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The American Gun Club - 1874 Scriber, Armstrong
by Verne, Jules
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Baldwinsville, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Scribner, Armstrong & Co., 1874. First Edition Thus . Cloth. Very Good. 7 1/2 " x 4 3/4. Wood Engravings. New York: Scribner, Armstrong & Co., 1874. viii, 142 + [4] ad pp. With 24 wood-engraved plates. 7½x4¾, original terra-cotta cloth stamped in gilt. This title is in fact the first part of the Verne sequence, "De la Terre a la Lune" and "Autour de la lune", in an early presentation in English. The book was originally published as the two French first edition parts, then in one volume in English, published by Sampson Low in 1873 in London. Scribner, Armstrong produced a one-volume edition in 1874, then King & Baird of Philadelphia published an unauthorized issue of the first part, titled "The Baltimore Gun Club." Scribner, Armstrong quickly produced the present edition in competition with that volume, containing twice the number of illustrations. Quite scarce. Myers 26. Provenance: From the Library of William Augustus Brewer. Modest soiling and rubbing to the cloth, spine moderately sunned, extremities a bit worn and bumped; Very Good. See scans. L38n
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- Bookseller
- Singularity Rare & Fine
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000258
- Title
- The American Gun Club - 1874 Scriber, Armstrong
- Author
- Verne, Jules
- Illustrator
- Wood Engravings
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Scribner, Armstrong & Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1874
- Pages
- 142
- Size
- 7 1/2 " x 4 3/4
- Keywords
- Jules Verne, Science Fiction, Wood Engravings, Science Fiction, Sci-fi Classics, General, Adventure, Popular
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science Fiction;
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- Spine
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