Jules Verne - De la terre à la lune - Rare édition...

Jules Verne. From the Earth to the Moon. To the Library of Education and Recreation, J. Hetzel, Paris, date unknown [1865], in-12 (12 x 18.5 cm), half-title, title, 302 pp., (1) f. (errata), (1) f. (title of the catalog excerpt), 10 pp. (Hetzel bookstore catalog), complete. Strictly period binding in red half-leather, smooth spine adorned with gilt lines. Original edition of one of Jules Verne's most famous novels. Copy of the very first printing before the addition of "and Co." to J. Hetzel and containing all the characteristics described in the bibliography of Jules Verne's works by Piero Gondolo della Riva, pages 16-17 (see attached reproduction). Slight foxing otherwise a beautiful copy bound in the period. Free shipping and very well protected by Colissimo recommended for France and DHL for the world with insurance included.

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