Jules Verne - Face au drapeau [Rare 1er Tirage Hachette Tranches Dorées & gardes Bleues] - 1916

Facing the Flag
Jules VERNE
Hachette, Hetzel Collection, Paris 1916
220 pages
28 x 19 cm
800 g

Very rare, very first Hachette edition from the transition period of "Facing the Flag," by Jules Verne, published by Hachette in its acanthus-leaf binding, with all edges gilded and Hetzel blue endpapers. Dated 1916 on the title.
Stunning, pristine front cover, with the Hachette et Cie mark, characteristic of this period.
Gilt gutter, blue endpapers intact, corners well squared, spine with the gold a little faded.
Interior white, rare second sheet, rare issue by Gauthier-Villars and not Belin!
Stunning copy. Rare.