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Paris: J Hetzel et Cie, c1875. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 11" by 7". De Neuville et L Benett. A bright, very smart, early edition of Jules Verne's famous novel 'Around the World in Eighty Days'. A very early edition of this work. Undated, dated using LibraryHub. In the publisher's original red binding, with gilt detailing to the boards. Magnier binding type c2, variant 3 v, Jauzac 87. With the initials JV to the upper medallion and JH to the lower medallion. A generally bright and clean copy. In the original French. 'Around the World in Eighty Days' is a noted adventure novel which was first published in 1872. It follows Londoner Phileas Fogg and his French valet, Passepartout, and their attempt to circumnavigate the world in eighty days. An early edition of this greatly acclaimed work. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Fading to the gilt at the front board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with just the odd spots to pages. Very Good Indeed

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.