HUGO Victor
YEAR NINE THREE
First story
HOPE WAR
Vol. 1-3 (co-edited set)
Warsaw 1898, Granowski and Sikorski Printing House, pp. 176, [2]; 144; 152; format 11.5x18cm
The Ninety-Third Year (original: Quatrevingt-treize[a]) - the last novel by Victor Hugo, written between December 1872 and June 1873. Its action takes place in the Vendée during the royalist uprising in the eponymous year of 1793.
In the aftermath, the author continues his reflections on notions of divine and human justice and progress, begun in Les Miserables, published in 1862. In addition, he presents in the work his own reflections related to the phenomena of revolution and civil war.
Rare!
HARDCOVER SEMI LEATHER BINDING OF THE PERIOD, CONVEX SCROLLS ON THE SPINE, EMBOSSING AND GILDING
DB condition/ slight spine bias, torn section of front movable cover, stamps, paper yellowed
