1870s JULES VERNE VOYAGES ET AVENTURES CAPITAINE HATTERAS leather/marbled paper

Description: VOYAGES ET AVENTURES DU CAPITAINE HATTERAS Les Anglais Au Pole Nord avec Le Desert de Glace Written by Jules Verne with 150 illustrations and vignettes by Riou. Published by J. Hetzel and Cie., Paris. It is the large octavo (10 3/4” x 7 1/4”) size and bound in 3/4 leather with marbled paper covered boards. There is no copyright or printing date with the book, but it was certainly printed in the 1870s, perhaps as late as 1880. This French edition includes both volumes of the Captain Hatteras novel, The English at the North Pole and The Desert of Ice. It was first published in 1864 and revised in 1867. Captain Hatteras is Verne’s third novel and the first novel to carry the title Voyages Extraordinaires. These French volumes are fun to own even if you don’t read or speak French because the illustrations are complete and the woodcuts are still clear and crisp unlike the copies in the American and English versions. These 3/4 leather -bound editions are generally 1/2 to 1/3 the price of the same edition in Hetzel’s fancy cloth bindings. From Wikipedia: The Voyages extraordinaires; Extraordinary Voyages or 'Amazing Journeys (in English) is a collection or sequence of fifty-four novels by the French writer Jules Verne, originally published between 1863 and 1905. According to Verne's editor Pierre-Jules Hetzel, the goal of the Voyages was "to outline all the geographical, geological, physical, historical and astronomical knowledge amassed by modern science and to recount, in an entertaining and picturesque format ... the history of the universe.” Verne's meticulous attention to detail and scientific trivia, coupled with his sense of wonder and exploration, form the backbone of the Voyages. Part of the reason for the broad appeal of his work was the sense that the reader could really learn knowledge of geology, biology, astronomy, paleontology, oceanography, history and the exotic locations and cultures of the world through the adventures of Verne's protagonists. This great wealth of information distinguished his works as "encyclopedic novels". DESCRIPTION: 463 pages 10 3/4 x 7 1/4 inches Early French Edition hardcover with dustjacket CONDITION: This hard-cover book is in very good condition. It is bound with a gilt embellished leather spine and marbled paper covered boards. The leather edges are scuffed and the board edges are worn through the paper around the corners. The marbled paper endpapers are clean. The endpapers are cracked at the hinges but the hinges are strong despite this. There are a few penciled numbers on the reverse of the front endpaper. The interior is otherwise clean no names, marks, underlining, tears or odor. The paper is toned with age and the pages show a fair amount of foxing. The binding is excellent with no loose or missing pages. BECAUSE MEDIA RATE SHIPPING IS FREE ON THE BOOKS I SELL, COMBINE THIS WITH OTHER ITEMS FROM MY EBAY STORE. I AM AN EXPERIENCED EBAY SELLER (23+ YEARS) AND SHIPPER WITH 100% (always!--since 1997!) FEEDBACK RATING. ALL ITEMS ARE CAREFULLY AND SECURELY PACKED TO REDUCE OR ELIMINATE DANGER OF CRUSHING AND OR WATER/MOISTURE DAMAGE. ALL BOOKS ARE SHIPPED IN STURDY BOXES WITH TRACKING AND DELIVERY CONFIRMATION INCLUDED. I PERSONALLY GUARANTEE ALL OF THE BOOKS, AUTOGRAPHS AND SIGNATURES ON BOOKS I SELL.

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