Aventures du Capitaine Hatteras au Pôle Nord

Edition illustrated with 150 drawings by Riou.
Publisher's FN catalogue at rear
Publisher's Hetzel binding "aux deux éléphants" type 3 in full red cloth signed A. Lenègre & Cie, back board type "e" as indicated by Jauzac, original blue endpapers, all edges gilt.
Minor rubbing and creasing to left margin of front board at joint, spine slightly sunned as often, headcaps slightly depressed.
Les Aventures du capitaine Hatteras is an adventure novel that recounts an expedition to the North Pole. It features themes such as the ethnographic study of hyperborean peoples (the Eskimos) and harsh survival in an extreme environment.