Hetzel|Paris s. d. [1908]|18 x 28 cm|cartonnage de l'éditeur
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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 slightly faded, two light angular stains on first cover, one upper corner slightly frayed. Handsome copy.