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Hugo, Victor. Les Miserables, Vol 1 and 2. , 1938.
Price: US$18.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1938, Limited Editions Club, HB (no slip-case, black boards with red titles on spine) Vol 1 is 291pp, Vol 2 is 272pp. Translation by Lascelles Wraxhall authorized by the author. Illustrations by Lynd Ward. Books are VG (no slip-case, previous owner's name-plate, corners rubbed and bumped, interiors clean and unmarked, bindings tight)
Seller: Jennifer Duncan, North Aurora, IL, U.S.A.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Reprint of the Limited Editions Club edition (originally five volumes). This is the Heritage Club edition. A Fine copy in quarter dull red buckram over illustrated grey-green decorated paper covered boards, red topstain, in publisher's shiny black paper covered slipcase, without jacket as issued. Translation by Lascelles Wraxall. Introduction by Andre Maurois and with illustrations by Lynd Ward. Retains pagination of the earlier (five volume) edition. Slight dulling of cloth spine. Slipcase worn at joints. With Sandglass leaflet laid in. The narrative was adapted by Hollywood into a musical in 2012, with Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried, Sacha Baron Cohen, Helena Bonham Carter, etc., which garnered three Oscars and a nomination for best picture. Q15142 Hardcover in publisher's slipcase
Seller: Compass Rose Books, ABAA-ILAB, Kensington, CA, U.S.A.
Hugo, Victor. Les Miserables. The Heritage Press, 1938.
Price: US$55.79 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1938 Hard Cover. The Heritage Press. No DJ. No reader marks, Light tanning. Binding tight. Boards with light shelf wear. Few smudges to page edges. Back cover with 2 tan marks. Spine with one dot back side. Title in gilt on spine. Translated by Lascelles Wraxall, Introduction by Andre Maurois, illustrated by Lynd Ward. All Five Volumes In One Volume. "The Special Contents Of This Edition Are copyright 1938 - By The Limited Editions Club For the George Macy Companies, Inc. Because of size/weight, this item cannot be mailed overseas. (1466 Pages)
Seller: Whitehorse Books, CLAYTON, IN, U.S.A.
Price: US$180.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Five volume set published by Limited Editions in 1938. Number 1024 out of 1500 copies. Signed by Lynd Ward (illustrator) at back of Vol. 5. No dust jackets. Slipcase is missing. Black covers with gilt lettering and design on brick red labels on spine. The gilt has faded some. Volumes 3 and 4 have some scratches on back covers. Vol. 2 has some small stains on side edges of pages. Books have some wear along side and bottom edges of covers. Books are in good plus condition. Small 4to, 1466 pages, 9.1 lb.; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 1466 pages; Signed by Illustrator
Seller: Inside the Covers, Lancaster, TX, U.S.A.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Five volumes. Original black cloth, lacking slipcase. Volumes have wear to the spines, corners bumped, but contents are holding well, and internally the books are in near fine condition. #986 of 1,500 copies printed. Signed by the illustrator, Lynd Ward. His wood cuts appear throughout.
Seller: Sanctuary Books, A.B.A.A., New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Five volume set of 16mo hardcovers with dark navy blue boards and red blocking on the spine, with gold gilt titling. Volume 5, at the back of the book, has the signature of the illustrator and states that this set is number 259 out of 1500. It includes a monthly letter from the club. Each of the spines has a small image of a character (Fantine, Cosette, Marius, Saint Denis, and Valjean). The top edges of each volume are painted red, and the lithograph images inside are done in red, blue, and rust ink depending on the volume. The condition of each of these books is Very Good (overall t the binding is tight, light dust soiling at the top edge from exposure out of the slipcase, general edge wear to volumes 1 & 5). The volumes are set in a navy blue slipcase, with red blocking on it's spine. The condition of the case is Good (some tearing at the seams on the top edge, general wear to the sides, and some water staining to the text on the spine). EXTRA SHIPPING CHARGES MAY APPLY DUE TO SIZE.
Seller: Page 1 Books - Special Collection Room, Albuquerque, NM, U.S.A.
Price: US$218.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 5 volumes. Limited Editions Club #1485/1500 & SIGNED by the illustrator; contents clean; burgundy illustrations; red top edges; bindings solid; 10.5" tall; black covers with black illustration & lettering on red title bands; chips & wear to black slip case with paper label on back
Seller: THE OLD LIBRARY SHOP, Bethlehem, PA, U.S.A.
Price: US$225.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: This is Copy Number 828. Black cloth covers with brick colored spine plaque and gilt spine title, gilt is faint on the fifth volume. Pages clean. NW3
Seller: Voyageur Book Shop, Milwaukee, WI, U.S.A.
Victor Hugo. LES MISERABLES (COMPLETE 5 VOLUME SET). Limited Editions Club, 1938.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: ; Complete 5 volume set. Black cloth covers are scuffed and fading to lettering on spine labels and very modest soiling but in very good+ condition. Boards and spines are straight. Bindings are tight. Toning in gutters between just between end sheets and paste downs. Pages are clean and near pristine. This is number 1441 from a limited edition of only 1500 copies and signed by illustrator. Lacking slipcase. ; 0 pages; Signed by Illustrator
Seller: Sage Rare & Collectible Books, IOBA, Livonia, MI, U.S.A.
HUGO, Victor. LES MISERABLES. Limited Editions Club, New York, 1938.
Price: US$312.50 + shipping
Description: Five quarto (7-1/4" x 10-1/2") volumes bound in black Irish linen with rust-colored, gilt-lettered cloth spine labels. The translation by Lascelles Wraxall authorized by the author. Illustrated by Lynd Ward. Copy #1371 of 1500 SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page. Spines a bit dull with touch of fraying to a couple of spine tips. About Fine, lacking the slipcase
Seller: Charles Agvent, est. 1987, ABAA, ILAB, Fleetwood, PA, U.S.A.
HUGO, Victor. LES MISERABLES. Limited Editions Club, New York, 1938.
Price: US$375.00 + shipping
Description: Five quarto (7-1/4" x 10-1/2") volumes bound in black Irish linen with rust-colored, gilt-lettered cloth spine labels. The translation by Lascelles Wraxall authorized by the author. Illustrated by Lynd Ward. Copy #65 of 1500 SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page. Minor browning to gutters. Near Fine in a Good only slipcase with the top edge mostly detached
Seller: Charles Agvent, est. 1987, ABAA, ILAB, Fleetwood, PA, U.S.A.