The American Gun Club
VERNE, Jules
Published by Scribner, Armstrong & Company, New York, 1874
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First edition thus. Translated by Louis Mercier and Eleanor E. King. Octavo. vii, 142, [4 ads] pp. Illustrated. Binding with modest general wear, three tiny partial perforations on the unprinted rear board, tissue guard with a small lightly foxed spot that has offset just a bit onto the adjacent pages, close to near fine save that it lacks the brown coated front flyleaf, thus very good. A section from Verne's *The Earth to the Moon in Ninety-Seven Hours and Twenty Minutes, and a Trip Around it*; a publisher's note on the copyright page states that this volume was published to counter a spurious reprint of this section of the novel (that work was titled *The Baltimore Gun Club*). The publishers notes that this edition contains double the illustrations of the pirated edition and is being sold for half the cost. Seller Inventory # 565252
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Title: The American Gun Club
Publisher: Scribner, Armstrong & Company, New York
Publication Date: 1874
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Edition: 1st Edition
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The American Gun Club
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New York, NY: Scribner, Armstrong & Company, 1874, 1874
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Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United Kingdom
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[Science Fiction] FIRST THUS, a partial reprint of 'From the Earth to the Moon.' Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.[2] viii; 142 [4]. With 24 engraved plates, including a frontispiece. Publisher's brown cloth with gilt titles to spine and upper. Brown-coated endpapers. Some damage to upper hinge. Purple ownership stamp to front and rear blanks. Light spotting to preliminaries; toning throughout. Moderate rubbing, water sprinkling, and some general grubbiness to cloth; spine toned. Very good. A rare edition, published purely to kill an unauthorised edition of the first half of 'From the Earth to the Moon' titled 'The Baltimore Gun Club' which appeared a little before Scribner's complete edition. Another splendid example of Mr. Verne's imaginary sweep, including a giant space-gun, a bullet-spaceship furnished like a high class railway carriage, and a bunch of stalwart chaps careering round in space dressed in frock coats surrounded by an orbiting cloud of broken bottles, food wrappers and dead dogs. All in a day's work for Mr. Verne, although he may have broken his golden rule here and left out either pirates or giant steam powered elephants. This translation first published in London in 1873. Seller Inventory # 57410
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The American Gun Club - 1874 Scriber, Armstrong
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Scribner, Armstrong & Co., New York, 1874
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First Edition
Seller: Singularity Rare & Fine, Baldwinsville, NY, U.S.A.
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Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Wood Engravings (illustrator). First Edition Thus. New York: Scribner, Armstrong & Co., 1874. viii, 142 + [4] ad pp. With 24 wood-engraved plates. 7½x4¾, original terra-cotta cloth stamped in gilt. This title is in fact the first part of the Verne sequence, "De la Terre a la Lune" and "Autour de la lune", in an early presentation in English. The book was originally published as the two French first edition parts, then in one volume in English, published by Sampson Low in 1873 in London. Scribner, Armstrong produced a one-volume edition in 1874, then King & Baird of Philadelphia published an unauthorized issue of the first part, titled "The Baltimore Gun Club." Scribner, Armstrong quickly produced the present edition in competition with that volume, containing twice the number of illustrations. Quite scarce. Myers 26. Provenance: From the Library of William Augustus Brewer. Modest soiling and rubbing to the cloth, spine moderately sunned, extremities a bit worn and bumped; Very Good. See scans. L38n. Seller Inventory # 000258
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The American Gun Club
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Scribner, Armstrong & Company, New York, 1874
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Hardcover
Seller: Attic Books (ABAC, ILAB), London, ON, Canada
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. viii, 142, [4] p., interspersed with plates. 20 cm. Frontispiece and 23 other b&w plates. Brown cloth with gold impressing. Mylar wrap, removed for photos. Spine faded with tears in ends. Corners worn. Some light denting to lower edges. Tears in pp. 21, 89. Chip in p. 23. "The American Gun Club" has a complicated publishing history. This title is the Anglicized first part of the Verne sequence "De la Terre a la Lune" and "Autour de la Lune." The two parts were originally published together in French, then in one volume in English by Sampson Low in London. Scribner, Armstrong produced a one-volume edition in 1874. Then King & Baird of Philadelphia published an unauthorized issue of the first part titled "The Baltimore Gun Club." Scribner, Armstrong quickly produced this edition in competition with K&B's, containing twice the number of Illustrations. Adverising on title verso includes the full English title "From the Earth of the Moon." Myers 26. Taves & Michaluk V007. Seller Inventory # 146920
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The American Gun Club
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New York, NY: Scribner, Armstrong & Company, 1874, 1874
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Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United Kingdom
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[Science Fiction] FIRST THUS, a partial reprint of 'From the Earth to the Moon.' Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.[2] viii; 142 [4]. With 24 engraved plates, including a frontispiece. Publisher's brown cloth with gilt titles to spine and upper. Brown-coated endpapers. Inside joints are tight (often cracked), no ink names, contents clean, binding a little rubbed and handled, some minor bumping; a very good copy indeed. A rare edition, published purely to kill an unauthorised edition of the first half of 'From the Earth to the Moon' titled 'The Baltimore Gun Club' which appeared a little before Scribner's complete edition. Another splendid example of Mr. Verne's imaginary sweep, including a giant space-gun, a bullet-spaceship furnished like a high class railway carriage, and a bunch of stalwart chaps careering round in space dressed in frock coats surrounded by an orbiting cloud of broken bottles, food wrappers and dead dogs. All in a day's work for Mr. Verne, although he may have broken his golden rule here and left out either pirates or giant steam powered elephants. This translation first published in London in 1873. Seller Inventory # 63419
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THE AMERICAN GUN CLUB / ( FROM THE EARTH TO THE MOON ) INSCRIBED BY ARMSTRONG & ALDRIN
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Scribner, Armstrong & Company, 1874
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First Edition
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Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979, ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.
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First Edition. SCIENCE FICTION BECOMES SCIENCE FACT THE AMERICAN GUN CLUB ( FROM THE EARTH TO THE MOON), Scribner, Armstrong & Company, 1874, first edition, obvious wear to the fore edge corner tips and bottom edges with some cloth loss, spine darkened with cloth loss at head & heel of spine, covers somewhat soiled and rubbed, rear inner hinge open, else perhaps a decent copy in the publishers original gold-gilt pictorial cloth. This copy INSCRIBED by Neil Armstrong & Buzz Aldrin to a most prominent collector and Sam Moskowitz Archive award winner. This title re-publishes the first half of its earlier released version FROM THE EARTH TO THE MOON including 24 full page illustrations. Translated from the French by Louis Mercier. and Eleanor E. King. An instant heirloom virtually impossible to find INSCRIBED as this is. Seller Inventory # 13701
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