A FLOATING CITY
by Verne, Jules
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Riverton, 1876. Author's Illustrated Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, 208, 16 pages. In Good condition. Bound in green cloth with faded gilt lettering. Boards have major shelf wear, some rubbing, bumping to corners, minor tearing to the edges of the spine, and faded gilt. Edges are gilded. Text block has pencil writing on the first free end paper, some cracking to the front paste down hinge, and foxing and age-toning throughout.
NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, ND-HV Column. 1375730. FP New Rockville Stock.
Synopsis
A Floating City is an adventure novel by French writer Jules Verne first published in 1871. It tells of a woman who, on board the ship Great Eastern with her husband, finds that the man she loves is also on board.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1375730
- Title
- A FLOATING CITY
- Author
- Verne, Jules
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Author's Illustrated Edition
- Publisher
- Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Riverton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1876
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Second Story Books, ABAA
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Rockville, Maryland
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.