Victor Hugo / Philippe Bunel - Notre-Dame de Paris - 1990

Charming numbered edition 4 on calf vellum of cuve d'arche pure chiffon and enriched with original color illustrations and pencil drawings by Philippe Bunel engraved hors texte -

Originally published in 1831, the novel plunges the reader into Paris in 1482, at the heart of a bustling medieval city where the people, the clergy, the nobility, students, merchants and the marginal figures coexist -

The Notre-Dame Cathedral occupies a central place in the narrative, not only as a monumental setting but also as a symbol of historical memory, of religious power and the architectural wealth of the Middle Ages -

Victor Hugo / Philippe Bunel - Notre-Dame de Paris - 1990 - Volume I and II + A suite - Guy-Victor Labat -
285-338 pp

Very good binding condition, the work in its full original red morocco leather, the first covers adorned with a large polychrome composition, in publisher's cardboard slipcases, suites in matching slipcases, gilt top edges, spine with raised bands adorned with gold fillets, author’s name, gilded titles and volume numbers -

Very good interior condition, title pages printed in red and black, works enriched with original color illustrations and pencil drawings by Philippe Bunel engraved hors texte, print run 2,540 copies, one of 85 copies on cuve d'arche pure chiffon vellum (no. 4), accompanied by two suites of the original illustrations reproduced on Lanaquarelle pure chiffon, a suite of drawings reproduced on Lana Royal vellum pure chiffon (without the original drawing reserved for subscribers), clean text, fresh interior, a beautiful overall set -

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