[Africa] Adventures of three Russians and three Englishmen in Southern Africa by Jules Verne. Illustrations by Férat. Paris, Bibliothèque d'Éducation et de Récréation, J. Hetzel et Cie, sd (1891). Small in-8°. Publisher's full red percaline boards "with the snow star". Engel Binder. Gilt edges. Blue-grey endpapers. Printed by Gauthier-Villars. Catalogue "FY" for 1891-1892. Very untidy copy. Restored tear to the first endpaper and to the false title. Cardboard in good condition! This volume is entirely recomposed and the illustrations are presented here out of text.

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