Five Weeks in a Balloon ; or, Journeys and Discoveries in Africa by Three Englishmen. Compiled in French by Jules Verne, from the original notes of Dr Ferguson, and done into English by 'William Lackland'.
by Verne, Jules
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About This Item
New York: Worthington Co.. 1889. Octavo, original red cloth boards decorated in black, pp 354. Previous owner's name stamp front endpaper. Boards heavily rubbed with some fading, pages very toned as usual, some smudging to pages, good condition. Fantastical novel of exploration of Africa. From the 'Franklin Edition; Publisher's Note: the book is "in a measure, a satire on modern books of African travel. So far as the geography, the inhabitants, the animals, and the features of the countries the travelers pass over are described, it is entirely accurate. It gives, in some particulars, a survey of nearly the whole field of African discovery. The mode of locomotion is, of course, purely imaginary, and the incidents and adventures fictitious." Cloth Boards.
Synopsis
Five Weeks in a Balloon, or, Journeys and Discoveries in Africa by Three Englishmen is an adventure novel by Jules Verne. It is the first Verne novel in which he perfected the "ingredients" of his later work, skillfully mixing a plot full of adventure and twists that hold the reader's interest with passages of technical, geographic, and historic description.
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- Bookseller
- Muir Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 102413
- Title
- Five Weeks in a Balloon ; or, Journeys and Discoveries in Africa by Three Englishmen. Compiled in French by Jules Verne, from the original notes of Dr Ferguson, and done into English by 'William Lackland'.
- Author
- Verne, Jules
- Format/Binding
- Cloth Boards
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Worthington Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1889
- Keywords
- Africa, Ballooning, Exploration, Fantasy Fiction, Literature
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