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19268511JNew York: Grosset & Dunlap 1926. Photoplay edition issued to coincide with the release of the Universal - Film de France silent film adventure epic starring Ivan Moujoukine and Natalie Kovenko. Ownership signature. Near fine in a very good slightly chipped dust jacket with a 1 1/2†detached yet present piece to the bottom of the spine. The dust jacket is a full wraparound color painting of the heroes in a horse-driven wagon running at full tilt escaping from hordes of mounted Cossacks. Rare in jacket. Grosset & Dunlap unknown books
1873WRCLIT78296Boston: James R. Osgood and Company 1873. 291pp. 12mo. Terracotta cloth. decorated in blind and gilt. Frontis. Shaken somewhat and retightened between frontis and title extremities rubbed and a bit frayed at tips some soiling to cloth early ink name. Just a sound copy. First edition in English translated from the French by George W. Towle. Towle's name appears on the title-page a point generally taken to imply a later issue or more likely impression. BLEILER. James R. Osgood and Company hardcover books
188716267New York: Scribner's Sons 1887. 8vo pp. xvi 409; 19 maps and 96 wood-engraved plates; very good bright copy in orig. red cloth stamped in gilt and black. Issued in the Exploration of the World series. First published in English in 1880. Other titles in the series included Famous Travels and Travellers and The Great Explorers of the Nineteenth Century. <br/><br/> Scribner's Sons hardcover books
1988007457New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1988. SCARCE. Publisher's promotional poster 18" w x 24" h featuring the Wyeth illustration. Distributed in limited numbers at the ABA trade show in 1988. Fine as issued. Well suited for framing. Will be shipped loosely rolled in a mailing tube. First Printing. Poster. Fine. 18" w x 24" h. Charles Scribner's Sons books
1991WRCLIT75148New York: Jonathan A. Hill 1991. xiv2pp. Quarto. Cloth-backed decorated boards. Frontispiece. Illustrations. Fine in modestly tanned original white paper shipping jacket. First edition ordinary issue. One of 1000 copies of 1100 designed and set by W. Thomas Taylor. Preface by Verne L. Roberts. The Roberts collection presented here features well-annotated entries for books in the fields of mechanics and biomechanics material strength and the history of technology and is among the best references in the field. Jonathan A. Hill hardcover books
1874164625Boston: Henry L. Shepard & Co. 1874. Octavo pp. 1-2 3-4 5-6 7-190 191-192: blank note: last leaf is a blank fly leaves at front and rear twenty inserted plates with illustrations by J. Ferat original pictorial red cloth front and spine panels stamped in black and gold slate coated endpapers. An unauthorized edition. A translation of AVENTURES DE TROIS RUSSES ET DE TROIS ANGLAIS DANS L'AFRIQUE AUSTRALE 1872. Shepard's edition was preceded by the authorized 1873 Scribner Welford & Armstrong edition titled MERIDIANA: THE ADVENTURES OF THREE ENGLISHMEN AND THREE RUSSIANS IN SOUTH AFRICA . an edition made up from the sheets of the British edition published by Sampson Low in late 1872 but dated 1873 on the title page. Shepard's pirated edition was published the same day as Scribner's authorized new edition of MERIDIANA their first edition to be printed in America. The texts of the Shepard and the Scribner translations differ considerably. Bleiler 1948 p. 273. Myers 39 addenda p. 2. Taves and Michaluk V009. Spine lean cloth worn at spine ends and corner tips several stains to cloth an ex-lending library copy with the Richmond Library Association's "rules and regulations" label affixed to the front paste-down their ink-stamp on the first page of the story and the remnant of a checkout slip on the rear paste-down tissue guard foxed some soiling throughout but a sound reading copy which was described by an earlier seller as a "remarkably bright copy near fine with very little wear but a little soil near the edges; the front and rear paste-downs bear old local library indications." So it goes . #164625 Henry L. Shepard & Co. unknown books
18744760New York: Scribner Armstrong & Co 1874. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. Octavo. Later state with three titles listed on the verso of the title page and 10 page catalog of ads at rear 232pp. Translated from the French. Bound in terra-cotta cloth stamped in gilt and blind spine gilt pale yellow endpapers frontispiece and several other illustrations. Short closed tear and corner chip pp. 166 & 167 in the margin only; binding shows only a trace of wear at extremities. <br/><br/> Scribner, Armstrong & Co hardcover books
195970868Norwalk Connecticut: The Easton Press 1959. Hardcover. Fine. A volume in The Collector's Library of Famous Editions series. Signed on the title page by Ray Bradbury who wrote the introduction. First published in French in three volumes 1874 The Mysterious Island follows the adventures of a group of castaways on an uncharted island and is one of the books in Verne's series of Voyages extraordinaires or Extraordinary Voyages. A French novelist Jules Verne 1828-1905 had a pivotal influence on the development of modern science fiction. Illustrated by Edward A. Wilson. Collector's Notes laid in. Tall octavo. Full blue leather binding with elaborate gilt stamping two raised bands moire silk endpapers and a ribbon marker. A fine copy. The Easton Press hardcover books
2010Embry 166572Puffin Classics 2010. One of 1000 copies published to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Puffin Books. Fine in fine publisher's clear plastic slipcase. Designed by David Adjaye. Gold boards. Puffin Classics, 2010. One of 1000 copies published to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Puffin Books. hardcover books
1991WRCAM28882New York: Jonathan A. Hill 1991. 2xiv2391pp. Frontispiece portrait. Cloth. As new. The best reference in the field compiled by the leading collector of the topic. Jonathan A. Hill hardcover books
1991WRCLIT24462New York: Jonathan A. Hill 1991. xiv2391pp. Quarto. Linen and pictorial boards. Frontis portrait. Illustrations. As new in unprinted dust jacket as issued. First edition trade issue. One of 1000 copies from an edition of 1100 copies printed by W. Thomas Taylor. An extensively annotated descriptive catalogue of this collection of primary works relating to the history and development of the mechanical sciences and engineering from the 16th through the 19th centuries. Jonathan A. Hill hardcover books
49050 black & white illus. including a facsimile of the frontispiece portrait of Sir Isaac Newton taken from the orig. engraving by Vertue for the third edition of the Principia. Large 4to 424 pp. New York: Jonathan A. Hill 1991. Regular edition: limited to 1000 copies the regular edition is handsomely bound in cloth-backed decorated boards. Also available 100 copies of a deluxe issue bound in quarter goatskin by hand and containing a re-strike from the original engraved copper plate of the famous frontispiece of Newton. The Verne L. Roberts collection is devoted to rare and important books in the fields of mechanics biomechanics the strength of materials and the history of technology. This is one of the most remarkable private libraries to be formed in recent decades and the books and manuscripts in this catalogue including many of the classics of physics demonstrate the origins of these fields of science and their development through the ensuing three centuries. The roots of these sciences are also illustrated through a number of important 15th and 16th century books. The catalogue describes approximately 1200 items. The extensive bibliographical and historical descriptions of the books and authors document and define the growth and development of ideas in the history of science and technology. Many of the books are noted for their rarity and have not hitherto been described adequately from a historical or bibliographical point of view. Fully indexed. hardcover books
18743170Boston: James R. Osgood 1874. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 12mo. 29pp. 1p. ad. Translated from the French by George M. Towle. Bound in brown pictorial cloth depicting a sail boat on upper board in gilt; spine lettering gilt; faint damp stain to upper margin of most leaves. Light wear to spine ends; previous owner's bookplate; in all a very good copy. <br/><br/> James R. Osgood hardcover books
187473851874. Translated from the French by George M. Towle. Authorized Edition. Boston: James R. Osgood and Company 1874. Original blind-stamped green moiré cloth decorated in gilt. First American Edition and first edition in English. The tales in this collection in addition to "Doctor Ox's Experiment" are "Master Zacharius" "A Drama in the Air" "A Winter in the Ice" and "The Fortieth French Ascension of Mont Blanc" this last item written by Jules's brother Paul. "Doctor Ox's Experiment" is a mad escapade of a scientist overloading a small town's atmosphere with oxygen to see if it will speed up the pace of life there to a virtual frenzy. This edition was published in late June or early July 1874 the same year as the original French. This copy is in green moiré cloth; others are in terra-cotta blue or plain green cloth no priority. This is a near-fine copy endpapers slightly cracked. Taves & Michaluk V012; Myers 16. <br/><br/> hardcover books
189193641891. A Tale of the American Civil War. With Numerous Illustrations. New and Cheaper Edition. London: Sampson Low Marston Searle & Rivington 1891. Original green cloth pictorially decorated in black. Early English "New and Cheaper" Edition of this adventure tale taking place during the American Civil War. This is the tale of the antagonism between Burbank an anti-slavery Northerner now living near Jacksonville Florida and Texar a pro-slavery Southerner; Texar winds up kidnapping Burbank's daughter and hiding her in the Everglades and Burbank heads off in search of his daughter -- all as the Civil War rages around them. The first English edition came out in December 1887 though dated 1888. Sampson Low would always issue a "New and Cheaper Edition" two or three years later in a similar but slightly smaller binding but with the same crisp illustrations. This copy is very good recased in its original binding with the original pale yellow endpapers which are reinforced at the joint. The front free endpaper bears the inkstamp of the original owner and its verso bears an 1893 gift inscription to him. This is a Verne title that we seldom see. Taves & Michaluk V033. <br/><br/> hardcover books
1878164619New York: George Munro 1878. Octavo pp. i-v vi 9 10-323 324: blank i-ii: ads note: text complete despite gap in pagination fly leaves at front and rear twenty inserted plates including one map original green pebbled cloth front and rear panels stamped in blind spine panel stamped in gold cream endpapers. First edition in English. Published in France as UN CAPITAINE DE QUINZE ANS 1878. This George Munro piracy published in November 1878 preceded the fully illustrated authorized Sampson Low and Charles Scribner editions both dated 1879 on their title pages but both published in December 1878. "DICK SANDS: THE BOY CAPTAIN is a classic children's novel with a strong plot and plenty of action. Some of its descriptive passages are excellent and many of them are instructive. The bits relating to equatorial Africa and the slave trade are scrupulously and dreadfully accurate as Verne makes sure to indicate by giving his sources and by quoting an extract from an account of the travels of Cameron." - Jules-Verne Jules Verne p. 138. Myers 15. Taves and Michaluk V018. Cloth worn at spine ends and corner tips some rubbing along outer joints and fore-edges some scuffing and spotting to cloth a sound good copy. #164619 George Munro unknown books
246704Paris: Hetzel. hardcover. very good. Frontispiece woodcut on title page and black & white illustrations throughout by MM. de Neuville et L. Benett. 211pp. small 4to half crimson morocco ornately gilt spine a.e.g. Paris: Collection Hetzel no date ca. 1890. Very good .<br/><br/> Les Voyages Extraordinaires.<br/><br/> Hetzel unknown books
110077Hetzel. 5th or later Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Early original edition very good in hard covers. An early appearance of one of the most famous novels of Mr. Verne recounting the varied and wonderful adventure of Phileas Fogg and the faithful Passepartout. Published in the UK and the US under the title "Around the World in Eighty Days. Hetzel hardcover books
003360Collection Hetzel. Paris no date. Bibliotheque d'education et de Receation J. Hetzel et Cie. B&w illustrations by De Neuville and L. Benett. Book near fine except for slight discoloration on fly title tiny bookshop stamp on fly title tiny tear near the top of front joint front board very slightly bowed outward. Collection Hetzel unknown books
246705Paris: J. Hetzel. hardcover. very good. Frontispiece and numerous black & white woodcuts throughout the text by J. Ferat & engraved by Ch. Barbant some plates delicately colored. 368pp. Short 4to bound in 1/2 crimson morocco red cloth ornately gilt spine a.e.g. Paris: j. Hetzel no date ca. 1910. Very good . A very good copy.<br/><br/> Les Voyages Extraordinaires.<br/><br/> J. Hetzel unknown books
B20621-SFSampson Low Marston Searle & Rivington. Collectible - Acceptable. 1883 Sampson Low 2nd printing of 1st English edition green cloth with gilt and black decorative cover gilt top edge wear to corners and spine ends bookplate to front pastedown small stamp and owner pencil name to fep interior is clean and sound b/w plates no dust jacket. Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington hardcover books
19051284632Paris: Collection Hetzel 1905. small 4to. 204pp.; VG; bound in red cloth gilt lettering on spine polychrome aux feuilles d'acanthe; mild shelfwear; age-toning to pages; ownership markings on front pastedown; LP consignment; shelved case 8. 1284632. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Collection Hetzel unknown books
2376Prague. Státní nakladatelství dìtské knihy. 1961. 4to. 295 4 pp. with 30 full page 2 repeated colour collages and several colour head pieces. Illustrated endpapers. Original cloth with original dust jacket designed by A. Hoffmeister. unknown books
1874111403Boston: William F. Gill and Company 1874. Octavo pp. 1-2 3-5 6 7-285 286: blank fly leaf at front five inserted plates original pictorial terra cotta cloth front and spine panels stamped in black and gold slate coated endpapers. First U.S. edition Collects "A Drama in Mid-Air" a.k.a. "A Drama in the Air" "Dr. Ox's Hobby" a.k.a. "Dr. Ox's Experiment" "Master Zachary" a.k.a. "Master Zacharius" and "A Winter Among the Ice-Fields a.k.a. "A Winter Amid the Ice" by Verne and "Fortieth French Ascent of Mont Blanc" by Paul Verne. Apparently the only edition with English translation by A. L. Alger. This edition mostly likely unauthorized may have preceded the "authorized" 1874 Osgood edition published as DR. OX'S EXPERIMENT AND OTHER STORIES. The Gill edition was advertised as "now ready" on 11 July 1874. The Osgood edition with contents translated by George M. Towle was published in late June or early July 1874. Both American editions preceded Sampson Low's British edition which was published in November 1874. Bleiler Science-Fiction: The Early Years 2232. Bleiler 1978 p. 199. Reginald 14624. Myers 16. Taves and Michaluk V012. Cloth lightly worn at spine ends and lower corners mild soiling to rear cover several small creases to corners of free endpapers a very good copy with bright cover stamping. #111403 William F. Gill and Company unknown books
1874135557New York: Scribner 1874. Octavo pp. 1-4 i-iii iv-v vi-vii viii 1 2-232 233-234: ads note: first leaf is a blank fly leaves at front and rear 48 illustrations by J. Ferat original pictorial terra cotta cloth front and spine panels stamped in gold and blind rear panel stamped in blind yellow endpapers. First authorized U.S. edition first printing. This Scribner Armstrong edition the first printing which advertises only two titles A JOURNEY TO THE MOON and A JOURNEY TO THE CENTRE OF THE EARTH on the verso of the title leaf and on the recto and verso of the leaf of ads at rear was issued the same day the unauthorized edition of MERIDIANA was published in Boston by Henry L. Shepard & Co. as ADVENTURES IN THE LAND OF THE BEHEMOTH. Prior to publishing this edition Scribner Welford & Armstrong imported sheets of the British 1872 Sampson Low edition title page dated 1873 printed by Gilbert and Rivington and bound in England by Burn & Co. with a cancel title leaf mounted on a stub this issue was perhaps prepared quickly to precede or compete with the Shepard's unauthorized edition. Myers 39. Taves and Michaluk V009. Cloth lightly worn and frayed at spine ends some rubbing to cloth along bottom edges top edge of text block a bit dusty a very good copy with bright stamping and tight clean interior. #135557 Scribner unknown books