VICTOR HUGO.
Ruy Blas. Paris, H. Delloye, 1838.
In-8, eggplant long-grained morocco, smooth spine decorated in length, quadruple framed with gilt fillets on the boards with fleurons in the corners, gold filleted edges and inner borders, untrimmed, gilt head, covers kept (Champs).
First edition: first issue copy addressed to H. Delloye alone.
Ruy Blas forms volume VII of the Works of Victor Hugo.
A nice copy.
(Carteret, Le Trésor du bibliophile I, 408: "It is, with Hernani, one of the famous dramas frequently played at the Comédie-Française.")
