The Chase Of the Golden Meteor

Grant Richards, London., 1909. First U.K. edition. There was no American edition, even though the novel is set in the States. Translated by Frederick Lawton. pp viii, 292. Twenty-four black and white plates by George Roux, on of which is reproduced in colour on the cover.Edges spotted. Faint spotting to prelims. Tail of spine very slightly bumped. Near fine.… Read more about this item

London: Grant Richards, 1909. First UK edition of this collectable book by Jules Verne, 292 pages plus 24 full page B/w drawings, some light rippling to a few of the illustrations, quite minor. Book has some light foxing to margins of pages throughout, Boys Brigade prize sticker on front endpaper. Outer boards are a little darkened,on spine, illustrated front boards… Read more about this item

1909. Illustrated. London: Grant Richards, (1909). Original dark blue cloth pictorially decorated in ochre, yellow and light blue. First British Edition, and first edition in English. This is a tale of a meteor's close brush with Earth, with the main events taking place in Virginia. The story had first appeared in a French daily journal in March-April 1908… Read more about this item

Published by Grant Richards, 1909. Hardback. Very Good. Illustrated by Roux, George. Very good condition with no wrapper. Blue pictorial cloth, gilt title to front, yellow title to spine. 24 b/w plates. Translated from the french by Frederick Lawton. 292 pages. Spine is a bit browned. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Front joint is a bit… Read more about this item

London: Grant Richards, 1909. [Science fiction] FIRST UK EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.vii; 292. Navy blue cloth with white titles to spine, gilt titles and colour blocking to upper board. Illustrated with twenty-four halftone plates, including a tissue-guarded frontispiece. Ex-libris stamp front-paste down, spotting throughout, toning and spotting to edges of textblock, rolling to spine. All plates remain… Read more about this item

London:: Grant Richards,, [1909].. First edition.. original illustrated cloth.. Tiny embossed ownership stamp on front free endpaper; some light foxing to preliminaries; some minor wrinkling to cloth on the front board. Otherwise, a bright, unworn copy of this nicely bound book. . 8vo,.

Published by Grant Richards, 1909. 1st edition.. Hardback. Very Good. Illustrated by Roux, George. Very good condition with no wrapper. Blue pictorial cloth, gilt title to front, yellow title to spine. 24 b/w plates. Translated from the french by Frederick Lawton. 292 pages. Spine bumped and there is a light mark between the title and the author (looks… Read more about this item

Lincoln, Nebraska: Bison Books, 1998. Softcover. Fine. First edition. Trade paperback. Introduction by Gregory A. Benford. Fine in wrappers.

London: Grant Richards, 1909. First edition. Cloth. Good. 8" by 5". None. A first UK edition of The Chase of the Golden Meteor by Jules Verne. Illustrated. Jules Gabriel Verne (8 February 1828 – 24 March 1905) was a French novelist, poet, and playwright best known for his adventure novels and his profound influence on… Read more about this item

Paperback. Very Good.

University of Nebraska Press, 1998. Paperback. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

London: Grant Richards, 1909 Dec. boards. Illustrated. Closed splitting to 2 1/2" front edge of spine. Slight foxing. VG. Hard Cover.

University of Nebraska Press. New. Special order direct from the distributor

University of Nebraska Press. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Paperback / softback. New. The discovery of a falling golden meteor and the race to find it, form the core of this tale. This science fiction blends hard science and scientific speculation with a farcical comedy of manners.

Univ of Nebraska Pr, 1998. Paperback. New. 292 pages. 8.00x5.25x0.75 inches.