A FLOATING CITY, AND THE BLOCKADE RUNNERS.
Published by Scribner, Armstrong, & Co., New York, 1874
- Hardcover
- Used

Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
AbeBooks seller since May 18, 1999
Condition: Used
US$ 1,500.00
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Octavo, pp. [i-iii] iv [1] 2-286 [287-288: blank leaf (leaf T8)excised by binder] + [8]-page publisher's catalogue inserted at rear [note: single leaf printed on recto only headed "Jules Verne's Works. / The Authorized Editions" inserted after title leaf], fly leaves at front and rear, 42 inserted plates with illustrations by J. Ferat, original pictorial bevel-edged brown cloth, front and spine panels stamped in gold and black, rear panel ruled in blind, yellow coated endpapers. A translation of UNE VILLE FLOTTANTE SUIVI DES FORCEURS DE BLOCUS (1871). Verne's short novel, "A Floating City," was inspired by his voyage to America in 1867 aboard The Great Eastern. "The Blockade Runners" is a short romance set during the American Civil War. [Reference: Bleiler (1978), p. 199. Reginald 12641. Myers 22. Taves and Michaluk V008]. Light rubbing to cloth, some scratches to rear cover, scattered foxing throughout, still a sound, very good copy. (14107).
Seller Inventory # 14107
Bibliographic details
- Title
- A FLOATING CITY, AND THE BLOCKADE RUNNERS.
- Author
- Verne, Jules
- Publisher
- Scribner, Armstrong, & Co., New York
- Publication year
- 1874
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Edition
- First U.S. edition.
- Seller catalogs
- Adventure Fiction, Science Fiction
John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
Laurel, MD, U.S.A.
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