The Tribulations of a Chinaman in China [First edition in English, 1880]
by Verne, Jules
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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About This Item
Boston: Lee & Shephard. 1880. 8vo, original blue cloth boards, gilt decoration to spine, pp 271 plus 9 pp publisher's catalogue. Published Boston: Lee & Shepard/New York: Charles T. Dillingham, 1879, dated 1880. Original blue cloth has been professionally relaid over boards. Some fading to cloth, occasional small mark internally o/w clean, good condition. The first US edition, also the first edition in English, of an unusual Jules Verne novel set in China. 1st Edition in English. Boards.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Muir Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 88917
- Title
- The Tribulations of a Chinaman in China [First edition in English, 1880]
- Author
- Verne, Jules
- Illustrator
- Translated from the French by Virginia Champlin
- Format/Binding
- Boards
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 1st Edition in English
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Lee & Shephard
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1880
- Keywords
- China, Fiction, Literature, Modern 1st editions, Novel
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Muir Books
Biblio member since 2006
Perth, Western Australia
About Muir Books
MUIR BOOKS. Western Australia's largest and leading rare, secondhand, antiquarian and out of print bookshop, established in 1973 and managed by Rob & Janet Muir together with Tara Surry. We have over 50,000 books in stock. We are located in Perth (precinct of Northbridge), walking distance from the State Library, Art Gallery and Museum.
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