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Jules Verne Autographed Letter Signed
VERNE, JULES.
Jules Verne Autographed Letter Signed.
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Rare autographed letter signed by the father of science fiction Jules Verne. autograph letter signed. Letter addressed to “mon cher Peragillo” and mentioning “Le Tour du Monde.” Matted and framed. The entire piece measures 6.75 inches by 6.75 inches.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 138073
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First English edition of Jules Verne's The Mysterious Island: Dropped From the Clouds
VERNE, JULES.
The Mysterious Island: Dropped From the Clouds.
London: Sampson, Low, Marston, Low, & Searle 1875.
First edition in English in book form of the first volume of Verne’s Mysterious Island trilogy, preceding the Scribner Armstrong’s first American edition. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth decorated in gilt, all edges gilt, illustrated, tissue-guarded frontispiece. Translated from the French by W.H.G. Kingston. In fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Armorial bookplates to the pastedown and front free endpaper. An exceptional example, scarce in this condition.
Price: $12,000.00 Item Number: 125618
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First American edition of Jules Verne's The Mysterious Island: The Secret of the Island
VERNE, JULES.
The Mysterious Island: The Secret of the Island.
New York: Scribner, Armstrong, & Co. 1876.
First American edition of the final installment in Verne’s Mysterious Island Trilogy. Octavo, original publisher’s green cloth decorated in gilt, illustrated. Translated from the French by W.H.G. Kingston. In near fine condition. An exceptionally bright example.
Price: $1,750.00 Item Number: 126775
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First American edition of Jules Verne's The Mysterious Island: Abandoned
VERNE, JULES.
The Mysterious Island: Abandoned.
New York: Scribner, Armstrong, & Co. 1875.
First American edition of the second installment in Verne’s Mysterious Island trilogy. Octavo, original publisher’s green cloth decorated in gilt, illustrated. Translated from the French by W.H.G. Kingston. In near fine condition. A very sharp example.
Price: $1,750.00 Item Number: 129044
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“IT IS A GREAT MISFORTUNE TO BE ALONE, MY FRIENDS; AND IT MUST BE BELIEVED THAT SOLITUDE CAN QUICKLY DESTROY REASON": First American edition of Jules Verne's The Mysterious Island
VERNE, JULES.
The Mysterious Island: Wrecked in the Air.
New York: Scribner, Armstrong & Co. 1875.
First American edition, first English language edition in book form, and first authorized edition of the first part of the crossover sequel to Verne’s famous Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas and In Search of the Castaways. Slim octavo, original green cloth decorated in gilt, with forty-eight illustrations. Scribner Armstrong published this slim, double-column volume at the end of October 1874, both in wrappers (now exceedingly rare) and cloth, as here. The book was announced as about to be published on October 24th, it was copyrighted on the 26thm and two deposit copies were received on the 31st. Meanwhile, Henry L. Shepard of Boston was rushing to press an “authentic” edition (as opposed to an “authorized” one, which Scribner Armstrong’s was). On October 24th Shepard announced his was “ready,” and on the 31st announced that it was “ready” in wrappers but “nearly ready” in cloth. In short, precedence is a matter of a day or two, perhaps even hours. Incidentally, this was the only “Part” of The Mysterious Island that Scribner Armstrong published in this format; they quickly republished it in their usual (shorter and squatter) format, and then published the following two parts in that format. In near fine condition.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 128454
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First Edition of Jules Verne's The Castle of the Carpathians
VERNE, JULES.
The Castle of the Carpathians.
London: Sampson Low, Marston & Company 1893.
Rare first edition of Verne’s Gothic mystery novel that likely inspired Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Octavo, original illustrated cloth, gilt titles to the spine and front panel, top edge gilt, pictorial endpapers, engraved frontispiece, illustrated with numerous engravings. In very good condition. Scarce and desirable.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 95153
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“In the course of time, Michael Strogoff reached a high station in the Empire. But it is not the history of his success, but the history of his trials, which deserves to be related": First Edition of Jules Verne's Michael Strogoff, the Courier of the Czar
VERNE, JULES.
Michael Strogoff, the Courier of the Czar.
New 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.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 89346