Verne's classic polar adventure with two parts, originally published separately, in one volume: The English at the North Pole; The Desert of Ice. Taves & Michaluk V004. Myers 58.
Publication Info
Publisher: James R. Osgood and Company
Edition: First US edition
Date Published: 1875
Place Published: Boston
ISBN: n/a
Details
Condition: Good
Signed: No
Dust Jacket: No
Jacket Condition: n/a
Details: xiv, 440 p. 21 cm. Some 250 illustrations, including 77 full page. Green cloth with black and gold impressing. Amusing front cover illustration features the "dog-captain" steering the ship while two sailors gaze on in amazement. Small figures explore Arctic ice on spine. Mylar wrap removed for photos. Small tears in spine ends, some shelf wear to edges. Front hinge repaired. Dampstains to margins of first pages. Ink inscription on a front leaf. Pages 45-47 loosening with roughened edges. Plate across from p. 152, as well as pp. 153-162, loosening.
