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19113800New York: Vincent Parke and Company 1911. Edition d'Amiens. Limited to 600 numbered copies of which this is 122 and signed by R.G. Lancaster Registrar. Bound by Frost of Bath ca. 1960 in full crimson polished calf covers with double-gilt rules spines with five shallow raised bands decoratively tooled in gilt in compartments purple and green morocco gilt lettering labels board edges and turn-ins decoratively gilt marbled endpapers all edges gilt. Fifteen large octavo volumes 8 5/8 x 5 13/16 inches; 220 x 151 mm. Hand-colored frontispieces signed by the colorist and numerous tinted plates with descriptive tissue guards. Volume 5 has small chip at crown. Hand-illuminated limitation leaf. A very Fine set.<br/><br/>Jules Verne was a "French writer whose works shaped the development of modern science fiction.In 1863 Verne published the first of his Voyages extraordinairesâ€”Cinq semaines en ballon 1863; Five Weeks in a Balloon. The great success of the tale encouraged him to produce others in the same vein of romantic adventure with increasingly deft depictions of fantastic but nonetheless carefully conceived imaginary scientific wonders. The Voyages continued with Le Voyage au centre de la Terre 1864; A Journey to the Center of the Earth De la Terre Ã la Lune 1865; From the Earth to the Moon Vingt Mille Lieues sous les mers 1869-70; Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea and L'ÃŽle mystÃ©rieuse 1874; The Mysterious Island in which he foresaw a number of scientific devices and developments including the submarine the aqualung television and space travel. Verne's novels were enormously popular throughout the world; one in particular the grippingly realistic Le Tour du monde en quatre-vingt jours 1873; Around the World in Eighty Days generated great excitement during its serial publication in Le Temps and remained one of his most popular works" Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature. Here in 15 lovely volumes are some of his most imaginative and influential works. Vincent Parke and Company unknown books

Whitmore Rare Books · États-Unis16 500,00 $US≈ 13 960,65 €

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Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas

18732607London: Sampson Low Martson Low & Searle 1873. First edition in English. Very Good. Rare first English language edition of Verne's classic work preceding the American edition and much scarcer than the 1873 Smith or Osgood US printings. Publisher's original red cloth stamped in black and gilt rebacked with portions of the spine replaced. Original peach end papers with a contemporary gift inscription and Burns Bindery ticket. All page edges gilt. Generally in good condition internally. A young reader has written comments at the end of the book in pencil that could be erased but we've left them as they are kind of charming. Finally publisher's catalogue "For the season 1872-73" has six pages not eight as seen in some other copies. Whether it's lacking the final advertisement leaf or whether it was issued as such we cannot say. A Very Good copy overall of a very scarce book. A similar copy also rebacked and in cloth brought $8750 at auction Heritage 2018.<br/><br/>"Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea is arguably Verne's masterpiece. As a classic it has aged wonderfully well: it is escapist fun but it still retains its literary and scientific significance. To dismiss it as simply an adventure story does it a disservice.it is also an eerie tale of isolation and madness packed full with geographica; and scientific accuracies that make the fantastic uncomfortably believable" The Guardian. A work of incredible imagination the novel follows the expedition and capture of Professor Pierre Aronnax as he scours the ocean deeps in search of a mysterious "sea monster" reportedly attacking international vessels. As it turns out the fabulous beast spotted off the coast of New York turns out to be the Nautilus a secret underwater ship constructed for and commanded by Captain Nemo. An incredible work of adventure that explores the depths of the human psyche. Very Good. Sampson Low, Martson, Low, & Searle unknown books

Whitmore Rare Books · États-Unis9 500,00 $US≈ 8 037,95 €