Notre-Dame de Paris.
by HUGO, Victor
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Paris, Charles Gosselin, 1831.
Two 8vo volumes [205 x 126 mm] of: I/ (4) ll. for the half-title, title and foreword, 404 pp. ; II/ (2) ll., 536 pp. for part 2. Both titles are decorated with Tony Johannot's woodcuts engraved by Porret. Bound in blue half calf, flat spines. Reliure de l'époque.
First edition of the famous and first great novel by Victor Hugo.
Carteret, I, pp. 400-402; Escoffier 870; Vicaire, Manuel de l'amateur de livres du XIXe siècle, IV, 256-257.
This copy belongs to the second state, with the author's name on the title and the fictitious mention "Seconde edition" below the title.
"Since Gosselin's copy appeared at auction (Leroy auction, March, 26-27th, 1931, N°328), it became indisputable that the mention of a second or third edition doesn't take anything from the first edition nature of a book.
Gosselin-Leroy's copy bore indeed on a fourth edition of Notre-Dame de Paris, 1831, the following autograph note:
'First edition published in 1100 copies that have been, following the habits of the bookselling at the time, divided into four editions. [Signed]. Charles Gosselin, editor' ".
(Escoffier, Le Mouvement romantique, 870).
Michaud comes to the same conclusion in the Bulletin du bibliophile, 1931: "copies falsely pointed out as second or third edition authentically belong to the first edition".
"This first edition, in good condition, is the rarest of all the author's works; it had a worldwide impact, and it's one of the most difficult to get from the Romantic period" (Carteret).
A precious copy preserved in its elegant contemporary blue half calf binding.
French
Paris, Charles Gosselin, 1831.
2 volumes in-8 de : I/ (4) ff. pour le faux titre, le titre et la préface, 404 pp. ; II/ (2) ff., 536 pp. pour le tome 2. Les deux titres sont ornés de vignettes de Tony Johannot gravées sur bois par Porret. Relié en demi-veau bleu, dos lisses. Reliure de l'époque.
205 x 126 mm.
Edition originale du celebre et premier grand roman de Victor Hugo. Carteret, I, pp. 400-402 ; Escoffier 870 ; Vicaire, Manuel de l'amateur de livres du XIXe siècle, IV, 256-257.
Exemplaire de la seconde tranche, avec le nom de l'auteur figurant sur le titre et la mention fictive " Seconde édition " au-dessous du titre.
" Depuis que l'exemplaire de Gosselin est passé en vente publique (Vente Leroy, 26-27 mars 1931, n° 328), il n'y a plus de discussion possible sur le fait que la mention d'une deuxième ou troisième édition n'enlève rien au caractère d'édition originale d'un livre. L'exemplaire Gosselin-Leroy portait en effet sur une quatrième édition de Notre-Dame de Paris, 1831, la note autographe suivante :
"Edition originale tiree a 1100 exemplaires qui ont ete, suivant l'usage de la librairie a cette epoque, divises en quatre editions. [Signé]. Charles Gosselin, éditeur". " Escoffier, Le Mouvement romantique, 870.
Michaux conclut de même dans le Bulletin du bibliophile, 1931 : " les exemplaires ainsi faussement désignés de seconde, voire de 3e édition appartiennent authentiquement à l'édition originale ".
" Cette edition originale, en bel etat, est la plus rare de toutes les œuvres de l'auteur ; elle a eu un retentissement mondial, et c'est une des plus difficiles a se procurer de la periode romantique " (Carteret).
Précieux exemplaire conservé dans son élégante reliure de l'époque en demi-veau bleu.
Synopsis
Victor Hugo’s famous French Gothic novel, Notre-Dame de Paris ( also called The Hunchback of Notre-Dame ), was originally published in 1831. It is set in Paris during the 15th century. It follows Quasimodo, a disabled bell-ringer, on his quest for love from the beautiful dancer, Esmerelda. The first edition, titled Notre-Dame de Paris , was written in French and published by Gosselin on the 16th of March, 1831, in Paris, France. Since then, the novel has been through numerous editions and has been translated to many different languages. Notre-Dame de Paris has also been adapted into many various film, television, and theatre productions since conception.
Read More: Identifying first editions of Notre-Dame de Paris.
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- Notre-Dame de Paris.
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- HUGO, Victor
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