HUGO, Victor

THE TOILERS OF THE SEA

Verona: Limited Editions Club, 1960. Tranquillo Marangoni. Hardcover. Small quarto (7-1/8" x 10-1/4") bound with a soft black cotton spine and decorated boards. Hapgood's translation, edited and augmented by David Glixon for the first complete English text. Designed by Giovanni Mardersteig and printed by him at the Officina Bodoni. Illustrated with 99 wood engravings of various sizes by Tranquillo Marangoni. Copy #887 of 1500 SIGNED by the artist and by the designer on the colophon page. The spine of the dustwrapper is browned, as often the case. Fine in a Very Good dustwrapper and slipcase with a small amount of pitting on the backstrip. Item #019265

Price: $120.00