Description
The first American edition of From the Earth to the Moon by Jules Verne, published in 1874, complete with 80 full page illustrations.
Octavo, viii, 323pp, [1], [4pp ads]. Rebound in decorative blue morocco, title stamped in gilt, illustration of projectile in gilt, landscape stamped in black. This work is the first issue with an advertisement for “A Journey to the Centre of the Earth” on verso of title page. Also includes a 4-page catalogue at the rear. Illustrated endpapers. Ownership notation on second free endpaper. Solid text block. A few points of toning to leaves. This work is complete with 80 fully illustrated plates, from the original French edition. (Myers 26) (Taves & Michaluk V003)
A near fine example, in this custom decorative binding. An attractive example.
The first American translation of From The Earth To The Moon was published in Newark as an 88 page paperback edition, but only one copy is known. This copy is the first combined American edition and first illustrated edition of the work, published on November 22, 1873. The 80 illustrations are from the original French edition, by Bayard, de Montaut, and de Neuville. From the Earth to the Moon (De la Terre à la Lune) was first published in serialized form in the French magazine Journal des débats politiques et littéraires from September 14 to October 14, 1865. It was subsequently released as a complete novel by the Parisian publisher Pierre-Jules Hetzel in the same year.
