Jules Verne, Mysterious Island, Belford 1886 illustrat.
"The Mysterious Island": Containing "Dropped From The Clouds", "The Abandoned", "The Secret of the Island" by Jules Verne, with 4 illustrations by Jules Ferat. Published by Belford, Clarke & Co. Chicago, undated [1886]. "Belford & Clarke" on the bottom of the spine and title page; no copyright.
Hard boars, original embossed and decorated cloth [a little wear, rounded corners: see photos]; 5" x 7.3/4"; floral decorated endpapers; pencil written name on the first blank page, 478 pages; 5 plates including frontispiece, a little soiling, a few page corner folds, very good condition.
Alexander Belford and James Clarke formed Belford, & Clarke publishing company in Chicago in 1875. Robert Belford followed his brother to Chicago thereafter. In 1879 the company was styled as Belfords, Clarke & Co. The company officially incorporated in 1880 to Belford, Clarke and Company. The firm had a New York branch which was run by Robert Belford. Financial difficulties forced the company into receivership in 1889 and it officially went out of business in 1892.
"The Mysterious Island" by Jules Verne was first published by Hetzel in Paris in 1875. It contains a number of illustrations by Jules Ferat. The English translation was published by Harper the same year. The novel is a crossover sequel to Verne's famous Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas (1870) and In Search of the Castaways (1867-68), though its themes are vastly different from those books.
During the American Civil war, five men: Captain Cyrus Smith, an engineer; Gideon Spilett, a reporter; Pencroff a sailor; Herbert, a student; Nab a cook and Smith's dog Top escape the siege of Richmond, Virginia by balloon. The balloon was launched during a great storm; the wind from the storm blows the balloon and its six passengers on a 6,000 mile journey. They manage to make it to an island, which they determine is in the South Pacific Ocean. Everyone is accounted for except their natural leader Smith and his dog. The engineer and his dog are found under mysterious circumstances, but it is just the first of the island's many mysteries. Through the use of the engineer's vast knowledge, their wits, courage and the occasional help of an unknown force, the men begin to turn this island into their new home. When they complete a small boat, they are able to journey to a nearby island and add another member to their island's population. That man they eventually find out is named Ayrton, who was left on the nearby island for his involvement in the affair of the "Children of Captain Grant" (1868). The castaways survive an invasion by pirates, but their mysterious benefactor later reveals himself to them. Captain Nemo tells them his history and that they may not be able to survive the next attack. That next attack is from the island itself as the island's volcano has begun to stir from its hibernation...
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"The Mysterious Island": Containing "Dropped From The Clouds", "The Abandoned", "The Secret of the Island" by Jules Verne, with 4 illustrations by Jules Ferat. Published by Belford, Clarke & Co. Chicago, undated [1886]. "Belford & Clarke" on the bottom of the spine and title page; no copyright.
Hard boars, original embossed and decorated cloth [a little wear, rounded corners: see photos]; 5" x 7.3/4"; floral decorated endpapers; pencil written name on the first blank page, 478 pages; 5 plates including frontispiece, a little soiling, a few page corner folds, very good condition.
Alexander Belford and James Clarke formed Belford, & Clarke publishing company in Chicago in 1875. Robert Belford followed his brother to Chicago thereafter. In 1879 the company was styled as Belfords, Clarke & Co. The company officially incorporated in 1880 to Belford, Clarke and Company. The firm had a New York branch which was run by Robert Belford. Financial difficulties forced the company into receivership in 1889 and it officially went out of business in 1892.
"The Mysterious Island" by Jules Verne was first published by Hetzel in Paris in 1875. It contains a number of illustrations by Jules Ferat. The English translation was published by Harper the same year. The novel is a crossover sequel to Verne's famous Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas (1870) and In Search of the Castaways (1867-68), though its themes are vastly different from those books.
During the American Civil war, five men: Captain Cyrus Smith, an engineer; Gideon Spilett, a reporter; Pencroff a sailor; Herbert, a student; Nab a cook and Smith's dog Top escape the siege of Richmond, Virginia by balloon. The balloon was launched during a great storm; the wind from the storm blows the balloon and its six passengers on a 6,000 mile journey. They manage to make it to an island, which they determine is in the South Pacific Ocean. Everyone is accounted for except their natural leader Smith and his dog. The engineer and his dog are found under mysterious circumstances, but it is just the first of the island's many mysteries. Through the use of the engineer's vast knowledge, their wits, courage and the occasional help of an unknown force, the men begin to turn this island into their new home. When they complete a small boat, they are able to journey to a nearby island and add another member to their island's population. That man they eventually find out is named Ayrton, who was left on the nearby island for his involvement in the affair of the "Children of Captain Grant" (1868). The castaways survive an invasion by pirates, but their mysterious benefactor later reveals himself to them. Captain Nemo tells them his history and that they may not be able to survive the next attack. That next attack is from the island itself as the island's volcano has begun to stir from its hibernation...
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US: Priority (c.2-5 days) ----------- $16.50
Canada: Priority (c.2-6 weeks) ------ $29.50
World: Priority (c.2-8 weeks) ------- $40.50
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