Jules Verne – Famille-sans-nom – Hetzel Collection – Polychrome “elephant-style” Hardcover

Jules Verne – *Famille-Sans-Nom* – Hetzel Collection – Polychrome “elephant-style” hardcover

A fine copy of *Famille-Sans-Nom*, one of Jules Verne’s most unique historical novels, published in the prestigious Hetzel Collection.

The book is bound in its remarkable polychrome publisher’s cardboard cover known as “with the elephant in the cartouche,” an emblematic design of the Extraordinary Voyages series. The design, richly adorned with gold, black, and green motifs on a red background, has retained all its elegance and attests to the refinement of Hetzel’s late 19th-century publications.

Published in 1889, *Famille-Sans-Nom* transports the reader to the heart of the 1837 Canadian uprising against British rule. More historical than scientific, this novel holds a special place in Jules Verne’s body of work due to its dramatic intensity and the depth of its characters.

The copy offered here is striking for its excellent condition. The covers remain fresh and bright, the gilt lettering is clearly visible, the spine is perfectly preserved, and the gilt edges have retained all their luster. The interior is clean, with paper that has retained its fine quality and well-preserved illustrations. The quires are sturdy, and the book as a whole exhibits remarkable freshness for a work of this era.

A very fine example of a Verne bibliophile edition, sought after both for the quality of its binding and its overall condition.

Hetzel Collection.
Illustrated polychrome binding known as “à l’éléphant.”
Illustrations by G. Tiret-Bognet.
In very fine overall condition.