Jules Verne - Cinq semaines en Ballon - 1876

VERNE, JULES. — Hetzel binding “Initials” (or “to the Bullets”).
Five Weeks in a Balloon. Paris: J. Hetzel et Cie, [1876].
Large 8vo. Publisher's red percaline, plaque “Initials” in gold and black, gold edges.
Illustrated edition of the first novel in the cycle of the Extraordinary Voyages, presented under its famous “Initials” binding.

Magnificent condition. Percaline in a very bright and luminous scarlet red. The gilding on the decorative tools and the black impressions have retained a brilliant shine. Headcaps and corners very well preserved. Interior complete, period paper showing the usual pale offsetting dispersed."}