Jules Verne - Le pays des fourrures - 1870
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Jules Verne's Le pays des fourrures, circa 1870 illustrated edition in French, 400 pages, 28 cm tall and 18 cm wide, in good condition, bound in red half-chagrin with marbled boards and 103 wood engravings by Férat and Beaurepaire.
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VERNE, Jules (1828–1905)
Le Pays des fourrures. Paris: Bibliothèque d'Éducation et de Récréation, J. Hetzel et Cie [s.d., circa 1870-1880].
Description of the Lot
Octavo volume (27.5 x 18 cm), half-red morocco binding with period corners.
Classic edition of this great Arctic adventure novel by Jules Verne, issued from the famous collection of Voyages Extraordinaires.
The work includes:
Le Pays des fourrures, illustrated with 103 drawings by Férat and Beaurepaire (Hetzel collection). Work crowned by the Academy.
Binding from the period in red half-morocco with corners, boards covered in marbled paper in dark and red tones. Spine with false nerves decorated with gilded compartments, borders and lozenges, bearing the author’s name and the gilded title "J. VERNE / LE PAYS DES FOURRURES".
Leather of the spine and corners well preserved with a beautiful red patina, showing light signs of use and minor wear on the headcaps and the joints. Boards in marbled paper in good overall condition.
Text pages and wood-engraved illustrations well contrasted, accompanied by a few scattered fox spots typical of this collection. Solid block of text.
Fine copy
VERNE, Jules (1828–1905)
Le Pays des fourrures. Paris: Bibliothèque d'Éducation et de Récréation, J. Hetzel et Cie [s.d., circa 1870-1880].
Description of the Lot
Octavo volume (27.5 x 18 cm), half-red morocco binding with period corners.
Classic edition of this great Arctic adventure novel by Jules Verne, issued from the famous collection of Voyages Extraordinaires.
The work includes:
Le Pays des fourrures, illustrated with 103 drawings by Férat and Beaurepaire (Hetzel collection). Work crowned by the Academy.
Binding from the period in red half-morocco with corners, boards covered in marbled paper in dark and red tones. Spine with false nerves decorated with gilded compartments, borders and lozenges, bearing the author’s name and the gilded title "J. VERNE / LE PAYS DES FOURRURES".
Leather of the spine and corners well preserved with a beautiful red patina, showing light signs of use and minor wear on the headcaps and the joints. Boards in marbled paper in good overall condition.
Text pages and wood-engraved illustrations well contrasted, accompanied by a few scattered fox spots typical of this collection. Solid block of text.
Fine copy
Details
Number of books
1
Subject
Travels
Book title
Le pays des fourrures
Author/ Illustrator
Jules Verne
Condition
Good
Publication year oldest item
1870
Height
28 cm
Edition
Illustrated Edition
Width
18 cm
Language
French
Original language
Yes
Number of pages
400
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