Adventures In the Land Of the Behemoth - 1st

1874 1ed Jules Verne Behemoth Meridiana Africa Adventure Voyages Illustrated "Reality provides us with facts so romantic that imagination itself could add nothing to them." ― Jules Verne In 1873, Scribner's published the first authorized edition of Jules Verne's famous 'Meridiana' or 'Adventures of Three Russians and Three Englishmen in South Africa'. This book, which is part of Verne's 'Extraordinary Voyages,' is… Read more about this item

Boston: Henry L. Shepard & Co, 1874. 8vo., decorative red cloth, spine and upper cover stamped in gold and black, gilt hippopotamus on upper cover and spine. 190 pp., 20 full page wood-engravings, including frontispiece with tissue guard. Second American Edition. Three Englishman, three Russians and their guide-a bushman named Mokoum-set out to measure the arc of a meridian… Read more about this item

Boston, MA: Henry L. Shepard & Co., 1874. [African Adventure] SECOND US EDITION. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.[2] 190 [2]. With 20 wood engraved plates, including a frontispiece. Publisher's brown cloth with titles and decoration in gilt and black to spine and upper. Dark blue endpapers. Lightly browned throughout. Some wear to cloth, particularly to head and tail of… Read more about this item

Henry L. Shepard & Co, 1874. First American Edition. hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Henry L. Shepard & Co.; Boston, 1874. Hardcover. (Unauthorized) First US Edition. A Very Good, brown cloth binding with profusely illustrated front board and spine, binding intact, some handling/scuffing to boards, rubbing along board edges, some crimping to spine edges, previous owner embossed stamp on… Read more about this item

Boston:: Henry L. Shepard & Co.,, 1874.. First pirated edition (see Gallagher A26).. publisher's green gilt cloth.. Cloth slightly frayed at the tips of the corners and extremities of spine; short cracks to both (inner) hinges; but a tight, sound, and generally attractive copy.. 8vo,. Fully Illustrated by Ferat..

Boston, MA: Henry L. Shepard & Co., 1874. Book. Good+ condition. Hardcover. Early edition. Octavo (8vo). 190 pages of text. Original hardcover binding heavily rubbed and shelfworn, with minor bumping to corners, and a large stain to bottom corner of rear board; large chips to top and bottom edge of spine; protected in custom stiff archival mylar. Inner hinges are… Read more about this item

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2009-09-24. Paperback. Used:Good.

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2009-09-24. Paperback. Good.

Fredonia Books (NL), 2001-01-01. Paperback. Used:Good.

Paperback / softback. New.

Boston, MA: Henry L. Shepard & Co., 1874. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Ferat. 1st (pirated) US edition. Russet cloth with elaborate lettering and decoration in gilt and black. Boards moderately edgeworn, frayed, dampstained and dented (interior not affected by water). Dark blue eps lightly creased. Binding sound, text clean. Interior toned, with… Read more about this item

Henry L. Shepard, 1874 ex library cover, front board is bright, back spine has library number, pocket has been ripped off the front ep leaving a mark, some minor library numbering, somed edgewear. Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. Hardcover. Good.

Boston: Henry L. Shepard & Co., 1874. First American Edition. Hardcover. Good. Octavo. Ferat Engravings. Original brown gilt designer cloth with green endpapers. Front cover and spine are clean and bright, but back cover has a large brown dampstain which, however, does not affect the text or integrity of the binding. In all other respects a solid, clean,… Read more about this item

Fredonia Books (NL), 2001-01. Paperback. Good.

Boston, MA: Henry L. Shepard and Co, 1874. First of this edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Jules Ferat. Boston, MA: Henry L. Shepard and Co., 1874 (matching dates on title and copyright). Second edition, an unauthorized edition published simultaneously with the authorized Scribner, Welford, Armstrong edition (NY). Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.[2] 190 [2]. With 20 wood engraved plates… Read more about this item

Henry L. Shepard, 1874 ex lib, spine marked contents marked with usual, book card roughly torn out of endpaper, contents intact, binding bright, corners bumped, ist US Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Good.

Henry L Shepard, 1874. Second U.S. edition, first Shepard Edition [Fourteenth Thousand]. Very Good. Front hinge just starting. Light foxing to front and rear end papers with diagonal crease and edgewear to ffep, otherwise internally clean and crisp, save some loss to p. 120. Fraying and wear to head and foot of spine and corners with light soiling in… Read more about this item

Good. Ferat is illustrator beautiful and highly decorated red gold and black boards nice frontis w/ tissue

Boston : Henry L. Shepard & Co. , 1874. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Ferat. Black lettering & blind stamped decoration on white covers in hand-made brown paper wrappers - which had kept this volume in fine condition! 12mo, 190 pages. Tenth Thousand. Ex- library copy - This is Volume No.26 of the West… Read more about this item

New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The Adventures in the Land of the Behemoth.