Verne Jules Text (9 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First THUS. Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1927. GOOD hardcover in illustrated boards (by N.C. Wyeth , as issued. Pea-sized gouge on left side if spine (not affecting any of the gilt titles). Tiny sticker removal oscuff on upper right corner of front board. Binding tight. First Edition Thus. First Printing (with seal). …

Hardcover. First U.S. Edition. Quarto, unpaginated. In Very Good minus condition. Spine is white with black lettering. Boards have mild general shelving and rubbing wear along extremities, moderate bumping and chipping to fore corners and along spine head and tail. Front pastedown has small age-toned stain, likely from a sticker (now removed). Shelved above Case 14. 1406457. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.…

Hardcover. First U.S. Edition. Quarto, unpaginated. In Very Good minus condition. Spine is white with black lettering. Boards have mild general shelving and rubbing wear along extremities, mild liquid staining along spine tail and rear tail joint, moderate bumping and chipping to fore corners and along spine head and tail, moderate soiling along rear head edge including a 1in. orange paint streak. Text block has mild soiling and orange paint streak along head edge. Shelved above Case 14. 1396978. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.…

4°, Frontispiz, 624 S., 172 Textabb., Priv.-HLwd. d. Zt., Kapitale etw. gebrauchsspurig, Deckel etw. fleckig, tlw. stockfl. (äusserste Bl. stärker), einige Bl. etw. randknittrig; allg. gutes Ex. EA dieser Ausgabe. (= Bibliothèque d?éducation et de récréation). 3 Teile in 1 Bd. Teil von «Voyage autour du monde». 2100 gr. Schlagworte: Illustr. Bücher - allgemein, Jugendliteratur, Literatur - Phantastik.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. The first Japanese edition of Jules Verne`s classic science fiction novel `Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea` (originally published in 1870) published under that title, complete in two volumes and with numerous black and white illustrations. This translation by Ohira Sanji was published 7 months after the first Japanese translation (titled `Sixty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea`). Considering that Japanese translations of English classics in the Meiji period were typically published several decades after the original, this translation was produced fairly quickly, suggesting the slightly earlier edition proved popular. Translations of Verne`s works are now credited with being at least partially if not wholly responsible for introducing the genre of science fiction to Japan. In 1886, after the publication of this set, the word `kagaku shosetsu` was introduced into the Japanese language as a direct translation of `science fiction`. The translation of `Twenty Thousand Leagues` was particularly notable for introducing a style typical of `pulp science fiction` (i.e. emphasis on action over characterisation and narrative style) to Japan. Many science fiction novels by Japanese authors published after Verne`s translations strongly bore his influence, like Shunro Oshikawa`s famous `Undersea Warship` series. Original boards. Ex-ownership stamp to first page of v.1. Each volume includes 12 leaves of black and white illustrations (including one duplicate). 2 v., complete. 18.2x12.2cm. 223 + 7, 262 p. Text in Japanese. Used book.…

Reprint (originally published in 1869). Octavo (27cm); red cloth-covered boards, with titling and decorations stamped in gilt and black on spine and front cover, and decoration blind stamped to rear cover; gilt topstain; [iv],[1],2-180pp; black-and-white illustrations to frontispiece and throughout. Text in French. Lightly spine-faded with light oxidation to spine titling, small chips to gilt of front cover titling, slight spine lean, shelf-wear, faint tanning to page margins, and hinge starting at half-title page and pp.172-173; Good. Sequel to De la Terre à la Lune (1865), both written during Verne's prime and heavily altered with later translations and cuts. CLUTE & NICHOLLS, p. 1277. [88418]. …

Reprint (originally published in 1872). Octavo (27cm); red cloth-covered boards, with titling and decorations stamped in gilt and black on spine and front cover, and decoration blind stamped to rear cover; gilt topstain; [iv],[1],2-204,[2]pp; black-and-white vignettes to frontispiece and throughout. Text in French. La Grande Librairie sticker to lower rear pastedown. Lightly spine-faded with light oxidation to spine titling, slight spine lean, shelf-wear, and faint tanning to page margins; Very Good. "From the 1870s on, JV's work tended to repeat itself in gradually darkening hues, though he never lost the sense of the fundamental usableness of science and technology, a sense vital to 20-century sf [science fiction], where - as with JV - usableness tends to serve as its own justification" (see Clute & Nicholls, The Encycopedia of Science Fiction, p.1277). CLUTE & NICHOLLS, p. 1277. [88417]. …

Promotional poster. Condition: Fine. No Dust Jacket. Promotional POSTER. (18" X 24") Fine on a single printed sheet. Features an exciting full-color N. C. Wyeth illustation of Cyrus Harding releasing an albatros with a fastened bag while his companions cheer the bird on. Reproduced to the highest standards and distributed in short supply to booksellers present at the 1988 ABA trade show. Nicely suited for framing.…

OLwd. m. OU. Kl.8°, Frontispiz, 337 S., 33 Abb. OU etw. gebrauchsspurig u. randknittrig, Papier min. gebräunt, sonst tadellos. EA dieser Ausgabe. (= Sammlung «Klassische Abenteuer»).