Jules Verne, Les Indes Noires, A un Elephant & Cartouche
Rarely offered volume from Hetzel's French edition A Un Elephant (le titre dans la cartouche) from the Voyages Extraordinaires series by Jules Verne. It includes the novels Les Indes-Noires, Le Chancellor and Martin Paz (The Child of the Cavern; The Survivors of the Chancellor) with illustrations by J. Ferrat and Riou. Collection Hetzel, Bibliotheque d'Education et de Recreation, published by Pierre Jules Hetzel et Cie, Paris. Vibrant gilding on bright red cover with fresh foliage and tight biding.
Artist: Jules Verne (French 1828-1905)
Issued: c. 1905
Dimensions: 7.50"W x 11"H x 1.50"D
Manufacturer: Hetzel
Country of Origin: France
Provenance: Collection of Marie-Claude Lalique
Condition Report: Good. Partial loosening of binding by pages 198-197 and 96-97. Very clean interior.
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Rarely offered volume from Hetzel's French edition A Un Elephant (le titre dans la cartouche) from the Voyages Extraordinaires series by Jules Verne. It includes the novels Les Indes-Noires, Le Chancellor and Martin Paz (The Child of the Cavern; The Survivors of the Chancellor) with illustrations by J. Ferrat and Riou. Collection Hetzel, Bibliotheque d'Education et de Recreation, published by Pierre Jules Hetzel et Cie, Paris. Vibrant gilding on bright red cover with fresh foliage and tight biding.
Artist: Jules Verne (French 1828-1905)
Issued: c. 1905
Dimensions: 7.50"W x 11"H x 1.50"D
Manufacturer: Hetzel
Country of Origin: France
Provenance: Collection of Marie-Claude Lalique
Condition Report: Good. Partial loosening of binding by pages 198-197 and 96-97. Very clean interior.
