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Michael Strogoff: A Courier of the Czar
by Verne, Jules
- Used
- near fine
- hardcover
- First
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Madison, Wisconsin
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons [1927], 1927. First edition thus. Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo. [4], v-vi, [4], 3-397, [1] pp. Black cloth with an inset illustration on the front board, gold lettering on the spine. Illustrated endpapers and pastedowns. An illustration on the title page, with nine color plates done by N.C. Wyeth. Allen 222. N.C. Wyeth was a student of Howard Pyle's and left an indelible influence on American book illustration and painting, with his signature style still recognizable and of great interest to collectors of books and works of art. Minor toning to the spine cloth, some plates show moderate foxing to their gutters.
Synopsis
Michael Strogoff: The Courier of the Czar is a novel written by Jules Verne in 1876. Critics consider it one of Verne's best books. Unlike some of Verne's other famous novels, it is not science fiction, but a scientific phenomenon is a plot device. The book was later adapted to a play, by Verne himself and Adolphe D'Ennery. Incidental music to the play was written by Jules Massenet in 1880. The book has been adapted several times for films and cartoon series.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Evening Star Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000011539
- Title
- Michael Strogoff: A Courier of the Czar
- Author
- Verne, Jules
- Format/binding
- Hardcover
- Book condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity-available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition thus
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons [1927]
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1927
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