Jules Gabriel Verne was a French poet, playwright, and novelist most noted for his science fiction and adventure novels. He is considered one of the fathers of science fiction along with H.G. Wells and Hugo Gernsback. Additionally, he is the second most-translated author in the world between William Shakespeare and Agatha Christie. His most notable works include Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, Journey to the Center of the Earth, From the Earth to the Moon, Around the World in Eighty Days, The Mysterious Island, Five Weeks in a Balloon, Master of the World, and Off on a Comet.
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London: Sampson Low, Marston, Low, & Searle, 1873. First London edition, catalogue dated October 1873. First London edition of Jules Verne's great novel of adventure and transportation, Le tour du monde en quatre vingts jours (first pulished in Paris in 1872-3). Read More Item Details for Around the World in Eighty Days Add to Wish List
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New York: R.F. Fenno & Company, [1895]. First American edition in cloth. Read More Item Details for Captain Antifer Add to Wish List
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1881. First U.S. edition of the first volume of this 2 part novel. The second volume of the series was titled Tigers and Traitors. Read More Item Details for The Steam House. (Part I.) The Demon of Cawnpore Add to Wish List
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