Description: The Three Musketeers; [Les Trois Mousquetaires] Author: Dumas, Alexandre Title: The Three Musketeers; [Les Trois Mousquetaires] Publication: London: Vickers, 1846 Edition: First Edition Description: Hardcover. First London edition, so loosening the corsets of historical romance that every writer who followed could fondle her breasts. It's not the first in the English language because 2 U. S. translations precede (the first is Baltimore, Taylor Wilde, 1846, published Dec. 5, 1845), and it is abridged, as were all other translation into English before Richard Pevear's in 2006. Our rare Vickers edition was serialized in penny parts from Jan. to May 8. Bruce and Wyld's London edition (The Library of Foreign Romance) ran in sixpence parts from Mar. to May 12, and book issues followed promptly in the same order, a priority with which both bibliographies, Munro and Reed, agree and this has been confirmed physically since publication of those bibliographies. Nonetheless, we see Bruce and Wyld's much more common, later, and always overpriced edition negligently, dishonestly, and ineptly promoted as the first edition in English (it's the 4th) without qualifiers or details, when the conclusions in the best bibliographies are available to all. Our copy is bound with 4 other novels in a hefty, contemporary half morocco binding (6 1/4" X 9 1/2"), gilt spine, sides rubbed, else very good, the text printed in tiny but exquisitely clear type., and it is complete with the contents pages and all 16 illustrations Quite rare, 10 times rarer than any of the other London editions. RBH says no auction sales since 1975. OCLC locates (lists) 5 copies, British Library, British Library Reference, Aberdeen, No. Carolina, and Yale. This is just the 2nd copy of it that we have seen for sale in 50years of looking. Very good. Seller ID: 1034 Biblioctopus has been selling exceptional books and manuscripts for 40 years, always with a partiality for quality and lasting significance over quantity and fleeting fashion. Centered on 1st editions of the classics of fiction from all eras, these are augmented with books of philosophy, science, the arts, politics, and Americana, as well as manuscripts from cuneiform to rock & roll. And we complement all of them with related curios and rarities that are neither books nor manuscripts. Terms Everything is guaranteed authentic, and way cool, regardless of its vintage, but all manuscripts created by the living are particularly burdened with, and isolated by, specific disclaimers of warranty. Everything is deemed to be sold on approval, and may be returned, with notice, within 30 days, for any reason, for a full refund. Everything remains the property of Biblioctopus until it is paid for in full.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.
Price: 27500 USD
Location: Los Angeles, California
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Author: Dumas, Alexandre
Publisher: Vickers
Year Printed: 1846
Special Attributes: 1st Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Original/Facsimile: Original
