HUGO (Victor). Notre-Dame de Paris. Paris: Eugène Renduel, 1836 [1835]. - In-8, 206 x 130 : frontispiece, (2 ff.), 631 pp. 11 plates. Brown morocco, gilt fillet and cold rocaille plate framing the boards, gilt title in the centre of the first board, smooth spine decorated, gilt border inside, gilt edges (Boutigny). First illustrated edition, called "Keepsake Edition", printed at 2000 copies on laid paper. Although dated 1836, it was put on sale as a New Year's book on December 5, 1835, with a very beautiful first edition illustration, consisting of a frontispiece and 11 steel engraved plates after D. Rouargue, Tony and Alfred Johannot, Louis Boulanger, Camille Rogier and Raffet . All plates are printed on chine glue, except the one captioned Utility of the windows overlooking the river which is on wove paper. Beautiful copy in the Boutigny edition binding. Spine slightly faded. Freckles, as is often the case. Provenance: Daniel Herzog, with ex-libris.