A Floating City, and The Blockade Runners
by VERNE, Jules; FERAT, Jules-Descartes (illus.)
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About This Item
New York: Scribner, Armstrong & Co., 1874. First American Edition. Hardcover. Good. iv, 286, [8] p. 22 cm. Frontispiece, title page vignette, 41 other b&w plates. Brown cloth with black and gold impressing, bevelled edges. Variant binding - most firsts in green. Front cover illustration shows Crockston of The Blockrade Runners throwing a live shell overboard while the spine has an image of the bow view of the Great Eastern. Mylar wrap (removed for photos). Corners worn, spine ends torn, lower edge shelf worn. Front free endpaper missing. Foxing to tissue guard and title page. Dampstains to rear advertising pages.
Two books in one volume. "Jules Verne's Works. The Authorized Editions" inserted after title page. "A Floating City" was based on Verne's own experiences on an 1867 transatlantic voyage on the Great Eastern, the largest iron ship ever built. The second novel is a romance taking place during the American Civil War. 8 p. of publisher's ads at rear. Myers 22. Taves & Michaluk V0008.
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- Bookseller
- Attic Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 146903
- Title
- A Floating City, and The Blockade Runners
- Author
- VERNE, Jules; FERAT, Jules-Descartes (illus.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- Scribner, Armstrong & Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1874
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Historical fiction, Transatlantic, Sea stories, Great Eastern, American Civil War
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