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THE FLOATING ISLAND or The Pearl of the Pacific
by VERNE, Jules:
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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York, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Sampson Low, Marston and Company. 1896. First English edition, first printing. First English edition, first printing. Publisher's green cloth over bevelled boards, illustrated in black, white and gilt. All edges gilt. Illustrated title page and 79 full page steel engravings. Tissue guard to the frontispiece. An excellent, better than very good copy, the binding firm with a little rubbing and bumping to the spine tips and corners. The contents with two previous owner's names (dated 1912 and August 1966) to the front endpaper, the latter owner's small bookplate to the upper left corner of the front pastedown, are otherwise clean throughout. The inner front hinge is slightly tender and cracked but holding. A very attractive example of the first edition in English, translated by W. J. Gordon and published in October 1896, preceding the first American edition by just over a year. This is the "deluxe" issue binding with bevelled boards and extra gilt blocking, there was also a "standard" issue on lighter boards with only the titles in gilt. (Bleiler). Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lucius Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20780
- Title
- THE FLOATING ISLAND or The Pearl of the Pacific
- Author
- VERNE, Jules:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First English edition, first printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: Sampson Low, Marston and Company. 1896
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Lucius Books
Biblio member since 2015
York, North Yorkshire
About Lucius Books
Our shop is located in central York within a stones throw of the historic Micklegate Bar and walls. We are open seven days a week and carry a high quality stock specialising in but not limited to first editions, signed copies, bound sets and childrens / illustrated books and original art. Our opening times are 10am to 6pm Monday to Saturday and 11am to 4pm on Sundays.Lucius Books is proud to be a full member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association (ABA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB) trade associations. If you are unable to make it to the shop then our stock is available to view on our website at www.luciusbooks.com
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
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