Jules Verne (1828-1905)

Josef Richard Vilímek (1860-1938)

A PAIR OF VERNE NOVELS – "WINGED QUILL" EDITION

c. 1900
Book format 8°, 22,5x15 cm and 23x16 cm. Title pages printed in black. Sturdy full-cloth publisher`s bindings of the "Winged Quill" type: red, featuring an embossed portrait of J. Verne with a gilt quill on the front cover, the publisher’s name on the back cover, and a spine decorated with gilt lines and lettering. Trampoty páně Thompsonovy – 430 numbered pages, in Czech. Illustrated by L. Benett. Authorized edition. Vzducholodí kolem světa – 249 numbered pages, in Czech. Illustrated by L. Benett. 2nd edition. Some pages are torn, slightly soiled; bindings are worn, scuffed, with occasional stains; spine slightly loosened.