Alessandro Dumas - Il Conte di Monte-Cristo - 1853

Splendid and rare nineteenth-century edition of one of the world's greatest masterpieces of literature: The Count of Monte Cristo by Alessandro Dumas, in the admired Italian edition "corretta e reintegrata".

The work is presented here in its complete four-volume form, printed in Milan by the publisher Ernesto Oliva between 1853 and 1854. Finding the complete and contemporaneous set of this particular Milanese impression is today a notable rarity on the antique market.

BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD:
Author: Alessandro Dumas
Title: The Count of Monte Cristo
Publisher: Milan, At the Publisher Ernesto Oliva (Contrada del Marino, No. 1433)
Year of publication: 1853 - 1854
Extent: Complete work in 4 volumes (Vols. I, II, III, IV)
Language: Italian
Illustrative apparatus: Title pages enriched by suggestive full-page wood-engraved plates depicting salient scenes from the novel.

BINDING:
The four volumes are uniformly bound in a fine contemporaneous half-leather binding from the period. The spine is richly decorated with refined tools, borders and gilt titles. At the foot of each spine is an elegant gold monogram pressed in the era for the private library of the original client. Boards in marbled paper.

CONDITIONS (Please view the photos carefully):
Binding: structurally solid. Normal wear and aging on the leather of the spine are noticeable, particularly at the upper and lower edges and along the hinges, as to be expected for a text over 170 years old.
Interior: The sheets are intact, well bound and fully legible. Physiological foxing (oxidation spots) and natural yellowing of the antique paper are present, which do not affect the historical and collectible value of the set. No serious losses or tears to the text are reported.