Robur le conquérant. Un billet de loterie

Illustrated edition with 87 drawings by L. Benett and G. Roux.
Hetzel publisher's binding "à l'éventail et à l'éléphant" in full red cloth, first cover polychrome signed Engel, second cover type "i" as indicated by Jauzac, lighthouse spine, original blue endpapers, all edges gilt.
Volume very slightly warped, one scratch and light discoloration on the lower cover, minimal rubbing on spine and in the fan design, original blue endpapers lightened as usual.
Robur le Conquérant is an anticipation novel. Three members of an American aeronautical club are kidnapped by a mysterious character who takes them around the world aboard a gigantic flying machine with rotating wings.
Un billet de loterie is a love story set in Norway against the backdrop of a disappearance and a winning lottery ticket.
Very handsome copy of this very rare title with the "lighthouse spine".