From THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979, ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.
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*** FIRST APPEARANCE IN PRINT ***A VOYAGE IN A BALLOON in Sartain's Magazine, 1852, first edition, Volume 10 being January thru June, light wear to corner tips and spine extremities, else a bright vg+ copy bound in half-leather and cloth. Translated by Anne T. Wilbur in the May issue, this is Verne's first appearance in print in the English language, appearing here a full 17 years before his first novel FIVE WEEKS IN A BALLOON was likewise translated and eleven years before the same novel was published in France. As this was the Magazines last efforts, this volume is particularly scarce. And for the Verne collector, particularly desirable. Seller Inventory # 09403
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Title: A VOYAGE IN A BALLOON / *** AUTHOR'S FIRST ...
Publisher: Sartain's Magazine 1852
Publication Date: 1852
Binding: Soft cover
Edition: First Edition.
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