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Verne, Jules. A Journey to the North Pole. George Routledge & Sons, London & New York, 1875.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: FFEP missing but front hinge intact and sturdy, extremities bumped and worn with corners worn through, bit of glue on rear cover, covers moderately rubbed, owner's name and address inside front cover, spine slanted.
Seller: Yesterday's Books, Coos Bay, OR, U.S.A.
Jules Verne. A Journey to the North Pole. George Routledge, London, 1875.
Price: US$128.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Brick colored with gilt lettering and pictorial cover and spine. Somewhat rubbed, edges worn, 1/2 inch tear on spine, loose in binding. 129 illustrations
Seller: Culpepper Books, Tacoma, WA, U.S.A.
Price: US$130.00 + shipping
Description: London and New York; George Routledge and Sons, 1875. 8vo. Hardcover. Very good. Green cloth covered boards with gilt and black title and decoration to front board and to spine. Wear to exterior includes bumping to edges, rubbing, two small (less than a half an inch) closed tears to cloth at rear hinge, minor soiling to front board, and slight rolling to spine. Ownership inscription to front free end paper. Light chipping and creasing to edges of frontispiece. Tissue guard is intact. Minor foxing throughout though text and illustrations remain bright. Minor crack to binding in three spots. Binding remains strong and tight. 129 beautiful illustrations by Riou. 314 pages. LIT/090122
Seller: Under the Covers Antique Books, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Verne, Jules. A Journey to the North Pole. George Routledge and Sons, London & New York, 1875.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: The probable First Edition in English. With 129 illustrations. Wear speckling on the covers. Darkening on spine. Worn and frayed extremities. Light foxing on pages. Even with extensive wear to covers this book is still quite attractive. Ellaborately illustrated and original red stamped black cloth design on covers and spine. Covers depict a scene with sail boat journeying through polar ice caps with the golden light of a sunrise in along the horizon. Fishing boat with a cloaked man and loyal dog as well. Decorative borders around covers and also gilt titles on cover and spine. At conclusion of book (p. 314) "The Sequel to this Story will shortly be published, under the Title of "THE FIELD OF ICE." Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: The Country Bookshop [Member VABA], Plainfield, VT, U.S.A.
Verne, Jules. Journey to the North Pole, A. George Routledge and Sons, London and New York, 1875.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Green illustrated covers with gold and dark printing; wear and fraying on edges and corners, especially spine; ink stain on back cover. Binding is cracked between table of contents and p. 1 and at back endpaper. Information on previous owner and library stamps on front and back endpapers; pocket has been removed on front endpaper; foxing. 314 pp., b/w illustrations; two pages are loose, with subsequent chips, tears, and folds; page edges are soiled; browning.
Seller: Beautiful Tomes, Moscow, ID, U.S.A.
Price: US$324.95 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition in English, title page dated 1875. Tightly bound in dark green cloth with gold titles and black stamped imagery. Edge and shelf wear and modest slant to the spine. The contents and Riou illustrations are clean. Light foxing to the early few pages. The inner hinges are starting however the binding remains tight. Still a very nice copy. Insured domestic Priority Mail and international shipping may require added postage charges.
Seller: Bookworks, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Jules Verne. A Journey to the North Pole. George Routledge, 1875.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Shows slight signs of edgewear, top of spine a little worn, generally a very nice tight book. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng
Seller: Ian Thompson, Milton, ON, Canada
Verne, Jules. A Journey to the North Pole. George Routledge and Sons, London, 1875.
Price: US$449.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First English Edition. Publisher's brown cloth pictorially decorated in gilt and black on front and spine, ruled in blind on rear, and with gilt top edge. Light peach endpapers and 129 illustrations by Riou. Minor wear to tips and extremities. A nice VG copy.
Seller: SF & F Books, Chester, VA, U.S.A.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, pp. [i-iii] iv [1] 2-314, 129 illustrations, some full-page inserted plates, with illustrations by Riou, publisher's pictorial green cloth, front and spine panels stamped in black and gold, rear panel stamped in blind, salmon coated endpapers, all edges plain. First British edition. Translation of LES ANGLAIS AU POLE NORD: ADVENTURES DU CAPITAINE HATTERAS (1866). Comprises the first part of THE VOYAGES AND ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN HATTERAS. According to The American Catalogue, this 1875 Routledge edition of A JOURNEY TO THE NORTH POLE and the sequel, THE FIELD OF ICE, also dated 1875, were both released in 1874, though apparently not simultaneously; a note on page 314 of the earliest copies of the former (including this one) states that the latter "will shortly be published." A variant issue of this 1875 Routledge edition was titled THE ENGLISH AT THE NORTH POLE, status unknown to us, but probably a later issue or printing (Routledge reprints are titled THE ENGLISH AT THE NORTH POLE). Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 1-92. Bleiler (1978), p. 199. Reginald 14615A. Myers 58. Taves and Michaluk V004. Slight spine lean, corner tips rubbed, but a lovely copy. (#173584)
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, pp. [i-iv] 1-269 [270: blank] + 14 pages [mispaginated] (1) 4-16] of ads at rear, 126 illustrations, some full-page inserted plates, with illustrations by Riou, publisher's pictorial brown cloth, front and spine panels stamped in black and gold, rear panel stamped in blind, all edges plain, salmon coated endpapers. First British edition. Translation of LES ANGLAIS AU POLE NORD: ADVENTURES DU CAPITAINE HATTERAS (1866). The Routledge edition of THE VOYAGES AND ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN HATTERAS was published in two volumes in the Fall of 1874, the first titled THE ENGLISH AT THE NORTH POLE (a.k.a. A JOURNEY TO THE NORTH POLE), the second titled THE FIELD OF ICE. The Routledge edition was preceded by a one volume U.S. edition published in June 1874 by Osgood as THE VOYAGES AND ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN HATTERAS. Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 1-92. Bleiler (1978), p. 199. Reginald 14615A. Myers 58. Taves and Michaluk V004. Slight spine lean, corner tips rubbed, but a lovely copy. (#173603)
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
Verne, Jules. A Journey to the North Pole. George Routledge and Sons, London, 1875.
Price: US$1133.56 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Later but old circa 1900 red leather binding. Gilt labels, very attractive tooled volume. First English Edition. Some wear around the spine, period bookplate circa 1900 inside front cover. Very good internally. Please inquire. Photographs via email. Postage may be increased, please do confirm availability and postage prior to ordering. Under most circumstances we will aim to answer all queries within 48 hours.We look forward to hearing form you and hope that you will find the wonderful book you are looking for.
Seller: Garland Books, Dundee, UK, United Kingdom
Price: US$1550.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First British Editions. A Journey to the North Pole and The Field of Ice - two volume set that comprise the Adventures of Captain Hatteras. Illustrated by Riou. London and New York: George Routledge and Sons (1875), 314 and 269 pages. Both volumes housed in custom made green cloth slipcase. Taves & Michaluk V004; Myers 58. A Journey to the North Pole in original green cloth pictorially decorated in black and gilt, ruled in blind on rear, pale peach endpapers. Tissued guarded frontispiece, 129 illustrations. Nearly Fine copy with slight forward lean, very modest wear, gift inscription on f.f.e. The Field of Ice in original blue cloth pictorially decorated in black and gilt, ruled in blind on rear, pale peach endpapers. Tissued guarded frontispiece, 126 illustrations, 16 page catalog at rear. This VG copy has modestly darkened spine, spine ends and tips starting, toned tissue guard and previous owner's signature to f.f.e.
Seller: SF & F Books, Chester, VA, U.S.A.