1890 Rare Book - Five Weeks in a Balloon, A Voyage of Exploration by Jules VerneAuthor: Jules Verne. Illustrated by Riou. Title: Five Weeks in a Balloon. A Voyage of Exploration and Discovery in Central Africa. Publisher: London, Sampson Low, Marston & Company, [c. 1890s]. Language: Text in English. Size: 7. 5 x 5 inches. Pages: viii 352 pages. Binding: Attractive and very good publishers original pictorial green cloth binding, lavishly decorated in gilt, black, and red, showing three hot air balloons, a tropical bird, and a

All edges gilt (faded to reddish tone)

alongside his vernacular poetry

Cruikshank's illustrations bring this gripping narrative to life

credited with pioneering the historical novel

Over a long career

" the basis for "The Marvellous History of The Shadowless Man

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and conservationist best known for her children's books featuring animals

and numerology

characters

Title: The Illustrated Key To The Tarot - The Veil of Divination

thus offering a fuller perspective on his political thought