Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Seas - Jules Verne
Sampson Low, Marston, Low & Searle 1873.
SCARCE FIRST ENGLISH EDITION, PRECEDING the first U. S. edition, and perhaps even rarer than the famous jellyfish vignette binding. The first edition in English was actually published in November 1872 (but dated 1873 to the title page and the publisher's catalogue dated 1872) preceding the more usual American first edition by James Osgood in Boston in 1873, using the English edition illustrations. Fully illustrated with 303 pages and "The End" on page 303. More Info »
The Mysterious Island Trilogy - Set of 3 UK 1ST/1STS, Dropped From The Clouds, Abandoned, The Secret Of The Island
Sampson Low, Marston, Low & Searle, London 1875
Sampson Low, Marston, Low & Searle, London 1875
Sampson Low, Marston, Low & Searle, London 1875
FIRST Edition, FIRST UK printings: of the three books which when combined create THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND Trilogy by Jules Verne. This is the Scarce complete set of First UK Editions, First printings of the three books. The UK Sampson Low printings PRECEEDED the US printings, and are extremely scarce. More Info »
A Journey To The Center Of The Earth - Jules Verne
Scribner, Armstrong & Co., 1874
FIRST edition, FIRST printing, FIRST State. Scarce true First state of the First edition of this title, published before the deluxe edition (and has a completely different board design). Scribner, Armstrong & Co. on the bottom of the spine. 52 illustratons by Riou. The original French edition came out in 1864. Scribner Armstrongs first American edition came out in November 1873, though dated 1874. A stunning example of this title in green cloth. More Info »
The Mysterious Island Trilogy - Set of 3 Books, Dropped From The Clouds, Abandoned, The Secret Of The Island
Scribner, Armstrong & Co. New York, 1875
Scribner, Armstrong & Co. New York, 1875
Scribner, Armstrong & Co. New York, 1876
FIRST Edition, FIRST printings of the three books which when combined create THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND Trilogy by Jules Verne. Scarce complete set of First Edition, First printings of the three books which when combined create THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND Trilogy by Jules Verne. A stunning set in vibrant cloth and clean, crisp pages.
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Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Seas - Jules Verne
Geo. M. Smith & Company 1873.
First Edition, First Printing. A beautiful clean book with gilt titles, the original end papers and original tissue guard. Crisp binding. The true first printing of this book was printed by Osgood in 1873. However the Boston fire destroyed all but an estimated 50 copies of this printing so the 1873 Geo Smith printing is considered the next true first edition (or some refer to as the second printing of the first edition of this book), printed by Geo. M. Smith & Company 1873. Fully illustrated with 110 illustrations, 303 pages.
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The Mysterious Island - Jules Verne
Scribner, Armstrong & Co. New York, 1876
First Edition, First printing First Edition, First printing of the first combined edition of THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND TRILOGY, which is the compilation of the 3 books, DROPPED FROM THE CLOUDS, ABANDONED, AND THE SECRET OF THE ISLAND by Jules Verne. Published in 1876 by Scribner, Armstrong & Co. New York. Please see image of the title page. First fully illustrated American edition. A very stunning book, grand in size, and in the uncommon handsome blue cloth. More Info »
The Demon Of Cawnpore & Tigers And Traitors - Jules Verne
Scribner, Armstrong & Co., 1881
First edition, First printing of the matching set from The Steam House series, unrestored. More Info »
In Search Of The Castaways 1873 - Jules Verne
J.B. Lippincott & Co., Philadelphia, 1873
First Edition, First Printing A stunning example in clean, vibrant, emerald green cloth with bright unfaded gilt titles. Published in 1873 by J. B. Lippincott & Co. Scribner, Armstrong & Co. New York, with 1873 on the title page. First edition, first state of this scarce Verne title. Illustrated with 170 engravings. Please see image of the title and copyright pages. More Info »
Dropped From The Clouds - Jules Verne
Sampson Low, Marston, Low & Searle, London 1876
Second UK Edition of DROPPED FROM THE CLOUDS by Jules Verne. A vibrant crisp, clean copy. DROPPED FROM THE CLOUDS is the first book of the three part trilogy that makes the THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND series, with the Sampson Low UK editions preceding the American Scribner editions. More Info »
