The Adventures of Tintin - Double Album: The Black Island / - Lot 216

The Adventures of Tintin - Double Album: The Black Island / The Mysterious Star. HERGÉ Les Aventures de Tintin - Album Double: L'Île Noire / L'Étoile Mystérieuse. Casterman, 1988. In-4 hardback, boards illustrated in color. Rare "Double Album" edition featuring two major Tintin adventures. The first story, L'Île Noire (The Black Island), takes the reporter to Scotland on the trail of counterfeiters and a strange beast, while the second, L'Étoile Mystérieuse (The Mysterious Star), relates a scientific expedition to the Arctic Ocean to find an aerolite that has fallen into the sea. This volume features a special presentation, with a dedicated cover for each title (L'Île Noire on the front cover, L'Étoile Mystérieuse on the back cover), allowing readers to rediscover these classics in a rare grouped format. The dynamism of Hergé's ligne claire is perfectly restored, underlining the transition from detective realism to scientific fantasy. Justification page : Printed in Belgium by Casterman, s.a., Tournai, January 1988. N° édit.-impr. 13099. Legal deposit: February 1988. Copy in good condition. Sound boards, clean boards with some light rubbing to edges. Corners well held. The interior is very fresh, with no tears or writing, and the original colors are still vivid. A fine collector's copy of this variant presentation of Hergé's adventures.