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Jules Verne. Three classic Verne novels, including The Mysterious Island and Journey to the Center of the Ea... (Total: 3 Items)
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Jules Verne. Three classic Verne novels, including The Mysterious Island and Journey to the Center of the Earth. Various publishers: [1874-1908]. Jules Verne. Journey to the Center of the Earth. New York: Scribner, Armstrong & Co., n.d. [1874]. Second American printing, popular edition. Octavo. 187 x 125 mm. [4], 305, [1, blank], [6, ads] pages; lacking the last 4 pages of ads. Complete with all 20 illustrations. Publisher's pictorial wrappers, lacking rear and most of spine. Chipping along edges, scattered staining, dampstaining to front wrapper. Text block variously split, edges toned. Stained and thumbed throughout, with intermittent light foxing. Good.[Together With:] Jules Verne. The Mysterious Island. Wrecked in the Air. New York: Scribner, Armstrong & Co., 1875. First part of the first American edition. Printed in double columns. Octavo. 243 x 155 mm. [4], 110, [1, map], [1, ad] pages. Publisher's green cloth ruled in blind and stamped in gold. Moderate edgewear, faint scattered staining, corners bumped and rubbed, some scuffing, a few abrasions to lower board, spine somewhat sunned, head and tail pushed and fraying, rubbing to gilt. Binding cocked; text block edges toned, shaken, hinges cracked, pencil notation to front pastedown. Pages toned, light foxing to preliminaries; intermittent foxing, staining, and thumbing throughout. Good.
[And:] Jules Verne. De Goudschat van Klondyke. Amsterdam: Matin G. Cohen, n.d. [circa 1908]. Octavo. 227 x 160 mm. 386, [2, contents] pages. Illustrated. Publisher's illustrated boards. Heavy wear, corners bumped and rubbed, board scuffed, scattered staining to lower board, lower joint split, spine sunned, head and tail pushed and fraying, rubbing to spine. Text block edges toned, binding cocked, shaken, hinges cracked, dampstaining along top edge, pencil notation to front free endleaf recto, half title loose. Pages generally browned; intermittent thumbing throughout, mainly to margins. Good.
References: Myers, p. 49-50 and 58. From the Gary Munson Collection
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2023 February 2 The Gary Munson Collection Showcase Auction #31175 (go to Auction Home page)
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