Verne, julesBiblio.com
Jules VerneBiblio.com
Autour de la Lune le Docteur Ox
1880899P36Paris: Bilbiotheque d'Education et de Recreation; J. Hetzel et Cie c1880. Leather. Good. 11" by 7.5". Various. Two popular works by Jules Verne together in one volume early French illustrated editions. Two popular works by Jules Verne bound in one volume both early French editions. In the original French. Both of these works were published in Hetzel's 'Voyages Extraordinaires' series collecting fifty-four of Verne's works in a series published between 1863 and 1905. Including;'Autour de la Lune' illustrated by Emile Bayard and A. de Neuville with in-text illustrations throughout.'Le Docteur Ox Maitre Zacharius Un Hivernage dans les Glaces et un Drama dans les Airs' illustrated by Bertrand Froaelich Thomas Schuler and Bayard et Marie with a frontispiece and in-text illustrations throughout.'Autour de la Lune' translated to English as either 'Round the Moon' 'Circling the Moon' or 'All Around the Moon' was first published in French in 1869. This novel is the sequel to Jules Verne's 'From the Earth to the Moon' an exciting science fiction novel which continues the trip to the Moon after a group have been fired out of the Columbiad space gun.'Doctor Ox' is a collection of four short tales by first published in this collection in 1874. The titular tale is the best known a humorous sci-fi story which discusses the brilliant experiments by Dr. Ox set in an imaginary village in Belgium. Dr. Ox later appears as the villain in Verne's 1882 play 'Journey Through the Impossible'. The tale is thought to have inspired H. G. Wells in writing 'The Food of the Gods'. In a quarter calf binding with paper to the boards. Externally generally smart with light rubbing to the boards and spine. A small amount of loss to the head of the spine and a little loss of paper to the extremities. Light bumping to the extremities. Spine is a little discoloured. Small crack to the head and tail of the front joint. Front hinge is starting but firm. Internally firmly bound. Pages are age-toned with some spots. Good Bilbiotheque d'Education et de Recreation; J. Hetzel et Cie hardcover
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