Alexandre Dumas / Maurice Leloir & J. Huyot - Les trois mousquetaires - 1894

Fascinating illustrated edition featuring, in particular, beautiful compositions by Maurice Leloir and wood engravings by J. Huyot, of this two-volume set, one of the great classics of French historical and adventure fiction -

The story takes place during the reign of Louis XIII, in a 17th-century France shaped by political intrigue, rivalries between great families, and struggles for influence pitting representatives of royal authority against one another -

The protagonist, d’Artagnan, is a bold young Gascon who leaves his home region for Paris, hoping to join the King’s Musketeers -

His arrival in the capital marks the beginning of a series of encounters, quarrels, and duels that lead him to meet Athos, Porthos, and Aramis, three musketeers with contrasting personalities, yet united by a rigorous sense of honor and loyalty -

Alexandre Dumas / Maurice Leloir & J. Huyot - The Three Musketeers - 1894 - 2 Volumes - Calmann Lévy -
XX, 479 Pages.

Bindings in good condition; the books have two different bindings, one half-leather with attractive covers decorated with blind-stamped motifs, the other in full cloth, also handsomely bound; signs of wear, a few minor flaws on the covers, soiling on one cover, red edges, one spine with raised bands and decoration, the other plain and unlettered, gilt and colored rules and motifs on the covers -

Interior in good condition, light browning, a beautiful engraving on the title page; the books are enhanced with beautiful black illustrations interspersed throughout the text, based on drawings by Maurice Leloir, and wood engravings by J. Huyot; marbled endpapers in good condition; a handsome copy –

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