Jules Verne - Le Sphinx des Glaces - 1897

The Ice Sphinx
Jules Verne
Hetzel - 1897, Cat. Y
447 pages
28 x 20 cm
2 kg

Magnificent copy in the original edition of The Ice Sphinx by Jules Verne from the Hetzel editions, in its globe-gilded binding of the second type, known as "à l'empiècement".
Superb first cover bright with sparkling gold, good second cover. Corners well squared.
Spine in very good condition. Beautiful gilt gutter. Original endpapers.
Interior in great freshness, pages white with no foxing.
Very beautiful copy.