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VERNE, JULES. The Clipper of the Clouds. Sampson Low, Marston & Co 1900 approx., 1900.
Price: US$10.03 + shipping
Description: Octavo hardcover (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New Zealand
Jules Verne. The Will of the Eccentric. Sampson Low, Marston & Company, London, 1900.
Price: US$745.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Early British edition in pale blue/green cloth pictorially decorated in gilt, black, red and peach on cover, publisher's device stamped in blind on rear, black endpapers. Fold-out frontispiece and 19 illustrations. Taves & Michaluk V004; Myers 60. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Company (1900), 408 pages. Good; slightly shaken with sun bleached spine, 2" tear of cloth at along rear hinge at crown, some soiling, inscription on recto of f.f.e.
Seller: SF & F Books, Chester, VA, U.S.A.
Jules Verne. The Will of an Eccentric. Sampson Low, London, 1900.
Price: US$960.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Pictorial cover and spine, A.E.G. Loose in its binding, cover is fading and there are two illustrations missing pgs.188 and 202. Still an attractive and acceptable copy of a scarce Verne title.
Seller: Culpepper Books, Tacoma, WA, U.S.A.
Jules Verne. The Will of An Eccentric. Sampson Low, UK, 1900.
Price: US$1921.30 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: The Will of An Eccentric by Jules Verne First Edition Sampson Lowe 1900. London. Bookplate to front pastedown. No inscriptions, contents clean throughout. Fold out section still present and no loose or damaged pages. Original first state red covers are near fine. No rubbing to gilt and no toning to spine. "The Will of an Eccentric" is a novel by Jules Verne, first published in French in 1899. The story follows the journey of a group of characters who have been named in the will of the eccentric millionaire, William J. Hypperbone. Hypperbone's last will and testament contains a series of clues that the group must solve in order to inherit his vast fortune. As they embark on a treasure hunt across the globe, the characters encounter a range of challenges and obstacles, including hidden passages, secret codes, and dangerous adversaries. Along the way, they learn important lessons about greed, friendship, and the true meaning of wealth. The novel is a classic example of Verne's trademark adventure and imagination, with a twist of mystery and suspense thrown in.
Seller: Brought to Book Ltd, London, United Kingdom
Price: US$3522.38 + shipping
Description: [Adventure] FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.viii; 408. With 59 wood engraved plates by Roux, and the folding plate of 'The Noble Game of the United States of America' on india paper to preliminaries. Publisher's green cloth with gilt titles and white, black, and orange decoration to spine and upper. All edges gilt; patterned green endpapers. Gently toned with a light tobacco scent; slightly cocked. Some light occasional marks to leaves, with a small marginal tear to p.1/2. Moderate rubbing to cloth. Four plates tipped back in; somewhat rubbed and chipped to edges. Very good. One of Verne's later novels, first published in French in 1899, and curiously never published in America, where it is set. In a re-hash of the 'impossibly vast inheritance' genre, an American leaves $60,000,000 to the winner of a huge Goose Game laid out over the whole continent of North America, the seven contestants being specifically named in his Will. Printed in low numbers due to the declining popularity of Verne at the time of publication, and consequently rare thus.
Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United Kingdom