Jules Verne — Le Pays Des Fourrures

Paris, J. Hetzel, c1880 . Leather. Illustrated throughout by Ferat and de Beurepaire, this is an early edition of Jules Verne's thrilling Arctic adventure, in which a team from the Hudson's Bay Company finds themselves marooned on an iceberg. In the original French.First published in two volumes in 1873, followed by the first illustrated edition in the same year, this is an early example of Hetzel's illustrated edition of this work, identified by the change in caption below the frontispiece.Illustrated with a frontispiece and with illustrations throughout from Jules Ferat and Alfred Quesnay de Beaurepaire. An exciting adventure novel in which a group travel to Northern Canada and the Arctic Circle with the intention of creating a new trading post for their company.Rebound in calf backed, paper covered boards, with endpapers renewed.An entry in the Extraordinary Voyages series. Rebound in calf backed paper covered boards, with endpapers renewed. Light rubbing to back strip, otherwise externally excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages age toned due to paper type, with instances of significant spotting and foxing throughout, with the odd small closed tear to fore edge of leaves. Very Good . Ill.: Jules Férat; Alfred Quesnay de Beaurépaire. Very Good .