Author: HUGO, Victor
Title: The Toilers of the Sea
Description: Verona, The Limited Editions Club, 1960. Hardcover. Translation by Isabel F. Hapgood. Introduction by Matthew Josephson. Illustrations by Tranquillo Marangoni. Small 4to. Quarter black cloth with gilt spine lettering and grey/green decorative paper over boards, dust jacket, slipcase. Near fine/very good/very good. Rear inner hinge a tad rough; jacket is faintly edgeworn, with spine age toned and single tiny chip at spine head; slipcase faintly worn but strong. Handsome tight LEC production of this nautical novel first published in 1866 -- eleventh title in their 28th series. Rear colophon notes limitation of 1500 numbered copies (this #563) signed by illustrator Marangoni and Officina Bodoni's noted designer Giovanni Mardersteig. Laid in is the small LEC printed announcement for this title. NEWMAN 314. .

Keywords: World Literature


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