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1881105971881. Translated by Ellen E. Frewer. Illustrated by L. Benett. New York: E. P. Dutton and Company 1881. One page undated ads priced in sterling. Original bright red cloth decorated in black and gilt. First Illustrated American Edition also the first to be issued in a decorative cloth binding of one of Verne's odder tales. Wealthy Chinaman hears that his fortune is lost. Opts for honorable suicide by arranging for a friend to kill him. Learns that his fortune isn't lost after all. Tells friend thanks but there is no need to kill him. Friend replies that he has already arranged for some thug to do the deed and now can't contact him. This Verne title is also unusual in that all three early publishers of this tale on both sides of the Atlantic ultimately published it in the exact same cloth binding showing several characters "afloat on their backs propelled by the wind caught in minisails attached to toe-masts controlled by waistband halyards" T&M. The first edition in English was published in September 1879 by Lee & Shepard of Boston translated by Virginia Champlin and unillustrated both in wrappers and in plain cloth. By November George Munro then published it in wrappers in his Seaside Library. About a year later October 1880 but dated 1881 Dutton of New York published the tale as here from the British plates a different translation by Ellen Frewer -- with fifty full-page illustrations from the original French edition and in the binding designed by Sampson Low. In November Sampson Low published it in England perhaps waiting to make it a holiday offering. Finally a year after this September or October 1881 Lee & Shepard re-published the Champlin translation but with the fifty illustrations that had appeared in the Dutton and Sampson Low editions and in the same binding they had used. This copy is in bright red cloth one of several colors used without priority and is in near-fine condition just a hint of wear at the spine ends but unusually bright; the front endpaper bears a Christmas 1880 gift inscription verifying the book's actual year of publication. Taves & Michaluk V020. unknown books
1878105871878. or A Captain at Fifteen. A Novel. New York: George Munro 1878. 2 pp undated ads. Original green cloth. First Edition in English of this tale originally published in France as UN CAPITAINE DE QUINZE ANS. A whale hunt in the Pacific Ocean between New Zealand and the Americas ends in tragedy and Dick Sand as the only surviving crew member becomes captain at fifteen years of age. Not possessing the full skills of a sailor Dick tries to get the ship east to the South American coast. However the cook on board has plans of his own and manages to get the ship diverted to eventually land in the country of Angola on the continent of Africa. The cook's plans involve killing Dick and selling the other passengers of the ship into slavery. Kytasaari This tale was first published in English in November 1878 by the American pirate publisher Munro -- both in a two-volume wrappered format and in this plain green cloth format "the best manufactured of all Verne books published by Munro". Sampson Low's authorized London edition was published the following month in December at the end of which month Charles Scribner's Sons also pubÂlished their edition both dated 1879. Both the Sampson Low and the Scribner editions were titled DICK SANDS with a final "S". This is a fine copy virtually as new. Taves & Michaluk V018; Myers 15. unknown books
1874014721James R. Osgood and Company 1874. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fine Copy In Dark Brown Cloth First Edition 1874/1874 Without Foxing Rare in This Condition Beautiful Copy. James R. Osgood and Company Hardcover books
1875012707George M. Smith 1875. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Near Fine Copy In Green Decorative Boards.With The End. Difficult in This Condition.Excellent Copy of This Science Fiction Classic. George M. Smith Hardcover books
1874165801New York: Scribner 1874. 12mo pp. 1-4 i-ii iii-vi vii viii 1-413 414: blank 415-420: ads flyleaves at front and rear 55 full-page illustrations and title page vignette by Riou original brown cloth front and spine panels stamped in black and gold rear panel stamped in blind yellow endpapers. First printing of Scribner Armstrong's "complete" edition published at $3.00 and released in late 1874 or early 1875. This undated 413-page edition with 55 full-page illustrations was preceded by a Scribner Armstrong edition with title page dated 1874 with 384 pages and 52 full-page illustrations a copy of this 1874 edition has been noted signed and dated 4 November 1873 by an early owner. This earlier version was offset from the plates of the British 1872 Sampson Low edition and was offered for sale at $2.00. It is probable that Scribner Armstrong rushed out this early version to compete with the unauthorized edition published in Boston by the Henry L. Shepard & Co. in 1874. Scribner Armstrong's "complete" edition has reset text with printer's imprints on title leaf verso reading "Jas. B. Rogers Co. / Printers and Stereotypers / Philadelphia" and "John F. Trow & Sons / Printers and Bookbinders / 205-213 East 12th St. / New York." Pages 415-420 are publishers' advertisements with a single Verne title FROM THE EARTH TO THE MOON DIRECT IN 97 HOURS 20 MINUTES listed on page 420. The title page calls for 52 illustrations by Riou the spine panel for 53 but there are actually a total of 55 full page illustrations in the text as per the "list of illustrations." This "complete" issue published at $3.00 was probably released simultaneously with the "popular" issue 305 pages with 20 illustrations published at 75¢. In any event both editions were available by or before Scribner Armstrong issued the first part of THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND in 1875 as both are advertised on the title leaf verso along with A FLOATING CITY and THE BLOCKADE-RUNNERS the latter noted as "just issued." Regardless of the matter of priority of these Scribner Armstrong editions this "complete" issue is quite scarce and it is a very desirable edition of A JOURNEY TO THE CENTRE OF THE EARTH. Translation of VOYAGE AU CENTRE DE LA TERRE 1864. Anatomy of Wonder 1995 1-94 and 2004 II-1182. Angenot and Khouri "An International Bibliography of Prehistoric Fiction" SFS VIII March 1981 47. Bleiler Science-Fiction: The Early Years 2228. Clareson Science Fiction in America 1870s-1930s 766. Survey of Science Fiction Literature III pp. 1102-05. Suvin Victorian Science Fiction in the UK p. 16. In 333. Bleiler 1978 p. 199. Reginald 14630. Myers 35. Taves and Michaluk V002. This copy has smoke and water damage from a fire but is a tight presentable copy overall. A decent copy of a rare and desirable edition of this book. #165801 Scribner unknown books
1883111984Philadelphia: Porter & Coates 1883. Octavo pp. 1-2 i-v vi vii viii-ix x xi xii 1 2-246 247-248: blank note: first and last leaves are blanks 42 full-page illustrations and title page vignette by J. Ferat original pictorial brown cloth front and spine panels stamped in black and gold rear panel ruled in blind gray coated endpapers. First U.S. hardcover edition. A translation of LES INDES-NOIRES 1877. The first edition in English was a pirated edition titled THE BLACK INDIES published by George Munro in paper wrappers near the end of May 1877 as part of his "Seaside Library" series. The British edition titled THE CHILD OF THE CAVERN; OR STRANGE DOINGS UNDERGROUND was published in a fully illustrated hardcover edition in October 1877. This first American hardcover edition was published by Porter & Coates in October 1883. The Sampson Low and Porter & Coates editions both use the translation by W. H. G. Kingston. A miner and his family who have spent ten years 1500 feet under the surface of Stirlingshire Scotland discover a vast underground cavern. An underground city is built on the shore of a lake in the coal-rich cavern to house mine workers. Suvin Victorian Science Fiction in the UK p. 20. Day The Supplemental Checklist of Fantastic Literature p. 89. Not in Bleiler 1948; 1978 or Reginald 1979; 1992. Myers 10. Taves and Michaluk V017. Early owner's signature on recto of first blank. Cloth very lightly worn at spine ends and corner tips rubbed along bottom edges two tiny spots to front cover near bottom edge a nearly fine copy with bright cover stamping and tight inner hinges. A superior copy of this book. #111984 Porter & Coates unknown books
19021284630Paris: J. Hetzel et Cie Bibliotheque d'Education et de Recreation 1902. small 4to. 395pp. 8pp. ads; VG; bound in full red canvas gilt lettering on spine front board gilt text block; some mild shelfwear; beautiful mapmonde globe binding colors bright; slight age-toning to pages mild foxing throughout; text in French; LP consignment; shelved case 8. 1284630. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. J. Hetzel et Cie (Bibliotheque d'Education et de Recreation) unknown books
1874010516James R. Osgood and Company 1874. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Rare Extremely Fine Copy In Reddish Brown Decorative Brown Cloth. First Edition.Light Cover Wear To Front Board.Beautiful Fresh Copy.Scarce in Such Splendid Condition. James R. Osgood and Company Hardcover books
1879164620New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1879. Octavo pp. i-v vi vii viii-ix x 1 2-486 487-512: ads 92 illustrations by Henri Meyer one inserted map original pictorial bevel-edged green cloth front and spine panels stamped in black and gold rear panel stamped in blind cream coated endpapers. Second first authorized U.S. edition. The authorized profusely illustrated Sampson Low and Charles Scribner editions were preceded by a crude 1878 George Munro piracy. "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. Just a touch of rubbing to spine ends and corner tips a fine copy with perfect tight hinges. A lovely copy of a scarce book. #164620 Charles Scribner's Sons unknown books
1881164630New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1881. Octavo two volumes: pp. i-v vi vii viii 1 2-244 16-page undated publisher's catalogue inserted at rear; i-v vi vii viii 1-3 4-254 16-page publisher's catalogue dated "Fall of 1882" inserted at rear flyleaves at front and rear of both volumes 43 inserted plates with illustrations by Leon Benett and inserted folding map in part I 36 inserted plates with illustrations by Leon Benett and inserted folding map in part II original pictorial bevel-edged brown part I and green part II cloth front and spine panels stamped in black and gold cream endpapers in both volumes. First American hardcover editions. The Scribner editions utilized the plates of the 1881-1882 Sampson Low editions. A translation of LA JANGADA: HUIT CENTS LIEUES SUR L'AMAZONE 1881. Adventure novel comprising a narrative of an 800-league voyage down the Amazon River on a giant raft 1000 feet long and 60 feet wide comprising a floating village and a crew of eighty. Bleiler 1948 p. 274. Myers 28. Taves and Michaluk V022. Early owner's name and address in pencil and their small ownership stamp on the front free endpaper of part II. Spine ends and corner tips of both volumes lightly worn bright very good copies with tight inner hinges. #164630 Charles Scribner's Sons unknown books
1881164631New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1881. Octavo signed in eights sewn in twelves two volumes: pp. 1-2 i-v vi vii viii ix-x 1 2-262 263-264: blank 265-272: ads note: first leaf is a blank; i-v vi vii viii ix-x 1 2-246 247-254: ads fly leaves at front and rear of each volume 50 full page illustrations by Leon Benett integral to text leaves not inserted plates and one inserted folding map in part I 48 full page illustrations by L. Benett integral to text leaves not inserted plates and one inserted folding map in part II original pictorial gray part I and brown part II bevel-edged cloth front and spine panels stamped in black and gold. First U.S. hardcover editions. Translation of LA MAISON A VAPEUR: VOYAGE A TRAVERS L'INDE SEPTENTRIONALE 1880. The adventures of four Englishmen traveling in India in two trailers pulled by a steam powered mechanical elephant. Bleiler Science-Fiction: The Early Years 2236. Bleiler 1978 p. 199. Reginald 14608. Myers 46. Taves and Michaluk V021. Cloth of part I is worn at spine ends and corner tips it is a sound very good copy; part II is a bright fine copy. #164631 Charles Scribner's Sons unknown books
1876015126The Catholic Publication Society 1876. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Near Fine Copy in Decorative Green Cloth First Edition 1876/876 Excellent Well Preserved Copy. Minor Wear Very Scarce. The Catholic Publication Society Hardcover books
1874121571874. Translated from the French. London: Sampson Low Marston Low & Searle 1874. 40 pp ads dated August 1874. Original orange cloth decorated in black and gilt beveled all page edges gilt. First British Edition published in September 1874 -- the same month as Scribner Armstrong's American edition. This volume consists of two separate tales. The first is a fictionalized narrative of Verne's 1867 passage from Liverpool to New York aboard "The Great Eastern" the largest iron ship ever built and one of the wonders of its age. Her length was 692 feet her beam was 120 her paddlewheels and propeller were larger than anything the ocean had ever seen and she was designed to carry more passengers than the Queen Mary. Because of her size "The Great Eastern" was the only ship capable of laying the great Atlantic Cable. The second tale is fictional more in Verne's usual style: a Glasgow shipowner devises an adventurous plan to run the Union blockade of southern ports during the American Civil War in order to bring a load of cotton back to his city's 25000 idle looms. This copy is in orange cloth we have also had a dark red copy and a green one -- no priority. It is in bright near-fine condition spine slightly faded as usual with this color cloth occasional light foxing on the leaves within; the elaborate gilt design on the front cover remains bright and atypically the original peach endpapers are not cracked. In our experience this London edition is considerably scarcer than the New York one. Taves & Michaluk V008; Myers 22. <br/><br/> hardcover books
1877135171877. Verne Jules. MICHAEL STROGOFF. Translated by W.H.G. Kingston. Revised by Julius Chambers. With Ninety Full-Page Illustrations. New York: Scribner Armstrong & Company 1877. 6 pp undated ads. Original green cloth pictorially decorated in black and gilt beveled. First American Edition of this historical tale of adventure taking place during a Siberian revolt by the Tartars. The czar must get a message to his brother the arch-duke in Irkutsk for which he chooses his best courier Michael Strogoff. The first publication in English in October 1876 was in a wrappered American edition by Frank Leslie; Sampson Low's U.K. edition came out two months later in December 1876 despite the 1877 date on the title page. This Scribner Armstrong edition came out a few weeks later in January 1877; it sold so well that by February a third edition was being advertised. This is a near-fine copy with minor rubbing at the extremities but otherwise scarcely any external wear or soil a few leaves stand slightly proud. This highly-sought Verne tale seldom turns up in any better condition. Taves & Michaluk V015; Edwards 15. <br/><br/> hardcover books
1888106161888. Or The Memoirs of a Dragoon. A Tale of the Days of Dumouriez. With Numerous Illustrations. London: Sampson Low Marston Searle & Rivington 1888. One preliminary page undated ads with this title the last added. Original green cloth pictorially decorated in black. First British Edition also the first hardbound and first illustrated edition in English published the year after the French edition titled LE CHEMIN DE FRANCE. This tale takes place during the 1792 defense of France under General Dumouriez against the invading Prussians -- culminating in the "cannonade of Valmy." This was one of Verne's most anti-German tales along with THE BEGUM'S FORTUNE; to quote from a contemporary British review cited by T&M This is a dangerous theme for a French writer especially now when the national feeling runs so high against all that is German. The writer delights to seek in the past a literary revenge for recent disasters as it seems not to be likely to come in the immediate future. It somewhat mars our enjoyment to hear so to speak throughout the gnashing of teeth whenever anything German is mentioned. The actual first edition of this title in English was published in wrappers in Toronto by October 1888; this Sampson Low edition was next published the following month. In the same month a wrappered American edition was published by Frank Lovell. This copy is in the secondary binding of green cloth decorated entirely in black and thus lacks one of the best features of the primary binding the gilt "streaks of rain" across the front cover scene. Condition is fine except for a cracked front endpaper. Taves & Michaluk V032; Myers 21. unknown books
1878164624Philadelphia: Claxton 1878. 12mo pp. v-vii ix-xii 13-401 402-404: blank note: text complete despite gap in pagination flyleaves at front and rear 36 inserted plates with illustrations by P. Philippoteaux original pictorial terra cotta cloth front and spine panels stamped in black and gold rear panel ruled in blind brown coated endpapers. First U.S. hardcover edition and the first printing of this translation. The first part of an unauthorized adaptation of HECTOR SERVADAC published in November 1877 although dated 1878 on the title page. Claxton Remsen & Haffelfinger published their unauthorized edition of part two OFF ON A COMET! A JOURNEY THROUGH PLANETARY SPACE A SEQUEL TO "TO THE SUN" in February 1879. Bleiler 1978 p. 199. Reginald 14647. Myers 33. Taves and Michaluk V016. Private owner's bookplate affixed to the front paste-down. Inner front hinge cracked but holding tight a bright very good copy with no binding wear. A lovely copy. #164624 Claxton unknown books
193186859Athens:: Dimitrakos. Fair. 1931. Hardcover. Text is in Greek. Translated from the French into Greek by Nikos Kazantzakis. Black and white illustrations. First edition thus. SIGNED by Nikos Kazantzakis on the copyright page. Moderate shelf wear and aging binding is shaken loose thus only fair in illustrated boards with red cloth along the spine. No dust jacket. ; 168 pages; Signed by Translator . Dimitrakos, hardcover books
18911312001Hetzel 1891. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Very good in original bright red cloth covered boards with full color illustration and gilt stamped detailing. The Hetzel Collection 1891. French edition. In wonderful condition for its age. Slight rubbing and bending on edges and at spine ends; minor foxing or darkening. Binding is separated from spine. Very small sticker from previous owner is affixed to front paste down and name is handwritten on the front free end paper. Comes housed in a custom slipcase. Hetzel hardcover books
187789346New York: Scribner Armstrong & Company 1877. First American edition of this historical tale of adventure taking place during a Siberian revolt by the Tartars and what many consider one of Verne's finest novels. Octavo original cloth with Ninety Full-Page Illustrations. Translated by W. H. G. Kingston. Revised by Julius Chambers. In near fine condition. A nice example. Critics including Leonard S. Davidow consider it one of Verne's best books. Davidow wrote "Jules Verne has written no better book than this in fact it is deservedly ranked as one of the most thrilling tales ever written." Unlike some of Verne's other novels it is not science fiction but a scientific phenomenon Leidenfrost effect is a plot device. The book was later adapted to a play by Verne himself and Adolphe d'Ennery. Incidental music to the play was written by Alexandre Artus in 1880. The book has been adapted several times for films television and cartoon series. Scribner, Armstrong & Company hardcover books
1890106341890. Translated from the French by A. Estoclet. Illustrated by George Roux. New York: Cassell Publishing Company n.d. 1890. Original light blue cloth pictorially decorated in black. First American Edition also the first edition in English. Quoting from a contemporary review cited in T&M -- Like most of M. Jules Verne's books it is the story of a journey. Some acrobats wish to travel from California to their native France and having no money they determine to go in their caravan northward to Bering's Straits crossing on the ice and make their way through Siberia into Europe. M. Jules Verne's travellers are generally successful: in spite of robbers icebergs and the Russian police the bold Frenchmen triumphantly reach their goal. Pictured on the front cover is the troupe with their horse-drawn wagon climbing into the Sierras while the spine shows one of them fleeing a grizzly bear. This undated American edition CAESAR was published sometime in the autumn of 1890 probably late September; Sampson Low's London edition CESAR was not published until over a year later in November 1891. This copy is in light blue cloth; we have also had copies in olive green and in mint green no priority. It is a near-fine copy light foxing on the leaves within but the light-colored cloth is remarkably clean and bright and there is scarcely any wear. There is a Christmas 1890 ownership inscription on the front flyleaf. Taves & Michaluk V037; Myers 7. <br/><br/> hardcover books
1891106361891. Translated from the French by A. Estoclet. Illustrated by L. Benett. New York: Cassell Publishing Company n.d. 1891. Original mint green cloth pictorially decorated in black and gilt. First American Edition and first edition in English of this tale involving shipwreck off the coast of Aboriginal Australia. After her husband John has gone to sea and she loses her only child San Diego resident Dolly Branican goes mad. When she recovers four years later she discovers that her husband's ship was lost at sea. As heir to a substantial fortune during her madness Dolly uses these resources to finance the discovery of the whereabouts of her husband's ship the Franklin because she doesn't believe he is dead. Years later a clue to the fate of the Franklin is discovered in Australia; Dolly quickly goes there to discover that her husband may still be alive in a remote part of northwestern Australia. Kytasaari This undated Cassell edition was published in November 1891 -- the first Verne book to be published in America after the July 1 1891 effective date of the International Copyright Act; Sampson Low's London edition was published a year later in November 1892. This copy is in mint green cloth; we have also had ochre and aqua cloth no priority. This is a remarkably clean copy in near-fine condition one corner bumped a short nick in the spine head; the front endpaper bears a 1932 signature and the rear endpaper bears numerous penciled notes dated 1960. Taves & Michaluk V038; Myers 41. <br/><br/> hardcover books
1897164627London: Sampson Low 1897. Octavo pp. i-v vi vii viii 1 2-312 41 illustrations by Leon Benett original brown bevel-edged cloth front and spine panels stamped in white tan black and gold floral patterned endpapers a.e.g. First British edition. A translation of FACE AU DRAPEAU 1896. Published the same year in the U.S. as FACING THE FLAG. Use of a scientist's super explosive is rejected by the French government. The inventor joins forces with a pirate who has kidnapped him to obtain the secret. Bleiler Science-Fiction: The Early Years 2242. Clarke Tale of the Future 1978 p. 23. Suvin Victorian Science Fiction in the UK p. 70. Reginald 14623. Not in Bleiler 1948; 1978. Myers 24. Taves and Michaluk V044. Early owner's name and address on recto of frontispiece. Cloth lightly worn at spine ends and corner tips a very good copy. #164627 Sampson Low unknown books
1877105851877. Translated by W. H. G. Kingston. Numerous Illustrations. London: Sampson Low Marston Searle & Rivington 1877. Original red cloth pictorially decorated in black and gilt all edges gilt. First British Edition of the tale also known as THE BLACK INDIES and as UNDERÂGROUND CITY. The unusual tale takes place deep in a Scottish mine in which a mysterious "goblin" appears to live. The peculiar wildness of Jules Verne's imagination shows with startling effect when he selects Scotland and its sober-minded people as scene and characters for his latest characteristic extravaganza. He describes a mine of fabulous wonders by and of superhuman powers and then he has a plot that would furnish plots for several exciting novels. from an early promotional piece cited in T&M The pirate publisher George Munro was the first to get out an edition THE BLACK INDIES in English in his triple-columned self-wrappered "Seaside Library" in the Spring of 1877. This first British edition came out in October of that year: "Pictured on the front cover is Jack Ryan kneeling on the twenty-sixth landing down the gloomy shaft. Harfang the bird owl is also shown on the front cover and spine" T&M. This copy is in red cloth; we have also had green and brown no priority. It is an unusually clean bright copy in near-fine condition a discreet repair at the head of the spine rear endpaper cracked. Taves & Michaluk V017; Myers 10. unknown books
1890106191890. New York: J. S. Ogilvie n.d. 1890. 1 page preliminary ads plus 2 pp terminal ads. Original dark blue-green cloth. First American Edition and first edition in the English language. This is the sequel to Verne's "Moon" books of many years earlier: quoting from the preliminary ad leaf this is the story of How the Americans bought the North Pole and planned to change the axis of the Earth making the Arctic regions bloom like the Tropics by the explosion of a stupendous cannon. This tale is a good example of Verne's growing cynicism: whereas in the 1870s he has the Baltimore Gun Club using its gigantic cannon to explore the moon here the club has purchased land in the Arctic so that they can reap huge profits when that land becomes tropical. "Topsy Turvy" appeared in English in the January 19 1890 issue of New York World -- at the same time that newspaper's famous reporter Nellie Bly was attempting to beat Phileas Fogg's record time around the world. It was at some point soon thereÂafter that this Ogilvie edition No. 183 of "The Favorite Series" with ten illustrations was published the wrappered version in Ogilvie's "Fireside Series" is dated January 1890 on its wrapper. Sampson Low's British edition THE PURCHASE OF THE NORTH POLE was not published until December of that year with twenty chapters; both the original French edition and Ogilvie's edition have twenty-one. This copy is clean and unworn -- fine except that the endpapers have damage from overzealous erasure. As always the text paper itself is browned and brittle -- as Ogilvie produced as cheap a book as it could. This is quite an uncommon Verne volume. Taves & Michaluk V035; Myers 53. unknown books
188893631888. A Tale of the American Civil War. With Numerous Illustrations. London: Sampson Low Marston Searle & Rivington 1888. Original blue-grey cloth pictorially decorated in black and red all page edges gilt. First British 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. NORD CONTRE SUD came out in France in 1887 and by the end of the summer of that year the American pirate publisher George Munro came out with TEXAR'S VENGEANCE in his wrappered Seaside Library. In November 1887 Rand McNally published a hardbound American edition a different translation titled TEXAR'S REVENGE. Then this British edition hardbound and illustrated and the same translation as Rand McNally's came out in December 1887 though dated 1888. These were soon followed by Worthington's New York 1888 edition of TEXAR'S REVENGE. The book did not get good reviews in America: the New York Daily Tribune wrote In Jules Verne's story of "Texar". a very thin streak of narrative is padded to almost unwieldy proportions by a quantity of remarkably inaccurate information about the rebellion. If anyone thought the game worth the candle it would be easy to point out the various comical inaccuracies in the historical part of the story. quoted in T&M This copy is in the deluxe binding style with all edges gilt; its condition is very good -- spine a bit sunned as always volume slightly askew. This is a Verne title that we seldom see. Taves & Michaluk V033. unknown books
