VERNE Jules Nord contre Sud [Texar's Revenge, or North Against South] Hetzel, Paris 1887, 17 x 28 cm, publisher's binding First edition with 85 illustrations by Benett and a map of the world at end. Publisher's catalogue at end. Publisher's binding aux deux éléphants et à l'éventail, signed Souze and bound by Lenègre. Spine type D (cf. Jauzac), lower cover type n. Headpieces and edges slightly rubbed. A few thin lines of discoloration to lower cover. Four centimeters crack to endpapers. Occasional faint spotting. A very good copy, rare in this color. An adventure story set during the American Civil War, this work is a return to adventure stories for the author after several books of science fiction. $ 1 100