Around the World in Eighty Days

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First UK edition of this Verne classic in the publisher's original deluxe binding. First published in late 1873 (though most copies were post-dated 1874), this extraordinary voyage was an instant hit with the British public and went through 5 editions in a year. This is a copy of the true first edition dated 1874 on the title page and with 32pp publisher's catalogue at rear dated October 1872, yes 1872 [as per Myers 1, p.61] - before Verne even became a Low author. Translation is by George Towle with introduction by Adrien Marx. Dark blue, sand-grained cloth over bevelled boards with elaborate illustration and lettering in gilt and black to front cover and spine with blind rules to lower cover. All edges gilt, light peach endpapers - the same shade as the original, but they are modern replacements, skilfully done. Squarish 8vo with xvi, 315pp text + 54 inserted plates including tissue-guarded frontis, all present. Very neat professional repair to small losses at head and tail of spine using matching period cloth. Minor rubbing to extremities and fading to spine but a perfectly sound and internally very clean copy of a rare first edition and one of the iconic books of the modern world. N° de ref. del artículo 5211

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