Nord contre sud

First illustrated edition with 85 drawings by Benett and a world map at the end of the volume. Publisher’s catalogue DS bound in at the end.
Publisher’s royal-blue cloth binding with the “two elephants with a fan” design, signed Souze and bound by Lenègre. Spine type D, lower cover type n. Head- and tailcaps and edges slightly rubbed, with tiny splits at the ends of the spine. A fine, bright front cover with brilliant gilt. Spine evenly darkened. Two small tears along the lower margin of the rear cover and a dark one-centimetre stain. Gilt edges perfect. Scattered foxing. A well-preserved and uniform copy.
Handsome copy, scarce in this colour.

Adventure novel set during the American Civil War; this work marks the author’s return to adventure fiction after several science-fiction novels.