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A unique edition of the 3 bound together volumes of Captain Grant's Children. - Hard (linen?) Cover with inscription in gold color 'gift from the local government of Steendorp' and floral motifs. - Bound: a page 'contest of 1880' This book was a prize for a certain Maria Verheyen (primary school) from Steendorp. - Gold cut all around. - Green reading ribbon. The three parts of the voyages tied together: South America, Australia, The South Pacific. Discussed this book on my weblog www.boekenliefhebber.blogspot.com. This was the response of Mr Frits Roest, Archivist of the Dutch Jules Verne Society: "Congratulations, this is indeed a special gift book. The race committee has no doubt bought a sewn copy of each of the three volumes of Captain Grant's Children and have them bound together for the occasion in a very luxurious form, with beautiful linen binding. reading ribbon and gold trim. Your analysis is quite correct, it is indeed what we consider to be the second edition of 1878, after the first edition of Van Santen of 1876. But ... the very first edition of this title in Dutch was that of De Breuk & Smits, Leiden, in 1868. He only had one illustration, a lithographed title plate. " - The beautiful binding is slightly torn at the top left (4.5 cm) and loose / bruised at the corners (you can see the cardboard). - Back: gold print. - In the third part (South Pacific) from page 29 to + - 90 there is a light stain / traces of water damage (everything is still perfectly legible, just slightly discolored). - Countless illustrations (every 10 pages at most). - At the end of each part a colored card + advertising at the time.
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