The Englishman at the North Pole... Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras. Illustrated with a colored frontispiece and headpieces. 7.25 x 4.75 inches.
Scarce early copy from Verne, about an arctic expedition. Blue Victorian cloth with gold panels. Lovely colored plate appears as the frontispiece; decorations throughout. Externally quite nice; spots of wear and fraying to the extremities. Previous owner's names on the endpapers.
Starting between the front endpapers. Foxing in spots within, but else unmarked.
See pictures below for more details, and message with any questions. Blue Roof Books on Facebook. As New: The book is in the same immaculate condition as when it was published. This could be the description for a book that has been lost in a warehouse for years, never shelved, thumbed or even opened yet may still be some years old.
Fine (F or FN): A Fine book approaches the condition of As New, but without being crisp. The book may have been opened and read, but there are no defects to the book, jacket or pages. Very Good (VG): Describes a book that shows some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or paper.Good (G): Describes the average used worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Fair: Worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc. Binding, jacket (if any), etc.
All defects should be noted. Poor: Describes a book that is sufficiently worn. Any missing maps or plates should still be noted. This copy may be soiled, scuffed, stained or spotted and may have loose joints, hinges, pages, etc. Binding Copy : describes a book in which the pages or leaves are perfect but the binding is very bad, loose, off, or nonexistent.Reading Copy : A copy usually in poor to fair condition that includes all text presented in a legible fashion. The copy is fine to read but nothing more. The item "THE ENGLISHMAN AT THE NORTH POLE Jules Verne 1870s RARE Antique COLOR PLATE Book" is in sale since Monday, August 08, 2016. This item is in the category "Books\Antiquarian & Collectible".
The seller is "blue_roof_books" and is located in Portland, Oregon. This item can be shipped worldwide.