Description
VERNE (Jules).
Facing the Flag. – Clovis Dardentor.
Paris: Bibliothèque d’éducation et de récréation, J. Hetzel et Cie, [1896]. — 8vo, 272 x 177. Polychrome percaline cardboard binding with ‘gilded globe’ design, spine featuring a lighthouse, gilded edges (Engel).
First illustrated collective large 8vo edition, adorned with numerous illustrations by George Roux, including 12 colour plates (6 for each title).
*Clovis Dardentor* is a novel that stands apart in Jules Verne’s oeuvre, in which he humorously depicts the landscapes and society of colonial Algeria in his day.
A copy in its first ‘golden globe’ cardboard binding, type 1 with a black band. The back cover is of the Engel ‘h’ type. Catalogue O (1896–1897), bound at the end.
Tears to the spine, some soiling and stains.
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About the sale
Claude Mozis Library – Black Africa and the African diaspora
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10/21/2026 at 2:00 PM
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