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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
187883451878. A Novel. New York: George Munro 1878. 2 pp undated ads. Original green cloth. First Edition in English of this new and brilliant narrative of adventures by sea and land embracing exciting incidents of the whale fishery in the Southern Ocean and the African Slave Trade all told in the inimitable graphic manner which has made Jules Verne the most popular author of the century from Munro's contemporary ad cited in T&M. Published in France as UN CAPITAINE DE QUINZE ANS this tale was first published in English in November 1878 by the American pirate publisher Munro: The 1878 hardcover edition entitled DICK SAND; or a Captain at Fifteen is the best manufactured of all Verne books published by Munro. It is bound in green cloth extra illustrated with 20 engravings including a map priced at $1.00. T&M The book was also issued by Munro at the same time in a two-volume wrappered format. Sampson Low's authorized London edition was published the following month in December at the end of which month Charles Scribner's Sons also published their edition dated 1879. Both the Sampson Low and the Scribner editions were titled DICK SANDS with a final "S". This is a bright near-fine copy with very minor rubbing at the extremities. Taves & Michaluk V018; Myers 15. <br/><br/> hardcover books
1909106541909. Illustrated. London: Grant Richards 1909. Original dark blue cloth pictorially decorated in ochre yellow and light blue. First British Edition and first edition in English. This is a tale of a meteor's close brush with Earth with the main events taking place in Virginia. The story had first appeared in a French daily journal in March-April 1908 -- three years after Verne's death. Despite the date 1909 on the title verso this book was actually published in November 1908. Though sited in America the book was not published in the United States. This is a handsome volume with one of the 24 Roux plates reproduced upon the decorative front cover. This copy is nearly fine front endpaper cracked one tiny nick in the spine head light foxing throughout on this thick wove paper. Taves & Michaluk V060; Myers 9. <br/><br/> hardcover books
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
201515299JParis: Editions des Saints Pères 2015. Second Edition. Text in French. Limited to 1000 numbered copies. 512 pages 13 1/4 inches tall 10 inches wide 2 1/4 inches thick. Very large volume bound in full silver-stamped blue cloth with matching slipcase. The etching illustrations in this deluxe edition were from the magazine appearance of the novel in Le Magasin d'Éducation et de Récréation and have been added in order to illustrate the original manuscript. Created by Alphonse de Neuville and Edouard Riou these engraved etchings are the work of the renowned Henri Théophile Hildibrand known for his work with Gustave Doré. The manuscript restored and published for the first time ever allows for a unique behind-the-scenes experience as the reader becomes immersed in the fantastical world of Verne. Verne’s writing appears neat and elegant with large open margins allowing for legible and methodical edits additions and corrections. Editions des Saints Pères hardcover books
1959295667New York: Heritage 1959. hardcover. fine. Numerous illustrations by Edward A. Wilson In the original English translation of W.H. G. Kingston with an introduction by Ray Bradbury. Tall 8vo 568 pp. handsomely bound in full blue crushed morocco orange leather spine labels inner dentelles all edges gilt. New York: Heritage Press 1959. Fine.<br/><br/> Heritage unknown books
1962295666New York: Heritage 1962. hardcover. fine. Numerous illustrations by Edward A. Wilson and an Introduction by Ray Bradbury. Tall 8vo 268 pp. handsomely bound by Bayntun in full blue crushed morocco orange leather spine labels inner dentelles all edges gilt. New York: Heritage Press 1962. Fine.<br/><br/> Heritage unknown books
187326890Boston: James R. Osgood 1873. First Edition in English and First American. Frontispiece illustration of "Le Saint Michel". 1 vols. 12mo. Blue cloth with frontispiece reproduced in gilt on upper cover red edges greenish-black endpapers; some wear to extremities spine repaired ownership signature dated 1873 on fly leaf and title else internally fine. First Edition in English and First American. Frontispiece illustration of "Le Saint Michel". 1 vols. 12mo. First Edition in English of Verne's Masterpiece. This copy in blue cloth--a rare variant green being the usual color. Taves & Michaluk V011; Meyers 54 James R. Osgood unknown books
1956295665New York: Heritage 1956. hardcover. fine. Numerous color illustrations by Edward A. Wilson. The English version made from the French by Mercer Lewis with a new introduction by Fetcher Pratt. 325pp. tall 8vo handsomely bound by Baynton in full blue crushed morocco orange leather spine labels inner dentelles all edges gilt. New York: Heritage Press 1956. Fine.<br/><br/> Heritage unknown books
187422169New York: Scribner Armstrong & Co 1874. First American edition. Hardcover. Orig. publisher's brown decorated cloth with beveled edges. Very good. 286 pages. 21 x 15 cm. Four leaves of adverts at rear. Forty two illustrations. The two tales the first based on his own experience on a transatlantic voyage on the Great Eastern the largest iron ship ever constructed. The second fictional novel takes place during the American Civil War. MYERS 22. Very bright fresh copy front cover elaborately decorated in gilt slight wear to backstrip extremities and corners owner inscription free front endpaper. Scribner, Armstrong & Co hardcover books
1895106421895. With Illustrations. New York: R. F. Fenno & Company n.d. 1895. Original olive green cloth pictorially decorated in black and silver. First American Edition in cloth of this tale of buried treasure described as follows in a contemporary review cited in T&M: Captain Antifer's father had befriended an Egyptian prisoner at Jaff Jaffa Kamylk Pasha and many years after he received a mysterious document naming latitude 24 degrees 59 minutes north and saying that the longitude would follow later. It never did; but Antifer succeeded in discovering it and had a series of most exciting adventures in searching for the wealth which was to be found on the spot indicated. Antifer's efforts to find the islet's longitude complicated by treachery and demands of marriage take him to the Gulf of Oman the Gulf of Guinea and even north of Norway. After serialization in Boy's Own Fenno published a wrappered version of this tale in June 1895 the first edition in the English language; both Fenno and in England Sampson Low then published clothbound editions in November of that year -- precedence uncertain. This Fenno volume has a binding design very much like those of the American trade binding artist Margaret Armstrong and is profusely illustrated. This copy is in fine condition Christmas 1895 inscription. Taves & Michaluk V042; Myers 6. <br/><br/> hardcover books
1883015015Charles Scribner's 1883. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. First Edition 1883 in Blue Decorative Boards Very Scarce Verne Title Beautiful Fresh Copy Inscribed by Steele McKaye Actor to His Son Percy McKaye American Poet and Playwright. Rare In This Condition. Great Copy. Charles Scribner's Hardcover books
