HUGO (Victor). L'Homme qui rit. Paris, Librairie internationale ; Bruxelles, A. Lacroix, Verboeckhoven & Cie, 1869. 2 volumes in-8, blue percaline, framed with filets and cold patterns, smooth spine decorated, gilt edges (period binding). First edition. Two editions appeared on the same day, one in Paris, the other in Brussels; each was divided into several fictitious editions. The present copy, with no mention of edition, belongs to the Paris edition, intended for French bookshops. Binding rubbed.