Savage Paris. Translated from the French by ... [Orig. title: Le Ventre de Paris (The Belly of Paris)].
New York; London: Citadel Press; [Elek Books Ltd.], [1955]. Thick octavo (19.5 x 13.5 cm.), 336 pages. Illustrated with eight plates of engravings. FIRST US EDITION of the Hughes/Mason translation, published in the UK the same year by Elek Books. This is considered the first unexpurgated translation since Henry Vizetelly suffered fines, jail, and the demise of his publishing house for his edition of 1888. ~ Emile Zola's grand naturalist.....