Jules Verne - Un capitaine de quinze ans - 1889

A Captain at Fifteen
Jules Verne
Hetzel
1889
376 Pages
28 x 19cm
1.7 kg

Superb edition of A Captain at Fifteen by Jules Verne from Hetzel, in its binding with the two red elephants of type 3
EX catalog for 1889. Lenègre binding. Drawing by Souze.
Magnificent first cover with bright gilt, back cover very clean.
Spine retains its splendour. Minor restoration at the lower hinge.
Corners well squared.
Original endpapers in very good condition.
The body of the book in superb condition, pages well attached, superb gilded gutter, gilt on the edges vivid, pages with great freshness, almost no foxing.
Very fine copy. rare in this condition.