{"product_id":"jules-verne-s-around-the-world-in-80-days-first-hetzel-edition-1874","title":"Jules Verne’s “Around The World In 80 Days” First Hetzel Edition, 1874.","description":"\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003eVERNE, Jules. \u003cem\u003eLe Tour du Monde en Quatre-Vingts Jours\u003c\/em\u003e. Paris: J. Hetzel et Cie, Bibliothèque d’Éducation et de Récréation, 18 rue Jacob, n.d. [c. 1874–1878].\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst illustrated edition, early printing. Large Octavo (8vo). Original iconic red cartonnage for the \u003cem\u003eVoyages Extraordinaires\u003c\/em\u003e series; elaborately stamped in black and gilt, with central medallion device, Greek key border, and publisher’s “JV” and “JH” monograms. All edges gilt; green endpapers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComplete with engraved frontispiece, numerous in-text illustrations by Alphonse de Neuville and Léon Benett, and the full double-page map. Printed by Typographie Motteroz, confirming an early Rue Jacob period impression.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContents internally clean and complete. Moderate foxing consistent with the paper stock. Binding sound. Cloth remains bright with moderate rubbing at extremities. An attractive and early example of Hetzel’s classic decorative binding, combining strong visual appeal with complete illustrative material. Pp. [iv], 217, [218-219, map of the world], [220, table], [8, ads].\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1873, \u003cem\u003eAround the World in Eighty Days\u003c\/em\u003e became one of Jules Verne’s most celebrated adventure novels and one of the defining imaginative works of nineteenth-century popular literature. Inspired by the rapid expansion of railways, steamship routes, and global communication, the novel captured the Victorian fascination with modern travel, technological progress, and international exploration.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54338216296753,"sku":null,"price":650.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0987\/0845\/5729\/files\/71043.jpg?v=1779834367","url":"https:\/\/redeemedrarebooks.com\/products\/jules-verne-s-around-the-world-in-80-days-first-hetzel-edition-1874","provider":"New Arrivals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}