Jules Verne - Aventures de trois russes et de trois anglais [Cartonnage vert aux initiales] - 1872

VERNE (Jules) - Adventures of Three Russians and Three Englishmen in South Africa - Paris, J. Hetzel et Cie, (1874-1875). Hetzel edition reprinted (Period reissue).
In-octavo (approximately 27.5 x 18 cm). End-of-work catalog "J. Hetzel et Cie / Education & Recreation" for volumes XXI and XXII (1875). Half-title page, illustrated title page mentioning "Illustrated with 53 vignettes by Ferat, engraved by Pannemaker", 300 pages of text.

Publisher's cloth binding in pine-green percaline with initials. Gilt edges. Beveled boards.
Copy with old restorations in good overall condition. Binding shows light wear to corners and to the head and tail, but otherwise retains all its original shine and its beautiful green color. The gilding on the boards and spine is bright and neat. Interior very fresh, clean paper stock, original grey endpapers intact, a few very rare and sparse foxings. Complete copy with all 53 wood engravings and its catalog.

Published in the famous collection of the "Voyages Extraordinaires", this novel takes the reader to the wild steppes of southern Africa alongside rival Russian and British astronomers, united to measure a meridian arc. The scientific intrigue quickly yields to a gripping chase set against the backdrop of geopolitical colonial tensions.