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In English, 1846
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The Count of Monte-Cristo
In English, 1846
DUMAS, Alexandre (1802-1870). The Count of Monte-Cristo. London: Chapman and Hall, 1846.
First complete edition in English in book form of a revenge classic, the Manney copy. While the earliest English translations had appeared in abridged form in various journals, this edition represents the first complete English translation to be published as a book. This anonymous translation was the basis of most subsequent English versions of Dumas’s famous novel.
Two volumes, octavo. 20 wood engravings by Valentin (some toning and spotting, including to plates, a few small closed tears). 24-page publisher's catalogue dated June 1846 at end of Volume 1. Original mauve cloth with gilt design on center boards (first hinge repaired, spines a trifle sunned); custom case. Provenance: James Fort (signature dated 30 July 1847, Fifth Dragoon Guards) – Pickford Waller (1849-1930, English illustrator; bookplate) – Richard Manney (bookplate, his sale, Sotheby's New York, 11 October 1991, lot 125) – anonymous seller, Swann Galleries, 16 April 1998, lot 67.
In English, 1846
DUMAS, Alexandre (1802-1870). The Count of Monte-Cristo. London: Chapman and Hall, 1846.
First complete edition in English in book form of a revenge classic, the Manney copy. While the earliest English translations had appeared in abridged form in various journals, this edition represents the first complete English translation to be published as a book. This anonymous translation was the basis of most subsequent English versions of Dumas’s famous novel.
Two volumes, octavo. 20 wood engravings by Valentin (some toning and spotting, including to plates, a few small closed tears). 24-page publisher's catalogue dated June 1846 at end of Volume 1. Original mauve cloth with gilt design on center boards (first hinge repaired, spines a trifle sunned); custom case. Provenance: James Fort (signature dated 30 July 1847, Fifth Dragoon Guards) – Pickford Waller (1849-1930, English illustrator; bookplate) – Richard Manney (bookplate, his sale, Sotheby's New York, 11 October 1991, lot 125) – anonymous seller, Swann Galleries, 16 April 1998, lot 67.
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