AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS
SAMPSON LOW, MARSTON, LOW & SEARLE, 1873. First Edition, First printing, First State. Hardcover.
Sampson Low, Marston, Low & Searle 1874 (but date was 1873)
First Edition, First Printing First State with the date of 1872 to the rear catalog:
A beautiful clean book in fire engine red cloth with ornate gilt titles to the spine and gilt titles to the front. The very scarce Sampson Low edition which preceded the US first printing and currently the only first state copy on the market. This book came out in 1873, with 99% of those published having the date of 1874 on the copyright page, and only a small handful with the 1873 date. This copy has the 1874 date but the requisite first state displaying the 1872 dated catalog at the back of the book.
The book is in fantastic condition with fire engine red cloth and vibrant gilt titles to the spine with the classic gilt scene of the dials representing time to the front of the book. The book was professionally recased so the binding is very solid and quite readable. Original peach coated end papers and tissue guard. Error present on the illustration index (showing page 35 written as page 53). Full gilt outer page block in excellent condition.
The book has no owner names, and no inscriptions. The interior pages are overall remarkably clean and fresh with only some very rare occasional scattered pale foxing. The tissue guard has a bit of foxing which then appears as a spot on the title page. The book has no edgewear, and the binding is very tight. Has a spectacular presentation in very hard to locate condition. Please see many detailed images.
An incredibly rare book in stunning condition! Perfect for a Verne collector, presenting well on the shelf with a nice crisp readable binding, and without the excessive wear, and broken bindings as is typically found with Verne books. ADDITIONAL IMAGES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Please see our store for other landmark SciFi listings.
Price: $15,895.00