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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1867. FIRST AMER. EDITION, first printing. Full brown cloth with beveled edges and gilt lettering on the spine, cloth is split at the spine at the bottom of the back board with much chipped head of spine. Fraying of the cloth. Illustrated front and two engravings from original pictures by Gustave Dore: The fight with the Devil-Fish (1866) and the Last Breakwater, both with tissueguard in place. UncleAndy. First American Edition. Full Cloth. Fair. Illus. by Gustave Dore. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover.
The Toilers of the Sea by Victor Hugo, Gustave Dore (Illustrator) - 1873
by Victor Hugo, Gustave Dore (Illustrator)
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The Toilers of the Sea
by Victor Hugo, Gustave Dore (Illustrator)
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New 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
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- Illustrator Gustave Dore
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- Publisher Harper and Brothers
- Place of Publication New York
- Date Published 1873
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The Toilers of the Sea.
by Hugo, Victor. Gustave Dore (illus)
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