1882 Jules Verne Tribulations of Chinaman CHINA Opium Extraordinary Voyages

VERNE, Jules

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“In a very real sense, Jules Verne is one of the pioneers of the space age.”

― Frank Borman, Daytona Beach Morning Journal, 1969.

 

A rare, 19th-century edition of Jules Verne’s “Tribulations of a Chinaman in China”. The first edition was published in 1879 and is part of Verne’s famous “Extraordinary Voyages”. This book is similar in style to ‘Around the World in Eighty Days’ but is known to be more humorous than his best-known novel. This book discusses, in a satirical view, the British trading opium in China and is filled with illustrations depicting adventures, shipwrecks, and sea battles.

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1882 Jules Verne Tribulations of Chinaman CHINA Opium Extraordinary Voyages

 

“In a very real sense, Jules Verne is one of the pioneers of the space age.”

― Frank Borman, Daytona Beach Morning Journal, 1969.

 

A rare, 19th-century edition of Jules Verne’s “Tribulations of a Chinaman in China”. The first edition was published in 1879 and is part of Verne’s famous “Extraordinary Voyages”. This book is similar in style to ‘Around the World in Eighty Days’ but is known to be more humorous than his best-known novel. This book discusses, in a satirical view, the British trading opium in China and is filled with illustrations depicting adventures, shipwrecks, and sea battles.

 

Item number: #21516

Price: $499

 

VERNE, Jules

 

The tribulations of a chinaman

 

Boston: Lee and Shepard / New York: Dillingham, 1882.

 

Details:

  • Collation: Complete with all pages
    • vi, 271, [1]
    • 50 illustrations
  • Language: English
  • Binding: Hardcover; secure
    • Pictorial green cloth
  • Size: ~7.5in X 5.75in (19cm x 14.5cm)
  • Scarce edition and decorative binding

 

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21516

Category

Literature

Authors

VERNE, Jules

Printing Date

19th Century

Language

English

Binding

Hardcover

Book Condition

Excellent

Collation

Complete