"The American Publisher of Les Misérables feels that in the reproduction of the admirable drawings of M. Brion, he is but fulfilling a portion of his undertaking to afford to the American people as nearly as possible the same facilities which the French people enjoy for the exhaustive study of the master-piece of the century. These magnificent designs, multiplied by the most perfect and costly process known to the graphic art, are not mere illustrations of the immortal work ; they are its authoritative interpretation ..."--Page 3.

Odd numbered pages contain an original albumen print photograph pasted within a printed border. Page nine is a photograph portrait of Victor Hugo, and pages 11-59 contain photographs of Brion's original paintings, mounted within printed borders over titles.