Victor HUGO. PHOTOGRAPH with autograph DEDICATION signed, 2 June 1862 albumen print (8.5 x 5.5 cm) mounted on card (9.8 x 6.5 cm; slightly cropped at top; folds). Full-length photograph of Hugo, hands in pockets. Beneath the photograph, dedication: "To my honourable and eloquent defender M. Floquet Victor Hugo 2 June 1862 Hauteville house". The lawyer and politician Charles FLOQUET (1828-1896) was a staunch republican. Attached is a photograph of Mrs Victor Hugo (by Garnier Arsène, business card size).