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La Guerre Sous LEau
G. Le Faure; E. Dentu [ed.]
1892
Librairie Classique et dEducation; A. Pigoreau : Paris
11.5" by 8"
2-332 [1]pp
SUMMARY
The first edition of this uncommon late nineteenth century science fiction novel about an underwater war, illustrated throughout by Fernand Fau.
Colour Plates,First Edition,Illustrated,Publishers Original Binding,Uncommon
Overall Condition: Very Good
This book weighs1.5 KG when packed
UK Postage: £ 3.99
US Postage:£ 23.99
EU Postage: £ 18.99
European Postage: £ 19.99
Asia Postage: £ 31.99
Worldwide Postage: £ 32.99
DESCRIPTION
In the original French.
The first edition of this late nineteenth century French science fiction novel about an underwater battle between France and the Prussians.
Illustrated with a beautiful chromolithographic title page by Jose Roy, and with a further one-hundred and twenty vignette and full page illustrations by popular French illustrator and cartoonist Fernand Fau.
Collated, complete.
With a school prize bookplate, dated 1896, to the front free endpaper.
An uncommon science fiction tale.
CONDITION
In the publishers original cloth binding. Bumping to back strip head and tail, with fading to back strip, and slight discolouration to perimeters of front board. Hinges lightly strained, but firmly held. Prize bookplate to front pastedown. Colour title page, half title, and frontispiece detached and loosely inserted, with work otherwise firmly bound. Pages bright, with instances of spotting and some foxing throughout. The odd closed tears to perimeters of leaves.
Overall Condition: Very Good
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine- Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed- Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good- Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good- Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under condition
Good Only- Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair- As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor- Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them
attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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