HUGO (Victor). Les Misérables. Paris, Pagnerre [A. Lacroix, - Lot 130

HUGO (Victor). Les Misérables. Paris, Pagnerre [A. Lacroix, Verboeckhoven et Cie], 1862. 10 volumes in-8°, half dark green basane, smooth spine decorated (contemporary binding). Spine slightly faded; some light spotting, int. fresh. First edition of this literary masterpiece, with illustrations. "The Belgian edition, considered by Hugo to be the "princeps" edition, and of which he meticulously corrected all the proofs, published the 1st part of "Fantine" on March 30-31, 1862. The Paris edition did not come out until April 3. ATTACHED in the same binding: Les chansons des rues et des bois, 1865; Avant, pendant et depuis l'exil, ed. par Michel Lévy frères, 1875-76 (3 vols.); Notre-Dame de Paris, ed. by Vve Houssiaux, 1878 (2 vols.); Han d'Islande, ed. by Vve Houssiaux,1878; Bug-Jargal & Le Dernier jour d'un condamné, ed. by Vve Houssiaux,1878; Romans, Quatre-vingt treize, Hetzel, 1880. 19 volumes together.