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  • A Journey to the Interior of the Earth – Jules Verne – c1905

    A Journey to the Interior of the Earth – Jules Verne – c1905

    Jule Verne classic published by Ward Lock, London, early 20th century, likely pre-WWI. Part of the “Lilley series” – with catalogue at rear indication forty volumes available and another ten in preparation which appears circa 1905. Octavo, 256 pages.

    Lovely pictorial image pasted to front board, with “framing” decoration, which is repeated on the spine. The aforesaid image is repeated as a frontispiece. Some foxing to title and page edges. Generally, given the excellent covers, still a good to better copy for its age.

    Often Journey to the “Centre” here the ”Interior” but we still come out in Iceland, where else? Another slightly unusual translation which adds to the fun.

    Century old Jules Verne – off into the Centre (Interior)

    $60.00

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  • A Journey to the Interior of the Earth – Jules Verne

    A Journey to the Interior of the Earth – Jules Verne

    Jule Verne classic published by Ward Lock, London, published 1967. Octavo, 192 pages.

    Our favourite, more modern edition with the super dust jacket. Illustrated internally with line drawings. Very good condition.

    Often Journey to the “Centre” here the ”Interior” but we still come out in Iceland, where else?. Translates for the young in mind, the style of translation as usual, unusual and leads to a bit adult amusement.

    Verne – at the interior Centre

    $45.00

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  • The Adventures of Captain Hatteras  – Jules Verne

    The Adventures of Captain Hatteras – Jules Verne

    Published in London Ward and Lock and early English translation circa 1895. A two-part story … “The English at the North Pole” and “The Ice Desert”. Octavo, 223 pages. Which the super pictorial boards in the “‘blue format” … it was also published with a green background.

    Some foxing mainly on the page edges but also on the first and last few pages otherwise clean. Still a pretty good copy of a desirable Verne.

    Some say based on Sir John Franklin and then later to have an influence on Peary and Frederick Cook in their choice of routes to the North Pole!

    First published in French in 1866 and, accepting the Franklin reference above, influenced for sure by the Hayes expedition to Ellesmere Island. It was published as part of the “Voyages Extraordinaire” which was to include “Five weeks in a Balloon”, Journey to the Centre of the World” and “From the Earth to the Moon”. Interestingly, a bit like “Star Wars” it was published as book number two in the sequence even though it was the first published.

    Hatteras sets off for the North Pole, has a mutiny which results in the loss of his ship. They have to hole up for the winter and build accommodations through knowledge of Russian Ice palaces and create fire using ice lenses. After the thaw they build a new ship from remnants of another shipwreck and head north to find an island bang on the pole. Volcanic and Hatteras enters the crater and it doesn’t go too well for him from there.

    The second part “The Ice Desert” is based on an island which is a northerly extension of Ellesmere … New America … and more adventures ensue.

    Jules Verne’s Polar Adventures

    $90.00

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