Charles E Wilbour Translator (13 results)

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Fair.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Fair.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Fair.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. darkened wrappers.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Edge wear. Clean, unmarked pages. "Les Miserables is a novel set in early 19th-century France, chronicling the life of Jean Valjean, a man released from prison after serving nineteen years for stealing bread to feed his sister's starving family. The story explores themes of justice, redemption, and the struggles of the impoverished. Valjean's journey begins with his release and subsequent hardships as he seeks to rebuild his life while being pursued by Javert, a relentless police inspector committed to upholding the law. The narrative intertwines the lives of various characters, including Fantine, a mother forced into despair, and her daughter Cosette, who becomes a symbol of innocence and hope.".…

Decorative Cloth. Condition: Good. Reprint. Chicago: Brewer, Barse, no publication date. 8vo. Original publisher's red cloth, stamped in blind. 281 + 237 pp., complete in one volume. Pages tanning. Illustrated in black and white. Two old newspaper articles pasted in. Solid book. Good. Illustrated (illustrator).…

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. abridged edition. 896 pages. 8.00x5.25x2.00 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. reprint edition. 1280 pages. 8.25x6.00x1.75 inches. In Stock.

MP3 CD. Condition: Brand New. unabridged library edition. 1 pages. 7.50x5.25x0.50 inches. In Stock.

hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Hardcover. First US Edition. Octavo, 171, 164, 150, 184, 165 pages. In Very Good condition. Half bound in leather with paneling and gilt lettering to spine. Gilt ruling to front and rear boards. Marbled pastedowns and free end-papers. Noncontinuous pagination. Each volume has individual advertisement for Les Miserables volumes, title, copyright and contents pages. Lacking other ads in each volume. Mild general shelf wear. Bumping and fraying to fore edges of boards. Mild fraying to corners of head and tail of spine and front hinge. Foxing to edges of textblock. Mild foxing throughout textblock. Two small tears to fore edge of page 50, one tear to bottom edge of page 33 and one tear to fore edge of page 97 of volume three. Former owner's sticker adhered to front pastedown. Mild damage to top of gutter between copyright and contents pages of volume one. Shelved in Front Case. Charles E. Wilbour was hired by the Carleton Publishing Company to translate Hugo's grand masterpiece, and he did so very quickly, allowing the first American edition to be published within months of its French release. The intense advertising campaign waged by Carleton resulted in massive sales for Les Misérables, solidifying Hugo's epic in second place (behind only Uncle Tom's Cabin) in pre-Civil War American book sales. 1417283. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.…