Verne, Jules. An Antarctic Mystery. Sampson Low., London., 1898.
Price: US$324.89 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: A clean, if slightly loose copy of the first UK edn. One plate appears to be missing (pp.14/15) Red decorated cloth binding.with faded spine.Bevelled edges with a little edgewear.Booked slightly cocked. All edges gilt. Hinges weak, webbing exposed.336pp. 63 of 64 illus present. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Seller: Florence books, Salisbury, WILTS, United Kingdom
Verne, Jules.. An Antarctic Mystery.. London: Sampson Low, Marston and Company,, 1898.
Price: US$519.82 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First UK edition. 8vo. pp. [xiii], 336; 17 plates (as per List of Illustrations ); some spotting at front and rear, prize bookplate to front pastedown, recased in the original pictorial cloth, which is darkened on spine, somewhat marked to boards. Verne's novel first appeared in France as Le Sphinx des Glaces (1897).
Seller: Meridian Rare Books ABA PBFA, London, United Kingdom
Price: US$686.16 + shipping
Description: Half title, front. & 63 plates. Orig. red pictorial cloth, blocked in light & dark grey, white, black & gilt; spine faded & chipped at head, recased. Neat ownership inscription on title, 1883. R.G. Taylor booklabel; small name stamps of Jas. Craig. a.e.g. A good sound copy of a scarce Verne title. Le Sphinx des Glaces, 1897. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION. Verne wrote the novel as a direct sequel to Edgar Allen Poe's The Mystery of Arthur Pym of 1838. He had always held a fascination for Poe's fiction, and wrote in 1864 Edgar Allen Poe et ses oeuvres. JVE V046; Myers 2.
Seller: Jarndyce, The 19th Century Booksellers, London, United Kingdom
Verne, Jules. An Antarctic Mystery. Sampson Low, Marston & Company, London, 1898.
Price: US$909.68 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Size: 8vo. xvi + 336pp. Hinges cracked. Spine cocked, with chips to extremities. Slight foxing front/rear pages, but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. All edges gilt in good condition. Rear end paper removed. Corners slightly bumped. Contains frontispiece and 63 illustrations. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; 19th century; Fiction. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 37478.
Seller: Dreadnought Books, Bristol, United Kingdom
Verne, Jules. An Antarctic Mystery. Sampson Low, Marston & Company, London, 1898.
Price: US$2400.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First British Edition. Original olive green cloth pictorially decorated in light green, white, grey and black, gilt tiled spine and cover, all edges gilt, decorated end pages. Tissue guarded frontispiece, title page and 63 plates. Translated from the French by Mrs. Cashel Hoey. Verne wrote this as an original sequel to Edgar Allan Poe's "The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym". Taves & Michaluk V046; Myers 2. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Company (1898), 336 pps. VG mylar protected copy; slightly cocked, lightly bumped spine ends with some characteristic loss of white paint, some rubbing/wear to extremities, bookseller pencils. Solid and attractive copy of this hard to find book.
Seller: SF & F Books, Chester, VA, U.S.A.