1895 Rare Book - The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas illustrated by Maurice Leloir.
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Author: Alexandre Dumas. Maurice Leloir, illustrator.
Title: The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas.
Publisher: London, George Routledge and Sons, Limited, no date (circa 1895).
Language: Text in English.
Size: 7 " X 5 ".
Pages: ix-492 pages.
Binding: Attractive and very good half red morocco leather binding over marbled covers (hinges fine, overall slightly scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover. All edges marbled.
Content: Very good content (bright, tight, and clean, rare light foxing or staining mainly on the preliminary and last pages - as shown).
Illustration: Nicely illustrated with full-page drawings by Maurice Leloir engraved on wood by Jules Huyot.
The book: Rare and beautifully illustrated edition in one volume of Dumas' Three Musketeers.
The author: Alexandre Dumas (born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie, 24 July 1802 – 5 December 1870), also known as Alexandre Dumas père (French for 'father'), was a French writer. His works have been translated into many languages, and he is one of the most widely-read French authors. Many of his historical novels of high adventure were originally published as serials, including The Count of Monte Cristo, The Three Musketeers, Twenty Years After, and The Vicomte de Bragelonne: Ten Years Later.
The illustrator: Maurice Leloir (1 November 1853 – 7 October 1940) was a French illustrator, watercolourist, draftsman, printmaker, writer and collector.