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Hugo’s Toilers of the Sea; Published by the Folio Society

Posted on January 24, 2014 by J. Davis

Pre-order information just went up on The Folio Society site for this exciting edition of Victor Hugo’s novel of the sea. This is the first edition that has all of Hugo’s own illustrations incorporated as they apparently were in his … Continue reading →

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Les Misérables by Victor Hugo; Published by the Limited Editions Club

Posted on October 21, 2013 by J. Davis

“So long as there shall exist, by reason of law and custom, a social condemnation, which, in the face of civilization, artificially creates hells on earth, and complicates a destiny that is divine with human fatality; so long as the … Continue reading →

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The Toilers of the Sea by Victor Hugo; published by the Limited Editions Club

Posted on July 10, 2011 by J. Davis

I dedicate this book to the rock of hospitality and liberty, to that nook of ancient Norman soil where dwells the noble little race of the sea, to the isle of Guernsey, severe yet gentle. My present asylum, probably my … Continue reading →

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