Victor HUGO - Notre Dame de Paris - 1844

Victor HUGO. Notre-Dame de Paris. Illustrated edition after drawings by M. E. de Beaumont, L. Boulanger, Daubigny, T. Johannot, de Lemud, Meissonier, C. Roqueplan, de Rudder, Steinheil, engraved by the most distinguished artists. 1844, Perrotin, Paris. 1 vol. in-8, bound from 485-3 pages, romantic binding of the period in half black morocco, smooth spine adorned with romantic tooling, and the title, stamped in fine gold. Spine bordered by a wide gold filet as well as a fine inner margin. Humidity trace on the first pages; see photos. Illustrated work with 56 hors-texte plates under tissue guards, of which 21 etched in steel and 34 wood-engraved, with numerous wood engravings in the text. “Remarkable publication, rare in beautiful condition, illustrated by the artists of its time.”