Verne Jules- Le Sphinx des Glaces. Voyages Extraordinaires [Paris 1897] [first illustrated edition].

Title: Ice Sphinx/ Paris 1897/ Publisher J.Hetzel/ first illustrated edition/ publisher's polychrome cardboard, embossed and gilded titlepage on face, rich decorations, gilded page edges/19x28.5cm/s.449/ 68 illustrations by Georg Roux including 20 color illustrations made in chromotypography, Hetzel catalog after the text/ very good condition-, spine flaws ( rubbed, faded, minor loss of canvas), minor rubbing of binding corners, minor browning of individual pages. Text preserved in excellent condition.

Beautiful edition illustrated by Georg Roux, French painter and book illustrator.

Item listed at auctions of major foreign auction houses including London's Sothebys [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2020/livres-et-manuscrits-2/verne-jules-le-sphinx-des-glaces-paris-hetzel-1897].

Debut on onebid.

Rare on the Polish auction market.