Michel VERNE

Edition with illustrations by George Roux.
Publisher's Hetzel binding "à l'éventail et à l'éléphant" in full red cloth signed Engel, first cover polychrome signed Engel presenting the title in a black and gilt fan, several black and gilt borders, a gilt elephant head in the upper left, three small illustrations as well as various gilt navigation and exploration instruments, all framed within green foliage, second cover of type "i" as indicated by Jauzac, spine decorated with several color and gilt illustrations, original blue endpapers, all edges gilt.
Small discoloration to margins of blue endpapers constituting the verso of first cover of binding and following page, spine...

Edition illustrated by George Roux.
Publisher's Hetzel binding "à l'éventail et à l'éléphant" in full red cloth signed Engel, front board polychrome signed Engel presenting the title in a black and gilt fan, several frames in black and gold, a gilt elephant head at top left, three small illustrations as well as various gilt navigation and exploration instruments, all framed within green foliage, second board of type "i" as indicated by Jauzac, spine decorated with several illustrations in color and gold, original blue endpapers, all edges gilt.
Pen gift inscription on front endpaper.
A fine copy.

First and only octavo edition with 78 illustrations by George Roux, including 12 chromotypography prints and 2 colored maps.
Publisher's binding by Hetzel "à l'éventail et à l'éléphant" in full red percaline signed A. Lenègre, polychrome front cover signed Engel featuring the title in a black and gilt fan, multiple black and gilt frames, a gilt elephant head in the upper left corner, three small illustrations and various gilt navigation and exploration instruments, all framed within green foliage, back cover of type "i" as indicated by Jauzac, spine decorated with several colored and gilt illustrations, all edges gilt.
Spine somewhat faded with rubbing at headcaps. Blue endpapers...