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Vingt Mille Lieues Sous les Mers (Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea)
by Jules Verne
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good-
- Seller
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Hudson, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
This is a handsome, French language edition of "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" ("Vingt Mille Lieues Sous les Mers") by JULES VERE. Circa 1890's (there is no date of publication stated); Bibliotheque D'Education et de Recreation; Paris. Complete set in two volumes. Nicely decorated covers and spines, with gilt page edges on all sides of the text blocks. Each volume features a frontispiece (with tissue guard), and numerous full-page and in-text illustrations. The volumes are written entirely in French.
Condition:
Clean covers. The red cloth on the spine has partially faded. Sharp cover corners. There is a crack at the front hinge of volume I before page 1 (despite the crack, the front cover is still firmly attached). All covers are firmly in place and are not shaky. Bright gilt page edges on all sides of the text blocks. Nice interiors - the pages are age-toned (though not brittle) and clean with no writing or stains found. Overall the set is in Very Good- condition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- CraigsClassics
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7805
- Title
- Vingt Mille Lieues Sous les Mers (Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea)
- Author
- Jules Verne
- Format/Binding
- Decorative
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- French Language Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Bibliotheque D'Education et de Recreation
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- jules verne, the mysterious island, twenty thousand leagues under sea, 20000, five weeks balloon, journey center earth, from earth to moon, around the moon, works novels verne, michael strogoff, off on a comet, land of behemoth, their island home, master
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature / Fiction; Sci-Fi / Fantasy;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
CraigsClassics
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
CraigsClassics
Biblio member since 2018
Hudson, New Hampshire
About CraigsClassics
My store offers a curated selection of antiquarian books in a variety of topics with an emphasis on classic literature and children's classics. I take pride in providing great customer service with prompt replies to offers and inquiries, careful packaging and next-day shipping. Based in scenic southern New Hampshire.
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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