VERNE (Jules). The Adventures of Three Russians and Three Englishmen in Southern Africa. Paris: J. Hetzel & Co., 1872. — In-18, 187 x 122: (2 ff.), 312 pp., pp. 24–31, printed cover. Paperback, with modern slipcase and dust jacket. Rare first edition. “In South Africa in 1854, three Russian scientists and three English scientists are tasked with measuring a meridian arc. But friendships and rivalries play out against the discordant backdrop of the nascent Crimean War, which effectively pits the researchers against one another” (Jules Verne International Center website). This novel was serialized in the *Magasin d’Éducation et de Récréation* between November 20, 1871, and September 5, 1872. It went on sale as a book on August 29, 1872, one week before the end of its serialization. Paperback copy, complete with the publisher’s catalog at the end, pages 24–31. Copy from the collection of Éric Weissenberg (1941–2012) (see lot no. 77). Front cover has been reattached. Provenance: Éric Weissenberg, with bookplate (sale 10/12/2017, lot no. 2).