UNDERGROUND CITY; OR, THE CHILD OF THE CAVERNS by Verne, Jules ( Translated by W. H. G. Kingston ) - 1883

Philadelphia, USA,: Porter & Coates, 1883. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First American Edition, First Print. n.d. A True first edition 8vo. Octavo, pp. 246 42 full-page illustrations and title page vignette by J. Ferat, original pictorial brown cloth, front and spine panels stamped in black and gold, original gray endpages. A translation of LES INDES-NOIRES (1877). The first edition in English was a pirated edition, titled THE BLACK INDIES, published by George Munro in paper wrappers near the end of May 1877 as part of his "Seaside Library" series. The British edition, titled THE CHILD OF THE CAVERN; OR, STRANGE DOINGS UNDERGROUND, was published in a fully illustrated hardcover edition in October 1877. This first American hardcover edition was published by Porter & Coates in October 1883. The Sampson Low and Porter & Coates editions both use the translation by W. H. G. Kingston. ( L.W. Currey) Two small repaired tears to the front end page. Spine rubbed at ends and corner tips, light spotting to a minimum of pages. Tight binding. .