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VERNE, Jules. ARCHIPELAGO ON FIRE. London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington., 1888.
Price: US$318.01 + shipping
Description: Early UK edition. Original green cloth with titles and illustrations in black and gilt to the spine and upper board. Illustrated with 50 black and white engravings, including a tissue-guarded frontispiece. A very good copy, the binding firm, the edges lightly rubbed. The contents, with a contemporary pencil gift inscription to the front free endpaper and some spotting to the text block edge, prelims and occasionally to the margins, are otherwise clean throughout. An adventure novel set during the Greek War of Independence. The first printing of the first British edition was published in 1886 Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.
Seller: LUCIUS BOOKS (ABA, ILAB, PBFA), York, United Kingdom
Jules Verne. The Archipelago on Fire. Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, London, 1888.
Price: US$349.81 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 198pp + 1p of publisher's catalogue at rear with b/w frontis and 5 other illustrations by Benett. Translated into English. Illustrated early edition. Original red cloth with black illustration on front stamped with black lettering on blue plates with similar on perfect spine. Pears' soap advertisement on back. Recently rebound using original boards by master book restorer, Stephen Holiday of Oxfordshire. New cream end papers of the period. Bookseller's small embossed stamp to prelim and title page - WH Smith & Son, London. No inscriptions. Clean inside pages. Other scanned images on request.
Seller: The Bookshop at Beech Cottage, Newbury, United Kingdom
Verne, Jules. The Archipelago on Fire. Sampson, Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, London, 1888.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: 198pp.+adverts; SC (paper on cardboard covers) --- Low's Authorised & Illustrated Edition --- One Shilling series. Blue w/blk.&white-pic.cover. - Fry's Cocoa adverts on bk.cover; covers detached; rubbed&soiled w/some lt.scuff; no backstrip; chips&tears; PONbookplate; clean,tight pgs. illus.
Seller: Xochi's Bookstore & Gallery, truth or consequences, NM, U.S.A.
Price: US$483.37 + shipping
Description: Hardback. 7" x5". Good+/ No dj. 198pp with delightful black & white frontis. & 5 other illustrations by L. Benett. plus 1pp of Publishers catalogue. Red coloured boards with black illustration & black/blue title on front & decorated spine. Pears soap advert on the back board with pale blue & black lettering. No inscriptions, exceptionally clean .
Seller: Wheen O' Books, Selkirk, United Kingdom