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Jules Verne, La Jangada/800 Lieues sur l’Amazone, Au Globe Dore
Estimate:
$800 - $2,000
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$350
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Jules Verne & Other Rare Antique Literature
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Description
Exceptional type 1 volume from Hetzel's Au Globe Dore French edition of the Voyages Extraordinaires by writer Jules Verne published between 1896 and 1904. It includes the novels La Jangada, Huit Cent Lieues sur l’Amazone and De Rotterdam a Copenhague a Bord du Yacht Saint-Michel with illustrations by Leon Bennet. Handsome vibrant red cover with gild designs. Includes the Collection Hetzel catalog for 1896. Collection Hetzel, Bibliotheque d'Education et de Recreation, published by Pierre Jules Hetzel et Cie, Paris.
Artist: Jules Verne (French 1814-1886)
Issued: c. 1900
Dimensions: 7.25"W x 11"H x 1.25"D
Manufacturer: Hetzel
Country of Origin: France
Provenance: Collection of Marie-Claude Lalique
Artist: Jules Verne (French 1814-1886)
Issued: c. 1900
Dimensions: 7.25"W x 11"H x 1.25"D
Manufacturer: Hetzel
Country of Origin: France
Provenance: Collection of Marie-Claude Lalique
Condition
Very good. Minor foxing. Minimal loss of blue on upper part of the cover.