April 12, 2024
1877 JULES VERNE BOOK TWENTY THOUSAND LEAGUES UNDER SEA
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PLEASE READ THIS ITEM'S BIDDING CONDITIONS / PAYMENT INFORMATION BEFORE PLACING YOUR BID. PLEASE ONLY BID IF YOU CAN AND WILL AD TO THESE CONDITIONS - THANK YOU VERY MUCH. Jules Verne. TWENTY THOUSAND LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA; or, The Marvellous and Exciting Adventures of Pierre Aronnax, Conseil his Servant, and Ned Land, a Canadian Harpooner . Author's Edition. Philadelphia : Porter & Coates, n.d. [ca. 1877]. Original terra cotta moiré cloth decorated in black and gilt. Early American edition. Osgood of Boston published the first American edition (dated 1873), and then published a second edition (smaller, normal-sized format) dated 1875 -- in two styles, "fine" and "cheap." In early 1876 Osgood was forced to sell its assets at auction, and Porter & Coates of Philadelphia wound up with the Verne ones -- including 1200 "fine" copies of this title in sheets, 1400 "cheap" copies in sheets, and the plates for printing more. This copy is in the usual P&C binding for this title, which shows Ned Land the harpooner on the front cover and Captain Nemo (in gilt) on the spine -- and reading "...UNDER THE SEA" (no "S"). Fine. See Taves & Michaluk V006. BIDDING CONDITIONS / PAYMENT INFORMATION Winning bidder to pay postage. This is a PAYPAL PAYMENT ONLY auction for ALL bidders. PLEASE DO NOT BID IF CAN NOT Australian Bidders - Please under no
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