The Count of Monte Cristo. Complete in Three Volumes.

Dumas, Alexandre

Published by Little, Brown and Company, Boston, 1894

Author: Alexandre Dumas.
Title: The Count of Monte Cristo. Complete in Three Volumes.
Publisher: Boston, Little, Brown and Company, circa 1894.
Language: Text in English.
Size: 7.5 x 5 inches.
Pages: xii-560; viii-552; vi-532 pages. Complete three-volume set.
Binding: Publisher's original pale blue cloth bindings beautifully decorated in gilt with elegant Art Nouveau floral designs to the spines. A remarkably fresh and attractive set with exceptionally bright gilt decoration. Near fine bindings (hinges fine) under a protective, removable mylar cover.
Content: Near fine content overall with clean, fresh, and well-preserved pages throughout. Complete with the frontispiece illustration to each volume protected by the original tissue guards. Minor creasing to the lower corner of the first three leaves of volume three as shown. An unusually handsome and well preserved example of this edition.
Illustrations: Complete with three frontispiece illustrations, one to each volume, with original tissue guards. Decorative title pages printed in black and red with elaborate Art Nouveau borders.

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The books: Few adventure novels have achieved the enduring fame and emotional power of The Count of Monte Cristo. First serialized between 1844 and 1846, Alexandre Dumas' masterpiece remains one of the great monuments of nineteenth-century literature, weaving together betrayal, imprisonment, revenge, justice, and redemption with extraordinary narrative energy.

The story of Edmond Dantes, unjustly imprisoned before escaping to claim the hidden treasure of Monte Cristo and exact his elaborate revenge, has captivated generations of readers across the world. Combining historical drama, political intrigue, romance, and philosophical reflection, the novel stands as one of the defining achievements of French Romantic literature.

This charming late nineteenth-century Little, Brown edition is especially attractive for its refined Art Nouveau design. The pale blue cloth bindings with flowing gilt ornamentation beautifully reflect the decorative aesthetic emerging during the 1890s, while the richly printed title pages and tissue-guarded illustrations give the set an elegance increasingly absent from later reprints.

Sets in such unusually fresh condition are becoming increasingly difficult to locate, particularly complete examples retaining their bright gilt decoration and clean interiors. The present set offers a wonderful balance of literary importance, decorative appeal, and period craftsmanship. Seller Inventory # ABE-1779825264002

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Count of Monte Cristo. Complete in Three...
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company, Boston
Publication Date: 1894
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Near Fine
Edition: Illustrated Edition