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New York: Thomas Crowell, 1888. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 5 x 8 in. Isabel Hapgood, Translator. VERY GOOD/NO DUST JACKET. Vol. I 251 p., Vol. II 263 p. bound as one, several wood cut like black and white illustrations. Text is clean and unmarked. Brown cloth covers with gilt lettering and graphic. Very slight wear on bottom edge and corners, otherwise excellent condition. First U.S. edition.

the heritage press, 1/1/1961. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. No slip case. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. <br> The Heritage Press operated from 1937 - 1982 and was created by George Macy. Heritage reprinted the lovely volumes of the Limited Editions Club. Heritage was established to give these works a wider audience by making them more affordable and widely available. Every book was selected by Heritage's editors as a classic in its field, chosen from the world's best-known and most enduring literature. This is an oversized or heavy book, that requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.

NY: THOMAS Y. CROWELL & CO.. Good+. 1888. old edition. Hardcover. 5x8". GOOD Condition STRIP HAS BIT WEAR SPINE ENDS..name to eps... "Connie Stognau 1/31/58" endpaper; BROWN LEATHER SPINE STRIP & POINTS...DARK GREEN TEXTURED CLOTH HARD COVERS..GILT TOP EDGE.. WHITE ENDPAPERS; Octopus fight illustration; 251+262pg pages; First published in 1866, Hugo's story unfolds the life of a reclusive fisherman, Gilliat, who lives on the Isle of Guernsey, where Hugo himself was exiled for a large portion of his life. When Gilliat becomes a young man, he falls in love with Déruchette, the beautiful niece of wealthy ship-owner Lethierry. When Lethierry's steamship mysteriously runs aground, Déruchette, who is in love with the new rector of the island, offers to marry the man who can recover the 'Durande'. Gilliat sets off at once to free the ship, and his feats of ingenuity and strength create some of the most memorable descriptions to be found in a… Read More

UsedLikeNew. Includes slipcase.

HERITAGE PRESS, NEW YORK. Fair in Good dust jacket. 1961. Hardcover. Spine sun darkened, minute chip at head of spine; in slipcase not DJ .

Thomas Crowell, 1888-01-01. Hardcover. Good. Two volumes in one. Octavo. Original brown cloth, gilt. Hinges cracked, rubbing wear. A good copy.

Dana Estes & Company, 1866-01-01. Hardcover. Like New. in x in x in. No DJ. No marks in very llightly read book. Binding intact. Gilt of top page edges intact. Hardcover with trace of corner wear. Publisher University Press, with no date of publication. 268 pages.

New York: Heritage Press. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1961. Cloth.

New York: The Heritage Press. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1961. Hardcover. Hardcover in VG condition. Spine is slightly sunfaded. No Dustjacket as issued, a silver slipcase is in good condition only. Numerous crisp, beautiful wood cut engravings throughout text by Tranquillo Marangoni. Pages are clean and straight, appear unread. ; Wood engraving; 9.13 X 6.57 X 1.11 inches .

George Routledge & Sons, Limited, 1887. Hardcover. Good. . Two volumes. Some fading to boards, light shelf wear. Pages/boards clean, bindings sturdy.

Boston: Dana Estes & Co. Good with no dust jacket. 1869. Hardback. Green Cloth HB w/Gilt Lettering & Designs (Illustrated Sterling Edition) .

Little, Brown, and Company, 1909. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. About the book: Hardcover. No jacket. Reprint Edition. This book was part of a twenty-four volume collection. The Collection was limited to 500 copies of which this is copy number 63. Book is in very good condition with moderate wear. Additional photos available upon request.

T. Nelson & Sons, January 1910. Hardcover. Good. undated (c1910); very good unmarked copies with light browning to endpapers

Philadelphia, USA: University Library Association, 1880. Numbered 50/1,000 copies. Not Dated c1880. Green Marbled bds with Black Leather spine and cnrs, Gilt top edge, Marbled eps, both volumes paginated separately. Vol I pp vii 258 with 4 etched illus; Vol II pp v 268 with 5 illus. CONDITION Light rubbing with brittle spine just starting to crack bottom with large chip to head, tissue guard to frontis clean, interior tight and clean with sl discolouration to odd page. Overweight. Limited/Numbered. Half-Leather. Very Good/N/A. Illus. by Duez, E; Gilbert, V. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

George Routledge & Sons, 1888. Hardcover. Good/None. Pages are clean, aside from previous owner's name stamps. Bindings are shaken and some preliminary pages are loose in Volume 1. Hinges are starting, Volume 1 has a loosening joint. Rubbing and scuffing to boards, staining to labels. Nice deckled fore edges and bottom edges.

HUGO, Victor. The Toilers of the Sea, In the Translation by Isabel F. Hapgood and With an Introduction by Matthew Josephson. Illustrated With Wood Engravings by Tranquillo Marangoni. 4to. Original cloth-backed decorated boards with leather label on spine, in dust jacket and publisher's slipcase. Verona: Printed for the members of the Limited Editions Club at the Officina Bodoni, 1960. Limited to 1,500 copies signed by Mardersteig and Marangoni. A fine copy.

J. M. DENT & CO, LONDON, 1899 COMPLETE IN FOUR VOLUMES & FROM THE LARGER EDITION OF THE NOVELS OF VICTOR HUGO, BOUND IN HALF LEATHER BINDINGS BY TRUSLOVE & HANSON OF LONDON WITH MARBLED ENDPAPERS, FRONTIS ILLUSTRATION TO ALL FOUR VOLUMES WITH SOME FURTHER FULL PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS, INCLUDES A BOOKPLATE TO INNER FRONT BOARDS FOR THE OFFICER'S LIBRARY IN THE ROYAL NAVAL BARRACKS. EACH BOOK MEASURES APPROX 8 x 5 INCHES. FEW MINOR MARKS & SCUFFS TO LEATHER, SPINES VERY SLIGHTLY SUNNED, FEW LIGHT MARKS TO BOARDS, VERY OCCASIONAL PAGE BROWNED, LIGHTLY FOXED OR LIGHTLY MARKED. OVERALL IN VERY GOOD CONDITION WITH ALL BOARDS WELL ATTACHED & MAJORITY OF TEXT PAGES CLEAN. EXTRA POSTAGE MAY APPLY FOR OVERSEAS ORDERS. ALL BOOKS ARE POSTED IN A STURDY BOOK BOX.. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Thomas Y. Crowell & Co.. Very Good. 1888. Leather Bound. Appears to be complete set, but may not be. Apparently, Crowell issued a Hugo set with several bindings in 1888, and no other books are included in the other sets. Translated by Isabel Hapgood. All books in three-quarters brown leather with marbled paper. Same marbled paper for endpages. On all seven volumes, bindings are solid, except History of a Crime is weak at front hinge. Pages are unmarked and only slightly aged. Marbled edges as well. Leather portions of covers show some wear, especially at spine tips, but titles are all still legible. Paper portions of covers generally fine. No dustjackets at issue. .

Boston: Estes & Lauriat. 1892. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Both volumes Very Good in boards. Number 433 of a limited 500 copies. Gilded top text block edges. Silk ribbon page markers. Leather bound with hubbed spines. Shelfwear on spine crown and heel, and spine and panel side edges of both volumes. Small open tears on panel corners of both volumes. .

London: Sampson Low, Son, & Marston, 1866. First English Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 3 volume set. 18.5 x 12.5 cm. 12mo. 331pp, 327pp, 286pp. Bound into 1/2 dark blue leather, blue boards. 5 raised bands to spine, 5 raised bands to spine, red leather spine label. Blue marble endpapers. Gilt top foredges. First English language edition with 1866 on title pages and no mention of additional printings. Spines are faded. Stain to the top of the foredges of volume 1 and 2. Ads not present. Sadleir 1241.