JACQUES MARTIN - Alix - The volcano's prey - Lot 285

JACQUES MARTIN - Alix - The volcano's prey Casterman, 1978. In-4 hardback, covers illustrated in color. First edition of 1978 for this fourteenth album in the adventures of Alix, the famous young Gallo-Roman created by Jacques Martin. In this opus, Alix and his faithful companion Enak are shipwrecked on a mysterious, wild Pacific island, dominated by a menacing volcano and populated by rival tribes. Jacques Martin, figurehead of the Brussels School and undisputed master of historical comics, delivers a breathtaking tale of adventure. His drawing, with its exceptional graphic rigor and documentary precision, magnificently serves the exotic settings and twilight atmospheres of this album of great dramatic power. Justification page : © Casterman 1978 - Translation and reproduction rights reserved for all countries. Printer's code letter: H (indicating the very first print run / first edition). ISBN : 2-203-31214-9. Second plate: catalog of "Déjà parus" titles, stopping at the present volume (Les Proies du volcan) for the Alix series and at Les Portes de l'enfer for the Lefranc series. Copy in good condition. Solidly bound boards. First cover remains fresh and bright, illustrating Alix in a predicament on a rock face. An old period price tag ("F 20.00") discreetly stuck to the lower right-hand corner of the first cover. Corners and headpieces slightly dulled, with minor edgewear. The interior is fresh, complete and perfectly sound, with no erasures or tears. A fine copy of this sought-after first edition.