Victor Hugo - Les Misérables - 1880

Fascinating collection of one of the 19th-century literary monuments, at once a social novel, a historical fresco and a philosophical meditation -

Hugo deploys here a lush narration that follows the fate of Jean Valjean, former convict in search of redemption, confronted with misery, justice and love, while crossing a multitude of emblematic characters — Cosette, Javert, Marius, Gavroche — who embody the social and moral tensions of post-revolutionary France -

The work stands out for its encyclopedic scope, blending romantic narrative, historical digressions (notably on Waterloo and the barricades), social reflections and spiritual meditations, in a lyrical and powerful style that illustrates the Hugoian vision of a total novel -

The whole exemplifies Hugo's desire to make the novel an instrument of social consciousness and moral transformation, offering contemporaries an engaged work and modern bibliophiles a precious testimony on the reception and editorial staging of a universal masterpiece -

Victor Hugo - Les Misérables - SD (Circa 1880) - Tome I, II, III, IV et V -
396-346-308-432-360 Pages.

Good condition of bindings, works in their red half-leather edition, marbled boards, signs of wear, worn headcaps, defects on the covers, gilt-edged fore-edges, smooth spines adorned with gilt floral tooling, titles, volume numbers and author’s name in gold -

Good interior condition, foxing and time stains visible, richly illustrated edition with engravings in and out of text, with table of engravings at the end of the volume, marbled endpapers -

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