Description
VERNE (Jules).
Five Weeks in a Balloon. A Journey of Discovery in Africa by Three Englishmen. – Journey to the Centre of the Earth.
Paris: Bibliothèque d’éducation et de récréation, J. Hetzel et Cie, [1872–1873]. — Double 8vo, 269 × 176: (2 ff.), 267 pp.; (2 ff.), 220 pp. Violet percaline ‘shell-pattern’ cardboard binding, gilt edges (Lenègre).
Illustrated edition featuring illustrations by Édouard Riou and Henri de Montaut for *Five Weeks in a Balloon* and by Édouard Riou for *Journey to the Centre of the Earth*.
Violet ‘shell-pattern’ cloth binding. The back cover is of the Lenègre ‘b’ type; grey-blue endpapers.
Spine uniformly faded, scuffing on the covers, slight knocks to the edges. Foxing.
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About the sale
Claude Mozis Library – Black Africa and the African diaspora
Auction location
Auction time
10/21/2026 at 2:00 PM
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