Scribner, Armstrong & Company. Scribner, Armstrong & Company, New York, 1874. True First US hardcover edition. With the advert on the verso of the title with one title; "A Journey to the Centre of the Earth, $2.00." 8vo., orig. Deep and bright cobalt blue cloth with pictorial decoration in gilt and black on the upper cover and spine, viii, 323pp. With illustrations. Minor Rubbing to bottom edge of front and back covers. Some small damp stains to few pages, otherwise in near fine tight solid condition. . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1874.

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From the Earth to the Moon is a humorous science fantasy novel by Jules Verne and is one of the earliest entries in that genre. It tells the story of the president of a post-American Civil War gun club in Baltimore, his rival, a Philadelphia maker of armor, and a Frenchman, who build an enormous sky-facing Columbiad space gun and launch themselves in a projectile/spaceship from it to a Moon landing.

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Bookseller: J. Mercurio Books, Maps, & Prints (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 011005
Title: From The Earth To The Moon
Author: Jules Verne
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: Scribner, Armstrong & Company
Date Published: 1874

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