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The Works of Alexandre Dumas
—1893, in nine volumes —

New York: Peter Fenelon Collier, Publisher

Original antique wood engravings nearly 120 years old
Sheet size: varies, but approximately 5.25 x 7.5 inches


Alexandre Dumas
(1802-1870)

Alexandre Dumas, born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie (24 July 1802 – 5 December 1870) was a French writer, best known for his historical novels of high adventure which have made him one of the most widely read French authors in the world. Many of his novels, including The Count of Monte Cristo, The Three Musketeers, Twenty Years After, and The Vicomte de Bragelonne were originally serialized. He also wrote plays and magazine articles and was a prolific correspondent.

The original wood engravings below are from a nine-volume compilation of Dumas' works undertaken in the year 1893 by Collier's of New York.

 

VOLUME 1
The Count of Monte-Cristo; or, The Adventures of Edmond Dantes
DANTES CAST INTO THE SEA
FRONTISPIECE TO VOL. 1
(The Count of Monte Cristo)
DANTES CAST INTO THE SEA
Dumas wood engraving from 1893
VOL. 1, P. 26
(The Count of Monte Cristo)
EDMOND DANTES, I ARREST YOU...
Dumas wood engraving from 1893
VOL. 1, P. 146
(The Count of Monte Cristo)
CADEROUSSE STARTED AND TURNED PALE...
Dumas wood engraving from 1893
VOL. 1, P. 231
(The Count of Monte Cristo)
THIS WAS THE CHIEF OF THE BAND,...
Dumas wood engraving from 1893
VOL. 1, P. 269
(The Count of Monte Cristo)
HE STOPPED CLOSE TO THE CLUMP...
$10
Dumas wood engraving from 1893
VOL. 1, P. 280
(The Count of Monte Cristo)
I STUMBLED OVER SOME OBJECT...
$10
Dumas wood engraving from 1893
VOL. 1, P. 412
(The Count of Monte Cristo)
I TIED MY LANTERN TO A FORKED BRANCH...
$10
Dumas wood engraving from 1893
VOL. 1, P. 456
(The Count of Monte Cristo)
AH! SAID HE,...
$10
Dumas wood engraving from 1893
VOL. 1, P. 498
(The Count of Monte Cristo)
HERE, SAID CADEROUSSE
$10
Dumas wood engraving from 1893
VOL. 1, P. 549
(The Count of Monte Cristo)
EDMOND DANTES!...
$10
Dumas wood engraving from 1893
VOL. 1, P. 657
(The Count of Monte Cristo)
I AM HE WHO YOU SOLD AND DISHONORED
$10

(VOLUME 2: The Three Musketeers)
Poetry and Literature antique prints