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The workshop closed definitively in 1939.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVictor Hugo's first novel, the novel was published when he was still a teenager in \"Le Conservateur Littéraire\" and signed simply with \"M\". The story traces the tragic destiny of Bug-Jargal, a black slave in Saint-Domingue in 1791 and whose Haitian revolt would constitute the first successful slave revolt in the modern world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur book comes from the \u003cu\u003eRobert Hoe Library (1839-1909)\u003c\/u\u003e . A huge American collector of the 19th century, he was the founder and first president of the Grolier Club - created in 1884 and still active. His personal collection was about 20,000 works.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome rubbing on the joints and a slightly faded spine are to be noted. The copy remains superb with a fresh interior without any foxing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Librairie Alexis Noqué","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49798631358789,"sku":"0064","price":1000.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0793\/8611\/6421\/files\/DSC_0229.jpg?v=1721732840"},{"product_id":"l-a-s-hugo-a","title":"A.L.S. Victor Hugo","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHUGO Victor (1802-1885), A.L.S., Hauteville House January 15 1870.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1 page In-8. \u003cem\u003eLetter of thanks concerning a page Hugo had received on his writings.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eStill in exile at Hauteville House, a period when Hugo had numerous international epistolary contacts, he wrote to ? on January 15, 1870, specifying that he did not read English, but that the page had been translated for him. He thanks the addressee warmly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Je ne sais pas l'anglais, mais l'on m'a traduit la remarquable page que vous avez bien voulu m'envoyer. Votre appréciation élancée et sympathique m'a vivement touché, et je tiens à vous en remercier par mon cordial serrement de main\".\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Librairie Alexis Noqué","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50111422497093,"sku":"0214","price":1700.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0793\/8611\/6421\/files\/Hugo-Autographe-1.jpg?v=1726572295"},{"product_id":"lettre-autographe-signee-hugo-a-amedee-blondeau","title":"Autograph letter signed, Hugo to Amédée Blondeau","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"123\" data-end=\"260\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"123\" data-end=\"199\"\u003eHUGO, Victor. Autograph letter signed “Victor Hugo”, to Amédée Blondeau.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"199\" data-end=\"202\"\u003eHauteville House, 30 May 1866.\u003cbr data-start=\"232\" data-end=\"235\"\u003e1 p., 8vo (210 × 135 mm).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"262\" data-end=\"457\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"262\" data-end=\"457\"\u003eA fine and revealing letter written as Hugo is travelling toward Brussels, apologising for being unable to provide the requested verses, and offering a rare confession of creative exhaustion.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"459\" data-end=\"867\"\u003eHugo explains that he is replying in haste, having just found Blondeau’s letter upon arrival: \u003cem data-start=\"553\" data-end=\"627\"\u003e“J'arrive à … et je vais partir pour Bruxelles. Je trouve votre lettre…”\u003c\/em\u003e He then states, with striking directness, that he has \u003cstrong data-start=\"682\" data-end=\"716\"\u003enothing ready, nothing written\u003c\/strong\u003e, having poured all his creative energy into \u003cem data-start=\"761\" data-end=\"789\"\u003eLes Travailleurs de la mer\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem data-start=\"794\" data-end=\"829\"\u003eLes Chansons des rues et des bois\u003c\/em\u003e: \u003cem data-start=\"831\" data-end=\"867\"\u003e“ont vidé mon sac aux manuscrits.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"869\" data-end=\"1102\"\u003eHe expresses sincere regret at his temporary “impotence”, asking Blondeau to continue to regard him kindly despite this moment of silence: \u003cem data-start=\"1008\" data-end=\"1100\"\u003e“Je viens demander que vous m’aimiez un peu pour cette tristesse… mon regard est profond.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1104\" data-end=\"1350\"\u003eThe tone shifts into encouragement, Hugo affirming Blondeau’s talent and promising him a confident future: \u003cstrong data-start=\"1211\" data-end=\"1278\"\u003e“Les talents comme le vôtre ont toujours devant eux… l’avenir.”\u003c\/strong\u003e He closes with his customary warmth: \u003cem data-start=\"1316\" data-end=\"1350\"\u003e“Je vous serre la main. ex imo.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1352\" data-end=\"1541\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\"Cher monsieur Blondeau,\u003cbr\u003eJ'arrive à [?] et je vais partir pour Bruxelles. Je trouve votre lettre comme cette amitié et ce [?], et je vous réponds bien vite. Je n'ai rien de prêt ni de fait. Les Chansons des rues et des bois et Les Travailleurs de la mer ont vidé mon sac aux manuscrits. Trouver mes sympathies dans un vers, à vil efforts, à tous amis. Je ne saurais vous dire combien mon impuissance me [?]. Je viens demander [?] m'aime un peu pour cette tristesse.. mon regard est profond.\u003cbr\u003eDe cesse, vous n'avez pas d'échec sérieux à craindre. Les talents comme le vôtre, ont toujours devant eux, toutes grandes ouvertes, les proses ou l'avenir.\u003cbr\u003eJe vous serre la main. ex imo [du fond du coeur].\u003cbr\u003eVictor Hugo\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1352\" data-end=\"1541\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1510\" data-end=\"1513\"\u003eScattered foxing throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Librairie Alexis Noqué","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56533974188357,"sku":"0785","price":900.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0793\/8611\/6421\/files\/IMG_4844_jpg.jpg?v=1764715952"},{"product_id":"lettre-autographe-signee-hugo-a-paul-feval","title":"Autograph letter signed, Hugo to Paul Féval","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"128\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"71\"\u003eHUGO, Victor. Autograph letter signed “Victor Hugo”, to Paul Féval.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"71\" data-end=\"74\"\u003eBrussels, 2 April [n.y.].\u003cbr data-start=\"99\" data-end=\"102\"\u003e2 pp., 8vo (207 × 130 mm).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"130\" data-end=\"290\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"130\" data-end=\"290\"\u003eA warm and humorous letter of admiration, in which Hugo salutes Paul Féval’s talent while gently mocking his own reputation for praising others too readily.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"292\" data-end=\"706\"\u003eWriting from Brussels, Hugo tells Féval that he is reading the second volume of his new work and is immediately struck by \u003cstrong data-start=\"414\" data-end=\"449\"\u003e“l’enchantement de votre style”\u003c\/strong\u003e, the vigour and elevation of his thought. He then turns, with characteristic wit, to the criticisms levelled at him in the press:\u003cbr data-start=\"579\" data-end=\"582\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"582\" data-end=\"706\"\u003e“J’ai un grand travers, c’est d’aimer et d’applaudir le talent des autres… Je me résigne à ce ridicule et à cette bêtise.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"708\" data-end=\"946\"\u003eHe half-jestingly begs Féval to keep his praise private lest he be mocked for it, and concludes with a gesture of sincere fellowship:\u003cbr data-start=\"841\" data-end=\"844\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"844\" data-end=\"946\"\u003e“Laissez-moi prendre vos mains dans les miennes, et recevez le cordial shake-hand d’un solitaire.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"948\" data-end=\"1071\"\u003e\"Bruxelles - 2 avril\u003cbr\u003eCher confrère et cher président,\u0026nbsp;\u003cbr\u003eJe lis à Bruxelles le deuxième volume de Paris-[?], or, dis les premières pages, j'ai l'enchantement de votre style, de vivre en privé, or toute pensée haute est forte. Je vois parfois dans quelques journaux que j'ai un grand un grand travers, c'est d'aimer et d'applaudir le talent des autres. Je remercie, c'est ridicule ; je félicite. C'est bête. Je me résigne à ce ridicule et à cette bêtise. Il faut prendre son parti de ses défauts. Je me donne envers le public le tort de glorifier mes confrères. Pardonnez-moi donc de vous dire que je vous applaudis, seulement si vous ne voulez pas qu'on me hue, gardez cette confidence pour vous. Et cela dit, laissez moi prendre vos mains dans les miennes, et recevez le cordial shake-hand d'un solitaire.\u003cbr\u003eVictor Hugo\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1073\" data-end=\"1105\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eA clean, well-preserved example.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Librairie Alexis Noqué","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56533999944005,"sku":"0781","price":1700.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0793\/8611\/6421\/files\/IMG_4757_jpg.jpg?v=1764716880"},{"product_id":"les-travailleurs-de-la-mer","title":"Les Travailleurs de la Mer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHUGO, Victor. Les Travailleurs de la Mer.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eParis: La Librairie internationale, 1866.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOctavo (230 x 150 mm). Vol. I: (4) ff., 328 pp.; Vol. II: (2) ff., 327 pp.; Vol. III: (2) ff., 279 pp.\u003cbr\u003eHalf red chagrin, spine with raised bands, tooling at the centre of the compartments, author, title and volume-number lettering-pieces in red morocco (contemporary binding).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFirst edition, published simultaneously in Paris and Brussels.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis novel had a profound influence on the literature of its time: although George Sand was doubtless the first to inspire Jules Verne to write Vingt Mille Lieues sous les mers, in a celebrated letter addressed to him, Hugo's novel almost certainly inspired certain episodes of it. Gilliatt's battle against the octopus, in any case, clearly calls to mind the struggle against the giant squid and the crew of the Nautilus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRubbing, traces of wax on the joints of the chagrin, scattered foxing, light rubbing to the corners.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Librairie Alexis Noqué","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59021503988037,"sku":"0956","price":600.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0793\/8611\/6421\/files\/0956-hugo-01.jpg?v=1787930288"},{"product_id":"le-roi-s-amuse","title":"Le Roi s'amuse","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHUGO, Victor. Le Roi s'amuse.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eParis, Eugène Renduel\u003c\/em\u003e, 1832.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOctavo (215 x 140 mm). (4) ff., XXIII-183 pp.\u003cbr\u003eHalf red roan, smooth spine with decorative gilt tooling, black morocco author and title label, author and title gilt (contemporary binding).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFirst edition.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIllustrated with an engraved frontispiece on china paper by Tony Johannot - engraved by Andrew, Leloir and Best.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe play was first performed on 22 November 1832 at the Comédie-Française - it was banned by the censors the very next day and would only truly become famous once Giuseppe Verdi decided to draw on it for his opera \u003cem\u003eRigoletto\u003c\/em\u003e (1851), which together with \u003cem\u003eLe Trouvère\u003c\/em\u003e (1853) and \u003cem\u003eLa Traviata\u003c\/em\u003e (1853) forms Verdi's popular trilogy. 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