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THE COMPLETE WORKS OF VICTOR HUGO.The famous Author of The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Les Miserables, etc... Complete in 24 volumes. No date printed on the title page, printed circa 1890.This set is well over 100 years old! Bound in the highest quality leather bindings! Complete in 24 volumes. THE COMPLETE WORKS OF VICTOR HUGO! The famous author of: THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME and LES MISERABLES. Printed in English. Bound in high quality, gilded, moroccan-leather bindings. Marbled boards and end-papers. Gilded lettering and thick raised hubs on spine. With red, floral, inlaid, leather labels. Top edge gilded. Illustrated. Approximately 7.5 inches tall. Complete in 24-volumes with all of Hugo's Works. Illustrated Cabinet Edition Dana Estes & Company, Boston. No Date. Circa 1890. CONDITION: This set is complete in 24 volumes. Excellent condition and extremely well preserved. All hinges strongly attached. The leather is very well-preserved. Printed on high quality paper that is still fresh and bright. Appears unread. Text blocks are very tight and try to close when opened. Hinges all strongly attached but are all rubbed. There is some general rubbing/wear, small micro chips at extremities, the largest chip at the base of the final volume shown in the pictures. Spines seemed slightly dry, and should be treated with linseed oil, recommended to be done every 10 or 20 years. About free of any foxing. Elaborate early bookplate featuring safari scene. No writing or previous signs of ownership. A gorgeous and complete set. A superb collection of Hugo's complete works, together with a Life of Hugo. Titles: Les Miserables I Les Miserables II Les Miserables III Les Miserables IV Les Miserables V Notre Dame I Notre Dame II Man Who Laughs I Man Who Laughs II History of a Crime I History of a Crime II Ninety-Three I Ninety-Three II The Rhine Hans of Iceland / Last Days of a Condemned Toilers of the Sea Poems I - II Poems III Dramas I Dramas II Dramas III Dramas IV Things Seen / Essays The Memorial Life of Victor Hugo, by Contemporary Writers Set is complete in 24 volumes. This set would make a great gift and/or addition to any library. Illustrated with plates! With a Life of Hugo. Bound in the original leather bindings. Ornate gilded spine. Top edge gilded. 1614
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