Africa The South Star / Europe The Burning Archipelago... Lot 45

[Africa] The South Star / [Europe] The Burning Archipelago by Jules Verne. Illustrations by Benett. Paris, Bibliothèque d'Éducation et de Récréation, J. Hetzel Éditeur, sd (ca 1900). Grand in-8° double. Polychrome cardboard of the publisher "au globe doré" of the 3rd type. Gilt edges. Blue guards. Engel bookbinder. Imprimerie Gauthier-Villars. Extraordinary copy close to mint condition for this rare title ! We will insist on the quality of the gold, very bright, on the perfect gutter, on the "prickly" corners and on the total absence of freckles. A marvel!