Trois Mousquetaires, par Alexandre Dumas
$5,500 · Offered by Heritage Book Shop
Bruxelles et Leipzig: C. Muquardt, 1844. Early Brussels edition. Precedes the official Paris Baudry edition which was also published in 1844. Five twelvemo volumes in three 5 3/4 x 3 1/2 inches; 145 x 90 mm . 181, 1, blank ; 172; 171, 1, blank ; 163, 1,blank ; 223, 1, blank pp. Each volume with a half-title. Although unauthorized, all Belgian editions are extremely rare, perhaps even more so than the rare first
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