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Mathias Sandorf
by VERNE, Jules; BENETT, Leon (illus.)
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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London, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, and Rivington, 1886. First UK Edition . Hardcover. Good. viii, 192, 199 p., interspersed with plates. 21 cm. Frontispiece and 109 other b&w plates, plus title page vignette, and double page map of Mediterranean in between sections. Sea blue/green cloth with black and silver impressing, bevelled edges, publisher's device blind stamped on rear cover. Front cover shows Sandorf clnging to chains off the stern of a steamship. Spine shows Stephen Bathory and Sandorf standing on narrow stonework as they escape down a rope. All edges gilt. Mylar wrap, removed for photos. Bumped corners, small tears in spine ends, self wear to lower edges, hole in cloth of front hinge, dents in front fore-edge, some light stains to rear. Some soiling and spots to interior.
Verne's epic Mediterranean adventure, employing the devices that served him well in other novels: islands, mystery, cryptograms, surprises, mistaken identity, technological advances, and a solitary figure bent on revenge. Sandorf may remind readers of the Count of Monte Cristo and, not surprisingly, Verne did dedicate the work to Alexandre Dumas. Later Verne adapted the story into a five-act play in collaboration with William Busnach and George Maures. Myers 38. Taves and Michaluk V028.
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- Bookseller
- Attic Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 146907
- Title
- Mathias Sandorf
- Author
- VERNE, Jules; BENETT, Leon (illus.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First UK Edition
- Publisher
- Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, and Rivington
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1886
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Literature, Mediterranean, Sea stories
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- Vignette
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- Edges
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- 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....
- Title Page
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
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