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Bindings are limp leather. Extremities have chips. Set has some damage. THE WANDERING JEW! Illustrated with ORIGINAL ETCHINGS by Mercier, Poiteau, and Adrian Marcel. Connoisseur Edition. EXCEEDINGLY RARE, limited to only 100 sets ever made. This being #17/100. Bound in full leather bindings. Printed on rag paper. Illustrated with original etchings designed for this set.This being the first appearance of these etchings and plates.All plates appear in duplicate. Complete in 6 volumes. Printed on exceptionally high quality rag paper These are heavy books. These are large books measuring 9 inches tall. Bindings are limp leather. Extremities have chips. Set has some damage. Connoisseur Edition. This edition is limited to just one hundred copies, of which this is No. 17. With only 100 sets ever produced, this is a remarkably scarce set. Each volume contains a frontis protected by tissue, several plates protected by tissue, and a list of illustrations. High quality engraved etchings, with many original etchings produced for this limited edition. --> All plates appear in duplicate for this edition. (i.e. There are doubles of every plate in this set). Rag paper. This is the only set available online, and with a limited production of just 100 sets of this Connoisseur Edition, it is unlikely that there are very many, if any, that have survived. THE WANDERING JEW. Illustrated with ORIGINAL ETCHINGS by Mercier, Poiteau, and Adrian Marcel. Bound in full leather. Gilded lettering on spine. Gilded trim along pastedowns. Top edge gilded. Marbled end-paper. Rag style paper. Wide margins. All plates appear in duplicate for this edition. (i.e. There are doubles of every plate in this set). These are large books at 9 inches tall.These are heavy books. Complete in 6 volumes, as stated on title page. Francis A. Niccolls & Co., Boston. No Date. Circa 1880-1900. Printed in English. Condition: Bindings are limp leather. Extremities have chips. Set has some damage. GOOD condition overall but the external leather is worn chipped and abraded, fragile and chipping.. Leather is fresh. Hinges are attached, some are rubbed. Some general rubbing. VERY GOOD/FINE interior. Bright, fresh pages. Free of foxing. No writing or signs of previous ownership. Printed on quality rag paper with wide margins. There is a lot of external wear to the external leather one corner feels crushed or collapsed with leather loss and chipping for example; but this matches the general wear of the set, the leather is hardcover but semi soft and there is therefore substantial crushing and rounding out on the cover extremities with leather loss chipping, starting, especially volume 2. The bindings are still complete and strongly attached, just worn from shelf wear over the years. Set with creasing scuffing to spine with crackly surface abrasion loss. Still very presentable and giftable. An antiquarian rustic appearance, as shown in the pictures at the top of the listing. Still a rare antiquarian set worthy of gifting. A beautiful edition of of this classic work. Connoisseur Edition. This edition is limited to just one hundred copies, of which this is No. 17. With only 100 sets ever produced, this is a remarkably scarce set. Each volume contains a frontis protected by tissue, several plates protected by tissue, and a list of illustrations. High quality etchings, with many original etchings produced for this limited edition. All plates appear in duplicate for this edition. (i.e. There are doubles of every plate in this set). Rag paper. This is the only set available online, and with a limited production of just 100 sets of this Connoisseur Edition, it is unlikely that there are very many, if any, that have survived. This would make an excellent gift and/or addition to any library. Antiquarian books make a great investment, are only going up in value, and are sure to increase the aura of any room or office! A nice rustic antiquarian set that is complete. Item#3778 Ap Eugene Sue based his novel "The Wandering Jew" on a medieval folktale. The legend tells of a man named Ahaseurus who was cursed to walk the Earth until the Second Coming of Christ, as punishment for mocking Jesus as he was led to the cross. Over the centuries, countless stories about the man had attempted to reveal his identity or explain his activities. The first to appear in writing was composed by a 13th-century monk. Sue was neither the first nor the last author of fiction based on the legend of the wandering Jew. Earth until the Second Coming of Christ, as punishment for mocking Jesus as he was led to the cross. Over the centuries, countless stories about the man had attempted to reveal his identity or explain his activities. The first to appear in writing was composed by a 13th-century monk. Sue was neither the first nor the last author of fiction based on the legend of the wandering Jew.The Author Sue (1804-1857) was a physician and seaman during a politically tumultuous period in French history. His experiences as a practicing surgeon and his time in the French navy no doubt influenced his stories. It was not until he inherited his father’s estate that Sue enjoyed wealth and the leisure to pursue a career in writing. "The Wandering Jew" was first printed in small episodes in a French magazine. After he completed the novel, Sue enjoyed worldwide acclaim. But his reputation could not prevent his exile by Louis Napoleon, who overthrew the Constitutional government and became emperor. Sue never returned to Paris. Characters Main characters from the Simon family include Marshal Simon, an exiled war hero and father to twin girls, Blanche and Rose. The Simons are descendants of Marius de Rennepont, who entrusted his diminished riches to Samuel, a Jewish banker, to invest . Other beneficiaries of the fortune include Jacques de Rennepont, a good-hearted pleasure seeker; Gabriel, who belongs to the Jesuit order; and Adrienne de Cardoville, who loves the Indian Prince Djalma. Monsieur l’Abbe d’Aigrigny is the sinister leader of the Jesuit order, and Rodin, his secretary who falsely befriends the Rennepont descendants. Herodias, the New Testament woman who demanded the head of John the Baptist, does not reveal her identity until the final scene. Plot Summary The Jesuits in Paris scheme to use the Rennepont fortune to establish their dominance over the French government. The two men act to prevent everyone except Gabriel from making a claim, because the young Jesuit has renounced wealth and will surely relinquish his estate to their order. De Cardoville is placed in a sanitarium, the twins are hidden in a convent, and Jacques de Rennepont is jailed. As Gabriel alone arrives to collect his inheritance, Herodias, disguised as an old woman, stalls the proceedings for three months. Resolution: Spoiler Alert Rodin pretends to befriend the heirs and gains their trust. All the while he plots destroy the Rennepont descendants as he manipulates their personal weaknesses. Though Rodin’s true purpose is revealed during a servant’s deathbed confession, the menacing secretary eliminates each benefactor except Gabriel the priest. The twins die of cholera, Jacques dies after losing his mistress, and de Cardoville poisons herself. Weary of the games people play when they grasp for wealth and power, Gabriel leaves the Jesuit order and retires with friends. The book concludes when Old Samuel the banker and the aged Herodias meet under a cross. The two proclaim an end to the curse that caused them to wander the Earth for generations. The Wandering Jew (novel)The Wandering JewTitle page of an 1851 editionAuthorEugène SueOriginal title Le Juif errant CountryFranceLanguageFrenchPublication date1844Media typePrint Le Juif errant The Wandering Jew (French: Le Juif errant ) is an 1844 novel by the French writer Eugène Sue. Contents: EditPlot:Edit The story is entitled The Wandering Jew , but the figure of the Wandering Jew himself plays a minimal role. The prologue of the text describes two figures who cry out to each other across the Bering Straits. One is the Wandering Jew, the other his sister, Hérodiade. The Wandering Jew also represents the cholera epidemic— wherever he goes, cholera follows in his wake.[1] The Wandering Jew and Hérodiade are condemned to wander the earth until the entire Rennepont family has disappeared from the earth. The connection is that the descendants of the sister are also the descendants of Marius de Rennepont, Huguenots persecuted under Louis XIV by the Jesuits. Sue never explains how a Huguenot family came to be descended from an immortal Jewish woman who never married or had children. The brother and sister are compelled to protect this very family from all harm. After this first introduction, the two appear only very rarely. The Rennepont family is unaware that these protective éminences grises exist, but they benefit from their protection in various ways, be it by being saved from scalping by the Native Americans, or from languishing in prison. The Rennepont family lost its position and most of its wealth during the French persecution of the Protestants (after the revocation of the edict of Nantes in 1685). A small fortune was given to a Jewish banker immediately before the Renneponts dispersed all over Europe and Asia, and this fortune has grown into a huge sum, through the miracle of compound interest. In 1682, the Rennepont family members each got a bronze medal telling them to meet back in Paris 150 years later, at which time the fortune will be divided among the surviving members. So much time has passed, however, that almost none of the still-living Renneponts have any idea why they need to come to Paris. They nevertheless set out from India, Siberia, America, France, and elsewhere to make their way to rue Saint-François No. 3 in Paris by 13 February 1832. The members of the family are not only dispersed all over the world, but also all over the social ladder, as laborers, factory owners, princes (in India!) and the independently wealthy. The Jesuits have heard of this huge fortune and want to get it for themselves. Two Jesuits (Rodin and Père d'Aigrigny) and their many recruited accomplices are in charge of obtaining the money for the Society of Jesus and dispossessing the Rennepont family. Their plan is to have only the unwitting Gabriel, the Jesuit missionary, show up to claim the fortune. Since he is a monk and can have no possessions of his own, the fortune will go to the wily Jesuits. Gabriel's entry into the order is not accidental – it is his pious mother, manipulated by the Jesuits, who persuaded him to become a Jesuit. The Jesuits have spies and henchmen all over the world, from the remote Americas to Siberia, and they use them to put obstacles in the paths of the Renneponts as they make their way back to Paris. Moreover, they also spy on each other, demonstrating that they don't even trust each other. The principal obstacles are as follows: ▪ Gabriel, Jesuit missionary in America, Rennepont. No obstacles, because he is supposed to collect the fortune. ▪ Dagobert, friend of the Rennepont family and guardian of the orphans Rose and Blanche (see below). Has his papers and the medal stolen by Morok, an animal tamer and accomplice of the Jesuits. Also has his horse, Jovial, killed by Morok's panther. Forced to travel on foot without papers and arrested for vagrancy. Freed by Hérodiade. Lured to a false meeting with a notary pretending to have messages from Général Simon (see below). ▪ Rose and Blanche, twin Rennepont orphans coming from Siberia. Since they are under Dagobert's protection, they are also arrested and put in jail for vagrancy. Also, they are put in a convent by Dagobert's wife while Dagobert is at the notary meeting. She is made to swear by the Jesuits that she will not tell Dagobert where they are. Général Simon, father of Rose and Blanche, is a Rennepont, unknown to his daughters. Général Simon has been so long exiled from France and his family that he doesn't even know he has daughters. He thinks he has one son. He does not arrive for the meeting, either, although his situation is less clear than that of the others. ▪ Djalma, Indian prince Rennepont, coming from the Far East. In Java, Djalma is accused of belonging to a murderous sect called the “Etrangleurs,” who closely resemble the Thuggee. One of the Jesuit henchmen tattoos Djalma with the Etrangleur tattoo on the inside of his arm while he is asleep. Djalma tries to prove that he is not an Etrangleur, but because of the tattoo is thrown in jail. This causes him to miss the boat to Paris. After finally arriving in Paris, he is poisoned by Farighea (whom he had thought was his friend), so that he goes into a prolonged sleep. The Jesuits then kidnap him. ▪ Jacques Rennepont, Parisian workman. He was given papers by his father that explain his fortune, but since he doesn't know how to read or write, he is unable to use them. The Jesuits send a money lender to him; when he cannot repay the loan, he is thrown into debtors' prison. ▪ François Hardy, progressive factory owner, Paris. He is betrayed by his best friend who, under the influence of Père d'Aigrigny, lures Hardy to central France, ensuring that he will not arrive on 13 February. ▪ Adrienne de Cardoville, independently wealthy, Paris. Lives with her aunt, who is a former mistress of father d'Aigrigny. The aunt, the abbot Aigrigny, and a Jesuit doctor Baleinier connive to put Adrienne in an insane asylum that happens to be next to the convent where Rose and Blanche are trapped. Only Gabriel shows up to the meeting, but at the last minute Hérodiade makes an appearance. Gabriel recognizes her from when she rescued him in the Americas. Hérodiade goes to a drawer and pulls out a codicil that explains that the parties have three and a half months from 13 February to present themselves. Upon this unexpected turn of events the Père d'Aigrigny is fired, and Rodin replaces him. He decides to take more drastic action by using cholera to annihilate some of the Rennepont family. He maneuvers Rose, Blanche, and Jacques in front of the cholera epidemic and thereby rids himself of them. With François Hardy, Rodin shows him how Hardy's best friend had betrayed him. He also arranges for Hardy's mistress to leave for the Americas, and has Hardy's treasured factory burn to the ground (all this on the same day). Hardy takes refuge among the Jesuits, who persuade him to enter their order. Djalma falls in love with Adrienne, so the Jesuits use his passion to destroy him: they make Djalma think that Adrienne has been unfaithful, and he poisons himself. But he dies slowly and drinks only half the bottle, so there's plenty of time for Adrienne to find out what he's done and poison herself, too. ( c.f. Romeo and Juliet). On the day of the second meeting, none of the Renneponts show up (Gabriel having quit the Jesuits), and Rodin alone presents himself. But Samuel, the guardian of the house, has realized the injustices that have taken place. He brings the coffins of all the Renneponts back to show Rodin his wickedness, and he burns the testament that would have given Rodin access to the money. Gabriel and Hardy die as a matter of course, which means that the Wandering Jew and Hérodiade can finally rest in peace. The last pages of the novel recount their final "death," which they joyfully encounter. It is not clear what finally happens to the vast fortune that was never claimed. PublicationEdit The Wandering Jew was a serially published novel, which attained great popularity in Paris, and beyond. According to historian John McGreevy, the novel was intensely and deliberately "anti-Catholic."[2] Its publication, and that of its predecessor The Mysteries of Paris , greatly increased the circulation of the magazines in which they were published; in addition they are held to have influenced legislation on the Jesuits, and caused a general "jesuitophobie". The novel is over 1400 pages long. An opera, Le Juif errant , by Fromental Halévy, was based on elements of the novel. NotesEdit ^ Sue was unaware of the way cholera is really spread, by fecal contamination of water. He was writing before the London physician John Snow investigated the cause of an 1854 cholera outbreak in Soho, thus originating modern epidemiology ^ Catholicism and American Freedom, , John McGreevy Norton and Co., New York 2003, p. 22-23. Eugène SueFor the 1974 biographical film, see Eugène Sue (film)."Marie Sue" redirects here. For the term in fan fiction, see Mary Sue. Eugène SuePortrait of Eugene Sue (1835) by François Gabriel LepaulleBornJoseph Marie Eugène Sue January 26, 1804 ParisDiedAugust 3, 1857 (aged 53) Annecy-le-Vieux, Kingdom of SardiniaResting placeCimetière de Loverchy, AnnecyOccupationNovelistLanguageFrenchNationalityFrenchEducationLycée CondorcetPeriod1830–1857Literary movementRomanticismNotable works The Mysteries of Paris Notable awardsLegion of Honour Marie-Joseph "Eugène" Sue (French pronunciation: [ø.ʒɛn sy] (26 January 1804 – 3 August 1857) was a French novelist. He was one of several authors who established the genre of the serial novelwith his very popular and widely imitated The Mysteries of Paris , which was published in a newspaper from 1842 to 1843. ContentsEarly lifeEdit He was born in Paris, the son of a distinguished surgeon in Napoleon's army, Jean-Joseph Sue, and is said to have had the Empress Joséphine for godmother. Sue himself acted as surgeon both in the 1823 French campaign in Spain and at the Battle of Navarino (1828). In 1829 his father's death put him in possession of a considerable fortune, and he settled in Paris. Literary careerEdit His naval experiences supplied much of the materials of his first novels, Kernock le pirate (1830), Atar-Gull (1831), La Salamandre (2 vols., 1832), La Coucaratcha (4 vols., 1832–1834), and others, which were composed at the height of the Romantic movement of 1830. In the quasi-historical style he wrote Jean Cavalier, ou Les Fanatiques des Cevennes (4 vols., 1840) and Latréaumont (2 vols., 1837). His Mathilde (1841) contains the first known expression of the popular proverb "La vengeance se mange très-bien froide" , lately expressed in English as "Revenge is a dish best served cold" .[1] He was strongly affected by the Socialist ideas of the day, and these prompted his most famous works, the "anti-Catholic" novels: The Mysteries of Paris ( Les Mystères de Paris ) (published in Journal des débats from 19 June 1842 until 15 October 1843) and The Wandering Jew ( Le Juif errant ; 10 vols., 1844–1845), which were among the most popular specimens of the serial novel.[2] These works depicted the intrigues of the nobility and the harsh life of the underclass to a wide public. Les Mystères de Paris spawned a class of imitations all over the world, the city mysteries. He followed up with some singular though not very edifying books: Les Sept pêchés capitaux (16 vols., 1847–1849), which contained stories to illustrate each of the seven deadly sins, Les Mystères du peuple (1849–1856), which was suppressed by the censor in 1857, and several others, all on a very large scale, though the number of volumes gives an exaggerated idea of their length. Some of his books, among them The Wandering Jew and The Mysteries of Paris , were dramatized by himself, usually in collaboration with others. His period of greatest success and popularity coincided with that of Alexandre Dumas, with whom he has been compared. Political careerEdit After the French Revolution of 1848, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly from the Paris-Seine constituency in April 1850. He was exiled from Paris in consequence of his protest against the French coup d'état of 1851. This exile stimulated his literary production. Sue died in Annecy-le-Vieux, Savoy on August 3, 1857 and was buried at the Cimetière de Loverchy (Annecy) in the Non-Catholic's Carré des "Dissidents". LegacyEdit ▪ Rue Eugène Sue in the 18th arrondissement of Paris near the Marcadet-Poissonniers station of the Paris Métro, not far from Montmartre and the Sacré-Cœur. ▪ Calle Eugenio Sue in Polanco, Mexico City. ▪ Sue is a character in Umberto Eco's 2010 novel The Prague Cemetery . ▪ United States socialist Eugene Victor Debs, named after Eugene Sue and Victor Hugo. ▪ Sue is at one point the preferred reading material of the rather precocious canine known as Pugnax, in Thomas Pynchon's novel Against The Day. Please see my other listings for similar books and sets. I’m more flexible on pricing if you are interested in purchasing several large sets. Prices have been lowered. Please consider as is. Media Mail is offered but not recommended.