{"title":"Robert Hoe","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"hugo-victor-bug-jargal","title":"Bug-Jargal","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e[HUGO, Victor]. Bug-Jargal par l'auteur de Han d'Islande.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eParis\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eUrbain Canel\u003c\/em\u003e, 1826\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn-12 (156 x 105 mm): [4] ff., iv-386 pp., cat., [2] ff. Full red Jansenist morocco, spine with false ribbing, title and author in gilt, double gilt fillet on the edges, gilt edges, gilt lace on the endpapers (\u003cem\u003eCuzin\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal edition.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCopy printed on laid paper after a few copies on vellum paper, in its binding signed Cuzin (1836-1890). Francisque Cuzin was a bookbinder in Paris from 1861 and died in 1890. 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"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.librairie-alexisnoque.fr\/en\/collections\/provenance-robert-hoe.oembed","provider":"Librairie Alexis Noqué","version":"1.0","type":"link"}