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JULES VERNE'S FANTASTIC VOYAGES

Verne, Jules. A JOURNEY TO THE CENTRE OF THE EARTH. New York; nd [ca. 1874]: Scribner, Armstrong and Co., 413pp., 6 undated ads at rear with last page reading "From the Earth to the Moon Direct.". with 52 illustrations by Riou, "sold only by subscription " and considered to be the elusive deluxe edition bound in green pictorial gilt cloth with accents in black depicting three men on a raft, pictorial gilt spine depicting two men in a cave with lights. No foxing, no owner's names, inner hinges fine, some chipping to spine ends with a bit of wear through at corners, edges rubbed, a couple of signatures somewhat sprung but tight and a very small stain to rear board. A handsome copy. [pb.3665]

$2,000

Verne, Jules. A VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD: Australia. London/New York: George Routledge and Sons., 1877. Octavo. FIRST ENGLISH edition, frontispiece, 284pp., illustrated with 48 illustrations by Riou, bound in light blue pictorial cloth illustrated in black, pictorial gilt spine, light darkening to spine otherwise a very bright, sharp copy, nearly fine. Verne's three works contained in the "round the world" series included South America, New Zealand and the present work, Australia. It was later released in a one volume edition containing all three stories. [pb.2119]

$750

Verne, Jules. LE CHANCELLOR- Journal du Passager J.-R. Kazallon. Suivi de Martin Paz. Paris:nd [ca.1875]: J. Hetzel, Tall Octavo. 223pp, (1)pp. table of contents, (8)pp., publisher's ads, illustrated, bound in a handsome red pictorial cloth depicting a ship leaving the harbor, title gilt spine lettered and decorated in black, rear board decorated in black, all edges gilt, light wear to corners and spine ends, scattered foxing throughout. a very good copy with covers quite bright. Verne's work was a serialization, mainly in Jules Hetzel’s periodical: the Magasin d’Éducation et de Récréation (for short, Magasin). Then they were published in book form, the Hetzel’s in-18 edition, which is always the first original edition. This edition, is the first illustrated large-format book by Hetzel. [pb.2121]

$750

Verne, Jules. FROM THE EARTH TO THE MOON Direct in Ninety-Seven Hours and Twenty Minutes: And a Trip Round it. New York: Scribner, Armstrong & Co., 1874. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Octavo. 323pp., (4)pp. ads at rear, translated from the French by Louis Mercier and Eleanor E. King, illustrated with 80 full page illustrations, bound in original green pictorial gilt cloth over beveled boards with accents in black, dark blue coated endpapers, wear to corners and spine tips, no owner's names, internally clean and bright. [pb.0644]

$2000

Verne, Jules. THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND Dropped from the Clouds. New York: Scribner, Armstrong & Co., 1875. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Octavo. The first of a three volume set which makes up "The Mysterious Island" trilogy. half-title with (1)pp. ad on the verso advertising the trilogy. frontispiece, 310pp., (2)pp. ads translated from the French by W.G. Kingston. illustrated, bound in original pictorial gilt cloth over beveled boards, general light wear to corners and spine tips, book leaning just a bit, internally clean and bright, no owner's names. [pb.0645]

$2,200