Lot no. 18
HUGO (Victor). Les Rayons et les Ombres. Paris, Delloye, 1840. In-8, paperback. First edition. This collection, which forms the seventh volume of poetry in Hugo's Œuvres complètes, was published in 1500 copies, some of which were reissued in 1841 to Duriez. It was not printed on large paper. This copy is enriched with an autograph letter signed by the author. Entirely unbound, cover faded, foxing, edges spotted. Bertin, n°144 - Carteret, I, 412 - Vicaire, IV, 295.
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