Celiere Paul (30 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering and silver and red embellishments. Some rubbing at edges, some shelf wear. Foxing to textblock ONLY. Pages clean, NO foxing or markings, binding sturdy.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. General shelf/age wear. Pages clean.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

From the French of Paul Celiere by Mrs. Cashel Hoey and Mr. John Lillie. xi, 328 + 8 (ads) pp. With 120 Illustrations. 8vo, publisher's illustrated boards. 1887 ink gift inscription; some light rubbing to the edges of the boards; tight and sound.

Blue Cloth. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Reprint. 328 pages, plus 8 pp ads; with 120 illustrations. "The author has "intention to avoid boring my readers." He does, with the startling exploits of his hero. Book condition: Cover corners are worn so that a little board clearly shows on three corners. Top and bottom of the spine cover is missing circa 1/16 of an inch. Spine lettering has faded, but still can be read. Top edge has been dyed blue, other two are a moderate tan color. Contents are a pale-tan color throughout. Owner's name is written on an blank page following the front fly. Contents are complete, binding is tight, condition is nice for its age. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First American Edition. Slight edgewear and bumped corners - see image. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. ; Book is in Very Good condition - tight binding and clean, unmarked text. Tissue guard on frontispiece. The Author states that, "I have written my book with a simple-minded intention to avoid boring my readers." ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 328 pages.…

From the French of Paul Celiere by Mrs. Cashel Hoey and Mr. John Little. xi, 328 [8, ads] pp. With 120 illustrations. 8vo, publisher's decorated cloth. There is a broad large ownership signature across the title page, over some of the printing, and a tiny ownership name and sticker in the corner of the front pastedown; otherwise a clean, tight, sound copy with just a touch of rubbing at the extremities.…

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: Very Good. None. 120 black & white illus. Transl. from French by Cashel Hoey & John Lillie. Bright gilt decorated cover featuring air balloon. Record # 51288.

Condition: New.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. From the French of Paul Celiere. With one hundred and twenty illustrations. 328 pages. Light foxing here and there. A little age near rear. 1st edition (UK). Spine tender. H.19cm W.14cm D.3cm.

Condition: New. KlappentextrnrnThis scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First American Edition. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, xi + 328pp, very well-illustrated (120), bound in blue cloth with a fine ballooning motif on the front board, gilt lettered and decorated spine, very good condition, Harper & Brothers, New York, 1887. * a ripping yarn - so many adventures are to unfold. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. New and Cheaper Edition. Undated [1888]. One hundred and twenty illustrations. Original decorated brown cloth. Spine ends scuffed, a few light marks on rear board, endpapers replaced, good. Publisher's catalogue dated 1888 bound in at end. Although not acknowledged in this edition, the translation from the original French is by Mrs Cashel Hoey. A grumpy scientist is unwillingly involved in a series of fantastical adventures around the world. The novel is perhaps in part a response to (or indeed a parody of) Jules Verne's Voyages Extraordinaires. Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First American edition. Pictorial boards. Contemporary name stamp, slight wear at the spinal extremities. A tight, very good or better copy. Not in *Bleiler*.

Hardcover. First edition in English. 8vo., orig. blue pictorial cloth, xi, 328, 8pp.ads. Profusely illustrated. Marks on both pastedowns, wear to spine ends o/w a good copy only.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition, Illustrated Edition. An uncommon and wonderfully illustrated Victorian adventure tale, this first UK edition of Paul Célière's eccentric Dr. Quiès is especially appealing in its original pictorial cloth binding, with 120 illustrations by Frédéric Lix. Author: Paul Célière. Translated by Mrs. Cashel Hoey and Mr. John Lillie. Illustrated by Frédéric Lix. Title: The Startling Exploits of Dr. J. B. Quiès. From the French of Paul Célière. With One Hundred and Twenty Illustrations. Publisher: London, Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, Crown Buildings, 188 Fleet Street, 1886. Edition: First UK Edition. Language: Text in English. Pages: xi-328 pages + publisher's catalogue. Size: 8" x 5.5". Binding: Good to very good original Victorian pictorial full-cloth binding, with a dramatic balloon scene printed to the front board and illustrated and gilt-lettered spine. Binding firm, with general rubbing, fading and age-related wear, particularly to the spine and extremities, as shown. All edges gilt. Protected in a removable mylar cover. Content: Very good content, bright, tight and generally clean, with occasional light age-toning and scattered foxing. The endpapers appear to have been professionally replaced by a previous owner. Illustrations: Complete with all 120 black-and-white illustrations by Frédéric Lix, including the frontispiece and numerous full-page and text illustrations throughout. **** The book: The Startling Exploits of Dr. J. B. Quiès is a wonderfully eccentric late-Victorian adventure novel following the reluctant and sedentary Dr. Jean-Baptistin Quiès through an increasingly improbable succession of mishaps and travels. Beginning with an accidental journey and rapidly escalating into adventures involving distant lands, danger and even balloon flight, the story combines travel fiction, comic adventure and the imaginative exuberance characteristic of nineteenth-century popular literature. This 1886 first UK edition is particularly attractive for its extensive illustrative programme and remarkable pictorial binding. An uncommon and appealing survival of Victorian illustrated adventure publishing. Lix, Frédéric (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Good Plus. No Jacket. London: Sampson Low Marston Searle and Rivington, 1886. The Startling Exploits of Dr. J B Quies original publication 1886 not sure if first edition but is the same year, 328 pages plus 32 pages of adverts dated October 1886 all in overall clean condition but a few pages have marks around 6 in all, see image of worst. 120 B/w illustrations, some full page,all present as listed, NO dustwrapper,illustrated boards are a little dusty with age some marking and light rubbing to edges. Though not perfect still a pleasing example of this book SEE IMAGES. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. Illustrated Boards. Good Plus/No Jacket. 8 x 6 Inches. Hardcover.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Publishers pictorial grey cloth with decoration in black, titles in gilt, all edges gilt, illustrated with one hundred and twenty illustrations, engraved frontispiece with tissue guard. Publishers 32-pg catalog dated October 1886 bound in at rear. Bit of reader lean to spine, rear endpaper split in gutter but still tightly bound, about VG with clean cover cloth and bright titles. Pics of any of our books supplied on request.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Beautiful Fine copy.First Edition of this Fantasy.Clipped End Paper.Ink Name. Gorgeous Fresh Copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First U.S. Edition. The Startling Exploits of Dr Quies by Paul Celiere (First US Edition) Bumping and rubbing to corners and spine ends. Previous owner's plate to front pasted end page. Original dark blue cloth with gold and silver hot air balloon decoration and lettering. 328 + 8 (ad) pages. Includes 120 illustrations. The book follows the adventures of the titular character, Dr. J. B. Quies, a brilliant scientist and inventor who embarks on a series of daring and dangerous expeditions to uncover the secrets of the universe. Along the way, he encounters a host of strange and fascinating creatures, including aliens, monsters, and otherworldly beings. BOOK.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Frontispiece and 120 illustrations (illustrator). 1st Edition. A gorgeous copy of the first American edition, published by Harper and Brothers in 1877. Bound in publisher's dark blue cloth with a bright balloon illustration decorating the front board. The book features 120 illustrations and frontispiece. An uncommonly nice copy. From the French of Celiere, translated by Mrs. Cashel Hoey and Mr. John Lillie.…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. An early edition of the entertaining The Startling Exploits of Dr. J. B. Quies, translated from the original French. An interesting copy of The Startling Exploits of Dr. J. B. Quies that has been translated from the original French, written by Paul Celiere, into English by Mrs. Cashel Hoey and Mr. John Lillie.The book is proclaimed as a flight of fancy and was written with a "simple-minded intention to avoid boring my readers." The volume is extensively illustrated with one hundred and twenty illustrations throughout the text. There is also thirty-two pages of publisher's adverts to the rear.There is an inscription to the front free endpaper which reads:To Mr Alfred Darwin, junior, A Christmas present from Dr J. B. Quies.Christmas Day, 1886. In the publisher's original decorated cloth boards. Externally, generally smart. The spine is a little faded and bumped and there is some fading to the joints and extremities and a few marks to the boards. There is an inscription to the front free endpaper. Internally, generally firmly bound with generally bright and clean pages with the odd scattered spot concentrated to the first few pages. Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). book.…

Condition: New. Print on Demand.

Condition: New. Print on Demand.

Condition: New. PRINT ON DEMAND.