Pierre Mael [Charles Causse; Charles Vincent] — Au Pays Du Mystere

Paris, Librairie Hachette, 1909 . Cloth. Beautifully illustrated with colour plates, this is a charming French language children's adventure novel by Pierre Mael. In the original French.First published in the late nineteenth century, this is a charming work of adventure fiction from French authors Charles Causse and Charles Vincent, who wrote under the pseudonym of Pierre Mael. Jointly, they were one of the leading authors at Hachette during the early twentieth century.In the style of the works of Jules Verne, this tale is set in the eponymous 'Land of Mystery&apos.Illustrated with eight colour plates and around fifty vignette monochrome designs by Alfred Paris. Collated, complete.A charmingly illustrated work, in a classic Hachette pictorial cloth binding. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Boards bright. Back strip a touch age toned, with bumping to back strip head and tail. Internally, firmly bound. Pages lightly age toned due to paper type, but clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Alfred Paris. Very Good Indeed .