Louis Boussenard. - Sans-le-Sou. - 1898

LOUIS BOUSSENARD.
Penniless.
Paris, Ernest Flammarion, undated (circa 1898).
27.5 x 19 cm, 376 pp. Leatherette binding in full red percaline, signed by Engel, the front cover and spine richly decorated with gold and black motifs (lion, elephant, tiger, serpent, rhinoceros, hunting scenes). Spine illustrated with an elephant head on a black background. All edges gilt.
Illustrated with drawings by Ch. Clérice.
Corners and headcaps very slightly rubbed.
Otherwise a fine copy of the original edition of this adventure novel by Louis Boussenard, who in his lifetime was nicknamed the French Rider Haggard. Published in the Les Grandes Aventures collection by Flammarion.