AVENTURES DE TROIS RUSSES ET DE TROIS ANGLAIS DANS L'AFRIQUE AUSTRALE [The Adventures of Three Russians and Three Englishmen in South Africa]: Les Voyages Extraordinaires [Extraordinary Voyages]
by Verne, Jules
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good+/No Dust Jacket
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Paris: Bibliotheque D'Education et de Recreation (Circa 1870's) Marbled paper covered boards w/ blue cloth spine. Binding lightly rubbed w/ wear to extremities. Previous owner's names on front blank endpaper and half-title page. Rear inner hinge just starting. Light scattered foxing; edges of leaves age toned. Text in French. This is an Early Illustrated Edition, first published in 1872, this copy from later 1870's (?).. Hard Cover. Good+/No Dust Jacket. Illus. by Jules-Descartes Ferat/Pannemaker. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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- Title
- AVENTURES DE TROIS RUSSES ET DE TROIS ANGLAIS DANS L'AFRIQUE AUSTRALE [The Adventures of Three Russians and Three Englishmen in South Africa]: Les Voyages Extraordinaires [Extraordinary Voyages]
- Author
- Verne, Jules
- Illustrator
- Jules-Descartes Ferat/Pannemaker
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Publisher
- Bibliotheque D'Education et de Recreation
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Keywords
- LITERATURE FICTION GENERAL NOVELS VOYAGES TRAVELS ADVENTURE WORLD HISTORY SOUTH AFRICA SCIENCE SCIENTISTS MEASURE MERIDIAN MILITARY HISTORY CRIMEAN WAR EASTERN WAR 1853 1856 WARFARE LITERARY WORKS AUTHORS VERNE JULES GABRIEL 1828 1905 ILLUSTRATED FERAT JU
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- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
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