VERNE, JULES.. The Castle of the Carpathians. New York: The Merriam Company, n.d. [1894], 1894.

Price: US$1000.00 + shipping

Description: First American Edition. Very light foxing; an exceptionally bright and fine copy. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.

Seller: Peter L. Stern & Co., Inc, Newton, MA, U.S.A.

VERNE, Jules. The Castle of the Carpathians. The Merriam Co. [1894], New York, 1894.

Price: US$1250.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: iv, 211, [1] p. 20 cm. Frontispiece, title page vignette, 37 other b&w plates. Frontispiece listed as being at p. 24. Most plates not at listed pages. Blue cloth with black, white, gold impressing. Embossed white dragon on front. Wrapped in mylar, removed for photos. Spine faded. Worn corners and spine ends. Ink inscriptions on front endpapers for Roger and Winchester Sherman. Frontispiece tissue guard loosening. Foxing and stains mainly to endpapers and first pages. Slightly roughened page edges. P. 13 detached. While this book is not as well known as "Twenty Thousand Leagues" or "Around the World," it is Verne at his best. The descriptions of the villagers, their costumes, lifestyles and belief in the supernatural make an interesting read on their own but, coupled with an exciting adventure story, this is fine reading indeed. Young readers might not have known what a "nyclatop" was but, if they saw one flapping its wings around a dark fortress in the Carpathians, they would run for it as does hero Nic Deck. One page of ads at back listing Popular Stories for Boys by Edward S. Ellis. Taves & Michaluk V039. Myers 8.

Seller: Attic Books (ABAC, ILAB), London, ON, Canada

JULES VERNE. THE CASTLE OF THE CAPATHIANS. The Merriam Company, N.Y., 1894.

Price: US$2200.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: A very good and tight copy. First American Edition. Bleiler, Science Fiction The Early Years, 2240. Light soiling to text block. Corners a little soft. No ownership signatures. Frontispiece with tissue guard. 211pp. 38 b/w illustrations. No ownership signatures. Gold gilt lettering to spine and cover is very bright. Book comes with a clear acetate wrapper.

Seller: Booklegger's Fine Books ABAA, Park Ridge, IL, U.S.A.