Jules Verne / Alphonse de Neuville et Léon Benett - Le...

Rare and beautiful illustrated edition, in its superb “initials” binding of this famous novel by Jules Verne, which tells the crazy wager of Phileas Fogg, an English gentleman who undertakes to travel around the world in eighty days, accompanied by his French valet Passepartout - They will face many obstacles and twists, while being pursued by a detective who believes them guilty of a theft - It is a rare and captivating work, superbly illustrated by Alphonse de Neuville and Léon Benett - Jules Verne / Alphonse de Neuville et Léon Benett - Le tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours - SD (circa 1884) - J. Hetzel et Cie - 217 pages - Good condition of the binding, the work in its full publisher’s cherry-percaline binding “with initials JV-JH”, signed Ch. Magnier at the back, wear from use, some minor defects on the cover, corners and heads worn, gilded edges, smooth spine adorned, titling and gilded ornaments - Good interior condition, scattered foxing, a beautiful vignette on the title page, the work enriched with fine engravings in and out of text by Neuville and L. Benett, including in the frontispiece, endpapers in acceptable condition, Hetzel AP catalogue with works in preparation, pleasant copy - Delivery service guaranteed within a few days -

Estimate:£127.14

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