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two books are stacked on top of each other on a white surfacean image of a drawing of a man in a suit and tiean old handwritten letter on a piece of paper next to a penthe front cover of a book with the title of the poemsomeone is holding a book open to a page with a picture on ita book with a list of items on itan old book with a list of items on it
GALERIE DES VENTES D'ORLEANS - Maître Guillaume CORNET commissaire-priseur

107 - Victor HUGO. *Les contemplations*.
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Estimate €30 - €60
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Victor HUGO. *Les contemplations*. Paris, Michel Lévy, 1856. 2 vols. in 8½, in contemporary binding with ribbed spine. Minor wear and tear. Foxing. 2nd edition. Included is a letter from Paul Meurice, addressed to Mr Claye, a printer in Paris, regarding the printing of this edition, ‘using the same typeface and in the same format as the first’, dated 25 April 1856. Paul Meurice was a playwright and novelist, and a friend of Victor Hugo. Bookplate by J. Réande.
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Auction time 09/03/2026 at 11:00 AM
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