The Toilers of the Sea.
Norwalk, CT: The Heritage Press, [1961]. Hardcover. Translation by Isabel F. Hapgood. Introduction by Matthew Josephson. Illustrations by Tranquillo Marangoni. Small 4to. Quarter teal green cloth with silver lettering and pale blue decorated paper over boards, slipcase. xx, 579pp. Wood engravings. Fine/near fine. Item #48102
Tight and handsome later (ca. 1980s) reprint of the 1961 Heritage edition of the Limited Edition Club's superb 1960 production. Hugo's novel was first published in 1866 and is set on the island of Guernsey. A superlative copy, with appropriate "Sandglass" issue laid in.
Price: $45.00
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