L'Ile Mysterieuse
by Verne, Jules
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Beverly Hills, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Hetzel, 1891. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Very good in original bright red cloth covered boards with full color illustration and gilt stamped detailing. The Hetzel Collection, 1891. French edition. In wonderful condition for its age. Slight rubbing and bending on edges and at spine ends; minor foxing or darkening. Binding is separated from spine. Very small sticker from previous owner is affixed to front paste down, and name is handwritten on the front free end paper. Comes housed in a custom slipcase.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bookbid Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1312001
- Title
- L'Ile Mysterieuse
- Author
- Verne, Jules
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Hetzel
- Date Published
- 1891
Terms of Sale
Bookbid Rare Books
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
Bookbid Rare Books
Biblio member since 2009
Beverly Hills, California
About Bookbid Rare Books
Bookbid Rare Books is a rare book dealer located in Beverly Hills, California. The family run company has sold modern literary first editions and children's books for over 20 years. Member of ABAA, ILAB.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...