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First English Edition of Jules Verne's The Mysterious Island: Dropped From the Clouds; With an Autograph Note Signed by Him
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. Accompanied by an autograph note signed by Verne and dated the year he published "Two Years' Vacation" his South Pacific adventure novel. Card stock, written in French, and dated March 1888. The note reads in full in English, "Very willingly, Monsieur, will I address the lines which your sympathetic letter demands, praying that you excuse me if I haven't responded to you earlier. Your well devoted Jules Verne March 88." Verne may have been a little preoccupied in 1888. In that year, he entered French politics by becoming town councilor of Amiens in northern-central France and his latest adventure novel was also published. In fine condition with scrapbook album mounting traces to the verso. The piece measures 5 inches by 2.625 inches. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Armorial bookplates to the pastedown and front free endpaper. Translated from the French by W.H.G. Kingston. An exceptional example, scarce in this condition. A superior example.
Price: $12,900.00 Item Number: 125618
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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": Rare First Editions of Each volume in Jules Verne's Mysterious Island Trilogy
VERNE, Jules.
The Mysterious Island Trilogy: Dropped From the Clouds, Abandoned, and The Secret of the Island.
New York: Scribner, Armstrong, & Co, 1875-1876.
First editions in English of each volume in Jules Verne's The Mysterious Island trilogy. Octavo, three volumes in the original publisher's pictorial cloth, all edges gilt, illustrated with engravings including tissue-guarded frontispieces. Translated from the French by W.H.G. Kingston. Each volume is in very good condition. A sharp set.
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 146148
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“Anything one man can imagine, other men can make real": Rare First Edition in English of Jules Verne's A Tour of the World in Eighty Days
VERNE, Jules.
A Tour of the World in 80 Days. [Around the World in 80 Days].
Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1873.
Rare first American edition of the author's classic work. Duodecimo, bound in green cloth, pictorially decorated in gilt and blind, dark blue endpapers, edges stained red, two color title page. Tissue guarded frontispiece and introduction by Adrien Marx. Taves & Michaluk V011; Myers 54. Christmas 1911 inscription on recto of frontispiece from uncle to nephew; relating how this book was given to him by the publisher George Ticknor when they met on a trip to Boston as the book was just published. Also signed by Uncle Tom on title page. Translated by George M. Towle. In near fine condition with the gilt spine bright. An exceptional example, most rare in this condition and with noted provenance.
Price: $3,500.00 Item Number: 150041
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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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“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
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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
