Africa] Five weeks in a balloon / [Germany/Iceland] Journey to the center of the Earth by Jules Verne. Illustrations by Riou and Montaut, then Riou alone. Paris, Bibliothèque d'Éducation et de Récréation, J. Hetzel Éditeur, sd (1869)-1867. Large double in-8°, publisher's full cobalt blue percaline boards with the words "Les Voyages Extraordinaires / Jules Verne" on the first cover. Lenègre Binder. Gilt edges. Grey velvety endpapers. Printed by Jules Bonaventure. Third illustrated edition for Five Weeks in a Balloon (1869) and first illustrated edition for Journey to the Center of the Earth (1867). Very skilful restorations. Otherwise, a beautiful copy with a very nice blue percaline. The golds of the first plate are superb.

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