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Five Weeks in a Balloon
de Jules Verne
- Usado
- Bien
- Tapa dura
- Estado
- Bien
- Librería
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
London: George Routledge and Sons Limited, c1903. Cloth. Good. 7.5" by 5". None. One of Jules Vernes' popular and gripping adventure novels, this novel following an adventure by balloon to Africa. Jules Verne's popular adventure novel, packed full of exciting exploits and plot twists as the reader explores Africa.This novel was published as the public's interest in fanciful tales of exploring Africa was at its height.'Five Weeks in a Balloon' was Verne's first published novel, published as 'Cinq Semaines en Ballon' in 1863.Undated, dated from the adverts. Four pages of adverts to the rear. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart, with a few light marks to the boards, including a couple of small damp stains to the front board. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. Spine is a little discoloured. Rear hinge is weak. Front hinge is starting but firm. Spots to the endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are age-toned and clean. Closed tear to pages 97 to 100. Good
Sinopsis
Five Weeks in a Balloon, or, Journeys and Discoveries in Africa by Three Englishmen is an adventure novel by Jules Verne. It is the first Verne novel in which he perfected the "ingredients" of his later work, skillfully mixing a plot full of adventure and twists that hold the reader's interest with passages of technical, geographic, and historic description.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 899P35
- Título
- Five Weeks in a Balloon
- Autor
- Jules Verne
- Ilustrador
- None
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Cloth
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Bien
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- George Routledge and Sons Limited
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- c1903
- Tamaño
- 7.5" by 5"
- Palabras clave
- Five Weeks in a Balloon jules verne cinq semaines en ballon adventure jules verne
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Rooke Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2007
BATH, Somerset
Sobre Rooke Books
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Publisher's cloth
- A hardcover book comprised of cloth over hard pasteboard boards. ...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
