L'île à hélice

Overview:

• Title: L'île à hélice
• Author: Jules Verne
• Year: 1895
• Publisher: J. Hetzel
• Pages: 423+[13]+8
• Binding: Hardcover
• Type: Novel
• Title Reference: L'île à hélice
• Notes:
  • The half-title page and title illustration page has the title as all-caps and only accents the E. The title page is all-caps except the word "a" which is accented. E is the only capital letter accented. In the text, references to "l'île à hélice" include the accent on the "i".
  • The art credit is given as "L. Benett".
  • The title page gives the series "Bibliothèque d'éducation et de récréation".
  • The publisher is given as "J. Hetzel et Cie".
  • The "+[13]" in the page count refers to 13 leaves of colored plates. The "+8" refers to the publisher's catalogue.
  • 80 illustrations by Benett; 13 leaves of plates: 12 illustrations + 1 map; 2 additional maps in black.
  • The novel begins on page 1 and ends on page 422. This is followed by a one-page table of contents on numbered page 423. This is followed by a blank page and an eight-page publisher's catalogue (with no identifier) pages 2-8 numbered.
  • Content information from scanned copy at Gallica. A second scanned copy under the same BNF catalogue entry shows a different cover and a single page ad at the end. The ad lists this book as "Volumes gr. in-8° jésus, 10 fr.; cart., 12 fr.;rel., 14 fr.". Other ads indicate cart. is cartonnés and rel. is relié. This entry follows the images with the bound and illustrated cover.
  • Date from jv.gilead.org.il.