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A Floating City, and the Blockade Runners
por Jules Verne
- Usado
- Muito Bom
- Capa dura
- first
- Condição
- Muito Bom
- Livreiro
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Preço do item
€ 353,17€ 317,86
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Sobre este item
New York: Scribner, Armstrong & Co, 1875. Cloth. Very Good. 8.5" by 6". Jules Ferat. The second U.S. edition of this popular novel and short story by French adventure writer Jules Verne, complete with plates by Jules Ferat throughout. The second U.S. edition, published the year after the first English language U.K. and U.S. editions.A riveting adventure novel and accompanying short story by Jules Verne published in one volume, 'A Floating City' and 'The Blockade Runners'.Illustrated with a frontispice, vignette title page, and forty-one plates.Collated, complete.The first novel following the life a woman onboard the SS Great Eastern alongside her abusive husband, who finds out that the man she loves is also on board.This novel was incredibly popular during Verne's lifetime, enjoying a similar level of popularity as 'Around the World in Eighty Days'.The second tale in this volume, The Blockade Runners', is set during the American Civil War and following the exploits of a British merchant who must break the Union blockade of Charleston harbour in South Carolina.With the original illustrations by Jules Ferat. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Light rubbing to the spine and boards, gilt to the front board only lightly rubbed. A small patch of cockling to the cloth to the head of the rear board. Prior owner's ink inscription to the front free endpaper. Internally, binding is strained in places. Pages are bright and generally clean with the occasional spot and handling mark. Very Good
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Detalhes
- Livreiro
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 881P45
- Título
- A Floating City, and the Blockade Runners
- Autor
- Jules Verne
- Ilustrador
- Jules Ferat
- Formato/Encadernação
- Cloth
- Estado do livro
- Usado - Muito Bom
- Quantidade Disponível
- 1
- Encadernação
- Capa dura
- Editorial
- Scribner, Armstrong & Co
- Local de publicação
- New York
- Data de publicação
- 1875
- Dimensão
- 8.5" by 6"
- Palavras-chave
- A Floating City, and the Blockade Runners a floating city une ville flottante jules verne a floating city
Termos da venda
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Sobre o Vendedor
Rooke Books
Membro de Biblio desde 2007
BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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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...
- 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...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Publisher's cloth
- A hardcover book comprised of cloth over hard pasteboard boards. ...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.