First edition, of which there were no large paper copies Half light brown calf over marbled paper boards, double gilt fillets to spine, covers mounted on guards and preserved, top edge speckled; an unsigned modern pastiche binding by Goy & Vilaine Very rare autograph inscription from Jules Verne to [Achille] Tournier, prefect of the Somme at the time With original illustrations by Georges Roux A very good copy handsomely bound.