Description
VERNE (Jules).
The Southern Star (The Land of Diamonds) – The Archipelago in Flames. 112 illustrations by L. Benett and 2 maps.
Paris: Bibliothèque d’éducation et de récréation, J. Hetzel et Cie, [1897]. — In-8, 278 x 176. Polychrome cardboard binding with ‘gilded globe on the spine’, gilded edges (Engel).
A very rare copy in the second type of cardboard binding with a gilded globe ‘on the spine’, which Jauzac had not yet encountered at the time of publishing his bibliography.
This copy has been rebound; the cardboard binding has been skilfully restored. Waterstains and tears on a few leaves.
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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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