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The first is "La Maison A Vapeur":
The story takes place in India, shortly after the revolt of the Sepoys, whose memory is at the origin of the plot.
The steam house is a kind of train whose locomotive is a steam elephant, the machine runs without a track and can even be amphibious
The second is "The Green-Ray":
The young Scottish aristocrat, Miss Helena Campbell, has been betrothed by her uncles to a boring scientist, but she refuses to marry until she sees the green ray, which is said to remove any doubt in the realm of feelings, lies and illusions...
Going in search of island to island, Helena will meet much more than that...
Following these two novels, we find the simple joke: "Dix Heures En Chasse" -
Jules Verne - The Steam House Travels Through Northern India / The Green Ray - SD (1890?)
Good condition of the binding, work in its original red half-shagreen, good condition of the covers and the spine, rubbing from use, rubbed corners, spine with false raised bands decorated, gilded title -
Good condition inside, light scattered soiling, work adorned with very beautiful engravings out of text including frontispiece by Benett, marbled flyleaves -
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