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700 - VERNE, Jules *A Fifteen-Year-Old Captain*. Illustrations by H. Meyer, engravings by Ch. Barbant. Paris: Hetzel Collection [c. 1906] Large 8vo (some water stains, pinholes, and foxing concentrated at the beginning of the volume). Publisher’s binding by S. Engel, red cloth with polychrome decoration; front cover featuring an elephant with the title within the fan motif; back cover type Q; spine featuring a lighthouse, type F; gilt edges (spine faded, cap bands slightly worn). Printed by Belin frères; 6 color frontispieces, with all the characteristics described by Bottin and Jauzac, except: frontispieces without a period after the page number. Plate no. 5 is placed between pp. 246 and 247, and no. 6 between pp. 342 and 343. Ref. Bottin 158:6. - Jauzac 221.

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€80 - 120

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30%

VERNE, Jules *A Fifteen-Year-Old Captain*. Illustrations by H. Meyer, engravings by Ch. Barbant. Paris: Hetzel Collection [c. 1906] Large 8vo (some water stains, pinholes, and foxing concentrated at the beginning of the volume). Publisher’s binding by S. Engel, red cloth with polychrome decoration; front cover featuring an elephant with the title within the fan motif; back cover type Q; spine featuring a lighthouse, type F; gilt edges (spine faded, cap bands slightly worn). Printed by Belin frères; 6 color frontispieces, with all the characteristics described by Bottin and Jauzac, except: frontispieces without a period after the page number. Plate no. 5 is placed between pp. 246 and 247, and no. 6 between pp. 342 and 343. Ref. Bottin 158:6. - Jauzac 221.

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Old and rare books, literature, autographs, archives
Thursday, December 3
01:00 PM
19/2 Rue aux Laines
1000 Bruxelles, Belgium

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Arenberg Auctions +3225441055 info@arenbergauctions.com
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