Ouvrage Couronne Par l'Academie Francaise. Jules Verne. De La Terre a La Lune Trajet Direct en 97 Heures. Vingt-Neuvieme Edition. Bibliotheque d'Education et de Recreation, J. Hetzel et Cie, Paris.
From the Earth to the Moon by Jules Verne: Direct Route in 97 Hours. Twenty-Ninth Edition. Library of Education and Recreation, J. Hetzel and Co, Paris. Undated, but circa 1880.
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Provenance:
Bookplate reading "Halton Bucks" which refers to Halton House in Buckinghamshire, a property owner by the Rothschild family. This book was acquired from the Rothschild collection.
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Size: 122 x 181 mm (approx.)
Condition:
[half title, t.p., 308pp.]
Fine half brown calf over marled paper backed boards, green tooled label to spine in a compartment between raised bands, other compartments with decorative gilt. Binding near fine with very light superficial scratches, binding secure, no shelf lean. Marbled page edges show well. Rothschild bookplate attached to front pastedown. Text block very clean with light toning and some foxing.
