Jules Verne - Sans dessus dessous - Le chemin de France - 1889

Upside-Down - The Road to France Jules Verne J. Hetzel, 1889 201 + 220 Pages 28 x 19 cm Very beautiful original edition of "Upside-Down - The Road to France" by Jules Verne, published by Hetzel in its binding with two red elephants, type 3 (the sole and only color). EX catalog for 1889, Lenègre Rel. Plaque de Souze. First illustrated edition and first binding. Very nice front cover, back cover specific to the black roundel "Collection J. Hetzel". Corners well squared, not blunted. Spine with some gilt somewhat faded, tiny touch-up at the upper cap. Body of the work in good condition, endpapers original and intact. Pages well attached, gutter clear, gilding to the edges bright, foxing in places. Good copy well preserved in this series where the gilding is often poor.

Estimate:£211.28

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