G. Le Faure — Les Robinsons Lunaires

Paris, E. Dentu, 1893 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this thrilling late nineteenth century science fiction novel about a lunar voyage, illustrated throughout by Fernand Fau. In the original French.The first edition of this science fiction novel, in which a family are taken to the moon via a balloon, and also manage a successful return to Earth.In the exceptionally decorative publisher's original pictorial cloth binding designed by Jose Roy, and with a polychrome title page by Paul Souze, alongside a further two-hundred and twenty vignette and full page illustrations by Fernand Fau.Collated, complete.A wonderful French science fiction novel, in a binding clearly inspired by the Hetzel bindings of Jules Verne's works. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Front board exceptionally bright. Bumping to back strip head and tail, with losses of cloth to the back strip head. Internally, generally firmly bound, but with pages 291-294 detached and loosely inserted. Pages lightly age toned due to paper type, with the odd light spot. Very Good . Ill.: Fernand Fau. Very Good .