Description: The Begum's Fortune. With An Account of the Mutineers of the Bounty Author: VERNE, Jules [Gabriel] (1828-1905), [KINGSTON, Agnes Kinloch, translator], [BENETT, Léon, illustrator] Title: The Begum's Fortune. With An Account of the Mutineers of the Bounty Publication: London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1880 Description: [Science Fiction] FIRST UK EDITION. Octavo (19 x 15cm), pp.viii; 272. With numerous illustrations. Publisher's green cloth with gilt titles and black decoration to spine and upper, all edges gilt. A well-used copy with joints rubbed/worn, re-cased without half-title and frontis, replacement endpapers (circa 1932, with dated ink name). Good only. An inexpensive copy of the first British edition. When a huge inheritance of over 500 million Franks is divided in two, the heirs build two very different private cities - one a peaceful utopian society; the other a war machine devoted to the other's destruction. Provenance; H.A.V. Bulleid, M.A. (1912-2009) writer, film-maker and cinema historian, and an amateur bibliographer of Jules Verne. Seller ID: 68439 Subject: Literature, Illustrated & Plate Books Adrian Harrington began trading in 1971, as part of Harrington Brothers on London's fashionable King's Road, after 40+ years of bookselling in the capital, Adrian relocated to Royal Tunbridge Wells. Adrian Harrington Rare Books deal in a wide selection of literature, modern first editions, leather bound library sets, children's and illustrated books and fine and rare antiquarian and old books in all fields. Ian Fleming Bibliographer Jon Gilbert curates our world-class stock of James Bond material, including first edition novels, film posters, original scripts and associated ephemera. Terms All orders ship within two business days. We offer combined shipping on multiple orders. All books and dust-jackets are supplied in suitable archival quality protectors and orders are professionally packed in bubble wrap and high quality cardboard book packs to ensure that they arrive safely. OUR GUARANTEE. We endeavour to describe item as accurately as possible using industry standard grades and our feedback speaks for itself. It is not in our interests to 'overdescribe', but in the unlikely event of a problem we offer a no-quibble refund on all items. Please email if you have any questions, and please view our other items listed.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.
Price: 295 GBP
Location: Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
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Author: VERNE, Jules [Gabriel] (1828-1905), [KINGSTON, Agnes Kinloch,
Publisher: London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1880
Special Attributes: 1st Edition
Language: English
Original/Facsimile: Original
