Paul d'Ivoi - Les Semeurs de Glace - 1903

Original edition (and first printing) of this excellent adventure novel by Paul d'Ivoi, one of the most imaginative writers of conjectural fiction (Pierre Versins, Encyclopédie de l'utopie et de la science fiction p.460).

Front cover restored.
Clad in its handsome publisher's binding, a beautiful polychrome figurative plate signed J. Fau on the upper cover, the second cover plain. All edges gilt.

"The series of the 'Excentric Voyages' was presented to the public in an exceptionally attractive form. Owing to the originality of their appearance: a front cover adorned with a polychrome motif in full plate relating to the subject of the work, faithful to the highly imaginative character of the author. As for the back, it is also personalized for each title by a vignette depicting the central character of the story. This variety gives the entire collection an unrivaled place in the field of bound works in percaline with decoration."