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Victor Hugo, Gustave Dore (Illustrator)Biblio.com
The Toilers of the Sea
1873Best.-Nr. BL-001115New York: Harper and Brothers 1870's. 7 x 10 1/2". Brown cloth over boards with beveled edges frontispiece etching of Victor Hugo is missing tissue guard 2 illustrations by Gustave Dore have tissue guards intact some stains and wear to covers corners bumped and frayed spine ends show wear minor foxing good condition. American version originally printed in 1867 but this is one of three possible later versions either 1873 1875 or 1878 according to their size. Malan p.279 Text in two columns. The book is dedicated by Hugo to the island of Guernsey where he spent 19 years in exile. The novel setting is just after the Napoleonic Wars and portrays the impact of the Industrial Revolution upon the island Harper and Brothers hardcover
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