HUGO (Mrs. Victor). Victor Hugo told by a witness of his lif - Lot 254

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HUGO (Mrs. Victor). Victor Hugo told by a witness of his lif - Lot 254
HUGO (Mrs. Victor). Victor Hugo told by a witness of his life. P., Libr. internationale, 1863. 2 vols. in-8, purple chagr., spine decorated, plates with gold and cold decoration, title in the centre of the 1st plate, inner dent. (Bound in contemporary style). ORIGINAL EDITION of this work written in part by Victor Hugo. EXAMPLE IN FULL TIME BINDING, very fresh, bearing on the false title this dedication: "To Mme Louise Colet. Affectionate memory. Adèle Victor Hugo". In addition, a very beautiful l. a. s. from Louise Colet to Madame Victor Hugo (1862), 4 pp. in-8, where she shows her admiration for Les Misérables : " ...These two admirable volumes... I feel such a seizure and enthusiasm for them that I cannot wait to tell you. What an immense work of genius... I live only by this emotion... What power in a man who seizes the souls of the whole world through his words. That is true strength... How proud you must be to bear the name of such a master, such a king..." This whole letter is a testimony of her admiration for Victor Hugo.
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