Jules Verne / George Roux - La Chasse au Météore - 1908

Rare première and唯一 edition grand in-8 in its superb polychrome binding known as "Aux feuilles d'acanthe" of this fascinating Jules Verne novel in the Voyages Extraordinaires series, illustrated with 6 chromotypographies, 5 black in-text illustrations, and beautiful black illustrations within the text by George Roux -

The work testifies to the publisher's ambition to give Verne's narratives a luxurious and appealing presentation, with high-quality engravings that accompany and enrich the text -

The plot, both romantic and satirical, illustrates the 19th-century fascination with astronomical sciences and economic speculation, while denouncing the excesses of human greed and the madness of modernity -

George Roux, a regular collaborator of Verne, provides through his illustrations a strong visual dimension that heightens the dramatic and ironic character of the tale -

Jules Verne / George Roux - La Chasse au Météore - SD (circa 1908) - Collection Hetzel -
236 Pages.

Good condition of the binding, the work in its superb polychrome card binding of the type "aux feuilles d'acanthe" (Magnier et ses Fils), handsome front cover but the golds almost worn at the title, back cover with a whitish stain, trace of former restoration at the lower headcap, golds on the spine present but a little dull, rubbing from use, gilded edges, smooth spine adorned, titling and author name in gold, black frames around the second cover with a black motif at the center -

Good interior condition, browning, first endpaper missing, enriched with a frontispiece, 6 chromotypographies, 5 black in-text illustrations and fine black in-text illustrations, blue endpapers in good condition -

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