Publishers' Bindings

Edition adorned with numerous illustrations (nearly a hundred) in black in-text and full-page by the brothers Louis and Frederick Rhead.
The work is also illustrated with a color frontispiece.
Publisher's binding in full black cloth, smooth spine, gilt publisher's imprint at foot of spine, front cover decorated with a large color vignette depicting Robinson hunting with rifle in hand, endpapers and pastedowns of cream paper.
Light foxing to endpapers, otherwise handsome copy.

Edition illustrated with 8 color plates and black figures in text by Job.
Publisher's full beige cloth binding, smooth unlettered spine, front board decorated with large colored vignette, endpapers and pastedowns of beige paper.
Light foxing on endpapers and edges.
Handsome copy.

First printing of the 23 color plates by Edmond Dulac.
Publisher's full brick-red cloth binding, smooth spine richly decorated with Arabesque design on a background of blue roses, front board decorated with large gilt Arabesque design on a background of blue roses, small spots of discoloration on the boards, endpapers and pastedowns of brick paper on a background of blue roses.
Half-title and final endpaper pages spotted, otherwise handsome interior condition.

Edition illustrated with in-text and full-page engravings by Tony Johannot.
Publisher's binding in full navy blue cloth, smooth spine richly decorated with a gilt allegory, blind-ruled frames on boards, front board ornamented with large gilt decoration, yellow paper endpapers and pastedowns marginally soiled, all edges gilt.
Some light foxing, some light discoloration stains to board margins.
Handsome copy in its decorated romantic publisher's binding.

First edition, one of 1050 numbered copies on wove paper.
Publisher's binding executed after the original design by Paul Bonet.
Very fine copy complete with its cellophane wrapper.

First edition, one of 1050 numbered copies on alfa Navarre paper, the only deluxe copies after 8 on antique laid paper.
Publisher's Bradel binding following the original design by Mario Prassinos.
Spine with two small areas of sunning at head and foot of spine.

First edition, one of 1,050 numbered copies on laid paper.
Publisher's binding after the original design by Mario Prassinos.
Handsome copy despite a slight tear to the cellophane at the head of the spine, slipcase slightly sunned and marginally worn.

First edition, one of 1050 numbered copies on vellum.
Publisher's full cardboard binding after Paul Bonet's original design.
Spine with two small areas of sunning at head and foot as often found, otherwise a handsome copy.

New edition, one of the numbered copies on alfa paper.
Publisher's binding executed after Paul Bonet's original design.
Two very light sunning at head and foot of spine, a tiny snag on one joint, a small angular lack on the last endpaper.

New edition, one of 2200 numbered copies on laid paper, the only deluxe copies after 16 on pure linen.
Publisher's binding after the original design by Mario Prassinos.
Light traces of sunning without consequence at head and foot of spine, bookplate pasted on one pastedown, endpapers darkened as usual.
Handsome copy.

Edition with most parts in first edition, one of 1040 numbered copies on alfama paper, the only deluxe copies after 50 on pure linen paper.
Publisher's binding executed after the original design by Paul Bonet.
Fine copy despite the spine being slightly sunned as usual.

First edition, one of 2050 numbered copies on vélin labeur paper.
Publisher's boards bound according to the original design by Paul Bonet.
Handsome copy despite the spine very lightly sunned as usual.

First edition, one of 350 numbered copies on châtaignier paper.

Handsome copy despite the spine very lightly browned without gravity as is usual.

Illustrated edition with 75 wood-engraved plates for volume 1, 66 for volume 2, 74 for volume 3, 94 for volume 4, and 85 for volume 5, all designed by Alphonse de Neuville, Philipoteaux... The fifth volume was written by Madame de Witt, the author's daughter, based on notes left by him. Several colored maps.
Publisher's binding signed at foot Charles Magnier, red and gold. Half red shagreen with cloth boards. Spine with false raised bands decorated with four emblems of French royalty: the salamander, the sun, the dolphins and a crescent moon. Boards decorated with a large red and gold plate bearing in medallions the ciphers of several kings, on a background of red foliage. White...

First edition and first issue, illustrated with 16 hors-texte engravings by Paul Gavarni engraved on steel by Charles Geoffroy and heightened in colors. Each plate features lace-cut decorative borders standing out against a pink paper background.
Publisher's full pictorial boards, original yellow paper endpapers and pastedowns somewhat soiled at margins as usual. Some corners slightly rubbed, as well as the headcaps; rear joint very slightly opened. Scattered foxing more pronounced on certain leaves.
Very handsome publication preserved in its romantic pictorial boards.

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.

First edition, one of 1000 numbered copies on alfa Navarre paper, the only deluxe copies after 13 on pure thread paper.
Publisher's binding following Mario Prassinos' original design.
Handsome copy.

New edition, one of 1040 numbered copies on alfa paper.
Publisher's binding following Paul Bonet's original design.
Handsome copy.

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...

First edition illustrated with 73 engravings after drawings by Liéger.
Publisher's full red percaline Bradel binding, smooth spine decorated with gilt arabesques, front cover with polychrome and gilt historical scene, back cover with blind fillets and black typographical motifs at center and corners, beveled boards, blue endpapers, all edges gilt. Spine slightly sunned and some scratches to the front cover plate, otherwise a handsome copy almost entirely free from foxing.

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.

First edition, one of 2050 numbered copies on alfama paper.
Publisher's binding executed after Paul Bonet's original design.
Fine copy despite slight sunning at head of 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 edition, one of 1000 numbered copies, the only issue after 29 on pure thread paper.
Publisher's binding bound according to the original design by Mario Prassinos.
Work decorated with illustrations by André Lhote.
Spine very lightly sunned as usual, otherwise fine copy.

New first edition printed in 2040 numbered copies on chestnut paper.
Publisher's boards bound according to Paul Bonet's original design.
The publication date of the work is erroneously indicated as 1950 at the foot of the spine.
Spine with two small light traces of sunning at head and foot of spine without gravity.

First large octavo edition illustrated by George Roux.
Hetzel publisher's binding signed Engel known as "au globe" type 4, spine with lighthouse, second board type Engel "i" according to Jauzac, all edges gilt.
Original blue endpapers marginally lightened as usual. A small mark at the top of the first board.
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.
Handsome copy.

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...

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...

Revised new edition, one of 1000 numbered copies on laid paper.
Binding after the original design by Paul Bonet.
Head slightly pinched, otherwise handsome copy.

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...

Collected edition printed on fine paper, the only issue.
Publisher's boards bound according to the original design by Hollenstein.
Work decorated with original illustrations by Tibor Csernus, Bernadette Kelly, Lucien Fontanarosa, Michel Ciry.
Handsome copy complete with its glassine wrapper.

First edition, one of 1040 numbered copies on héliona paper.
Publisher's binding after Paul Bonet's original design.
Spine very lightly sunned as usual, minimal foxing without significance affecting mainly the edges.