1843 4vol Les Mysteres de Paris M Eugene Sue First Illustrated Edition

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1843 4vol Les Mysteres de Paris M Eugene Sue First Illustrated Edition:
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Les Mysteres de Paris

By Euegen Sue

1843 - Paris - Librairie de Charles Gosselin

10.5\" by 7\"; (iv) 315pp.; 313pp.; 319pp.; 326pp.

DETAILS

The first illustrated edition of Eugene Sue\'s \'famous city mysteries\' novel, The Mysteries of Paris.

In French.

Illustrated witheighty-one plates and numerous engravings in the text.

The hero of the novel is the mysterious and distinguished Rodolphe, who is really the Grand Duke of Gerolstein (a fictional kingdom of Germany) but is disguised as a Parisian worker. Rodolphe can speak in argot, is extremely strong and a good fighter. Yet he also shows great compassion for the lower classes, good judgment, and a brilliant mind. He can navigate all layers of society in order to understand their problems, and to understand how the different social classes are linked.

Numerous novels inspired by The Mysteries of Paris were published all over the Western world, creating the City mysteries genre that explored the \"mysteries and miseries\" of cities.

Complete in four volumes.

CONDITION

In half-calf bindings. Externally, sound, though with some rubbing and marks. Hinges are strained, with one hinge failed and detached from the textblock edge. Internally, generallyfirmly bound. Pages are bright, though with some foxing throughout. Overall: GOOD.

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