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Marie Antoinette Edition, The Romances of Dumas, 34 Volumes
Dumas, Alexander · Boston
- Author
- Dumas, Alexander
- Date
- 1904
- Place
- Boston
- Publisher
- Little, Brown and Company
- Language
- English
- Binding
- 8vo.(5" x 8.125") 34 volumes complete. Half burgundy pebbled leather with corners, single bright gilt rule to all leather edges, over marbled boards. Spine with four raised bands, gilt lettering to second and fourth compartments, heavy gilt floral decoration to others. Top edge gilt, marbled endpapers. Edgewear, corners bumped and rubbed, some through to boards, about half the volumes with small bit of chipping to heads of spine with some loss. Every volume with an engraved frontispiece, with black, red, and green printed title pages. Internally, very clean. Some rubbing to extremities (joints, raised bands, etc.) Vol.XXVII (The Queen's Necklace) with dark stain to upper joint, evidently repaired at some point. Otherwise, a very clean, extremely attractive large set of books.
- Format
- The set comprises: 1–3. The Count of Monte Cristo, 4–5. Ascanio, 6. The Two Dianas, 7–8. The Page of the Duke of Savoy, 9. Marguerite de Valois, 10. The Forty-Five, 11–12. La Dame de Monsoreau, 13. The Three Musketeers, 14–15. Twenty Years After, 16–20. The Vicomte de Bragelonne / Ten Years Later cycle, 21. The Chevalier d’Harmental, 22–23. Olympe de Clèves, 24–25. Memoirs of a Physician / Joseph Balsamo, 26. The Queen’s Necklace, Part I, 27. The Queen’s Necklace, Part II, 28–29. Ange Pitou / Taking the Bastille, 30–33. La Comtesse de Charny, 34. The Chevalier de Maison-Rouge.
- Category
- History & Americana
- Record
- S.I.10252
"The Romances of Dumas — Marie Antoinette Edition," by Alexandre Dumas, published by Little, Brown and Company in 1904. This impressive, complete 34-volume set brings together some of Dumas’s most celebrated historical romances and adventures, including *The Count of Monte Cristo*, "The Three Musketeers," "Twenty Years After," "The Vicomte de Bragelonne," "Joseph Balsamo," and "The Queen’s Necklace." Rich in French history, royal intrigue, and swashbuckling adventure, the collection makes a striking addition to a library of classic literature.
Octavo (5" x 8.375"), complete in 34 volumes. Handsomely bound in half burgundy pebbled leather with leather corners over marbled boards. Each spine features four raised bands, gilt lettering in the second and fourth compartments, and elaborate gilt floral decoration in the others. Additional features include gilt rules along the leather edges, gilt top edges, marbled endpapers, engraved frontispieces in every volume, and title pages printed in black, red, and green. Numerous pages remain uncut.
Condition: An attractive, largely clean set with very clean interiors. The bindings show edgewear and bumped, rubbed corners, some worn through to the boards. Approximately half the volumes have minor chipping and loss at the head of the spine. There is rubbing to the joints and raised bands, and Volume XXVII ("The Queen’s Necklace") has a dark stain to the upper joint with evidence of an earlier repair. Despite these imperfections, the set remains visually impressive, with richly decorated spines and handsome marbled boards—a desirable collection for admirers of Alexandre Dumas, French historical fiction, and fine leather-bound books.
Condition
Very Good
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