Description: TWENTY THOUSAND LEAGUES UNDER THE SEAS FIRST EDITION, FIRST 1873 PRINTINGBY JULES VERNE PLEASE VIEW OUR EBAY STORE WHICH IS NEATLY ORGANIZED FOR A GREAT BROWSING EXPERIENCE! Geo. M. Smith & Company 1873.First Edition, First Printing. A beautiful clean book with gilt titles, the original end papers and original tissue guard. Crisp binding. The true first printing of this book was printed by Osgood in 1873. However the Boston fire destroyed all but an estimated 50 copies of this printing so the 1873 Geo Smith printing is considered the next true first edition (or some refer to as the second printing of the first edition of this book), printed by Geo. M. Smith & Company 1873. Fully illustrated with 110 illustrations, 303 pages.The book is in great condition with vibrant emerald green boards with gilt scenes and titles to the front and spine, and still has the scarce original deep brown coated end papers. The book has benefited from having the spine professionally rebacked with the original cloth laid back down, and presents extremely well. Original tissue guard is present. The interior pages are overall remarkably clean and fresh with some occasional scattered handling mark, but NONE of the usual staining and NONE of the usual foxing. The book has one owner name, dated “1873”, otherwise no edgewear, and the binding is very tight and square. Unlike most copies of this title which have poor/cracked bindings and loose pages, this book is tightly bound and is quite readable and not fragile. Has a spectacular presentation. Please see many detailed images.Beautiful rare, important Verne book in collectible Clean condition with the scarce original end papers. Perfect for a Verne collector, presenting well on the shelf with a nice crisp readable binding, and without the excessive wear, and broken bindings as is typically found with Verne books.This book is part of a collection. Please see our stores on Ebay, Abe books and MeierAndSons.com for other listings, many of which are science fiction first editions. Please note the cost to ship includes full insurance. Insurance is calculated at the USPS rate of $1.00 per $100 of value and will show up as a handling fee on your invoice but is only the cost to ensure your book in transit.
Price: 5195 USD
Location: New Canaan, Connecticut
End Time: 2025-01-06T08:00:01.000Z
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Binding: Hardcover
Origin: American
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Illustrated
Author: Jules Verne
Year Printed: 1873
