The English At The North Pole by Jules Verne - c1940 - Antique Fiction Book

The English At The North Pole by Jules Verne - c1940 - Antique Fiction BookThe English At The North PoleBy Jules VernePublished by Ward, Lock & Co Limited: London (undated) c1940"Jules Gabriel Verne (1828 - 1905) was a French novelist, poet, and playwright. His collaboration with the publisher Pierre-Jules Hetzel led to the creation of the Voyages extraordinaires, a series of bestselling adventure novels including Journey to the Center of the Earth (1864), Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas (1870), and Around the World in Eighty Days (1872). His novels, always well documented, are generally set in the second half of the 19th century, taking into account the technological advances of the time. In addition to his novels, he wrote numerous plays, short stories, autobiographical accounts, poetry, songs and scientific, artistic and literary studies. His work has been adapted for film and television since the beginning of cinema, as well as for comic books, theater, opera, music and video games."Dust jacket now covered is well worn and damaged. Cover was water damage as shown. Pages have some foxing and general ageing. Former owner stamp. Please study photos to understand condition. Happy to provide more photos on request.Size 18cm x 12.5cm x 3cm

c1940 The English At The North Pole by Jules Verne Antique Fiction Book

The English At The North Pole

By Jules Verne

Published by Ward, Lock & Co Limited: London (undated) c1940

"Jules Gabriel Verne (1828 - 1905) was a French novelist, poet, and playwright. His collaboration with the publisher Pierre-Jules Hetzel led to the creation of the Voyages extraordinaires, a series of bestselling adventure novels including Journey to the Center of the Earth (1864), Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas (1870), and Around the World in Eighty Days (1872). His novels, always well documented, are generally set in the second half of the 19th century, taking into account the technological advances of the time. In addition to his novels, he wrote numerous plays, short stories, autobiographical accounts, poetry, songs and scientific, artistic and literary studies. His work has been adapted for film and television since the beginning of cinema, as well as for comic books, theater, opera, music and video games."

Dust jacket now covered is well worn and damaged. Cover was water damage as shown. Pages have some foxing and general ageing. Former owner stamp. Please study photos to understand condition. Happy to provide more photos on request.