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Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Description: 10mo, 285 pages. In Good condition. Bound in the publisher's brown cloth bearing gilt lettering to the spine. Boards show moderate wear exteriorly with fraying to the spine edges and fore corners and few scuffs. Illustration in black and gilt to front. Text block has age toned edges. Bookplate to the front pastedown with offsetting to the front end paper. Previous owner's information to the flyleaf. Few small stains to the copyright page. Frontispiece with tissue guard. Slight foxing to few pages interiorly. Illustrated. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column D, ND-D. 1375786. FP New Rockville Stock.
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$90.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: BOOK DESCRIPTION: 8vo, 285 pgs, frontispiece with 4 additional plate illustrations. Decorative covers in gold and black gilt on rust-colored cloth. Titled spine and cover. CONDITION DESCRIPTION: Well worn on edges and spine ends. Interior has browned pages, some looseness. CONTENTS DESCRIPTION: Includes these stories, with each having a frointis-like plate illustration: "A Drama in Mid-Air", "Dr. Ox's Hobby", "Master Zachary and "A Winter Among the Ice-Fields by Verne as well as "Fortieth French Ascent of Mont Blanc" by Paul Verne, the authors brother. Translated by A.L. Alger. Well worn copy of this first American and illustrated edition.
Seller: NorthStar Books, Spokane, WA, U.S.A.
Jules Verne. From the Clouds to the Mountains - Jules Verne - 1874. William F. Gill and Co., 1874.
Price: US$155.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: The book is in good condition. There is some light wear to the top and bottom of the spine. The gilt lettering and design on the spine and front cover is bright. There is some light rubbing to the outside boards. There is some wear to the hinges. The pages are clean and free of foxing. There are no books plates or signatures. This is an early edition printed in 1874 by William F. Gill and Company.
Seller: The Lion's End, Antiquarian Books, North Miami, FL, U.S.A.
VERNE.JULES. FROM THE CLOUDS TO THE MOUNTAINS.. WILLIAM F. GILL., BOSTON., 1874.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: BOUND IN OX-BLOOD RED CLOTH WITH GILT ILLUSTRATIONS AND AUTHOR'S NAME ON FRONT COVER.CORNERS AND BASE OF THE SPINE WORN.SPINE DARKENED.WATERSTAIN TO BOTTOM MARGINS FROM FRONT OF THE BOOK TO ABOUT PAGE 70.SOME SOIL IN TEXT PARTICULARLY TO PAGES 8/9.FRONTISPIECE AND FOUR ADDITIONAL ILLUSTRATIONS.SHORT CLOSED TEAR TO EDGE OF ONE PLATE NOT REACHING THE ILLUSTRATION.
Seller: Angus Books, SHEFFIELD, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Clean green original cloth that has the gilt title on the spine. Pictorial frontispiece. Drawing illustrations. An anthology of five short stories first published together in 1874. Prior owners book-plate. Spine heel lightly rubbed. A few pages slightly out of alignment. Lightly age toned page edges. Literature; Drawing illustrations; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 285 pages
Seller: Nick Bikoff, IOBA, Fairfield, NJ, U.S.A.
VERNE, Jules. From the Clouds to the Mountains. William F. Gill and Company, Boston, 1874.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Description: First Illustrated Edition in English. Octavo. Original terra-cotta cloth decorated in gilt and black, navy pastedowns and free end papers. Very good, spine ends slightly bumped, very small stain at top edge, pages slightly agetoned, ownership signature to second front free end paper.
Seller: Yesterday's Gallery, ABAA, East Woodstock, CT, U.S.A.
Price: US$342.20 + shipping
Description: FROM THE CLOUDS TO THE MOUNTAINS COMPRISING NARRATIVES OF STRANGE ADVENTURES BY AIR, LAND, AND WATER, William F. Gill and Company, 1874, first American and first illustrated edition, slight wear to the fore edge corner tips and spine extremities, else a bright, tight vg+ copy in the publishers original second state decorated green cloth binding. Collects "A Drama in Mid-Air", "Dr. Ox's Hobby", "Master Zachary and "A Winter Among the Ice-Fields by Verne as well as "Fortieth French Ascent of Mont Blanc" by Paul Verne, the authors brother. Translated by A. L. Alger
Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979, ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, pp. [1-2] 3-5 [6] 7-285 [286: blank], fly leaf at front, five inserted plates, publisher's pictorial terra cotta cloth, front and spine panels stamped in black and gold, slate coated endpapers. First U.S. edition? Collects "A Drama in Mid-Air" (a.k.a. "A Drama in the Air"), "Dr. Ox's Hobby" (a.k.a. "Dr. Ox's Experiment"), "Master Zachary" (a.k.a. "Master Zacharius") and "A Winter Among the Ice-Fields (a.k.a. "A Winter Amid the Ice") by Verne, and "Fortieth French Ascent of Mont Blanc" by Paul Verne. Apparently the only edition with English translation by A. L. Alger. This edition, mostly likely unauthorized, may have preceded the "authorized" 1874 Osgood edition published as DR. OX'S EXPERIMENT AND OTHER STORIES. The Gill edition was advertised as "now ready" on 11 July 1874. The Osgood edition, with contents translated by George M. Towle, was published in late June or early July 1874. Both American editions preceded Sampson Low's British edition which was published in November 1874. Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Early Years 2232. Bleiler (1978), p. 199. Reginald 14624. Myers 16. Taves and Michaluk V012. Cloth lightly worn at spine ends and lower corners, mild soiling to rear cover, several small creases to corners of free endpapers, a very good copy with bright cover stamping. (#111403)
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$385.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Boston: William F. Gill and Company, 1874. First Illustrated Edition in English. Translated by A.L. Alger. 12mo, 285 pp. Terra-cotta cloth with gilt devices, one of the lighter-than air balloon's gondola separating, and the other three mountain climbers ascending Mt. Blanc. Decorative black and gilt lettering and filigree on cover and spine. Slate coated endpapers. Illustrations, including frontispiece with tissue guard intact, from wood engravings. Editor's preface [not found on other English editions]. This much-sought version of the collection of five Verne stories (the last, "The Fortieth French Ascent of Mt. Blanc", was written by his brother Paul] may, in fact, be the first collected book edition of any sort in English.While Osgood's edition, entitled Doctor Ox [etc] was announced and registered in May and June 1874 respectively, no copies were deposited until July 17th. This Gill edition was announced as "now ready" on July 11th [ref. Taves & Michaluk V012]. Interestingly, Gill's announcement referred to a quarto size, apparently quite rare if it exists; presumably, a decision was made in favor of the known size, about 7.3" x 5.6". In any case, a popular translation, one which was followed by a "New Holiday Edition" and a "popular edition". Condition: hinges tender, rear hinge starting; spine shows some fading, with small but notable fraying at top and bottom extremes; general mild soil and wear. Undated lightly-penciled previous owner's signature on flyleaf. Better than good, most accurately about very good. Stories included: A Drama In Mid-Air; Dr. Ox's Hobby; Master Zachary; A Winter Among the Ice-Fields; and The Fortieth French Ascent of Mt.Blanc. See scans. L200
Seller: Singularity Rare & Fine, Baldwinsville, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First American, possibly unauthorized edition, preceding the Osgood edition under another title. A collection of stories anterior to Verne's more famous publications. "The Fortieth French Ascent of Mt. Blanc", was written by his brother Paul. Translated by A. L. Alger. Exceptional copy. Brown cloth with gilt and black, decorated board and spine, featuring Verne themes of balloon and mountain climbing adventure. Light rubbing at head, heel and corners, else bright, tight and clean. Handsome typographer's bookplate of John Stockbridge Barrows. No other marks.
Seller: Mythos Center Books, Frontenac, MN, U.S.A.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First American edition thus, with this title, in the first state of the binding. Contemporary bookplate of Ellis H. Roberts on the front pastedown, with a roughly contemporary pencil owner name on the first, white, blank leaf, a few tiny tears at the crown, and a little light rubbing, still a bright, very good plus copy. Roberts was the Treasurer of the United States during the terms of Presidents McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, pp. [1-2] 3-5 [6] 7-285 [286: blank], fly leaf at front, five inserted plates, publisher's pictorial green cloth, front and spine panels stamped in black and gold, slate coated endpapers. First U.S. edition? Collects "A Drama in Mid-Air" (a.k.a. "A Drama in the Air"), "Dr. Ox's Hobby" (a.k.a. "Dr. Ox's Experiment"), "Master Zachary" (a.k.a. "Master Zacharius") and "A Winter Among the Ice-Fields (a.k.a. "A Winter Amid the Ice") by Verne, and "Fortieth French Ascent of Mont Blanc" by Paul Verne. Apparently the only edition with English translation by A. L. Alger. This edition, mostly likely unauthorized, may have preceded the "authorized" 1874 Osgood edition published as DR. OX'S EXPERIMENT AND OTHER STORIES. The Gill edition was advertised as "now ready" on 11 July 1874. The Osgood edition, with contents translated by George M. Towle, was published in late June or early July 1874. Both American editions preceded Sampson Low's British edition which was published in November 1874. Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Early Years 2232. Bleiler (1978), p. 199. Reginald 14624. Myers 16. Taves and Michaluk V012. Cloth lightly worn at spine ends and lower corner tips, minute chip from top edge of front free endpaper, a tight, bright, very good copy. A nice copy of a handsome production. (#80265)
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$650.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, pp. [1-2] 3-5 [6] 7-285 [286: blank], fly leaf at front, five inserted plates, publisher's pictorial green cloth, front and spine panels stamped in black and gold, slate coated endpapers. First U.S. edition? Collects "A Drama in Mid-Air" (a.k.a. "A Drama in the Air"), "Dr. Ox's Hobby" (a.k.a. "Dr. Ox's Experiment"), "Master Zachary" (a.k.a. "Master Zacharius") and "A Winter Among the Ice-Fields (a.k.a. "A Winter Amid the Ice") by Verne, and "Fortieth French Ascent of Mont Blanc" by Paul Verne. Apparently the only edition with English translation by A. L. Alger. This edition, mostly likely unauthorized, may have preceded the "authorized" 1874 Osgood edition published as DR. OX'S EXPERIMENT AND OTHER STORIES. The Gill edition was advertised as "now ready" on 11 July 1874. The Osgood edition, with contents translated by George M. Towle, was published in late June or early July 1874. Both American editions preceded Sampson Low's British edition which was published in November 1874. Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Early Years 2232. Bleiler (1978), p. 199. Reginald 14624. Myers 16. Taves and Michaluk V012. Mild wear at upper spine end, mild rubbing to corner tips, small closed tear at fore-edge of front free endpaper, a bright, nearly fine copy. An excellent copy of a handsome production. (#135556)
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$650.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Boston: William F. Gill and Company, 1874. First Illustrated Edition in English. Translated by A.L. Alger. 12mo, 285 pp. Terra-cotta cloth with gilt devices, one of the lighter-than air balloon's gondola separating, and the other three mountain climbers ascending Mt. Blanc. Decorative black and gilt lettering and filigree on cover and spine. Slate coated endpapers. Illustrations, including frontispiece, from wood engravings. Editor's preface [not found on other English editions]. This much-sought version of the collection of five Verne stories (the last, "The Fortieth French Ascent of Mt. Blanc", was written by his brother Paul] may, in fact, be the first collected book edition of any sort in English. While Osgood's edition, entitled Doctor Ox [etc] was announced and registered in May and June 1874 respectively, no copies were deposited until July 17th. This Gill edition was announced as "now ready" on July 11th [ref. Taves & Michaluk V012]. Interestingly, Gill's announcement referred to a quarto size, of which I've never seen an example; presumably, a decision was made in favor of the known size, about 7.3" x 5.6". In any case, a popular translation, one which was followed by a "New Holiday Edition" and a "popular edition". Condition: better than unusual for this title, a sharp very good plus, Slight shelf wear and soiling, spine ends and corners lightly bumped, faint marginal at several pages; ¾" tear on top edge of title page, small paper residue on front pastedown. Very sharp, bright and tight for this title. Stories included: A Drama In Mid-Air; Dr. Ox's Hobby; Master Zachary; A Winter Among the Ice-Fields; and The Fortieth French Ascent of Mt.Blanc. L68
Seller: Singularity Rare & Fine, Baldwinsville, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, pp. [1-2] 3-5 [6] 7-285 [286: blank], fly leaf at front, five inserted plates, publisher's pictorial terra cotta cloth, front and spine panels stamped in black and gold, slate coated endpapers. First U.S. edition? Collects "A Drama in Mid-Air" (a.k.a. "A Drama in the Air"), "Dr. Ox's Hobby" (a.k.a. "Dr. Ox's Experiment"), "Master Zachary" (a.k.a. "Master Zacharius") and "A Winter Among the Ice-Fields (a.k.a. "A Winter Amid the Ice") by Verne, and "Fortieth French Ascent of Mont Blanc" by Paul Verne. Apparently the only edition with English translation by A. L. Alger. This edition, mostly likely unauthorized, may have preceded the "authorized" 1874 Osgood edition published as DR. OX'S EXPERIMENT AND OTHER STORIES. The Gill edition was advertised as "now ready" on 11 July 1874. The Osgood edition, with contents translated by George M. Towle, was published in late June or early July 1874. Both American editions preceded Sampson Low's British edition which was published in November 1874. Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Early Years 2232. Bleiler (1978), p. 199. Reginald 14624. Myers 16. Taves and Michaluk V012. Early gift inscription dated 16 July 1874 on the front flyleaf. A very bright, fine copy. A stunning copy of a handsome production. (#149850)
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.