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HUGO (Victor). Hernani ou l'honneur castillan,...

Estimate :
300 - 400 EUR

HUGO (Victor). Hernani ou l'honneur castillan, drama, by Victor Hugo, performed at the Théatre-Français on February 25, 1830. Paris, Mame et Delaunay-Vallée, 1830. In-8 of [2] ff. (faux-titre with Hierro signature on verso and title), vii-[1]-154 pp. 12 pp. (bookseller's catalog). Red morocco, finely decorated ribbed spine, gilt title, date on tail, triple gilt fillet framing the boards, double gilt fillet on the edges, inner lace, gilt edges (Chambolle Duru). Rare first edition of this monument to French literature, published on March 9, 1830, just after the first performance that led to the famous "battle" of February 25, 1830. A very fine, perfectly preserved and established copy. (Vicaire IV, 250.)

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