1875 – English at the North Pole – Verne | First English Edition of Captain Hatteras

Jules Verne’s adventure novels are some of the most popular and famous works of literature of all time. Known mostly for his works of science fiction, ‘Voyages Extraordinaire’ was Verne’s largest collection of fantasy novels and stories. Adventures of Captain Hatteras is a two-part novel, that was included into The Extraordinary Voyages. First published in 1864, this book tells the tales of Captain John Hatteras in the North Pole. Many critics speculate that Captain Hatteras is a fictional reworking famous explorer John Franklin.

This 1875 printing of The English at the North Pole is an English translation of Adventures of Captain Hatteras.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The English at the North Pole
• Author(s): Jules Verne
• Publisher: London; New York: George Routledge and Sons
• Edition: 1875. First English printing
• Binding: Blue Moroccan leather
• Format: (8vo), single volume
• Size:  8 x 5 in (20 cm x 13 cm)
• Collation: iv, 314 pp
• Illustrations: 129 in-text illustrations
• Contents Include:
  • The English at the North Pole (first part of Adventures of Captain Hatteras)
• Provenance: Gilt stamp on upper cover, “New College Leamington”

Condition:

Very Good. The leather binding remains secure with a tight text block. The fore-edge design is faded. Pages are complete with no noted loss of text.

Why Collect This?

• Early English Verne Arctic fiction
• 129 illustrations throughout

Item Number: #50069