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Price: US$349.95 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First U.S. Edition, 1874. Tightly bound in brick red cloth with gilded imagery and titles and beveled edges. All 42 illustrated plates are present, as issued. The binding shows moderate edgewear and spotting, rubbing to the corners and a small, 1/4" snag to the cloth on the spine. There is damp staining to the top margin of the front flyleaf, the "Jules Verne's Works" page (inserted after the title page) and to the eight pages of the publisher's catalog in the rear. The contents show lessor signs of damp staining and minor smudging. Still a "good only" copy of a scarce title. Insured domestic Priority Mail and international shipping may require added postage charges.
Seller: Bookworks, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Description: 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)
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$611.24 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Please email for Photographs or further information. Very Good - Spine and boards bumped and scuffed. Mild foxing on some pages; does not interfere with text. Pencial marks on FEP. Please see photos as part of condition report 1874 1st Edition , US Edition A FLOATING CITY AND THE BLOCKADE RUNNERS By Jules Verne Jules Gabriel Verne (8 February 1828 – 24 March 1905) was a French novelist, poet, and playwright. His collaboration with the publisher Pierre-Jules Hetzel led to the creation of the Voyages extraordinaires, a series of bestselling adventure novels including Journey to the Center of the Earth (1864), Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas (1870), and Around the World in Eighty Days (1872). His novels, always well documented, are generally set in the second half of the 19th century, taking into account the technological advances of the time. Verne is considered to be an important author in France and most of Europe, where he has had a wide influence on the literary avant-garde and on surrealism. His reputation was markedly different in the Anglosphere where he had often been labeled a writer of genre fiction or children's books, largely because of the highly abridged and altered translations in which his novels have often been printed. Since the 1980s, his literary reputation has improved. Jules Verne has been the second most-translated author in the world since 1979, ranking between Agatha Christie and William Shakespeare. He has sometimes been called the "father of science fiction", a title that has also been given to H. G. Wells and Hugo Gernsback. In the 2010s, he was the most translated French author in the world. In France, 2005 was declared "Jules Verne Year" on the occasion of the centenary of the writer's death. Illustrated By: Jules Ferat Jules-Descartes Férat (1829, Ham, Somme – 1906, Paris) was a French artist and illustrator, famous for his portrayals of factories and their workers. He illustrated the books of many known authors, such as Jules Verne, Edgar Allan Poe, and Victor Hugo. Some critics consider his illustrations for Jules Verne's novel The Mysterious Island to be his greatest masterpieces. Format: Hardcover, Language: English Dust Jacket: No Jacket, Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket Published By: Scribner, Armstrong & Co, New York octavo (8vo 6 × 9 152 × 229),Pages 286 ISBN: A Floating City, or sometimes translated The Floating City, (French: Une ville flottante) is an adventure novel by French writer Jules Verne first published in 1871 in France. At the time of its publication, the novel enjoyed a similar level of popularity as Around the World in Eighty Days. The first UK and US editions of the novel appeared in 1874. Jules Férat provided the original illustrations for the novel. Plot - It tells of a woman who, on board the ship Great Eastern with her abusive husband, finds that the man she loves is also on board. "The Blockade Runners" (French: Les forceurs de blocus) is an 1865 novella by Jules Verne. In 1871 it was published in single volume together with novel A Floating City as a part of the Voyages Extraordinaires series (The Extraordinary Voyages). An English translation was published in 1874. Plot - The American Civil War plot centers on the exploits of a British merchant captain named James Playfair who must break the Union blockade of Charleston harbor in South Carolina to trade supplies for cotton and, later in the book, to rescue Halliburtt, the abolitionist journalist father of a young girl held prisoner (the father, not the girl) by the Confederates. Verne's tale was inspired by reality as many ships were actually lost while acting as blockade runners in and around Charleston in the early 1860s. SKU: BTETM0001669 Approximate Package Dimensions H: 12.5, L: 30, W: 25 (Units: cm), W: 2Kg
Seller: Books That Expand The Mind, Margate, KENT, United Kingdom
Jules Verne. Floating City. Scribner, Armstrong & Company, 1874.
Price: US$695.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Near Fine Copy In Decorative Brown Cloth. First Edition 1874 Beautiful UN Foxed Copy.Another Great Verne science Fiction Classic.
Seller: Jeff Bergman Books ABAA, ILAB, Flemington, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: iv, 286, [8] p. 22 cm. Frontispiece, title page vignette, 41 other b&w plates. Brown cloth with black and gold impressing, bevelled edges. Variant binding - most firsts in green. Front cover illustration shows Crockston of The Blockrade Runners throwing a live shell overboard while the spine has an image of the bow view of the Great Eastern. Mylar wrap (removed for photos). Corners worn, spine ends torn, lower edge shelf worn. Front free endpaper missing. Foxing to tissue guard and title page. Dampstains to rear advertising pages. Two books in one volume. "Jules Verne's Works. The Authorized Editions" inserted after title page. "A Floating City" was based on Verne's own experiences on an 1867 transatlantic voyage on the Great Eastern, the largest iron ship ever built. The second novel is a romance taking place during the American Civil War. 8 p. of publisher's ads at rear. Myers 22. Taves & Michaluk V0008.
Seller: Attic Books (ABAC, ILAB), London, ON, Canada
Verne, Jules. A Floating City, And The Blockade Runners. Scribner, Armstrong & Co, New York, 1874.
Price: US$825.00 + shipping
Description: 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. Orig. publisher's brown decorated cloth with beveled edges. Very good
Seller: Royoung Bookseller, Inc. ABAA, Ardsley, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$1500.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, pp. [i-iii] iv [1] 2-286 [287-288: blank leaf (leaf T8)excised by binder] + [8]-page publisher's catalogue inserted at rear [note: single leaf printed on recto only headed "Jules Verne's Works. / The Authorized Editions" inserted after title leaf], fly leaves at front and rear, 42 inserted plates with illustrations by J. Ferat, original pictorial bevel-edged brown cloth, front and spine panels stamped in gold and black, rear panel ruled in blind, yellow coated endpapers. A translation of UNE VILLE FLOTTANTE SUIVI DES FORCEURS DE BLOCUS (1871). Verne's short novel, "A Floating City," was inspired by his voyage to America in 1867 aboard The Great Eastern. "The Blockade Runners" is a short romance set during the American Civil War. Bleiler (1978), p. 199. Reginald 12641. Myers 22. Taves and Michaluk V008. Light rubbing to cloth, some scratches to rear cover, scattered foxing throughout, still a sound, very good copy. (14107)
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.
Verne, Jules. A Floating City, and The Blockade Runners. Scribner, Armstrong & Co, New York, 1874.
Price: US$1500.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First American Edition, published in September 1874 -- the same month as Sampson Low's British edition. Original embossed green boards with gilt and black titles and design, small damp stain.
Seller: J. Mercurio Books, Maps, & Prints IOBA, Garrison, NY, U.S.A.