Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne. "Printed by 'Hazvi' Year 4 and 5", Jerusalem, [early 20th century]. First Hebrew edition.
Translation by Eliezer Ben-Yehudah of the book "Around the World in Eighty Days" by Jules Verne. The translation was at first published as a series in "Hazvi" paper, starting in September 1887. In the issue where the first chapter was published Ben -Yehudah wrote: "We will keep our promise, to extend 'Hazvi' slowly and try and combine in it the pleasant and the useful. From the beginning of this year we shall add to the paper a story written by the famous French author Jules Verne" (Hazvi, issue 1, fourth year).
183 pp, 13.5 cm. Good condition. Stains, tears at margins of first two leaves, and slight damage. Detached signature. Edges of leaves are at the border of the upper title (sometimes affecting the title or the pagination). Inscriptions on title page. Damage to wrapper.