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Meridiana : The Adventures of Three Englishmen and Three Russians in South Africa

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Meridiana : The Adventures of Three Englishmen and Three Russians in South Africa

by Verne, Jules

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  • Hardcover
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Original terra-cotta cloth/No dust jacket
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New York: Scribner, Armstrong & Co, 1874. Very Good condition but missing front free endpaper. Top of spine frayed. Bottom of spine slightly rubbed. Previous owner's small ink stamps and signature. Light endpaper foxing. No foxing on most text pages, although there are scattered spots on a few pages. With 48 illustrations. Blind-stamped decorations on spine, as well as front and back covers. The spine and front cover are also gilt-stamped. Gilt on front cover is still bright and shiny. Gilt on spine less bright, but still distinct. Inner hinges are perfectly sound. A tight, square copy, that presents better than this detailed description makes it sound. Myers' "probable" first issue, printing A (with 1874 on the title page and only two books listed on verso: JOURNEY TO THE MOON and JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH). This copy appears to be a variant of Myers 39 in two respects. 1) The word "or" does not appear after "Meridiana" on the title page, although "or" does appear in the spine title. 2) It is bound in the publisher's terra-cotta cloth, rather than green. Myers 39. Taves / Michaluk V009. . First American Edition, First Issue. Hardcover. Original terra-cotta cloth/No dust jacket. 8vo. viii, 232pp. + 2 pages of ads.

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Bookseller
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Bookseller's Inventory #
001529
Title
Meridiana : The Adventures of Three Englishmen and Three Russians in South Africa
Author
Verne, Jules
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Original terra-cotta cloth
Jacket Condition
No dust jacket
Edition
First American Edition, First Issue
Publisher
Scribner, Armstrong & Co
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1874
Bookseller catalogs
Science Fiction / Fantasy;
Size
8vo. viii, 232pp. + 2 pages of ads

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