Victor Hugo "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" Slipcased 2-Volume, Deluxe Limited Collector's Edition of 800, Leather-Bound [Sealed]

Victor Hugo's Immortal Story of Compassion and Salvation...Re-Creating The Historic 1888 Illustrated English Language Edition.

DELUXE SLIPCASED LIMITED EDITION OF ONLY 800 HAND-NUMBERED COPIES

Easton Press 2015. Victor Hugo "The Hunchback of Notre-Dame". Stunning two-volume oversized limited edition of only 800. Reprints of the illustrated edition of 1888. Dimensions: 10 1/2" x 7 1/2". Sealed and new in the original shrink-wrap. All photos of actual item. 

This is a new in shrink-wrapped Easton Press leather-bound Deluxe Limited Edition of "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" by Victor Hugo.

Victor Hugo's moving story of the deformed bell-ringer Quasimodo, the bewitching Gypsy Esmeralda, and the tortured Archdeacon of Notre Dame whose forbidden love drives him to the brink of madness stands as one of literature's greatest masterpieces.

This magnificent slipcased set reprints the stunning two-volume, oversized, illustrated edition of 1888.

The Hunchback Of Notre Dame

The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (French: Notre-Dame de Paris, lit. 'Our Lady of Paris', originally titled Notre-Dame de Paris. 1482) is a French Gothic novel by Victor Hugo, published in 1831. The title refers to the Notre-Dame Cathedral, which features prominently throughout the novel. It focuses on the unfortunate story of Quasimodo, the Roma street dancer Esmeralda and Quasimodo's guardian the Archdeacon Claude Frollo in 15th-century Paris. All its elements— the Renaissance setting, impossible love affairs and marginalized characters—make the work a model of the literary themes of Romanticism.

The novel is considered a classic of French literature and has been adapted repeatedly for film, stage and television. Some prominent examples include a 1923 silent film with Lon Chaney, a 1939 sound film with Charles Laughton, a 1956 film with Anthony Quinn and a 1996 Disney animated film with Tom Hulce.

Written during a time of cultural upheaval, the novel champions historical preservation. Hugo solidified Notre-Dame de Paris as a national icon, arguing for the preservation of Gothic architecture as an element of Paris' cultural heritage.

Features

Includes all the classic Easton Press qualities:

* Premium Leather
* Silk Moire Endleaves
* Distinctive Cover Design
* Hubbed Spine, Accented in Real 22KT Gold
* Satin Ribbon Page Marker
* Gilded Page Edges
* Long-lasting, High Quality Acid-neutral Paper
* Smyth-sewn Pages for Strength and Durability
* Beautiful Illustrations

Victor Hugo

Victor-Marie Hugo (26 February 1802 – 22 May 1885) was a French Romantic writer and politician. During a literary career that spanned more than sixty years, he wrote in a variety of genres and forms. He is considered to be one of the greatest writers of all time.

His most famous works are the novels The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (1831) and Les Misérables (1862). In France, Hugo is renowned for his poetry collections, such as Les Contemplations (The Contemplations) and La Légende des siècles (The Legend of the Ages). Hugo was at the forefront of the Romantic literary movement with his play Cromwell and drama Hernani. Many of his works have inspired music, both during his lifetime and after his death, including the opera Rigoletto and the musicals Les Misérables and Notre-Dame de Paris. He produced more than 4,000 drawings in his lifetime, and campaigned for social causes such as the abolition of capital punishment.

Though he was a committed royalist when young, Hugo's views changed as the decades passed, and he became a passionate supporter of republicanism, serving in politics as both deputy and senator. His work touched upon most of the political and social issues and the artistic trends of his time. His opposition to absolutism, and his literary stature, established him as a national hero.

Victor Hugo died on 22 May 1885, aged 83. He was given a state funeral in the Panthéon of Paris, which was attended by over 2 million people, the largest in French history.