
- Place of Publication
- Norwalk, CT
- Date Published
- (1966)
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- French Literature, Musicals, Books to Plays, Plays, Drama, French Novels
- Bookseller catalogs
- Music; Fiction; Drama; Easton Press;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Barbed Wire Books
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Longmont, Colorado
About Barbed Wire Books
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Glossary
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- 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....
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
This Book’s Categories
- Bindings & Editions Leather
- Fiction & Literature Classic Literature
- Fiction & Literature English Fiction
- Fiction & Literature Fiction by Region French Fiction
- Fiction & Literature Literary Studies Literary Criticism
- Presses & Publishers Fine Press
- Presses & Publishers Easton Press
- Children & Juvenile
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