Hugo´s Hernani illustrated by Michelena 1890

HUGO, VICTOR. Hernani. Drame en cinq actes. Paris (Librairie L. Conquet) 1890.

4:o (about 275x180 mm.). (4), (I)-VII, (1 blank), (5), 6-223, (5) pp. Engraved frontispiece portrait Léon Boisson after (Achille) Devéira, 5 engraved plates and 10 vignettes Léon Boisson after A(rturo) Michelena (all). Original wrappers bound in.
Contemporary dark blue half morocco, slightly worn, boards with marbled paper within gilt frames, nicely gilt spine with flower ornaments and portrait of an old Hugo, upper edge gilt, otherwise uncut. Edition printed in 350 numbered copies (of 500) on papier vélin du Marais, this is number 275, signed L.G. (the editor).

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