Description:
Hugo, Victor (1802-1885) Les Miserables. New York: Carleton, 1862.
First American edition, first edition in English, five volumes bound in two, in contemporary half leather, marbled paper boards, worn, water stains affecting the end and preliminary leaves in both volumes, subsiding as the text proceeds, joints weak, bindings chipped, a good candidate for restoration, 9 1/4 x 5 1/2 in. (2)
Estimate $600-800
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