Jules Verne; Léon Benett - Les Oeuvres de Jules Verne - 1967-1967

Jules Verne – Works – Rencontre Editions, Lausanne – 31 volumes

A fine collection of 31 volumes devoted to the works of Jules Verne, published by Éditions Rencontre in Lausanne. This library edition, released in the 1960s and early 1970s, gathers the great adventure novels of the writer in illustrated volumes with prefaces. The visible title pages confirm in particular the name of the publisher and the presentation of the series The Works of Jules Verne.

The volumes measure about 18.5 × 12.5 cm and total around 15,000 pages. They are presented in a blue decorative binding, adorned with gold motifs on the covers and spines, with title pieces. The whole forms a homogeneous and elegant library.

Among them are several emblematic titles from Verne’s universe, such as Journey to the Center of the Earth, From the Earth to the Moon, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas, Around the World in Eighty Days, and The Mysterious Island. The photographed pages also show black-and-white illustrations, in the tradition of illustrated editions of Jules Verne.

Jules Verne, writer of travels and discoveries

Born in Nantes in 1828 and died in Amiens in 1905, Jules Verne is one of the great French authors of adventure novels. His Extraordinary Voyages mingle exploration, inventions, scientific discoveries and imagination. Among his best-known tales are Journey to the Center of the Earth, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas, and Around the World in Eighty Days.

Lot details

* Author: Jules Verne
* Publisher: Éditions Rencontre
* Place of edition: Lausanne, Switzerland
* Number: 31 volumes
* Format: about 18.5 × 12.5 cm
* Total pages announced: about 15,000 pages
* Language: French
* Binding: blue cardboard binding decorated with gold motifs
* Illustrations: black-and-white illustrations in the volumes

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