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1917893P39London: Sampson Low Marston & Company c1917. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 7.5" by 5". None. A fantastical novel by Jules Verne originally published as 'The Mysterious Island' uncommon to see in an early dust wrapper. In the original unclipped dust wrapper.Originally published as 'L'Île mystérieuse' or 'The Mysterious Island' in French in 1875 this English translation was published as a trilogy; 'Dropped From the Clouds' beings the trilogy followed by 'The Abandoned' and 'The Secret of the Island'.'Dropped From the Clouds' is a crossover sequel with one of Jules Verne's best known work 'Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas'. This novel begins during the American Civil War with five prisoners of war escaping during the Siege of Richmond by hijacking a hydrogen observation balloon.Translated by W. H. G. Kingston.Undated dated from publication information regarding Sampson Low's Jules Verne series with the outlined Taj Mahal/Onion Dome front board.Four pages of adverts to the rear. In the original publisher's cloth binding in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally smart with some light marks to the boards a little heavier to the spine. Very light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Spots to the top and fore edge. Edge wear to the dust wrapper with chips to the head and tail of the spine and some closed tears large tear to the rear joint. Wraps are age-toned with some spotting including to the reverse. Price sticker to the front wrap. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Sampson Low, Marston & Company hardcover
1878863M13Paris: Bibliotheque d'Education et de Recreation/ J. Hetzel et Cie 1878. Leather. Very Good. 11" by 7.5". P. Philippoteaux; LaPlante. A smart early edition of Jules Verne's science fiction novel also known as Off on a Comet; part of his 'Voyages Extraordinaires' series. An early edition of this work in a quarter morocco and pebbled cloth binding with moire silk end papers and gilt decoration to the spine. Binder's blind stamp of 'LENEGRE REL' to the boards referring to the French bookbinder Antoine Lenègre 1818-1867. All edges gilt. Jules Verne 1828-1905 was a French novelist best known for his thrilling adventure series 'Voyages Extraordinaires'. This included works such as 'Journey to the Center of the Earth' 'Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea' and 'Around the World in Eighty Days'. This work was originally serialised in Magasin d'Éducation and is written in the original French. Titled 'Off on a Comet' in English this science fiction novel concerns a comet which picks up thirty-six Europeans from Earth as it continues on its path. Illustrated with drawings by P. Philippoteaux engraved by LaPlante. An 8-page publisher's catalogue J to the rear of the volume. Undated dated through the advertisements. In a quarter morocco binding. Externally smart with a few small marks to the boards a small loss of cloth to the front board some shelf wear to the extremities and a little rubbing to the head and tail of the spine. Internally firmly bound. Pages are age toned but clean. Very Good Bibliotheque d'Education et de Recreation/ J. Hetzel et Cie hardcover
1895355490718059London: Sampson Low 1895. First Edition. Hard Cover. London: Sampson Low Marston & Company Limited 1895. First UK Edition and likely the first hardbound edition in English. With Illustrations all present. Original pictorial light green cloth all edges gilt. Published in November 1895 by Sampson Low. A tale of buried treasure. The pictorial front board cover shows a pinioned and gagged Tyrcomel on the back of whose left shoulder is tattooed the long-sought direction 77'19'N. A contemporary Christmas gift inscription on the verso of the frontispiece a partially cracked front hinge a common fault with this book a small area of loss measuring approx.1" by 2" from the paste-down side of the front end-paper where it appears a bookseller's ticket has been removed. At the rear of the book the rear free end-paper is missing. There is slight pushing at the spine tips and the spine is a hint faded. A very uncommon book and priced to reflect the missing rear free end-paper easily replaceable by a skilled book-binder if matching patterned floral paper stock could be found. One of Verne's more sellable titles in our experience. Photographs/scans available upon request. Sampson Low hardcover
1878006511London: Sampson Low. 1st English edition. 97 illustrations including frontis with tissue guard. Translated from the French by Ellen E Frewer. Publishers pictorial red cloth decorated gilt & black. All edges gilt. Spine professionally re-laid. Corners a touch of wear & tiny spot on rear board but generally VG or better. No dustwrapper as issued. Scarce . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1878. Sampson Low hardcover
1924007174London: Sampson Low Marston & Co. Undated but inscription dated 1924. Publishers mid-blue cloth titled gilt on spine. Small brown stain at base of spine which is just a touch sunned also. 8 plates as called for. Scarce . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1924. Sampson, Low, Marston & Co hardcover
57444London: Sampson Low Marston Searle & Rivington 1883. Science Fiction Adventure SECOND UK EDITIONS. Complete in two volumes. Octavo 19 x 16cm pp.viii; 262 2; pp.viii; 246 2. With a total of 98 engraved plates by Benett including a frontispiece to each volume. Publisher's green cloth with gilt titles and black decoration to spines and uppers. Both volumes re-cased some time ago with spotting and wear to replacement white endpapers. Lower hinge of volume I just starting. Light even toning throughout with a distinct tobacco scent. Both volumes slightly cocked. Moderate wear to cloth and corners bumped. Very good. A feast of steam-powered elephants and revenge set in India ten years after the great Sepoy rebellion of 1857. This translation first published in London between 1880 and 1881. London: Sampson, Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1883 unknown
19713123FISCHER 02/1971. 2. softcover. FISCHER paperback
197949667DIOGENES 1979. 4. softcover. DETEBE DIOGENES paperback
196038929BERTELSMANN CARL 1960. 6. hardcover. BERTELSMANN, CARL hardcover
195938930BERTELSMANN CARL 1959. 2. hardcover. Sirmkovrilo! BERTELSMANN, CARL hardcover
19882964ARENA 1988. 2. softcover. Gordon Pym / Tom Jeorling ARENA paperback
197715367DIOGENES 1977. 2. softcover. DETEBE DIOGENES paperback
187310949Lippincott. Good. 1873. First Edition; Early State. Hardcover. Burgundy cloth cover with gilt and grey stamping has wear to corners and spine caps bumped corners and damp damage to the back cover is bright and overall in good condition. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. Vine patterened end sheets and paste downs clean and very good. Antiquated gift inscription on front end sheet dated 1889. Faint modest foxing to front matter. Pages have sparse modest thumbing but overall clean and very good. . . Lippincott hardcover
19601958VOLLMER EMIL 1960. 1. hardcover. Maloftege! VOLLMER, EMIL hardcover
19676790BÄRMEIER & NICKEL 1967. 1. hardcover. Michael Strogoff BÄRMEIER & NICKEL hardcover
199948845FISCHER SAMUEL 02/1999. 3. softcover. BIBLIOTHEK DER KLASSISCHEN ABENTEUERROMANE FISCHER, SAMUEL paperback
189811863Paris, Bibliothèque d'éducation et de récréation - Les Voyages extraordinaires, J. Hetzel et Cie, [1898]. Grand in-8 de [4]-IV-471-4 (catalogue BH) pages, cartonnage polychrome "au globe doré" de type 3, dos au phare, second plat type Engel "h", tranches dorées. Dos passé, avec petits accrocs en tête et en queue.
1873899F47London: Sampson Low Marston Low and Searle 1873 . First edition. Cloth. Fair. 8.5" by 6.5". Not Stated. The scarce first UK edition of Jules Verne's classic works of nineteenth century science fiction 'From the Earth to the Moon' and 'Around the Moon'. The first UK edition of two classic science fiction novels by Jules Verne: 'De la Terre a la Lune' 1865 and its sequel 'Autour de la Lune' 1870.These works were first combined in their original French in 1872 with this work being the first English language edition.Translated from the original French by Louis Mercier and Eleanor E. King.Illustrated with a frontispiece and seventy-seven plates. Collated lacking one plate.Written more than a century before the Apollo mission Verne's classic science fiction work is a somewhat prophetic account of man's first voyage to the moon.Verne's novel tells the story of a group named the Baltimore Gun Club who attempt to build an enormous space gun in order to launch three people in a projectile to land on the moon.Verne's novel was referred to by Neil Armstrong during the 23rd July 1969 return journey of the Apollo 11 during a television broadcast. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Boards bright. Lacking back strip. Boards weakly held by a single cord each. Front free endpaper and frontispiece detached and loosely inserted. Internally binding tender with first 33 pages working loose. Pages bright with the odd instance of spotting and light handling marks most concentrated to pages surrounding plates. Lacking one plate. Two plates detached and loosely inserted. Fair Sampson Low, Marston, Low, and Searle hardcover
198431610PAWLAK MANFRED 1984. 1. softcover. PAWLAK, MANFRED paperback
33816FASS. 1. LP. Maloftege! FASS unknown
47271TEMPO. 1. K. Nur Kaseto! Maloftege! TEMPO unknown
198431629PAWLAK MANFRED 1984. 1. softcover. PAWLAK, MANFRED paperback
188086249Paris: Hetzel 1880. Fine. Hetzel Paris 1880 17.50 x 28 cm cartonnage de l'éditeur Edition illustrated with 172 vignettes by Riou engraved by Pannemaker. Publisher's binding known as ""à la bannière"" royal blue on red background. Beveled boards type 7. Lower board Lenègre type e 1 black. Plate signed Souze binding signed Lenègre at foot. Black spotting on spine small tear with lack at foot of one joint headcaps sunken. First cover darkened split at foot of pastedown some foxing at beginning and end of volume bookseller's label pasted at head of pastedown. One of the author's great classics two children in search of their shipwrecked father. The story takes the reader from Scotland to New Zealand via the Canary Islands Cape Verde the Strait of Magellan the Andes mountain range the Argentine pampas the Cape of Good Hope Amsterdam Island and Australia. Hetzel hardcover
198842556ARENA 1988. 2.ND. hardcover. Gordon Pym / Tom Jeorling Fehldruck! Malofege! BIBLIOTHEK DER ABENTEUER ARENA hardcover
19683120FISCHER 03/1968. 1. softcover. FISCHER paperback
