Jules Verne, Cesar Cascabel, Au Deux Elephants, Red Cover:
Splendid volume from Hetzel’s French edition Aux deux Elephants, Voyages Extraordinaires by Jules Verne. It includes the novel Cesar Cascabel (Cesar Cascabel: The Show on Ice) with 85 illustrations by George Roux, twelve chromolithographs and two color maps. Catalogue FX for 1891-1892. Collection Hetzel, Bibliotheque d’Education et de Recreation, published by Pierre Jules Hetzel et Cie, Paris. Cursive in pencil on inside cover: Sylvie (illegible).
Artist: Jules Verne (French 1828-1905)
Issued: 1891
Dimensions: 7.25″W x 11″H x 1.50″D
Manufacturer: Hetzel
Country of Origin: France
Provenance: Collection of Marie-Claude Lalique
Condition
Very good. Minor color lass on spine. Three water marks on back cover. Vibrant gilding and red front cover and fresh interior.
