Jules Verne, Michel Strogoff, Aux Deux Elephants, Green
Rarely offered first edition double volume of Hetzel's French edition Au Deux Elephants with green cover from the Voyages Extraordinaires series by Jules Verne. It includes the novels Michel Strogoff de Moscou a Irkoutsk and Un Drame au Mexique (Michel Strogoff from Moscou to Irkoutsk; A Drama in Mexico) with black & white and color illustrations by Jules Ferat. Catalogue for the years 1876-1877. Type Engel a. Collection Hetzel, Bibliotheque d'Education et de Recreation, published by Pierre Jules Hetzel et Cie, Paris. Includes sticker on verso of front cover: Eric Weissenberg.
Artist: Jules Verne (French 1828-1905)
Issued: 1876
Dimensions: 7.50"W x 11"H x 1.25"D
Manufacturer: Hetzel
Country of Origin: France
Provenance: Collection of Marie-Claude Lalique
Condition Report: Very good. Sporadic foxing and browning. Tear in center right title page. Minor color loss on lower left and on upper left of back cover. Very tight spine and vibrant colors.
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Rarely offered first edition double volume of Hetzel's French edition Au Deux Elephants with green cover from the Voyages Extraordinaires series by Jules Verne. It includes the novels Michel Strogoff de Moscou a Irkoutsk and Un Drame au Mexique (Michel Strogoff from Moscou to Irkoutsk; A Drama in Mexico) with black & white and color illustrations by Jules Ferat. Catalogue for the years 1876-1877. Type Engel a. Collection Hetzel, Bibliotheque d'Education et de Recreation, published by Pierre Jules Hetzel et Cie, Paris. Includes sticker on verso of front cover: Eric Weissenberg.
Artist: Jules Verne (French 1828-1905)
Issued: 1876
Dimensions: 7.50"W x 11"H x 1.25"D
Manufacturer: Hetzel
Country of Origin: France
Provenance: Collection of Marie-Claude Lalique
Condition Report: Very good. Sporadic foxing and browning. Tear in center right title page. Minor color loss on lower left and on upper left of back cover. Very tight spine and vibrant colors.
