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Couverture souple. Condition: Bon. Andre LAURIE. L'HERITIER DE ROBINSON. Editions Hachette 1933, EPUISE EN LIBRAIRIE, broche, format 12*17.5 cm, 265 pages. ILLUSTRATIONS en noir par Henri FAIVRE. coiffes et coins des plats touches, plats et tranche dorsale un peu passes, autrement ASSEZ BON ETAT, Bonne Apparence. Robinson Crusoé a-t-il existé ? Un jeune Anglais, Chandos Robinson, originaire d'York, croit fermement descendre de l'illustre navigateur; il donne, à l'appui de sa conviction, des raisons. séduisantes et il sent revivre en lui cet amour des voyages qui fit la fortune et l'infortune de son aïeul présumé. Retrouver l'île de Robinson, tel est le moyen pour Chandos de prouver qu'il a raison. Sur Paschal GROUSSET (vrai nom de Andre LAURIE).
Seller: Le Rayon populaire, Villefranche-sur-Saône, France
Paris: Collection Hetzel, collection 'Les Romans d'aventures', [1901], 276 p. Volume relié de grand format (18x27 cm) sous couverture recouverte de toile rouge et ornée de motifs végétaux dorés, 22 illustrations hors texte (par L. Benett), tranches dorées, en bon état général (haut et bas du dos écrasés, usure sur le coin supérieur du 2e plat).
Published by Paris, [Hachette], "Collection Hetzel", [s.d., après 1914]., 1914
Seller: PAROLES, Avignon, PACA, France
1 volume 1 faux-titre (frontispice général au verso), 1 titre général orné d'une vignette, puis paginations distinctes: 128 + 128 + 128 +128p.; 4 titres illustrés à pleine page, illustrations in texte, vignettes et pleines pages. Bon état sauf percaline un peu salie et coiffes frottées (percaline écrasée); intérieur bien propre; gouttière régulière. Réédition Hachette du 2è volume de la trilogie reprenant les "Scènes de la vie de collège dans tous les pays" publiées chez Hetzel (années 1880) par Paschal GROUSSET (1844-1909), journaliste communard puis député socialiste, écrivain pour la jeunesse et collaborateur de Jules Verne et du "Magasin d'Education" sous le pseudonyme d'André LAURIE: volume réunissant 4 textes: "La Vie de collège en Angleterre" illustré par P. PHILIPPOTEAUX, "Histoire d'un écolier Hanovrien (collège et université)" illustré par D. MAILLART, "Axel Ebersen (Le Gradué d'Upsala)" (Suède) illustré par Georges ROUX et "Un semestre en Suisse" illustré par L. BENNETT; "107 illustrations [.] et photographies" annoncées. (Volume précédé de "Au delà des mers" et suivi de "Autour de la Méditerranée"). LivresIn-8° (16,5 x 25cm) Reliure éditeur pleine percaline rouge; 1er plat et dos ornés de motifs floraux dorés et noirs; tranches jaunes.
Demi-cuir. Condition: Bon. Ed. originale. Paris: Collection Hetzel, sans date. Petit in-4°. 156; 160; 112pp. (77 illustrations dont 20 en pleine page incluant les 3 pages de titre illustrées) + frontispice sous serpente. Reliure demi-cuir rouge (dos à nerfs orné de caissons dorés, quelques traces de frottement, manque de cuir sur le bas du dos, tranches dorées bien lisses, rousseurs éparses). Bon état. Format 17,5 x 26,2 cm. Poids 1,760 kg.
Paris: Collection Hetzel, collection 'Les Romans d'aventures', [1903], 332 p. Volume relié de grand format (19x26 cm) sous couverture recouverte de toile rouge et ornée de motifs dorés, illustrations hors texte (par George Roux), tranches dorées, en bon état général (reliure fragilisée à la jonction du 1er plat, coins légèrement émoussés).
Published by Sampson Low, London, 1890
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Octavo, pp. [i-v] vi [vii-viii] [1] 2-302 [303: printer's imprint] [304: blank], seven inserted plates with illustrations by Riou, original pictorial gray cloth, front and spine panels stamped in brown, black and gold, publisher's monogram stamped in black on rear panel, yellow coated endpapers. First edition in English. Cheaper (later?) issue with edges plain rather than gilt and only seven inserted plates (as called for in the list of illustrations). Science-fiction novel describing the construction of a submarine pipeline to transport oil from the United States to France. This novel inspired Jules Verne's short story, "An Express of the Future," postulating pneumatic tubes that would propel a vehicle under the Atlantic from France to America. Paschal Grousset collaborated with Verne on SALVAGE FROM THE CYNTHIA (1885) and wrote the original versions of Verne's THE BEGUM'S FORTUNE and THE SOUTHERN STAR MYSTERY. Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Early Years 1282. Clareson, Science Fiction in America, 1870s-1930s 496. Clarke, Tale of the Future (1978), p. 16. Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 134. Suvin, Victorian Science Fiction in the UK, p. 41. Bleiler (1978), p. 119. Reginald 08706. Owner's signature dated 1906 on the half title leaf. Cloth worn at edges, spine panel darkened, some soiling to cloth and spotting to top edge of text block, hairline crack along inner front hinge, several gatherings a bit shaken, a good reading copy. (#171475).
Published by Sampson Low, London, 1890
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Octavo, pp. [i-v] vi [vii-viii] [1] 2-302 [303: printer's imprint] [304: blank], seven inserted plates with illustrations by Riou, publisher's pictorial blue cloth, front and spine panels stamped in brown, black and gold, publisher's monogram stamped in black on rear panel, yellow coated endpapers. First edition in English. Cheaper (later?) issue with edges plain rather than gilt and only seven inserted plates (as called for in the list of illustrations). Science-fiction novel describing the construction of a submarine pipeline to transport oil from the United States to France. This novel inspired Jules Verne's short story, "An Express of the Future," postulating pneumatic tubes that would propel a vehicle under the Atlantic from France to America. Paschal Grousset collaborated with Verne on SALVAGE FROM THE CYNTHIA (1885) and wrote the original versions of Verne's THE BEGUM'S FORTUNE and THE SOUTHERN STAR MYSTERY. Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Early Years 1282. Clareson, Science Fiction in America, 1870s-1930s 496. Clarke, Tale of the Future (1978), p. 16. Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 134. Suvin, Victorian Science Fiction in the UK, p. 41. Bleiler (1978), p. 119. Reginald 08706. Binding leaned, early owner's name on front free endpaper obscured by Whiteout, cloth dusty, a good copy. (#172208).
Published by London: Arco Publications, 1964, 1964
Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United Kingdom
[Adventure] FIRST THUS. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.192. Publisher's brown cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the white and blue dust-jacket, originally priced at 12/6. Price-clipped jacket lightly toned to spine with a few marks. Near fine. A young man, rescued from a shipwreck as a baby, sets out on his own voyage to discover his origins. First published in French in 1885, and originally translated into English that year as 'The Wreck of the Cynthia.'.
Published by J. Hetzel & Cie, 1884
Seller: Librairie Sedon, Rochefort, France
Book First Edition
Couverture rigide. Condition: Très bon. Edition originale. Paris, Bibliothèque d Education et de Récréation, J. Hetzel & Cie, 1884, édition originale. Cartonné, percaline rouge, premier plat illustré, pièces de titre dorées, dos illustré, tranches dorées, 17 cm x 25 cm, 272 pages, illustrations noir & blanc hors-texte. Texte de André Laurie (Paschal Grousset), illustrations de L. Benett , catalogue de l éditeur- Nom de l ancien propriétaire sur le coin supérieur droit de la page de garde (Louis Hémelin, 1er janvier 1885) , très bon état.
Published by Sampson Low, London, 1896
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Small octavo, pp. [i-v] vi [vii-viii] [1] 2-293 [294: printer's imprint] [295-296: blank] + 32-page undated publisher's catalogue inserted at rear, 22 inserted plates with illustrations by G. Roux, original pictorial blue-gray cloth, front and spine panels stamped in black and gold, plain endpapers. First edition in English. Science fiction romance in the mode of Jules Verne. An old man and his daughter, the last survivors of Atlantis, are found in a crystal-domed city beneath the Atlantic. Originally published in French as ATLANTIS in 1895. Bleiler, Science Fiction: The Early Years 1283. Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 134. Teitler and Locke, By the World Forgot (2013) 733. Bleiler (1978), p. 119. Reginald 08705. Spine lean, cloth lightly rubbed at spine ends and corner tips, 20 pence price inked out on front front free endpaper, a very good copy. (#165317).
Published by Hetzel, sd, 1911
Seller: Librairie de l'Avenue - Henri Veyrier, Saint-Ouen, FR, France
Couverture rigide. Condition: Bon état. In-8, cartonnage éditeur décoré rougen noir & or, tranches dorées, pagination mutlipe, 77 illustrations un & hors-texte par E. Benett & F. Régamet. Coins émoussés. Charnière intérieures fendillées fragiles in-8°.
Published by Hetzel, Paris, 1895
Seller: Antiquariat Clement, Bonn, Germany
First Edition
Hardcover Sehr gut. Condition: 0. Ohne Jahr, ca 1895. Text Französisch. Gold-/fargeprägter Leineneinband, goldgeprägter Rücken mit Titelei, Schnitt rundum vergoldet, minimale Schieflage, kleine Lockerung des inneren Buchblocks, ansonsten TADELLOS. Frontispiz mit Seidenpapierschutz, 270 Seiten, Illustrationen/Tafeln (alle mit Seidenpapierschutz) von George Roux, dazu 8seitige Verlagswerbung. Ein sehr schöner Band aus dem Hetzel Verlag (Jules Vernes Verlag), eine spannende Abenteuer/Zukunft Erzählung, insgesamt sehr guter Zustand. +++ Texte en français. Édition originale (cartonnage Hetzel) de ce récit fantastique illustré par George Roux, paru en 1895. Reliure percaline, 3 tranches dorées, 270 pages avec nombreuses illustrations/planches, reliure très légèrement décentrée et un peu distendue à l'interieur, néanmoins bon état général. +++ 16 x 24,8 cm, 1,4 kg. +++ Stichwörter/Mots-clés: Abenteuer Fantasie Bibliophilie roman d'aventure Mystère Gewicht in Gramm: 1400.
Published by Estes and Lauriat Publishers, Boston, 1896
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Octavo, pp. [i-v] vi [vii-viii] [1] 2-293 [294: blank], flyleaves at front and rear, 22 inserted plates with illustrations by G. Roux, plus two small vignettes, publisher's decorated tan cloth, front and spine panels stamped in brown and gold, white endpapers with floral pattern printed in green. First U.S. edition. Science fiction novel of the discovery of the last survivors of Atlantis in a magnificent glass-domed city under the Atlantic. Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Early Years 1283. Clareson, Science Fiction in America, 1870s-1930s 495. Eichner, Atlantean Chronicles, pp. 168-69. Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 134. Suvin, Victorian Science Fiction in the UK, p. 65. Teitler and Locke, By the World Forgot (2013) 733. Bleiler (1978), p. 119. Reginald 08705A. Cloth a bit tanned and foxed, a tight, clean, very good copy. (#173423).
Published by Collection Hetzel, Paris, 1904
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Large octavo, pp. [1-4] 1-330 [331] [332: blank], 25 illustrations, most full page, by George Roux, original pictorial red cloth, front panel stamped in blue, black and gold, spine panel stamped in black and gold, rear panel stamped in black, a.e.g., blue coated endpapers. First edition. Part of Hetzel's "Les Romans d'Aventures" series which published fantastic adventure novels between 1884 and 1905, mostly novels by André Laurie, an occasional collaborator with Jules Verne. This novel is an adventure story in the Vernian mode featuring a giant airplane. One gathering slightly pulled, a bright, nearly fine copy. A lovely copy and uncommon thus. (#157234).
Published by Collection Hetzel, Paris, 1899
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Quarto, pp. 1-257 [258-259] [260: blank] + 8-page publisher's catalogue inserted at rear, 22 inserted plates with full-page illustrations by L. Benett plus inserted frontispiece and illustrated title leaf and vignette at head of chapter one, original pictorial red cloth, front and spine panels stamped in black and gold, rear panel stamped in black, a.e.g., blue gray coated endpapers. First edition. Part of Hetzel's "Les Romans d'Aventures" series which published fantastic adventure novels between 1884 and 1905, mostly novels by André Laurie, an occasional collaborator with Jules Verne. This adventure story in the Vernian mode set in South Africa is a sequel to GÉRARD ET COLETTE: LES CHERCHEURS D'OR DE L'AFRIQUE AUSTRALE. A bright, nearly fine copy. A lovely copy and uncommon thus. (#157235).
Published by J. Hetzel, coll. « Les Romans d aventures », 1895
Seller: Librairie de l'Avenue - Henri Veyrier, Saint-Ouen, FR, France
Couverture rigide. Condition: Bon état. In-4 25 x 16 cm. Cartonnage éditeur pleine percaline rouge, dos et premier plat orné d un décor noir, or et vert, tranches dorées, 270 pp., 23 illustrations hors texte dont frontispice par Georges Roux, table, Catalogue G I, 8 pp. in fine. Exemplaire en bon état. L un des titres les plus rares de la série d anticipation de André Laurie (1844-1809. Ancien communard, il proposa à l'éditeur Hetzel des romans qui seront retravaillés par Jules Verne (Les Cinq cent millions de la Bégum, 1879, L'épave du Cinthya, 1884, publié sous les noms de Verne et Laurie, ). Il écrivit seul de nombreux ouvrages pour la jeunesse en grande partie publiés aux éditions Hetzel. Certains ressemblent à ceux de Jules Verne sur le modèle des Voyages extraordinaires, d'autres vont plus loin dans l'imaginaire scientifique.
Published by Collection Hetzel, Romans d'aventures, 1904
Seller: Rometti Vincent, Nice, France
First Edition
Couverture rigide. Condition: Bon. Edition originale. Paris, Collection Hetzel, Romans d'aventures, sans date [1904]. Grand in-8, (4pp.), 330pp., (2pp.). Plein cartonnage décoré de l'éditeur, tranches dorées. Frontispice, 1 vignette de titre, 1 dessin dans le texte, et 22 planches hors texte comprises dans la pagination. Entre les pages 326 et 327 ont été placés 2 feuillets en double : faux-titre et frontispice, titre et verso. Cartonnage très légèrement défraichi avec quelques menus défauts de surface, ex-dono manuscrit sur la garde. Bon exemplaire.
Published by D'Education et de Recreation, J Hetzel et Cie, Paris, 1888
First Edition
Cloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. George Roux (illustrator). First edition. A scarce, first edition of this novel by a collaborator of Jules Verne. With stunning pictorial boards. Regarded as one of Grousset's most interesting science fiction novels. Bookplate to the recto of front endpaper, W G Gautier Libraire. A Moscow. Gautier was a publisher based in Moscow.This novel follows a consortium intending to exploit the Moon's mineral resources. In order to do so they decided to bring the earth closer to Earth. A mountain in Sudan composed of pure iron becomes the headquarters of the Selene Company and Solar reflectors are used to provide the energy required to convert the mountain into an electromagnet.In the original French.Andre Laurie is a pseudonym for Jean Francois Paschal Grousset, the French politician, journalist and science fiction author. He collaborated with Jules Verne on Les Cinq Cent Millions de la Begum, L'Etoile de Sud and L'Epave du Cynthia. Some individuals believe that the original manuscripts were written by Grousset and then rewritten by Verne at the publisher's request.Grousset was discovered by the publisher Pierre-Jules Hetzel, and wrote many science fiction novels. His works are some of the earliest of this genre.With illustrations by George Roux. Roux is known for illustrating Verne's science fiction novels in his 'Les Voyages Extraordinaires'. His distinctive style complement this work, and form the beautiful cover. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart with minor bumping to the head and tail of spine in addition to the extremities. Prior owner's label to the verso of front endpaper, 'W G Gautier'. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright. Scattered spotting throughout. Very Good Indeed. book.
Published by D'Education et de Recreation, J Hetzel et Cie, Paris, 1888
First Edition
Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. George Roux (illustrator). First edition. A scarce, first edition of this novel by a collaborator of Jules Verne. With stunning pictorial boards. Regarded as one of Grousset's most interesting science fiction novels. Bookplate to the front pastedown of Sir Campbell Clarke. Clarke was a British journalist and author. He translated many papers for the Philological Society and adapted many plays for the English stage.This novel follows a consortium intending to exploit the Moon's mineral resources. In order to do so they decided to bring the earth closer to Earth. A mountain in Sudan composed of pure iron becomes the headquarters of the Selene Company and Solar reflectors are used to provide the energy required to convert the mountain into an electro-magnet.In the original French.Andre Laurie is a pseudonym for Jean Francois Paschal Grousset, the French politician, journalist and science fiction author. He collaborated with Jules Verne on Les Cinq Cent Millions de la Begum, L'Etoile de Sud and L'Epave du Cynthia. Some individuals believe that the original manuscripts were written by Grousset and then rewritten by Verne at the publisher's request.Grousset was discovered by the publisher Pierre-Jules Hetzel, and wrote many science fiction novels. His works are some of the earliest of this genre.With illustrations by George Roux. Roux is known for illustrating Verne's science fiction novels in his 'Les Voyages Extraordinaires'. His distinctive style complement this work, and form the beautiful cover. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart with just some light shelfwear to the head and tail of spine. Small patch of rubbing to the front board. Bookplate to the front pastedown, Sir Campbell Clarke. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright. Occasional light scattered spots to pages. Near Fine. book.
Published by Sampson Low, London, 1889
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Octavo, pp. [i-vii] viii-x [xi-xii] [1-3] 4-354 [355-356: blank] [note: last leaf is a blank], 15 inserted plates with full-page illustrations by Georges Roux, 51 smaller illustrations, also by Roux, in the text, original pictorial red cloth, front panel stamped in gold, black and gray, spine panel stamped in black and gold, publisher's monogram stamped in black on rear panel, all edges plain, light yellow coated endpapers. First edition. A translation of LE EXILES DE LA TERRE: SELENE-COMPANY LIMITED . (1887), a well-known interplanetary novel by a colleague of Jules Verne. Financiers attempt to exploit the resources of the Moon. They magnetize a mountain in the Sahara to pull the satellite into close proximity of the Earth. However, through miscalculation, their observatory is drawn from the Earth to a lunar valley from which they later escape, descending to Earth via parachute. Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Early Years 1281. Clareson, Science Fiction in America, 1870s-1930s 494. Clarke, Tale of the Future (1978), p. 15. Clute and Nicholls (eds), The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (1993), p. 698. Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 134. Locke, Voyages in Space 125. Suvin, Victorian Science Fiction in the UK, p. 38. Bleiler (1978), p. 119. Reginald 08704. Light wear to corners and spine ends, some bubbling to cloth on rear cover, a very good or somewhat better copy with bright cover stamping. (#137075).