Books

St Petersburg, M.O. Volf', 1890. . 4to (290 x 210 mm); serialised editions bound together, illustrations throughout in black and white, minor loss to corner of title page with a couple of short close tears; publisher's decorative red cloth binding, a fine example. A rare illustrated Russian translation of Jules Verne's acclaimed Around the World in 80 Days together with Around the Moon in a remarkably fresh gift binding.

Around the World in Eighty Days is a classic adventure novel by the French writer Jules Verne, first published in 1873. In the story, Phileas Fogg of London and his newly employed French valet Passepartout attempt to circumnavigate the world in 80 days on a £20,000 wager (roughly £2 million today) set by his friends at the Reform Club. It is one of Verne's most acclaimed works.