Verne, Jules. DICK SAND; OR, A CAPTAIN AT FIFTEEN. A NOVEL. George Munro, New York, 1878.

Price: US$300.00 + shipping

Description: Octavo, pp. [i-v] vi [9] 10-323 [324: blank] [i]-ii: ads [note: text complete despite gap in pagination], fly leaves at front and rear, twenty inserted plates including one map, original green pebbled cloth, front and rear panels stamped in blind, spine panel stamped in gold, cream endpapers. First edition in English. Published in France as UN CAPITAINE DE QUINZE ANS (1878). This George Munro piracy, published in November 1878, preceded the fully illustrated, authorized Sampson Low and Charles Scribner editions, both dated 1879 on their title pages, but both published in December 1878. "DICK SANDS: THE BOY CAPTAIN is a classic children's novel, with a strong plot and plenty of action. Some of its descriptive passages are excellent, and many of them are instructive. The bits relating to equatorial Africa and the slave trade are scrupulously (and dreadfully) accurate, as Verne makes sure to indicate by giving his sources and by quoting an extract from an account of the travels of Cameron." - Jules-Verne, Jules Verne, p. 138. Myers 15. Taves and Michaluk V018. Cloth worn at spine ends and corner tips, some rubbing along outer joints and fore-edges, some scuffing and spotting to cloth, a sound, good copy. (#164619)

Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.

Verne, Jules. DICK SAND OR A CAPTAIN AT FIFTEEN. George Munro., 1878.

Price: US$574.20 + shipping

Description: DICK SAND OR A CAPTAIN AT FIFTEEN, George Munro., 1878 first American edition and first edition in the English language, a couple of signatures standing a bit proud, former owners bookplate on the f.p.d., light wear to the lower corner tips, some dust soiling to the f.e.p. & f.p.d., else just about a vg copy.

Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979, ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.

Verne, Jules. Dick Sand; or a Captain At Fifteen. George Munro, New York, 1878.

Price: US$675.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Publisher's gilt lettered green cloth. Light rubbing, bumping and edgewear. Modern clear acetate jacket lightly rubbed. Lightly shaken binding and clean text. Toned pages. Mild soil to pages from handling. B/w engraved plates. No ownership marks, ex-lib marks, stamps or stickers. Photos gladly provided on request. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 323 pages

Seller: Old Editions Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, North Tonawanda, NY, U.S.A.

Verne, Jules. DICK SAND; or, A Captain at Fifteen. A Novel. , 1878.

Price: US$775.00 + shipping

Description: New York: George Munro, 1878. 2 pp undated ads. Original green cloth. First Edition in English of this new and brilliant narrative of adventures by sea and land, embracing exciting incidents of the whale fishery in the Southern Ocean, and the African Slave Trade, all told in the inimitable graphic manner which has made Jules Verne the most popular author of the century [from Munro's contemporary ad, cited in T&M]. Published in France as UN CAPITAINE DE QUINZE ANS, this tale was first published in English, in November 1878, by the American pirate publisher Munro: The 1878 hardcover edition entitled DICK SAND; or a Captain at Fifteen is the best manufactured of all Verne books published by Munro. It is bound in green cloth, extra, illustrated with 20 engravings, including a map, priced at $1.00. [T&M] (The book was also issued by Munro, at the same time, in a two-volume wrappered format.) Sampson Low's authorized London edition was published the following month, in December, at the end of which month Charles Scribner's Sons also published their edition (dated 1879). Both the Sampson Low and the Scribner editions were titled DICK SANDS (with a final "S"). This is a bright, near-fine copy, with very minor rubbing at the extremities. Taves & Michaluk V018; Myers 15.

Seller: Sumner & Stillman [ABAA], Yarmouth, ME, U.S.A.

Jules Verne. Dick Sand; or, a Captain at Fifteen. George Munro, Publisher, New York, 1878.

Price: US$1100.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: First edition in English bound in original green cloth, gilt stamped spine, front and rear covers ruled in blind. Two page ad at rear, and list of 17 Verne titles facing the copyright page. Tissue guarded frontispiece and numerous interior illustrations. Taves & Michaluk V045; Myers 15. New York: George Munro, Publisher (1878), 323 pps. Fine copy with modest shelf wear and rubbing. Unmarked except for bookseller pencils, tiny hole at top corner of rear free end page. A handsome copy.

Seller: SF & F Books, Chester, VA, U.S.A.

Verne, Jules. Dick Sand. New York: George Munro, 1878., 1878.

Price: US$2035.24 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Held in a custom made protective cloth slipcase. A slightly faded small area of the head-fore corner of the front cover. Darkening to tail edge at spine. Light rubbing to edges. Endpapers separated from pastedowns but hinges are unaffected. Title bright and clear.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