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239 - A collection of the 47 volumes comprising the complete works…
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Estimate €20,000 - €25,000
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A collection of the 47 volumes comprising the complete works of Jules Verne. Each volume features a ‘lighthouse’ spine and a polychrome cardboard cover. Glued-on or printed portrait – gilded globe – an elephant, title in the fan-shaped panel or a cartouche. A rare complete set assembled by a collector, most in good or very good condition; a few, as indicated, are slightly faded, but this is a unique collection sold as a single lot. – The Adventures of Captain Hatteras at the North Pole. Elephant-decorated cardboard cover with the title in a cartouche. A fine copy. – Five Weeks in a Balloon – Journey to the Centre of the Earth. Gilded globe-decorated cardboard cover. A fine copy. – Captain Grant’s Children. Anchor-decorated cardboard cover. A fine copy. - Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. Elephant-patterned cardboard binding with the title in a fan-shaped cartouche. A fine copy. - From the Earth to the Moon – Around the Moon. Gilded globe-patterned cardboard binding. A somewhat faded copy. - A Floating City – The Adventures of Three Russians and Three Englishmen. Elephant-decorated cardboard binding with the title in a cartouche. Hybrid copy. Dull. - The Land of Furs. Elephant-decorated cardboard binding with the title in a cartouche. A very fine copy. - Around the World in 80 Days – Doctor Ox. Elephant-patterned cardboard binding with the title in a fan-shaped design. A very fine copy. - The Mysterious Island. Globe-patterned cardboard binding, spine featuring an anchor. A fine copy. - *Michel Strogoff*. Elephant-patterned cardboard binding with the title in a fan-shaped cartouche. A very fine copy. - *The Black Indies* – *The Chancellor*. Cardboard binding with a gilded globe. Extensive restoration. A very rare title. - *Hector Servadac*. Hardback with pasted portrait. Chips to the spine, otherwise a fine copy. - *A 15-Year-Old Captain*. Hardback with pasted portrait. A very fine copy. - *The Tribulations of a Chinese Man in China* – *The Begum’s Five Hundred Million*. Hardback with an elephant design and the title in a cartouche. Hachette hybrid edition, 1916. A very fine copy. - *The Steam House*. Hardback with an elephant design and the title in a cartouche. A very fine copy. - *The Jangada*. Elephant-motif hardback with the title in a cartouche. Hachette hybrid edition, 1916. A fine copy. - The School of Robinsons – The Green Ray. Elephant-motif hardback with the title in a cartouche. A superb copy. - Kéraban the Stubborn. Elephant-patterned hardback with the title in a cartouche. A fine copy. - The Southern Star – The Archipelago in Flames. Elephant-patterned hardback with the title in a cartouche. A fine copy. - Mathias Sandorf. Globe-style hardback with an anchor on the spine. A fine copy. - Robur the Conqueror – A Lottery Ticket. Elephant-patterned hardback with the title in a cartouche. A good copy. Polychrome plates. Restored. A rare, good copy with a lighthouse on the spine. - North versus South. Hardback with a pasted portrait. A very fine copy. - Two Years’ Holiday. Hardback with a pasted portrait. Stains on the cover, otherwise a good copy. - Upside Down – The Road to France. Hardback with pasted-in portrait. The rarest and most famous in the series. Restored, but a fine copy. - Nameless Family. Hardback with gilded globe. Restored, fine copy. - César Cascabel. Hardback with pasted-in portrait. A very fine copy. - *Mistress Branican*. Hardback with a printed portrait. A very fine copy. - *Claudius Bombarnac* – *The Castle in the Carpathians*. Hardback with a pasted-on portrait. A very fine copy. - *P’tit Bonhomme*. Hardback with a pasted-on portrait. A very fine copy. - The Marvelous Adventures of Master Antifer. Cardboard binding with a pasted portrait. A very fine copy. - The Propeller Island. Cardboard binding with a pasted portrait. A very fine copy. - Facing the Flag – Clovis Dardentor. Cardboard binding with a gilt globe. A fine copy. - The Sphinx of the Ice. Hardback with a gilded globe. A very fine copy. - The Magnificent Orinoco. Hardback with a gilded globe. A very fine copy. - The Will of an Eccentric. Hardback with a gilded globe. A very fine copy. - Second Homeland. Hardback with a gilded globe. A very fine copy. - The Aerial Village – The Stories of Jean-Marie Cabidoulin. Hardback with a gilded globe. A very fine copy. - The Kip Brothers. Hardback with a gilded globe. A very fine copy. - Travel Grants. Cardboard binding with a gilded globe. A very fine copy. - Master of the World – A Drama in Livonia. Cardboard binding with a gilded globe. A very fine copy. - The Invasion of the Sea – The Lighthouse at the End of the World. Hardback with elephant design and title on the spine. A very fine copy. - The Golden Volcano. Hardback with elephant design and title on the spine. A very fine copy, though the binding is slightly loose. - Thompson & Co. Elephant-patterned hardback with the title on the spine. A very fine copy. - The Meteor Hunt – The Danube Pilot. Elephant-patterned hardback with the title on the spine. A very fine copy. - *The Castaways of the Jonathan*. Elephant-patterned hardback with the title on the spine. A very fine copy. - *The Secret of Wilhelm Storitz – Yesterday and Tomorrow*. Elephant-patterned hardback with the title on the spine. A very fine copy. - The Astonishing Adventure of the Barsac Mission. Hachette. Elephant-patterned hardback with the title in the cartouche. A very fine copy.
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