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The Tour of the World in 80 Days
by Jules Verne
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About This Item
Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1873. First American Edition and First Edition in English, First Printing. First American edition, first edition in English, first printing without translators name on title page. Measuring approximately 6" x 4.5" with 291 numbered pages.
This book is in good condition. Moderate bumping and tear to both ends of spine. Gilt lettering and design on spine and front board still full and vivid. Heavy staining to both boards. Book is cocked causing an overbite to the textblock. Front hinge is cracked. Moderate foxing to interior pages.
Phileas Fogg is a wealthy English gentleman living a solitary life in London. Despite his wealth, Fogg lives modestly and carries out his habits with mathematical precision.
Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books.
Inventory #(N8-97).
This book is in good condition. Moderate bumping and tear to both ends of spine. Gilt lettering and design on spine and front board still full and vivid. Heavy staining to both boards. Book is cocked causing an overbite to the textblock. Front hinge is cracked. Moderate foxing to interior pages.
Phileas Fogg is a wealthy English gentleman living a solitary life in London. Despite his wealth, Fogg lives modestly and carries out his habits with mathematical precision.
Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books.
Inventory #(N8-97).
Synopsis
In The Tour of the World in 80 Days (also known as: Around the World in Eighty Days , Around the World in 80 Days , The Tour of the World in Eighty Days , Round the World in Eighty Days , Round the World in 80 Days , and Le Tour du Monde en Quatre-Vingts Jours ) , written by Jules Verne, a rich, but otherwise inconspicuous member of British society, The main character Phileas Fogg departs London with his new valet, Jean Passepartout, on an attempt to traverse the world in 80 days. While journeying, he is mistaken for a criminal by Detective Fix, who follows them in an attempt to capture the alleged bank robber. The novel was written at a time when trans-global travel was just becoming a reality thanks to technological innovations such as the First Transcontinental Railroad in the United States and the opening of the Suez Canal, both in 1869, and the linking of the Indian Railways in 1870. The closing date of the novel, December 21, 1872, was the same date it began to be serialized, making some readers believe the story was actually happening.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ernestoic Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4936
- Title
- The Tour of the World in 80 Days
- Author
- Jules Verne
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition and First Edition in English, First Print
- Publisher
- James R. Osgood and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1873
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- 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...
- First Edition
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Fine
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- 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....
- 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,...
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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