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Jules Verne Chez Hetzel
  1. Le superbe Orénoque
    Jules VERNE

    Le superbe Orénoque

    Hetzel|Paris 1898|18.50 x 28 cm|relié
    First illustrated edition. 48 text illustrations, 2 large black engravings and only 16 polychrome plates out of the 20 that the work should contain. Lacking the 7th p. 168; the 8th p. 174; the 18th p. 384; the 19th p. 392 (furthermore 3 of these engravings are announced in color or sepia printing and are in black in this copy). AJ catalogue in fine. There is only one "golden globe" publisher's binding for this title.
    Publisher's binding "Au globe doré" of the 3rd type. Upper plate in good condition with a scraped area above the arms and under the cartouche, soiling to the right of the first Jules Verne cartouche; furthermore the golden globe visibly turns more red than gold. Corners...
    €450
  2. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas in One of Hetzel’s Last Great Polychrome Bindings
    Vingt mille lieues sous les mers
    Jules VERNE

    Vingt mille lieues sous les mers[Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea]

    Hetzel|Paris s. d. [1905-1910]|18.50 x 28 cm|Relié

    Later illustrated edition of Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas, with 111 drawings by Alphonse de Neuville and Édouard Riou, engraved by Hildibrand. It includes four hors-texte chromolithographic plates, two of which retain only traces of polychromy; copies with six fully coloured plates are later. Title-page issued by the Collection Hetzel, 18 rue Jacob, bearing the statement “Ouvrage couronné par l’Académie française”.

    Publisher’s polychrome cloth binding in the “one elephant, title in the fan” design, signed Engel at the foot of the upper cover; lighthouse spine signed M. Engel at foot, lower cover type “i” according to Jauzac, blue endleaves, gilt edges. Very fine...

    €2,000
  3. Nord contre sud
    Jules VERNE

    Nord contre sudTexar's Revenge, or North Against South

    Edition Hetzel|Paris s. d. [1887]|18 x 28 cm|Woodcut|Reliure de l'éditeur

    Original edition illustrated with 85 drawings by Benett, with a world map at the end of the volume. General publisher's catalogue in fine, DS.
    Publisher's tan pictorial cloth binding with the two elephants and fan design, signed Souze and bound by Lenègre. Spine type D, back board type n. A very fine front board with well-struck gilt; a crease to the upper right corner. Minor touch-ups to the colour at the head, tail and corners, with some stiffening of the cloth. Spine sound, with an area of soiling to the right of the title extending onto the front board. Diffuse dark marks on the back board. Scattered foxing to the first two leaves, sparse thereafter except in the catalogue...

    €1,000
  4. Les voyageurs du XIXe siècle
    Jules VERNE

    Les voyageurs du XIXe siècle

    J. Hetzel|Paris 1880|18 x 28.20 cm|relié
    First edition illustrated with 51 drawings by Benett and 57 facsimiles and maps by Mathis and Morieu. At end, 1880 AI catalogue, a particularity which distinguishes the first edition.
    Publisher's brick-colored boards "à la sphère armillaire ptolémaïque". Brown endpapers. Second board Engel type b with rosette, corner palmettes and frame of Greek fret. Fine upper plate. Corners good. Spine good, slightly faded. Smooth edges without steps. Headcaps folded, with a micro cut at head. Second board with some soiling. Scattered foxing. Volume well bound and uniform.
    Handsome copy.

    €600
  5. Un hivernage dans les glaces
    Jules VERNE

    Un hivernage dans les glaces

    J. Hetzel|Paris 1878 (S.d)|13.50 x 19.50 cm|relié
    The rare first edition. 16 out-of-text engravings by Adrien Marie. Un hivernage dans les glaces is one of the first titles in Hetzel's famous white collection; the collection was launched with 9 titles including Un hivernage dans les glaces.
    A primitive first version had previously appeared in the Musée des familles in 1855 spread over several issues of the magazine. This official version was rewritten by Verne, revised and modified, and is the same as found in the collective editions. The primitive version was naturally forgotten, until the Bulletin de la société Jules Verne republished the version in 2003, in a limited edition of 50 copies.
    Publisher's binding type 1, "with oval...
    €1,600
  6. Le Tour du monde en 80 jours. Le Docteur Ox
    Jules VERNE

    Le Tour du monde en 80 jours. Le Docteur Ox[Around the World in Eighty Days. Doctor Ox’s Experiment]

    Hetzel|Paris 1896|18 x 28 cm|Reliure de l'éditeur
    New Edition. In-text drawings by Neuville and Benett, Bertrand, Bayard and Marie, 7 colour chromotypographs by Benett.
    Publisher's cloth binding “Au globe doré” on the first cover (Jauzac), with the second cover of type "Engel h". Upper corner of the first cover a little creased. Spine ends skillfully restored. Volume very lightly warped. Some small foxing.
    One of Jules Verne's most famous titles, in which a London gentleman bets with his club to circumnavigate the globe in 80 days. Jules Verne's mythical title, one of the most popular adventure novels ever written, has known many film adaptations.
    €1,200
  7. Hector Servadac
    Jules VERNE

    Hector Servadac

    Hetzel|Paris 1892-1895|18 x 28 cm|cartonnage de l'éditeur
    First large octavo edition illustrated with chromolithographic plates by George Roux.
    Publisher's Hetzel binding "with mounted portrait" in full red percaline signed A. Lenègre, front cover polychrome signed Souze depicting various means of locomotion (balloon, locomotive, boats), a sepia-toned portrait of the author mounted at center, various navigation instruments heightened in gold in foreground, rear cover type "e" as indicated by Jauzac, spine decorated with several illustrations in color and gold, original blue endpapers, all edges gilt. Catalogue D at rear.
    Spine somewhat faded and one corner of front cover slightly pushed in. Some foxing mainly at end of volume, otherwise a...
    €700
  8. Les Indes noires. Le Chancellor
    Jules VERNE

    Les Indes noires. Le Chancellor[The Black Indies. The Chancellor]

    Bibliothèque d'Education et de Récréation J. Hetzel et Cie|Paris 1903-1904|18 x 28.50 cm|Reliure de l'éditeur
    New edition, illustrated with drawings by J. Ferrat including several polychrome plates hors-texte produced by Belin Frères and appearing here for the first time.
    Publisher's "golden globe" binding signed Engel, first cover plate by Blanchelande, spine with lighthouse, second cover of Engel "i" type, with the monogram JH in straight letters.
    Les Indes Noires are the Scottish coal mines. An operator discovers a deposit and builds a true underground city, a young girl is discovered there who seems never to have seen daylight. The underground city is a utopia, ideal vision of a hidden world.
    Le Chancellor is an adventure novel presented as the Journal du...
    €7,000
  9. La maison à vapeur. Voyage à travers l'Inde Septentrionale
    Jules VERNE

    La maison à vapeur. Voyage à travers l'Inde Septentrionale

    Hetzel|Paris s. d. [1880]|18.50 x 28 cm|relié
    First illustrated edition with 101 drawings by Benett including a frontispiece engraved by Meaulle and 2 full-page maps. Catalogue AI for the year 1881.
    Red publisher's binding with the two elephants, back cover of Lenègre b type, with blind-stamped medallion, conforming to Jauzac's description.
    Volume very slightly warped, a small black mark at the level of the lower cut of the back cover
    Adventure and science fiction novel set in India. The steam house is a sort of train whose locomotive is a steam elephant, the machine runs without rails and can even be amphibious.
    €500
  10. Maître du monde. Un drame en Livonie
    Jules VERNE

    Maître du monde. Un drame en Livonie

    Jules Hetzel|Paris 1904|17.50 x 27.50 cm|relié
    First edition large octavo illustrated by George Roux.
    Publisher's Hetzel binding signed Engel known as "au globe" type 4, lighthouse spine, second cover type Engel "i" according to Jauzac, all edges gilt.
    Scattered foxing.
    Sequel to Robur the Conqueror, Master of the World tells the story of Robur's return to civilization aboard an amphibious vehicle.
    A Drama in Livonia is a detective novel featuring an innocent man accused of a murder he did not commit in Livonia.

    €700
  11. Seconde patrie
    Jules VERNE

    Seconde patrie

    Jules Hetzel|Paris 1900-1902|17.50 x 27.50 cm|relié
    First edition large octavo illustrated with 68 drawings by George Roux as well as 2 maps.
    Publisher's Hetzel binding signed Engel known as "au globe doré" type 3, lighthouse spine, second cover type Engel "h" according to Jauzac, all edges gilt. Publisher's BH catalogue at end.
    Volume very slightly warped, spine lightly stained, some small losses of gilt on the plate. Original blue endpapers very marginally lightened as usual. Plate from page 249 detached, some foxing.
    Seconde patrie is a robinsonade. A great admirer of the novel Le Robinson suisse written in 1812 by the Swiss-German pastor Johann David Wyss, Jules Verne imagines a sequel to the adventures of...
    €500
  12. Le Village aérien. Les Histoires de Jean-Marie Cabidoulin
    Jules VERNE

    Le Village aérien. Les Histoires de Jean-Marie Cabidoulin[The Village in the Treetops. The Stories of Jean-Marie Cabidoulin]

    Jules Hetzel|Paris 1901-1902|17.50 x 27.50 cm|Reliure de l'éditeur
    First collected edition large octavo illustrated with 38 drawings by George Roux, 6 large chromotypographs and one map.
    Publisher's Hetzel binding signed Engel known as "au globe" type 3, lighthouse spine, second cover type Engel "h" according to Jauzac, all edges gilt.
    Spine uniformly lightened, some very minor stains on the second cover and slight discoloration to lower margin of the first, corners slightly twisted without significance. Original blue endpapers marginally lightened as usual.
    Le Village aérien is a fantasy and adventure novel set in the African jungle. Two white explorers accompanied by a native and a black child discover an unknown tribe living in...
    €650
  13. Les Indes noires. Le Chancellor
    Jules VERNE

    Les Indes noires. Le Chancellor

    Bibliothèque d'Education et de Récréation J. Hetzel et Cie|Paris 1896|18 x 28.50 cm|relié
    New edition, illustrated with drawings by J. Ferrat including several polychrome plates printed by Belin Frères and appearing here for the first time. Catalogue D at the end.
    Publisher's "golden globe" binding signed Engel type 1 according to Jauzac, front board plate by Blanchelande, spine with lighthouse, back board Engel type "h".
    Les Indes noires deals with coal mining in India.
    Le Chancellor is an adventure novel presented as the Journal du passager J.-R. Kazallon and tells the epic of the survivors of the English ship the Chancellor.
    Gilt on spine and front board slightly faded. Headcaps and joints skillfully restored. Very fine original...
    €3,000
  14. Mirifiques aventures de Maître Antifer
    Jules VERNE

    Mirifiques aventures de Maître Antifer

    Hetzel|Paris 1894|18 x 28 cm|cartonnage de l'éditeur
    First edition large octavo illustrated with chromolithographic plates by George Roux.
    Publisher's Hetzel binding "with pasted portrait" in full red cloth signed A. Lenègre, polychrome front cover signed Souze depicting various means of locomotion (balloon, locomotive, ships), a sepia-toned portrait of the author pasted in the center, various navigation instruments heightened in gold in the foreground, back cover type "e" as indicated by Jauzac, spine decorated with several illustrations in color and gold, original blue endpapers, all edges gilt. HF catalogue at rear.
    Spine very slightly faded and some scattered foxing. Joint cracked at head for a few centimeters on back cover.
    €700
  15. Deux ans de vacances
    Jules VERNE

    Deux ans de vacances

    Hetzel|Paris 1888|18 x 28 cm|cartonnage de l'éditeur
    First edition octavo illustrated with 92 illustrations by Benett including one color map hors-texte: this is the first appearance of polychrome illustration in a Jules Verne novel.
    Publisher's Hetzel "two elephants" binding in full red percaline signed Lenègre type 3, front cover signed Souze, back cover Lenègre type "e" as indicated by Jauzac, spine with lighthouse, original blue endpapers, all edges gilt. EL catalogue at rear.
    Some very slight whitish traces on the spine and back cover and two tiny tears at head of front cover and head joint of back cover. Scattered foxing mainly at beginning and end of volume, as usual. Original endpapers in pristine blue.
    Deux ans de...
    €700
  16. Le Sphinx des glaces
    Jules VERNE

    Le Sphinx des glaces

    Jules Hetzel|Paris 1903-1904|17.50 x 27.50 cm|relié
    Edition illustrated with 68 illustrations by George Roux including 20 large chromolithographs and one map.
    Catalogue Y in-fine.
    Publisher's Hetzel binding signed Engel known as "au globe" type 4, spine with lighthouse, second cover type Engel "i" according to Jauzac, all edges gilt.
    Spine lightly faded with minor rubbing and corners rubbed. Endpapers changed and scattered foxing mainly at beginning and end of volume.
    Le Sphinx des glaces is a fantasy novel, intended as a sequel to Edgar Poe's novel - to which it is dedicated -, Les Aventures d'Arthur Gordon Pym, published in 1838.
    Copy not recorded by Jauzac.
    €700
  17. Bourses de voyage
    Jules VERNE

    Bourses de voyage

    Jules Hetzel|Paris 1903|17.50 x 27.50 cm|relié
    Edition containing 47 illustrations by L. Benett, 12 large chromotypographies, numerous photographic views and a map.
    Publisher's Hetzel binding signed Engel known as "au globe" type 4, lighthouse spine, second cover type Engel "i" according to Jauzac, all edges gilt.
    Copy slightly warped, second cover showing some soiling and scattered foxing, otherwise handsome copy.
    Henry Markel, a former sea captain turned pirate, wishes to rob young West Indian schoolboys in transit to London and about to receive a scholarship from an important benefactor.
    €500
  18. Bourses de voyage
    Jules VERNE

    Bourses de voyage

    Jules Hetzel|Paris 1903|17.50 x 27.50 cm|relié
    Edition containing 47 illustrations by L. Benett, 12 large chromolithographs, numerous photographic views and a map.
    Publisher's Hetzel binding signed Engel known as "au globe" type 4, spine with lighthouse, second cover type Engel "i" according to Jauzac, all edges gilt.
    Spine very slightly sunned and minor scratches without consequence at head of first cover, otherwise handsome copy despite some usual foxing at beginning of volume.
    Henry Markel, a former sea captain turned pirate, wishes to rob young West Indian students in transit to London and about to receive a scholarship from an important benefactress.
    €600
  19. Maître du monde. Un drame en Livonie
    Jules VERNE

    Maître du monde. Un drame en Livonie

    Jules Hetzel|Paris 1904|17.50 x 27.50 cm|relié
    First edition large octavo illustrated by George Roux.
    Publisher's Hetzel binding signed Engel known as "au globe" type 4, spine with lighthouse, second cover type Engel "i" according to Jauzac, all edges gilt.
    Red slightly foxed on the first cover and spine, otherwise good copy with fresh interior despite the slight and usual discoloration of the original endpapers.
    Sequel to Robur the Conqueror, Master of the World tells of Robur's return to civilization aboard an amphibious vehicle.
    A Drama in Livonia is a detective novel featuring an innocent man accused of a murder he did not commit in Livonia.

    €500
  20. La maison à vapeur. Voyage à travers l'Inde Septentrionale
    Jules VERNE

    La maison à vapeur. Voyage à travers l'Inde Septentrionale

    Hetzel|Paris 1892|18.50 x 28 cm|relié
    First illustrated edition with 101 drawings by Benett including a frontispiece engraved by Meaulle, and 2 full-page maps. GK catalogue at the end.
    Polychrome boards known as "au portrait collé", a portrait of the author taking place in a cartouche on a board with a world map. Plaque signed Paul Souze on a cannonball. A. Lenègre on the ink. Fine upper board with some traces at the top of the binding. The 2 lower corners slightly bumped. Spine faded with dulled gilt. Head slightly sunken. Rear board bearing 3 fine scratches and scraped areas along the joint. Pale browning on the endpaper and title page, thereafter occasional browning.
    Adventure and science fiction novel set in India...
    €600
  21. Le chancellor suivi de Martin Paz
    Jules VERNE

    Le chancellor suivi de Martin Paz

    Hetzel|Paris 1875|18 x 27.30 cm|relié
    First illustrated edition, 53 drawings by Riou and Férat engraved by Hildibrand and Pannemaker. Catalogue J for 1876.
    Publisher's binding known as "Aux initiales" in the rarest havana color, signed Magnier at foot. Back board of Magnier B type.
    Fine first cover with well-marked and brilliant gilding (small black spots in a thin area). Clean spine with clearly readable gilding. The 2 bottom corners slightly bumped. Headcaps worn. Back board very good. Light scattered foxing more present on the first leaves, rather discreet thereafter. Handsome copy.
    Le Chancellor, initially published in 1874 is a maritime adventure novel inspired by the raft of the medusa...
    €600
  22. La Chasse au météore. Le Pilote du Danube
    Jules VERNE, [et Michel VERNE]

    La Chasse au météore. Le Pilote du Danube[The Chase of the Golden Meteor. The Danube Pilot]

    Hetzel|Paris s. d. [1908]|18 x 28 cm|cartonnage de l'éditeur
    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.
    €1,000
  23. Famille sans nom
    Jules VERNE

    Famille sans nom

    Hetzel|Paris 1907|18 x 28 cm|cartonnage de l'éditeur
    Illustrated edition with 82 drawings by G. Tiret-Bognet and one map.
    Publisher's Hetzel binding "à l'éventail et à l'éléphant" in full red cloth, front cover in polychrome signed by Engel, back cover type "i" as indicated by Jauzac, spine with lighthouse, original blue endpapers, all edges gilt.
    Headcap with very minor rubbing, otherwise a handsome copy.
    Romanian gift inscription in ink on the title page.
    Famille sans nom recounts the life of a Lower Canada family during the Patriots' Rebellion (1837-1838).

    €700
  24. L'Agence Thompson and Co.
    Jules VERNE

    L'Agence Thompson and Co.

    Hetzel|Paris 1907|18 x 28 cm|cartonnage de l'éditeur
    First and only edition in octavo illustrated by L. Benett also containing numerous photographs and chromotypography plates.
    Publisher's Hetzel binding "à l'éventail et à l'éléphant" in full red cloth signed Engel, polychrome front cover signed Engel, back cover type "i" as indicated by Jauzac, lighthouse spine, original blue endpapers, all edges gilt.
    Original blue endpapers marginally shadowed as usual.
    Gift inscription in pen at head of first endpaper.
    Posthumous novel, L'Agence Thompson and Co. tells the unfortunate adventures of a cruise meant to take its passengers to the Azores, Madeira and the Canaries.
    Handsome copy.
    €700
  25. Deux ans de vacances
    Jules VERNE

    Deux ans de vacances

    Hetzel|Paris 1888|18 x 28 cm|cartonnage de l'éditeur
    First edition in octavo illustrated with 92 illustrations by Benett including one colored folding map: this is the first appearance of polychromy in an illustration for a Jules Verne novel.
    Publisher's Hetzel binding "aux deux éléphants" in full red cloth signed Lenègre type 3, front cover signed Souze, back cover Lenègre type "e" as indicated by Jauzac, lighthouse spine, original blue endpapers, all edges gilt. EL catalog at rear.
    The joints and headcaps of our copy have been retouched. One corner and one joint at foot slightly bumped.
    Deux ans de vacances is a robinsonnade featuring fourteen schoolboys from New Zealand.
    €700
  26. L'étoile du sud. Le pays des diamants
    Jules VERNE

    L'étoile du sud. Le pays des diamants

    Hetzel|Paris 1884|-|relié
    First illustrated edition. 63 engravings and one map after Benett. CH catalogue in fine.
    Publisher's binding called "Aux initiales" in dark green signed Magnier at tail. Second board with blind rosette. Handsome first plate with particularly brilliant gilt. Corners rubbed, and the 2 of the pastedown slightly turned in. Spine with faded gilt. Headcaps rubbed. Traces of rubbing on joints. Blue stamp in the form of a label on half-title. Lescude bookshop label, Pau on pastedown.
    Paper overall very fresh, with some pale foxing on title page and on first leaf of catalogue.
    Handsome copy.
    L'Étoile du Sud is an adventure novel by Paschal Grousset, sold to publisher Hetzel, then...
    €500
  27. Le Superbe Orénoque
    Jules VERNE

    Le Superbe Orénoque

    Jules Hetzel|Paris 1903-1904|17.50 x 27.50 cm|relié
    Illustrated edition with 73 drawings by George Roux: 1 frontispiece engraved by Froment, 1 title vignette engraved by Pannemaker, 2 large black engravings without captions, 48 black in-text engravings, 1 full-page black map of the Orinoco course, 20 polychrome hors-texte engravings, or printed in sepia or blue-grey.
    Publisher's Hetzel binding signed Engel known as "au globe" type 3, spine with lighthouse, second cover type Engel "h" according to Jauzac, all edges gilt.
    Original blue endpapers very marginally lightened as usual, some rubbing to spine and gilt on first cover, copy slightly warped. Some signatures slightly protruding.
    Le Superbe Orénoque is an...
    €700
  28. Le secret de Wilhelm Storitz
    Jules VERNE

    Le secret de Wilhelm Storitz

    Hetzel|Paris 1910|18 x 27.30 cm|relié
    Rare first and only illustrated edition with 37 drawings by Georges Roux including 6 polychrome plates and 11 black and white plates outside the text.
    Publisher's binding known as "aux feuilles d'acanthe" with red title medallion. The first editions were subsequently issued with a gilt medallion.
    Good first issue, quite crisp, but with several scratched or rubbed areas. Corners somewhat rubbed and slightly turned in. Half-title and title with pale foxing otherwise very fresh throughout. Spine very lightly faded with dulled gilt. Rear board in good condition with slight water stain beneath the rosette. Lower joint at head restored. Two signatures slightly protruding.
    Science...
    €500
  29. Mistress Branican
    Jules VERNE

    Mistress Branican[Mistress Branican]

    Hetzel|Paris 1905-1914|18 x 28 cm|cartonnage de l'éditeur
    Illustrated octavo edition decorated with illustrations by L. Benett and two large maps.
    Publisher's Hetzel binding "à l'éventail et à l'éléphant" in full red cloth signed A. Lenègre, polychrome first cover signed Engel presenting the title in a black and gilt fan, several black and gilt frames, 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, lighthouse spine, original blue endpapers, all edges gilt.
    Mistress Branican begins in the United States to take the reader to deepest Australia, that of the desert...
    €800
  30. Le Volcan d'or
    Jules VERNE

    Le Volcan d'or[The Golden Volcano]

    Jules Hetzel|Paris 1907-1910|17.50 x 27.50 cm|Reliure de l'éditeur
    First edition large octavo illustrated with 64 drawings by Roux including 12 polychrome out-of-text engravings with blank verso.
    Publisher's Hetzel binding signed Engel called "à l'éventail et à un éléphant avec titre dans l'éventail", lighthouse spine, first cover with gilt scientific instruments in the foreground, three gilt illustrations and green foliage, second cover of Engel "i" type according to Jauzac, all edges gilt.
    Original blue endpapers marginally lightened as usual, first hinge very slightly cracked.
    Posthumous novel, Le Volcan d'or takes place during the gold rush period and features two Franco-Canadian cousins inheriting a concession on the banks of...
    €700
  31. Mistress Branican
    Jules VERNE

    Mistress Branican

    Hetzel|Paris 1891|18.50 x 28 cm|relié
    Second printing of the first illustrated edition. 83 drawings by Benett, 12 colored plates hors-texte, 2 colored maps. Catalogue FX in fine.
    Publisher's binding known as "Au portrait imprimé", this being its first appearance. At the bottom of the upper plate "Collection hetzel" appears on a black background; copies with a red background constitute the very first illustrated edition, while this represents the definitive version of the binding, published however in the same year. Second plate of Lenègre type e, with the medallion on black background.
    Handsome first plate, with beautiful red gilt. Spine sunned, with faded colors. Headcaps rubbed and depressed. Second plate good with...
    €550
  32. Aventures du Capitaine Hatteras au Pôle Nord
    Jules VERNE

    Aventures du Capitaine Hatteras au Pôle Nord

    Hetzel|Paris 1875|18 x 27.50 cm|relié
    New edition, illustrated with 150 vignettes by Riou.
    Publisher's binding known as "A la bannière" in bright blue on burgundy, type 1. Second board of Lenègre type b, with the octagonal blind-stamped medallion. Plate signed Souze. Lenègre binder. On verso of title page Imp. Gauthier-Villars.
    Fine first plate with minute defects, a whitish spot in the outer border, a scratch on a spot at the lower border; upper right corner having suffered a fold. Spine good, headcaps rubbed, the head one slightly folded over. Minute split at the lower joint at head for a few millimeters, with a slight tear to the cloth. Spine with dark soiling and a dampstain in the medallion. 2 leaves slightly...
    €550
  33. L'île à hélice
    Jules VERNE

    L'île à hélice

    Hetzel|Paris 1895|18 x 28 cm|relié
    First edition illustrated with 80 drawings by Benett and 12 hors-texte in colors. Catalogue D for 1895 attesting to the first edition.
    Publisher's binding known as "Au portrait collé". Signed Paul Souze plate on the cannonball. Lenègre et cie at foot of spine and on the anchor. Very fine first plate. Corners very slightly turned. Spine good, with a white stain on the title-label and a scratched area on the lighthouse vignette. Headcaps sunken. It should be noted that the lighthouse vignette is no longer sky blue but midnight blue. Second cover good, but with darker areas and a whitish spot. Warped copy, one leaf protruding.
    Remarkably fresh paper, completely free of foxing, very...
    €650
  34. Michel Strogoff. De Moscou à Irkoutsk, suivi de un drame au Mexique
    Jules VERNE

    Michel Strogoff. De Moscou à Irkoutsk, suivi de un drame au Mexique

    Hetzel|Paris 1895|18.50 x 28 cm|relié
    New illustrated edition with numerous drawings by J. Ferat, as with other editions, and 8 polychrome plates. The first "Au portrait collé" publisher's boards from 1892 do not contain these chromotypographies. Catalogue D in fine.
    Publisher's boards known as "Au portrait collé" signed Lenègre relieur. Second board of Lenègre type e. The particularity of this binding is that it is actually the portrait binding for L'île à helice whose red title cartouches on the first board and spine have been masked by new labels, as can be noticed by running one's finger over the cartouches where one feels a thickness. This type of alteration has been observed on other titles. The depletion of...
    €1,200
  35. L'île à hélice
    Jules VERNE

    L'île à hélice

    Hetzel|Paris 1895|18 x 28 cm|relié
    First edition illustrated with 80 drawings by Benett and 12 color plates. Catalogue D for 1895 attesting to the first edition.
    Publisher's binding known as "Au portrait collé". Plaque signed Lenègre on the anchor. Lenègre et cie at foot of spine. Second cover of Lenègre e type.
    Beautiful upper plaque, with sharp and brilliant gilding. Note that the lighthouse vignette is no longer sky blue but midnight blue.
    Very handsome copy, despite minor flaws. Tiny black spots on the lower red border, one on the outer border. Small dark areas in the portrait. Corners slightly bent. Spine somewhat faded, rather well preserved, with the gilding slightly tarnished. 2 cm split at foot on...
    €650
  36. Bourse de voyage
    Jules VERNE

    Bourse de voyage

    Hetzel|Paris 1904|18 x 27.50 cm|relié
    New edition. 74 illustrations by Benett, including 13 photographs (Barbados, Saint Lucia...), and 12 polychrome plates and a map of the West Indies.
    Publisher's binding known as "Au globe doré" type 4, with the upper plate signed Blancheland, bound by Engel. Second cover type i, with straight red letters on striped background.
    Fine first plate with brilliant gilt with discreet soiling in the cartouche and in the sky. Corners turned in. Spine sunned, the gilt still quite brilliant. Soiling in the lighthouse vignette. Headcaps rubbed, the top one slightly depressed. Second cover with some fine scratches. A few leaves slightly proud. Rare scattered foxing, either in margins or on...
    €600
  37. Les voyages au théatre
    Jules VERNE, Adolphe d' ENNERY

    Les voyages au théatre

    Hetzel|Paris 1881|16.50 x 24.50 cm|relié
    First edition. 68 illustrations, including 14 plates after drawings by Benett and Meyer. Catalogue AQ in fine for the year 1882 (a later issue of the printing contains a catalogue from 1889). This is the same printing that served for the publisher's different formats: in wrappers, half-shagreen, or clothbound.
    Special publisher's binding, with the first type theater curtain. Red cloth. Jauzac attributes it to Lenègre. Spine with ornate compartments. Brown endpapers.
    First cover good, but upper right corner worn at bottom. Spine fairly good with discreet stains. Headcaps somewhat rubbed and softened. Corners rubbed, the 2 on the second cover slightly bent. Second cover with a darker...
    €550
  38. Le village aérien. Les histoires de Jean-Marie Cabidoulin
    Jules VERNE

    Le village aérien. Les histoires de Jean-Marie Cabidoulin

    Hetzel|Paris 1901|18 x 28 cm|relié
    First collected illustrated edition, with 38 drawings by Georges Roux, 12 large color engravings. One map.
    Publisher's binding known as "Au globe doré" type 3; second cover type Engel h. Spine with lighthouse.
    Fine first plate, with brilliant gilt. Small soiling in the sky. Lower corner creased, 2 others slightly turned in. Spine sunned. Second cover good, but traces of white glue along the Greek key border. Text block slightly separated from binding. 2 signatures slightly proud. Pale scattered foxing.
    Adventure novel set in central Africa, in which Verne cites Darwin's theory several times; the protagonists discovering a people living in trees, a sort of tailless ape-men. The...
    €650
  39. Les Frères Kip
    Jules VERNE

    Les Frères Kip

    Hetzel|Paris s. d. [1902-1904]|18.50 x 28 cm|relié
    First edition in octavo illustrated with 2 maps, 12 large chromotypographies, 6 full-page photographic reproductions, (39 illustrations engravings and documents including photographs), by Georges Roux.
    Publisher's Hetzel binding with golden globe, signed Blancheland plate, bound by Engel, spine with lighthouse, second board of Engel "h" type according to Jauzac.
    Fine first plate with well-marked and brilliant gilding. Light soiling in the cartouche. Small scratches in the sky. Some rubbing on the outer red border. 2 corners slightly bumped, the corners folded. Spine sunned, but with gilding well preserved. Rubbing to headcaps. Second board good, with soiling. Copy slightly warped...
    €600
  40. Aventures de 3 Russes et de 3 Anglais dans l'Afrique Australe
    Jules VERNE

    Aventures de 3 Russes et de 3 Anglais dans l'Afrique Australe[Adventures of Three Russians and Three Englishmen in Southern Africa]

    Hetzel|Paris 1910|18 x 27.20 cm|Reliure de l'éditeur
    New edition, the first illustrated dating from 1872. 53 in-text illustrations by Ferat and 3 color chromolithographs hors-texte, and one map in black. Second issue of the "Aux feuilles d'acanthe" binding.
    Publisher's binding called "Aux feuilles d'acanthe" with red medallion. Fine first plate with points of discoloration in the medallion. Second board clean but bearing on the upper part whitish traces of light discoloration. Some very skillful small restorations at the joints and headcaps. Fresh copy free from foxing, with paper uniformly slightly tinted. Good copy.
    In southern Africa, three Russian scientists and three English scientists are tasked with measuring a meridional arc...
    €600
  41. Famille sans nom
    Jules VERNE

    Famille sans nom

    Hetzel|Paris 1889|17.50 x 28 cm|relié
    First illustrated edition with 82 drawings by Tiret-Bognet, and a colored map of the Saint Lawrence River course. EX catalogue in fine condition for 1890.
    Binding with the 2 elephants of Lenègre type 3. Back cover of Lenègre type e. This binding was only known in red. Some scattered foxing on very white paper. This edition bears an added label on the corrected spine, Une famille sans nom, becoming Famille sans nom with the new label.
    Beautiful upper cover, with crisp gilding. Well-pointed and rigid corners. Regular gilt edges. Spine uniformly sunned but with gilding still present. Headcaps slightly turned over. Beautiful back cover, without defect. Shiny cloth. Handsome copy, firm...
    €550
  42. Claudius Bombarnac
    Jules VERNE

    Claudius Bombarnac

    Hetzel|Paris 1906|18 x 27.30 cm|relié
    Second illustrated edition. It benefits from a new printing with substantial modifications to the text and engravings. The 6 polychrome plates are printed in dominant tones of blue, greenish, pale. The later edition with red medallion will have only 3 polychromes out of 6. 52 illustrations by Benett.
    Publisher's binding known as "Aux feuilles d'acanthe", with gilt ground medallion. Good first plate, with slight discoloration on the outer border. Spine with small lacks of cloth, like spots, on the title label, at foot and headcap. Second board fairly good but with 2 areas as if scratched. Corners lightly rubbed. Fairly good copy, overall fresh, with pale reddish-brown halos on title page...
    €500
  43. Une ville flottante et aventures de 3 russes et de 3 anglais
    Jules VERNE

    Une ville flottante et aventures de 3 russes et de 3 anglais

    Hetzel|Paris 1875|18.50 x 27.50 cm|relié
    Banner edition of the first type, second edition after the shell binding. General title leaf bearing the date 1873. Catalogue no. 2 at the end.
    Binding known as "À la bannière" or "Au ballon bicolore", royal blue on bordeaux. First plate with balloon. Back cover signed at bottom Lenègre in blind (Lenègre b type), with hexagonal medallion in blind. Gilt edges. Green endpapers. Fine first plate with bright colors and gilt. Spine fairly good, but small scratched areas, one black stain at foot (restoration). Traces of rubbing to edges, headcaps, joints and corners. Dark areas on back cover. Pale scattered foxing, often in margins, but overall rather fresh.
    Quite handsome copy.
    €600
  44. Les Frères Kip
    Jules VERNE

    Les Frères Kip

    Hetzel|Paris s. d. [1902-1904]|18.50 x 28 cm|relié
    First octavo edition illustrated with 59 drawings by George Roux.
    Hetzel publisher's binding with gilt globe, signed Blancheland plate, bound by Engel, lighthouse spine, second cover of Engel "h" type according to Jauzac.
    A few very minor lacks to gilding on the globe of the first cover. Binding very skillfully restored.
    Occasional minor worming, as usual.


    €700
  45. Maître du monde - Un drame en Livonie
    Jules VERNE

    Maître du monde - Un drame en Livonie

    Hetzel|Paris 1904|18 x 28 cm|cartonnage de l'éditeur
    First octavo edition illustrated by George Roux and Benett, including 12 chromotypographic engravings.
    Hetzel publisher's "golden globe" binding in full red percaline signed Engel, polychrome front board signed Blanchelant, second board type "i" as indicated by Jauzac, lighthouse spine, original blue endpapers, all edges gilt.
    Spine slightly sunned, some very minor rubbing to plates, two corners rubbed and original blue endpapers very lightly sunned at margins, as usual.
    €600
  46. Bourses de voyage
    Jules VERNE

    Bourses de voyage

    Hetzel|Paris s. d. [1903-1904]|18.50 x 28 cm|relié
    First edition large octavo illustrated with 74 drawings by Léon Benett, photographic reproductions and a map of the Lesser Antilles.
    Publisher's "golden globe" boards. Plate signed Blancheland, bound by Souze. Spine with lighthouse design. Rear board of Engel "i" type according to Jauzac.
    Spine uniformly faded, headcaps and corners slightly rubbed.
    Pen gift inscription on the first blue endpaper.
    €500
  47. Le Testament d'un excentrique
    Jules VERNE

    Le Testament d'un excentriqueThe Will of an Eccentric

    Collection Hetzel|Paris 1899|18.50 x 28 cm|relié
    VERNE Jules
    Le Testament d'un excentrique [The Will of an Eccentric]
    Hetzel, Paris 1899, 18,5 x 28 cm, publisher's binding
    First edition with 61 illustrations by Georges Roux, of which 20 large color plates and chromotypographic plates, 35 photographic views of the United States (cities and landscapes), a folding map of the USA and one of the Game of the Goose. This work had only one second edition in 1905 (with an à un éléphant binding).
    Publisher's binding au globe doré, the design signed by Blancheland and bound by Souze. Dos au phare spine.
    Spine uniformly sunned, head- and tail-pieces a little rubbed, one small lack to head of...
    €600
  48. Les Frères Kip
    Jules VERNE

    Les Frères Kip

    Hetzel|Paris s. d. [1902-1904]|18.50 x 28 cm|relié
    First edition in-8 illustrated with 59 drawings by George Roux.
    Publisher's binding by Hetzel "au globe doré", the design signed by Blancheland, bound by Engel, "Au phare" spine, lower cover type Engel "h" according to Jauzac.
    Spine a little faded and a corner slightly bumped, otherwise nice cop, with fresh gold.
    €750
  49. Bourses de voyage
    Jules VERNE

    Bourses de voyage

    Hetzel|Paris s. d. [1903-1904]|18.50 x 28 cm|relié
    First edition large octavo illustrated with 74 drawings by Léon Benett, photographic reproductions and a map of the Lesser Antilles.
    Publisher's "globe doré" binding. Plate signed Blancheland, bound by Souze. Spine with lighthouse. Second cover of Engel "i" type according to Jauzac.
    Spine very slightly faded, a tiny small lack to the polychrome plate and a stain on the second cover, original blue endpapers slightly lightened at margins as usual, otherwise handsome copy.
    €600
  50. Aventures du Capitaine Hatteras au Pôle Nord
    Jules VERNE

    Aventures du Capitaine Hatteras au Pôle Nord

    Hetzel|Paris 1892|18 x 28 cm|relié
    New edition, illustrated with 150 drawings by Riou. GK catalogue in fine. Later reissues of this binding will have 6 color engravings, which will be simple colored enlargements of engravings already present in black and white.
    Publisher's binding known as "Au portrait collé" with signed Souze plate and bound by Lenègre. Spine with lighthouse. Second board of Lenègre "e" type. Fine upper plate. Light traces of discoloration beneath the author's name cartouche. One leaf very slightly protruding. One gathering detaching from the interior. Corners rubbed and slightly turned. Spine somewhat faded, but gilts and colors quite sharp. Headcaps rubbed and turned. Second board showing some...
    €900
  51. César Cascabel
    Jules VERNE

    César Cascabel

    Hetzel|1892|18 x 28 cm|relié
    Rare new edition, illustrated with 85 drawings by Georges Roux and 12 chromotypographies. Catalogue FX in fine. First illustrated edition with the 2 elephants in 1890.
    Publisher's binding known as "Au portrait collé" signed in the plate Lenègre relieur. Spine with lighthouse signed Lenègre at foot.
    Beautiful upper plate with gleaming gilt. Traces of discoloration above the world map and small stains at the top of the author's name. Lower corners showing creases. Headcaps rubbed. Under "Jules Verne" inscribed in ink 134. Spine slightly faded. Fine second cover. Stain in right margin of title page beside the title, several numbers written in pen around the title. Fresh paper, almost...
    €1,200
  52. Michel Strogoff. De Moscou à Irkoutsk, suivi de un drame au Mexique
    Jules VERNE

    Michel Strogoff. De Moscou à Irkoutsk, suivi de un drame au Mexique

    Hetzel|Paris 1884|18 x 27.50 cm|relié
    Edition illustrated with drawings of J. Férat, engraved by Barbant. BR catalog for 1884.
    Cardboard with two elephants to the rare pink fuchsia signed tail Lenègre, type 1. spine three decorated boxes. Second flat Wearing a button Cold round, registered cold bottom left Lenegre rel. gray guards.
    Beautiful first plate, but two small spots along the black edge. upper joint split in head 2.5cm. Upper corner slightly blunted law. Insolated back evenly. Micro cuts copings. Inkblot down the second course, and on the last pages of the catalog. Fresh copy, free of foxing.
    €650
  53. La découverte de la terre
    Jules VERNE

    La découverte de la terre

    Hetzel|Paris 1878|18 x 28 cm|relié
    First edition illustrated with 59 drawings by L. Bennet and P. Phillippoteaux, 35 facsimiles of old engravings, 20 maps or plans. Double volume, catalogue S.
    Publisher's binding in lawn green cloth (undoubtedly the rarest of the colors), known as "La sphère ptolémaïque" (one of the most harmonious achievements among Souze bindings). Special plate designed by Souze. Superb front board, very fresh but with two small spots, one on the upper edge, the second next to one of the ships. A small tear on the right edge.
    Back board type b, with rosette, corner palmettes. Brown endpapers characteristic of the first edition.
    Corners, headcaps and joints skilfully and finely restored. 2...
    €950
  54. Vingt Mille lieues sous les mers
    Jules VERNE

    Vingt Mille lieues sous les mers[Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas]

    J. Hetzel & Cie|Paris s. d. [1887]|18 x 27.8 cm|Woodcut|Reliure de l'éditeur

    Illustrated edition with 11 drawings by De Neuville and Riou. Catalogue DX bound in at the end of the volume (12pp.), from the Magasin d'éducation et de récréation.
    Publisher's pictorial cloth binding "with the two elephants," in the very rare aubergine colourway. Front board stamp signed Souze, with the A.L. et Cie binder's ticket at the foot (1887 variant); rear board of the Lenègre type, with a central blind-stamped medallion on a black ground.
    Superb front board. Spine with crisp gilt; tailcap crushed. Rear board fine, with a few darker patches. Rubbing to the headcap and tailcap and to the corners. Edges evenly toned. Corners sharp. Colour retouched at the headcap, tailcap and...

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  55. Les Frères Kip
    Jules VERNE

    Les Frères Kip

    Hetzel|Paris s. d. [1902-1904]|18.50 x 28 cm|relié
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  62. Vingt mille lieues sous les mers
    Jules VERNE

    Vingt mille lieues sous les mers

    Hetzel|Paris 1903-1904|18 x 27.50 cm|relié
    New edition, second printng. lllustrated with 111 drawings by Neuville and Riou, with 6 full-page color illustrations bearing the page numbers on which they are placed (92, 108, 124, 245, 268 and 276) and the mention 'Imprimerie Belin Frères' at rear.
    Publisher's cloth binding 'au Globe doré type 4', spine decorated with the lighthouse motif, upper cover signed Blancheland, Engel relieur, back cover 'type i' (Jauzac).
    A corner a little worn and the covers very slightly rubbed. Scattered foxing more pronounced at the beginning and end of the volume and a few sets of pages sticking out.

    A nice copy. Probably the most famous of Jules Verne's novels.
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  70. Un capitaine de quinze ans
    Jules VERNE

    Un capitaine de quinze ans

    Jules Hetzel|Paris 1898-1902|17.50 x 27.50 cm|relié
    Edition illustrated with drawings by H. Meyer engraved by Ch. Barban.
    Hetzel publisher's board signed Engel also known as a type 3 “au globe”, spine with a lighthouse, Engel type “h” second board according to Jauzac, all edges gilt.
    Volume very lightly warped, small brown foxing at the top of the plate of the first board. Scattered foxing and a tear to the top margin of page 63, original endpapers marginally faded as is often the case.
    Un capitaine de quinze ans is an adventure novel essentially dedicated to the issue of slavery, and more precisely the trade of African slaves by other Africans.
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  71. De la terre à la lune - Autour de la lune
    Jules VERNE

    De la terre à la lune - Autour de la lune

    Hetzel|Paris 1905-1910|18 x 28 cm|cartonnage de l'éditeur
    Edition illustrated with 41 drawings and a map by Montaut and 44 drawings by Emile Bayard and de Neuville.
    Hetzel publisher's boards “with a fan and an elephant” in full red cloth signed A. Lenègre, first polychrome board signed Engel, second board type “i” as indicated by Jauzac, spine with a lighthouse, original blue endpapers, all edges gilt.
    Original blue endpapers marginally shaded as is usual, turn-ins of the second board completely split, those of the first board are split at the top. A very small trace of pen on the second board. Top spine-end slightly rubbed.
    De la Terre à la Lune, trajet direct en 97 heures 20 minutes is a novel of anticipation. It relates how, after...
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  72. Le Sphinx des glaces
    Jules VERNE

    Le Sphinx des glaces

    Jules Hetzel|Paris 1903-1904|17.50 x 27.50 cm|relié
    Edition illustrated with 68 illustrations by George Roux including 20 large chromotypography engravings and a card.
    Catalogue Y in-fine.
    Hetzel publisher's board signed Engel also known as a type 4 “au globe”, spine with a lighthouse, Engel type “i” second board according to Jauzac, all edges gilt.
    First plate a little rubbed, as well as the spine. Volume a little warped.
    Le Sphinx des glaces is a fantasy novel, which is intended as a sequel to the novel by Edgar Poe - to whom it is dedicated -, Les Aventures d'Arthur Gordon Pym, published in 1838.
    Copy not reported by Jauzac.
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  73. César Cascabel
    Jules VERNE

    César Cascabel

    Hetzel|Paris s. d. [1890]|18.50 x 28 cm|relié
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  74. Le Rayon vert
    Jules VERNE

    Le Rayon vert

    Hetzel|Paris 1906|18 x 27.30 cm|relié
    New edition adorned with 44 drawings by L. Benett and a map. It is only in 1907 that the insert illustrations appeared for this title. Catalogue BC in-fine.
    Publisher's board with “a Steamer” on a gilt badge.
    Spine very lightly faded, gold on the interior of the badge on the first board a little faded, two lower corners flattened. A loose section, a corner piece missing skillfully filled on the title page and a marginal restoration of the paper on page 33.
    Le Rayon vert (The Green Ray) is a sentimental novel inspired by the Scottish legend of the eponymous phenomenon: it allows those who have observed it to see clearly in their hearts as well as in those of others.
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  75. Un capitaine de quinze ans
    Jules VERNE

    Un capitaine de quinze ans

    J. Hetzel|Paris 1892|18 x 28 cm|Woodcut|relié
    New edition. The era of bindings "with pasted portrait" with the "lighthouse" spine began in 1892 and ended in 1895. 95 illustrations including one full-page map, most by Meyer.
    Publisher's binding known as "With printed portrait". Plate signed Souze. Rear board of Lenègre type. Edges gilt.
    Very fine first plate, with sharp gilt. Corners slightly rubbed. Spine somewhat faded. Headcaps sunken. Rear board good but with some soiling, and the cloth along the lower joint narrowly split for 5cm. Paper fresh and bright, free from foxing. Volume solid and tight throughout. Fine copy overall.
    Adventure novel devoted to the question of slavery, and more particularly the slave trade by...
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  76. Le Volcan d'or
    Jules VERNE

    Le Volcan d'or

    Jules Hetzel|Paris 1907-1910|17.50 x 27.50 cm|relié
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  77. César Cascabel
    Jules VERNE

    César Cascabel

    Hetzel|Paris s. d. [1890]|18.50 x 28 cm|relié
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  79. L'Etoile du Sud. L'Archipel en feu
    Jules VERNE

    L'Etoile du Sud. L'Archipel en feu [The Southern Star. The Archipelago on Fire]

    Bibliothèque d'Education et de Récréation J. Hetzel et Cie|Paris 1898-1902|18 x 28.50 cm|Reliure de l'éditeur
    New edition, illustrated with 112 drawings by L. Benett and 2 maps.
    Publisher's "globe doré" binding signed Engel, first cover plate by Blanchelande, spine with lighthouse, second cover of Engel "h" type.
    L'Etoile du Sud takes place in South Africa in the diamond trade milieu.
    L'Archipel en feu is a historical novel set against the backdrop of the Greek War of Independence in the Aegean Sea islands, in the 1820s.
    Original blue endpapers marginally and slightly faded as usual, otherwise a superb copy.

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  81. Sans dessus dessous. Le chemin de France
    Jules VERNE

    Sans dessus dessous. Le chemin de France

    J. Hetzel & Cie|Paris 1889|-|relié
    First illustrated collected edition. 36 drawings by Georges Roux for Sans dessus dessous, 41 drawings and two maps for Le chemin de France.
    Publisher's binding with two elephants, Lenègre type 3, existing only in red. Back cover of Lenègre type e, with central roundel with black frond. Beautiful first plate, with bright gilt, with scratched areas in the lower border. Headcaps slightly turned in. Spine good, but slightly sunned. Back cover very good, with scratched area in the lower border, and a small area at the top, a fine horizontal scratch. Upper corners slightly turned in. Paper perfectly fresh, completely free of foxing. Cohesive and solid volume.
    Very handsome copy.
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  83. Hector Servadac
    Jules VERNE

    Hector Servadac

    Hetzel|Paris 1905-1914|18 x 28 cm|cartonnage de l'éditeur
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  87. Seconde patrie
    Jules VERNE

    Seconde patrie

    Jules Hetzel|Paris 1900-1902|17.50 x 27.50 cm|relié
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  90. Michel Strogoff. De Moscou à Irkoutsk
    Jules VERNE

    Michel Strogoff. De Moscou à Irkoutsk

    Hetzel|Paris 1903|18 x 27.50 cm|relié
    New Edition. Several in-text drawings by Férat engraved by Barbant.
    Type 4 publisher's boards known as “Au globe doré”, with the second board of type Engel i, the two vertical letters JH against a background of horizontal stripes. Spine with the lighthouse.
    Beautiful first panel stamp, very fresh, with dazzling golds. Small marks on the cartouche. Sun-lightened spine. Caps and corners skillfully restored. Foxing on the spine. Second board with marks. Scattered foxing.
    One of the author's most famous adventure novels in which Michel Strogoff, messenger of the Russian Tsar, from Moscow to Irkutsk (Capital of eastern Siberia), must warn the Tsar's brother of the arrival of the...
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