HUGO (Victor). L'Année terrible. Paris : Michel Lévy frères, Librairie nouvelle, 1872. - In-8, 240 x 155 : (4 ff.), 427 pp. printed cover. Jansenist red morocco, spine ribbed, gilt lace inside, gilt head, untrimmed, cover and spine preserved (Yseux sr de Thierry-Simier). First edition of this collection of poems dedicated to what Victor Hugo calls "L'année terrible" going from August 1870 to July 1871, referring to the events linked to the Franco-Prussian war since the battle of Sedan, to the uprising of March 18, 1871 and to the Commune of Paris. ONE OF 150 NUMBERED COPIES ON HOLLANDE PAPER. Hinges rubbed, small lacks at the head cap, white marks on the boards. Soiling to the cover, spine lined.