Click for full-size.
An Antarctic Mystery
by Jules Verne
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
-
Bristol, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Sampson Low, Marston & Company, London, 1898. First English Language Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Size: 8vo. xvi + 336pp. Hinges cracked. Spine cocked, with chips to extremities. Slight foxing front/rear pages, but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. All edges gilt in good condition. Rear end paper removed. Corners slightly bumped. Contains frontispiece and 63 illustrations. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; 19th century; Fiction. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 37478. .
Synopsis
An Antarctic Mystery, also known also as The Sphinx of the Ice Fields, is an 1897, two-volume novel by Jules Verne and is a sequel to Edgar Allan Poe's The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket which was published in 1838. It follows the adventures of the narrator and his journey from the Kerguelen Islands onboard the Halbrane.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Dreadnought Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 37478
- Title
- An Antarctic Mystery
- Author
- Jules Verne
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First English Language Edition
- Publisher
- Sampson Low, Marston & Company
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1898
- Keywords
- BZDB243 fiction Science Fiction & Fantasy; 19th century; Fiction. Jules Verne An Antarctic Mystery
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction; Science Fiction & Fantasy;
Terms of Sale
Dreadnought Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Dreadnought Books
Biblio member since 2013
Bristol
About Dreadnought Books
Founded in 2010, Dreadnought Books is a second-hand and out of print book dealer specialising in history, with a particular focus on military, social and labour history.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Frequently asked questions
This Book’s Categories
How to tell if a signature is genuine
Author's signatures can undoubtedly increase the value of a rare book or first edition. The more scarce the book is, the more an autograph adds to its value. But how to tell if the signature is real? Find out how you can avoid common pitfalls in identifying an author's signature.
A Brief History of the Dust Jacket
When did dust jackets first appear, and what exactly are they for? Learn about this often-important detail as it applies to book collecting. More...
