Jules VERNE
Voyages et aventures du Capitaine Hatteras
J. Hetzel et Cie|Paris s. d. [circa 1900]|17.50 x 28 cm|relié
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First edition, for which there were no large paper copies.
Modern pastiche bindings by P. Goy & C. Vilaine, half bronze calf Bradel bindings over marbled paper boards, gilt fillets to spine, covers mounted on guards and preserved.
Very rare autograph inscription from Jules Vernie to [Achille] Tournier, prefect of the Somme at the time, and also enriched with a calling card from Jules Verne mounted on guards.
With original illustrations by L. Benett. §Jules Verne moved to Amiens, his wife's home town, in 1871: “Due to a wish of my wife's, I am settling in Amiens, a calm, orderly town, of even temper; society here is both cordial and well-read