Notre-Dame de Paris [two volumes]
signed
1930 · Paris
by Hugo, Victor
Paris: Limited Editions Club, 1930 Hugo's classic work, ably translated by Andrew Lang. This set is number 831 of 1500 copies printed by R. Coulouma, Master Printer in Argenteuil, and signed by the illustrator on the colophon leaf. Translated by Jessie Haynes. Critical introduction by Andrew Lang. 2 volumes. Small quarto. Pp. xxix, 308, [2] +[2], 376. Illustrated throughout with woodcuts by Frans Masereel. Illustrated peach Ingres paper wrappers with glassine jackets. Small tears to glassine jacket on volume one. Bookplate in each volume. A beautiful set, entirely uncut. The publisher, George Macy, noted that upon reception of their copies, many subscriber's felt "cheated because the two volumes were paperbound. We had to bind in hard cases, American fashion, most of the copies." The two volumes, the thirteenth publication of the press, are quite scarce in the original wrappers, especially in this condition. Each volume is printed on thick Velin D'arches paper. The woodcut illustrations were executed by master woodcut artist, Frans Masereel. Included are twenty-two woodcut illustrations, 11 of them full-page. A very collectible set in the publisher's original binding.. (Inventory #: 8315)