1899 Scarce Illustrated Book set - The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas.
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Author : Alexandre Dumas.
Title: The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas. Illustrated.
Publisher: Boston, Little, Brown, and Company, 1899. Complete 2 volume set.
Language: Text in English.
Size : 8 " X 5.5 ".
Pages: xxvi-428, vi-418 pages + catalogue.
Binding: Attractive and very good full red cloth decorated binding with three silver crossed swords on the covers (overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover.
Content: Very good content (bright, tight, and clean - as shown).
Illustration: Nicely and profusely illustrated with 17 full-page illustrations by various artists including Eugene Abot and Felix Oudart.
Estimate : (USD 400 - USD 500)
The books: Rare and beautifully illustrated edition in 2 volumes of The Three Musketeers (French: Les Trois Mousquetaires) -- a historical adventure novel written in 1844 by French author Alexandre Dumas.
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.