The Fur Country or Seventy Degrees North Latitude
by VERNE, Jules; D'ANVERS, N. (trans.)
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About This Item
Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1874. First US Edition. Hardcover. Good. xiii, 334 p., interspersed with plates. 21 cm. Frontispiece, 99 other full page plates, and a vignette on last page. Green cloth with black and gilt impressing. Front has gilt image of snarling animal beside prostrate man and spine has solitary figure gazing downwards. Mylar wrap (removed for photo). Corners worn, spine ends chipped and torn. Hinges cracking internally. Foxing to frontispiece and title. One signature jutting out a bit.
Printed November 1873 wth a postdated title page listing 1874, so possibly the first edition in English since the London edition was also issued that month. N. D'Anvers was a pseudonym for Mrs. Arthur (Nancy) Bell, who translated at least two other Verne books. This fun story about northern Canada includes fur traders, polar bears, avalanches, dog sleds, Aurora Borealis, wolves, and, of course, "Esquimaux" in kayaks. Myers 27. Taves & Michaluk V010.
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- 146898
- Title
- The Fur Country or Seventy Degrees North Latitude
- Author
- VERNE, Jules; D'ANVERS, N. (trans.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First US Edition
- Publisher
- James R. Osgood and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1874
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Arctic, Canada, Literature, Adventure
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