Double volume from Hetzel's French edition Au Deux Elephants with red cover, Voyages Extraordinaires by Jules Verne. It includes the novels Cinq Semaines en Ballon and Voyage au Centre de la Terre (Five Weeks in a Balloon; Journey to the Center of the Earth) with illustrations by Riou and de Montaut. Catalogue CR for 1885-1886. Collection Hetzel, Bibliotheque d'Education et de Recreation, published by Pierre Jules Hetzel et Cie, Paris.

Artist: Jules Verne (French 1828-1905)
Issued: 1885
Dimensions: 7.50"W x 11"H x 1.30"D
Manufacturer: Hetzel
Country of Origin: France
Provenance: Collection of Marie-Claude Lalique

    Condition:
  • Fair. Red crayon underlining in part of catalogue. Tear in two front pages. Partial wear on back cover. Loosening of pages from spine from page 177.

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