1888 Les Exiles de la Terre

Description

First Edition, Publishers' Original Binding

Bookplate to the recto of front endpaper, W G Gautier Libraire. A Moscow.  Gautier was a publisher based in Moscow. 

This novel follows a consortium intending to exploit the Moon's mineral resources. In order to do so they decided to bring the earth closer to Earth. A mountain in Sudan composed of pure iron becomes the headquarters of the Selene Company and Solar reflectors are used to provide the energy required to convert the mountain into an electromagnet. 

In the original French. 

Andre Laurie is a pseudonym for Jean Francois Paschal Grousset, the French politician, journalist and science fiction author. He collaborated with Jules Verne on Les Cinq Cent Millions de la Begum, L'Etoile de Sud and L'Epave du Cynthia. Some individuals believe that the original manuscripts were written by Grousset and then rewritten by Verne at the publisher's request. 

Grousset was discovered by the publisher Pierre-Jules Hetzel, and wrote many science fiction novels. His works are some of the earliest of this genre. 

With illustrations by George Roux. Roux is known for illustrating Verne's science fiction novels in his 'Les Voyages Extraordinaires'. His distinctive style complement this work, and form the beautiful cover.