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3742851314.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
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197232612ARENA 1972. 2. softcover. ARENA paperback
198431506PAWLAK MANFRED 1984. 1. softcover. PAWLAK, MANFRED paperback
198431512PAWLAK MANFRED 1984. 1. softcover. Abenteuer des Kapitän Hatteras PAWLAK, MANFRED paperback
57364London: Sampson Low Marston & Company 1893. Castaway Adventure EARLY CHEAP EDITION. Octavo 19 x 14cm pp.151 1; 142. With engraved plates by Benett including a frontispiece. Publisher's green cloth with gilt titles and black decoration to spine and upper. Yellow-coated endpapers. Black ink ownership to fly-leaf. Upper hinge split with evidence of an old repair. Quite heavily cocked with some proud gatherings suggesting repairs. Light toning to title page with occasional minor marks and blemishes throughout. Moderate rubbing to cloth with some particular marks to lower board. Good. UK abridgement of 'A Two-Years' Vacation' first published in 1888 and translated into English by 1889 in which a troop of school-boys are stranded on a South Pacific island. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Company, 1893 unknown
42199London: Readers Library n.d. 1927. Reader's Library edition by special arrangement with Sampson Low. Publisher's gilt-embossed cloth in pictorial dust-jacket. Some expected toning to cheap paper fragile jacket with a few chips and tears notably to foot of spine with partial loss of imprint. Nonetheless a remarkable survival of a throwaway reading copy which originally sold for sixpence. Taves and Michaluk p.174. London: Readers Library, n.d. [1927] unknown
1874SKU1040591Henry L. Shepard & Co 1874. First American Edition. hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Henry L. Shepard & Co.; Boston 1874. Hardcover. Unauthorized First US Edition. A Very Good brown cloth binding with profusely illustrated front board and spine binding intact some handling/scuffing to boards rubbing along board edges some crimping to spine edges previous owner embossed stamp on title page else unmarked crease top corner page 173/174 some age toning to pages few small soiled specks to text block edges top text block edge a bit dusty some wear to board corners few small dents to board edges moisture stain bottom rear board buckram without Dust Wrapper. A nice and overall clean copy. 8vooctavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches. 190pp. b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. Please Note: Depending on site actual book for sale may differ physically from picture listed. Additional scans are available for any item please inquire. Henry L. Shepard & Co hardcover
187461219Boston: Henry L. Shepard. Very Good. 1874. Hardcover. Corners rubbed; Green gilt-decorated cloth binding dark blue endpapers. 20 engraved plates ad on last page. This edition was pirated from the British edition and published simultaneously with American Scribner Armstrong edition ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 192 pages . Henry L. Shepard hardcover
187413169Boston MA: Henry L. Shepard and Co 1874. First of this edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Jules Ferat. Boston MA: Henry L. Shepard and Co. 1874 matching dates on title and copyright. Second edition an unauthorized edition published simultaneously with the authorized Scribner Welford Armstrong edition NY. Octavo 21 x 15cm pp.2 190 2. With 20 wood engraved plates and a frontispiece by French artist and illustrator Jule Ferat. Publisher's brown cloth elaborately decorated in gilt and black. Dark endpapers. Very light wear to head heel and corners. Very good. An exceptionally bright clean and tight copy of this pirated edition of the novel also known in English as 'Meridiana' or 'The Adventures of Three Englishmen and Three Russians in South Africa'. Behemoth: A primal unconquerable monster of the land". Copy of J. H. Patten with his signature at top of title page. Possibly the NY born "Hon. J. H. Patten" South Dakota pioneer who was part of the states' constitutional convention and territorial legislature. Henry L. Shepard and Co hardcover
187413731<p><b>1874 1ed Jules Verne Behemoth Meridiana Africa Adventure Voyages Illustrated</b></p><p><i>"Reality provides us with facts so romantic that imagination itself could add nothing to them." </i></p><p><i>― </i>Jules Verne</p><p>In 1873 Scribner's published the first authorized edition of Jules Verne's famous '<i>Meridiana'</i> or '<i>Adventures of Three Russians and Three Englishmen in South Africa</i>'. This book which is part of Verne's '<i>Extraordinary Voyages</i>' is </p><p>"a hunting story which aroused many a youthful sportsman's throbbing eagerness for the chase and gave him this first knowledge and earliest enthusiasm for that heart-stirring excitement." Myers</p><p>This adventures story follows the story of English and Russian scientists who head to South Africa for research. While on their mission the Crimean War begins and the researchers find themselves to be enemies of locals.</p><p>This 1874 printing was unauthorized and pirated by Shepard and printed under a different title – '<i>Adventures in the Land of the Behemoth</i>'. Shepard used sheets from the British edition published by Sampson low in 1872; and unfortunately the texts of this edition and the first authorized Scribner translation are drastically different. </p><p>Item number: #13731</p><p>Price: $599</p><p>VERNE Jules</p><p><b><i>Adventures in the land of the behemoth</i></b></p><p>Boston: Henry L. Shepard & Co. 1874. First edition.</p><p><br /></p><p><u>Details</u>: </p><p>· Collation: Complete with all pages</p><p>oiv 2 190</p><p>o20 full-page illustrations</p><p>· References: Myers 39; Taves and Michaluk V 009;</p><p>· Provenance: Handwritten – <i>Harry W. Allen</i></p><p>oHarry Willis Allen 1892-1981 was an entomologist involved with the United States Department of Agriculture. He was the president of the American Entomological Society and is considered a world authority on wasps.</p><p>· Language: English</p><p>· Binding: Hardcover; tight & secure</p><p>oDecorative green cloth</p><p>· Size: ~8.5in X 5.5in 19cm x 14cm</p><p>Our Guarantee:</p><p>Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.</p><p>Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving and we will offer a full refund without reservation!</p><p>13731</p><p>Photos available upon request. </p> Henry L. Shepard & Co hardcover
1993Q-0195081145Oxford University Press 1993-12-16. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Oxford University Press hardcover
1166458431.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
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1910s513.076GB: Hutchinson 1910. Not dated but about 1910. Red hardback lettered in black on decorated spine "Adventure in South Africa" and on plain front cover "Adventures in South Africa". Title page and running title "Adventures in Southern Africa". A cheap edition printed in Dublin by Cahill. 3/- DW bears title "Adventures in South Africa" and features colour painting of castle etc which extends over spine. Small black and white vignette of elephant. Rear cover lists Hutchinson's 3/- series of popular stories. DW has only a few small chips but is quite ragged at edges. Clean tight book BUT cocked. Inscription of owner at front of book. Reprint. Hardback. VG/G DW. Hutchinson Hardcover
56496Boston MA: Henry L. Shepard & Co. 1874. African Adventure SECOND US EDITION. Octavo 21 x 15cm pp.2 190 2. With 20 wood engraved plates including a frontispiece. Publisher's brown cloth with titles and decoration in gilt and black to spine and upper. Dark blue endpapers. Lightly browned throughout. Some wear to cloth particularly to head and tail of spine. Very good. A group of Russian and English scientists travel through the Kalahari desert in order to accurately measure the circumference of the Earth only to discover in the middle of their work that their two countries have gone to war. Essentially a pirate copy consisting of a slightly abridged version of the Frewer translation published by Scribner the very same day in the US. Although it was billed as one of the cheapest ever books produced in the US at that time priced at $1.00 it is a handsome looking beast though it is printed on inferior paper with fewer illustrations than would be usual for a Verne first edition at this time. First published in English in 1872. Boston, MA: Henry L. Shepard & Co., 1874 unknown
1874008026Boston MA: Henry L. Shepard & Co. 1874. Book. Good condition. Hardcover. Early edition. Octavo 8vo. 190 pages of text. Original hardcover binding heavily rubbed and shelfworn with minor bumping to corners and a large stain to bottom corner of rear board; large chips to top and bottom edge of spine; protected in custom stiff archival mylar. Inner hinges are starting to loosen. First pirated edition. Contains 20 black & white illustrations. Measures 75/8 inches in height. Minor smudging to a few pages. Henry L. Shepard & Co. Hardcover
