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Verne (Jules)

Description:

Quarante illustrations par L. Benett. 6 grandes gravures en chromotypographie.

199 pages + 8 pags of publisher's catalogue, 6 chromolithographic plates, 34 wood engraved illustrations in the text, elaborate pictorial cloth gilt - a view of the steamer 'J. Verne', the binding is signed Magnier et ses fils rel (Magnier and Sons, Bookbinders) at the base, all edges gilt, contents crisp, a very good copy.

From the series Les Voyages Extraordinaires, Couronnés par l'Académie Française.

Details:

• Publisher: J. Hetzel et Cie
• Publisher Place: Paris
• Date of Publication: No date (1892)
• Binding Condition: Very good
• Overall Condition: Very good
• Size: Tall 8vo (275 x 185 mm)

• Lot No: 33
• Hammer Price: $130
• Bids: 1
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• Estimate: $150/200
• Reserve: $130

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