[Flanders] Doctor Ox by Jules Verne. Lille, L. Danel, March 16, 1880. Small folio (22 x 31 cm), paperback in slipcase. Cover printed on pale blue paper. Justification of the edition on the cover and title page: "Printed at seven copies/in eighty minutes/In the workshops of L. Danel, in Lille/under the eyes of the author who wrote/The World Tour in eighty days". First separate edition, entirely out of trade, comprising, in addition to the seven numbered and nominative copies, a small number of unjustified volumes including this one. Perfect condition! A precious witness of this printer's feat, now very rare.

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