Chicago: John C. Winston Co. 246 pp. pebbled dark green leatherlike cloth with red titling borders and acorn decorations. Colored pastedown on front board showing peasants walking toward a city. One-inch slit in darkened spine cloth. A few whitish rubbed dots on rear board rubbing along rear spine corner corners bumped end papers foxed textblock clean. Binding strong. No markings. No publication date for the reprint likely circa 1920. Photos supplied upon request. Size: 8vo -- 7.5 In Tall John C. Winston Co. hardcover
Chicago: W. B. Conkey 349 pp. in brown cloth with faded gilt titling on spine. Dimed-sized rubbed spot and moderate scuffing along right side of front cover. Cover detached from spine but rear joint still holding. Title pages laid in Moderate toning to text. No publication date listed. Size: 8vo -- 7.5 In Tall W. B. Conkey hardcover
NY: A.L. Burt Co. 361 pp. plus 7 pp. rear advertising matter. Scarlet cloth sunned on spine light rippling on front cover bumped corners. Small whitish smudge on rear cover. Previous owner's name in pencil on endpaper. Frontispiece. Binding firm. Gilt on top edge. No publication date but likely 1900 -- listed at 75 cents in publisher's catalog in rear pages. Part of the Burt's Home Library series. Text still fairly bright. Tale of a czar's messenger making his way through Siberia. Size: 8v0 -- 7.5 In Tall A.L. Burt Co. hardcover
London: George Routledge & Sons 249 pp. plus 4 pp. of advertising matter at rear. No publication date but likely circa 1920. Grey green cover with stamped art nouveau design -- oval shape encompassing a villa flanked by two torches additional torch design on spine. Light rubbing on lower spine. Text heavily toned especially on outer margin but clean title page detached laid in. Frontispiece showing two men hanging onto a hot-air balloon. A later edition of Verne's first novel an adventure story of exploration in Africa. Size: 12mo -- 7.5 In Tall George Routledge & Sons hardcover
NY: Charles Scribner's Sons 1908 370 pp. Nearly 100 full page b&w illustrations. Dark red cloth with decorative scrollwork bands across top of cover and near bottom quarter of cover. "Servadac" in cover title is smudged as is bottom scrollwork. A few faint whitish spots on rear cover. Spine faded but gilt design still visible. Hinges cracked but textblock still attached to binding. Text on quality coated paper clean and still fairly bright. Faint foxing on endpapers. Rubbing of spine edges. Reprint of Verne's adventure yarn about a comet that clips Earth and takes Hector his sidekick Ben and others on a space voyage. Size: 8vo -- 8.25 in. Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover
NY: A.L. Burt 316 pp. Front hinge starting binding still fairly firm. Light slant. Some fading to maroon spine. Frontispiece shows "Passepartout meets old natives." Part of The Home Library series. Not dated; estimated 1910-20. Text clean still fairly bright. no foxing except on endpapers. Size: 8vo -- 7.5 In Tall A.L. Burt hardcover
Philadelphia: Porter and Coates 1880 Corners bumped spine edges rubbed. Dark red cover embossed with leaf design and "Alta Edition" boxed in center of the design. 206 pp. Front hinge starting. Rear hinge severed but sewn binding intact 4 separated rear endpaper pages laid in. 126 illustrations by Riou 52 of them full page. Four discolored spots on rear cover. Copyright page says 1874; estimated publishing date 1880. English language translator not identified. Part 2 of an adventure tale about an expedition trying to reach the North Pole. Size: 8vo Porter and Coates hardcover
Wesleyan University Press. Used - Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear and may have some markings on the inside. Wesleyan University Press unknown
New York: G. Howard Watt 1924. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good. Original purple cloth with affixed front cover illustration with the rare dust jacket. Very good in a near very good jacket with a few small closed tears moderate soiling and very small chips at the head and tail of the spine. First American edition fine and bright. The dust jacket reproduces the frontispiece that also appears on the book cover. The jacket is in very good condition with minor wear at the corners some rubbing and early ownership initials discreetly on the front panel. <br/> <br/> G. Howard Watt hardcover
Playmore Inc. Hardcover. B000KS9MWO Pages and cover unmarked and without creases. Stain on front endpaper. Pages lightly tanned through margins. Mild to moderate shelf/reading wear. Binding good. Orphans Treasure Box sells books to raise money for orphans and vulnerable kids. . Good. Playmore Inc. hardcover
Wesleyan University Press 2013-06-12. Hardcover. Good. EX-LIBRARY copy with usual markings. Dust jacket in protective mylar. First page ffep removed. Text unmarked. Good solid copy. Ships Next Business Day. Wesleyan University Press hardcover
New York: Taplinger Publishing Co. 1976. First edition of English translation. Illustrated with black and white photographs and illustrations taken from some of Verne's novels. 8vo light-blue boards backed in dark-blue cloth. Silver on spine. In the original publisher’s dustjacket. xii 245. A fine copy in a very good dustjacket with just a little chipping. THE LIFE OF THE GREAT SCIENCE FICTION WRITER WRITTEN BY HIS GRANDSON a probing full-bodied portrait that Publisher's Weekly called "A rich biography. consistently interesting informal and personal. Verne destroyed all his personal files in 1898 but his grandson has made inspired use of letters and contemporaries' memoirs. Taplinger Publishing Co. hardcover
Simon & Schuster. Mass Market Paperback. VERY GOOD. Light rubbing wear to cover spine and page edges. Very minimal writing or notations in margins not affecting the text. Possible clean ex-library copy with their stickers and or stamps. Simon & Schuster paperback
Scholastic. Paperback. GOOD. Spine creases wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible ex library copy that’ll have the markings and stickers associated from the library. Accessories such as CD codes toys may not be included. Scholastic paperback
Starstream Products. Paperback. POOR. Noticeably used book. Heavy wear to cover. Pages contain marginal notes underlining and or highlighting. Possible ex library copy with all the markings/stickers of that library. Accessories such as CD codes toys and dust jackets may not be included. Starstream Products paperback
Modern Library. Paperback. GOOD. Spine creases wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible ex library copy that’ll have the markings and stickers associated from the library. Accessories such as CD codes toys may not be included. Modern Library paperback
Bantam Classics. Mass Market Paperback. GOOD. Spine creases wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible ex library copy that’ll have the markings and stickers associated from the library. Accessories such as CD codes toys may not be included. Bantam Classics paperback
Turtleback Books. School & Library Binding. GOOD. Spine creases wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible ex library copy that’ll have the markings and stickers associated from the library. Accessories such as CD codes toys may not be included. Turtleback Books unknown
Dodo Press. Paperback. GOOD. Spine creases wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible ex library copy that’ll have the markings and stickers associated from the library. Accessories such as CD codes toys may not be included. Dodo Press paperback
Barnes And Nobles. Hardcover. GOOD. Spine creases wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible ex library copy that’ll have the markings and stickers associated from the library. Accessories such as CD codes toys may not be included. Barnes And Nobles hardcover
Reward - Penguin Books. Paperback. GOOD. Spine creases wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible ex library copy that’ll have the markings and stickers associated from the library. Accessories such as CD codes toys may not be included. Reward - Penguin Books paperback
Hesperus Press. Paperback. POOR. Noticeably used book. Heavy wear to cover. Pages contain marginal notes underlining and or highlighting. Possible ex library copy with all the markings/stickers of that library. Accessories such as CD codes toys and dust jackets may not be included. Hesperus Press paperback
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