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Michael Strogoff.: The Courier of the Czar. Translated by W. H. G. Kingston.
by VERNE, Jules
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- Hardcover
- first
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington,, 1877 [i.e. 1876]. First English-language edition in book form. It prints the title story alongside the first revised version of Verne's first published story, "The Mutineers", a Mexican romance that appeared in the magazine Musée des familles in 1851. Though its title page is dated 1877, this book was published in 1876, following serialization in London Society from March 1876. The French edition was also published that year. Octavo. Original brown cloth over bevelled boards, spine and front cover pictorially blocked in gilt and black, blind panelling and publisher's device on rear cover, coated endpapers, edges gilt. Wood-engraved frontispiece with tissue guard, 88 wood-engraved plates, 2 folding maps, by Barbant after Jules Ferat and Léon Benett. Publisher's 24-page catalogue, dated October 1876, at end. Lacking half-title; early ownership inscription on front free endpaper. Spine cocked and faded, gilt remaining bright, extremities slightly rubbed and frayed, with corner wear, split inner hinges with signs of previous glue repair, occasional marks to contents. A very good copy.
Synopsis
Michael Strogoff: The Courier of the Czar is a novel written by Jules Verne in 1876. Critics consider it one of Verne's best books. Unlike some of Verne's other famous novels, it is not science fiction, but a scientific phenomenon is a plot device. The book was later adapted to a play, by Verne himself and Adolphe D'Ennery. Incidental music to the play was written by Jules Massenet in 1880. The book has been adapted several times for films and cartoon series.
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- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 172690
- Title
- Michael Strogoff.
- Author
- VERNE, Jules
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington,
- Date Published
- 1877 [i.e. 1876]
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About the Seller
Peter Harrington
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London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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- Gilt
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- Cocked
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- Cloth
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- Octavo
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- Spine
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- Device
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- Edges
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