VERNE (Jules). The Southern Star (The Land of Diamonds) — The Archipelago in Flames. 112 illustrations by L. Benett and 2 maps. Paris: Bibliothèque d’éducation et de récréation, J. Hetzel et Cie, [1897]. — In-8, 278 x 176. Polychrome cardboard binding with “gilded globe on the spine,” gilt edges (Engel). A very rare copy in a hardcover binding with a gilded globe of the second type, “with an inset,” which Jauzac had not yet encountered at the time of publishing his bibliography. This copy has been rebound; the cardboard binding has been skillfully restored. Waterstains and tears on a few leaves.