Jules Verne - César Cascabel - 1891

Jules Verne
César Cascabel
Hetzel
1891
438 Pages
28 x 19 cm
1.6 kg

Superb original edition of "César Cascabel" by Jules Verne, published by Hetzel in its 4th-type binding with the two elephants.
First illustrated edition and first binding. FX Catalogue for 1991, special edition of type 4 (here Hetzel Edition under the cartouche, giving way to the Collection Hetzel) with for the first time a silver cartouche.
Beautiful first page/cover, clean and bright, with the gilding well present. Spine well preserved. Corners slightly rubbed, small touch-up to the words.
Body of the work in good condition, pages well attached, beautiful gutter with rich gilding, vivid gilding, endpapers original.
Fine interior, some foxing and slight browning.
Very beautiful copy