VERNE (Jules). A Fifteen-Year-Old Captain. Illustrations by H. Meyer, engravings by Ch. Barbant. Paris: Bibliothèque d’éducation et de récréation, J. Hetzel et Cie, [1878–1880]. — In-8, 272 x 175. Havana-colored cardboard binding “with the two elephants,” gilt edges (A. Lenègre). First illustrated edition of this adventure novel, which focuses primarily on the issue of slavery and, more specifically, on the trade in African slaves by other Africans. Copy in the first cardboard binding designed for this title, the “two elephants” Type 1, featuring the “Lenègre b” front cover, the notation “J. Hetzel éditeur” on the spine, and the 1878 S catalog. The copy is very well preserved, though the endpapers have been replaced. Provenance: Robert Scipion, with auction label (March 24, 2005, no. 60). Michel Roethel wrote of this copy that it was: “In superb condition.”