Fernand Hue / Georges Roux - Les Voleurs de Locomotives - 1890

Fernand Hue — The Locomotive Thieves — Georges Roux — Rare green illustrated cover binding — Paris, Lecène, Oudin & Cie, circa 1890

Rare and very beautiful copy of the adventure novel “The Locomotive Thieves” by Fernand Hue, illustrated by Georges Roux.

Edition published in Paris by the Société Française d’Imprimerie et de Librairie (the former Lecène, Oudin et Cie), circa 1890.

Copy preserved in its rare publisher’s green illustrated card binding, much less common than the red binding usually found on the market.

Large volume bound in full percaline with decoration:

* spectacular multicolor front cover depicting a scene of a railway disaster,
* spine illustrated,
* black decoration on the second cover,
* gold edges,
* numerous in-text and out-of-text illustrations by Georges Roux.

Very beautiful témoignage of the great popular illustrated novels of the late 19th century, in the spirit of railway adventure publications and Vernean.

Condition:
Complete and solid copy.
Interior particularly fresh for this type of work, with few foxings.
Binding showing signs of wear at the headcaps and corners, small creases and light marginal wear.
Hinges and sewing well preserved.
Very handsome overall presentation.

Dimensions:
Large quarto.

A decorative and sought-after binding, both for the quality of its Georges Roux illustrations and for the rarity of this green variant.

Careful shipping and protection.