Jules Verne: an Exploratory Biography by Lottman, Herbert R - 1997

New York: St Martins Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. This is the first time Jules Verne has been the subject of a biography. Drawing on previously unpublished letters and papers, Herbert R. Lottman reveals Jules Verne, the pioneer of the science fiction genre and the uncannily accurate forecaster of twentieth-century invention, in an entirely new light. In this groundbreaking biography, Lottman explores the dark, private side of the visionary writer. The binding is ivory and black; the top corners are turned in and there is a discolored bump to the front edge. The bottom edges have minor shelf wear. The jacket is bent on the top corners and has minor wear at the spine top and bottom. 366 pages including notes and an index. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. .