Description
VERNE (Jules).
The Adventures of Three Russians and Three Englishmen in Southern Africa.
Paris: J. Hetzel & Co., 1872. — In-18, 187 x 122: (2 ff.), 312 pp., pp. 24–31, printed cover. Paperback, with modern slipcase and dust jacket.
Rare first edition.
‘In South Africa in 1854, three Russian and three English scientists are tasked with measuring an arc of the meridian. But friendships and rivalries play out against the discordant backdrop of the nascent Crimean War, which effectively pits the researchers against one another’ (Jules Verne International Centre website).
This novel was serialised in the *Magasin d’Éducation et de Récréation* between 20 November 1871 and 5 September 1872. It went on sale as a book on 29 August 1872, one week before the end of its serialisation.
Paperback copy, complete with the publisher’s catalogue at the end, pages 24 to 31.
Copy from the collection of Éric Weissenberg (1941–2012) (see lot no. 77).
Front cover reattached.
Provenance:
Éric Weissenberg, with bookplate (auction 12/10/2017, lot no. 2).
See original version (French)
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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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