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Bibliographie des Editions IllustréesThe Cornerstone French bibliography. In 1978, André Bottin had published (Chez l'auteur) Bibliographie des Editions Illustrées des Voyages Extraordinaires de Jules Verne en Cartonnages d'Editeur de la Collection Hetzel. This massive volume, attempts to list all the various Hetzel editions, with specific printing information and title page variations, as well as an indication of the cover design. This book is still quoted today to confirm the various editions from the publisher Jules Hetzel. The book was issued in a limited edition of 1040, comprised of 1000 examples numbered 1 to 1000 and 40 examples numbered I to XL. |
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Jules Verne Encyclopedia The latest addition to the bibliographies of Jules Verne is the book The Jules Verne Encyclopedia, by Brian Taves and Stephen Michaluk, jr. Unlike the other books mentioned (except Dr Ox ...) this book is not a bibliography. It is a collection of information about Jules Verne, his books, his life, his influence ... There is a bibliographic chapter entitled "Jules Verne: American and British Editions." This chapter, along with a very useful "Title Cross Reference" attempts to trace the various editions of each Jules Verne book through Library of Congress entries, copyright information and publication information that Brian and Stephen spent years collecting. The reference numbers associated with each Verne book, is being used by booksellers now, to identify a books information. Unlike the Myers bibliography, it is sometimes difficult to determine whether a book that they indicate as being copyrighted in a certain year was published in that year (or even published at all). The listing though, is very complete and one of the interesting features of the bibliography, is its use of the first couple sentences of a book, to help the collector in identifying the various translations of a book! This book, published by The Scarecrow Press Inc., Lanham, Md. & London,1996, is still available, and would be a fine addition to any collectors library. |
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One of the best bibliographies
that I came across early in my collecting career, was published
in the back of Dr Ox's Experiment, published by Macmillan and Company, New York, in 1967. This was a very unique book from all aspects. The hardcover book, with dust jacket, included a biographical introduction by Professor Willy Ley, an Epilogue by Dr. Hubertus Strughold, and was illustrated by William Pène du Bois (Note: the bibliography was written by Professor Ley.). The book's most unique feature though, was that it was printed "sideways". In other words, if you take a regular hardcover book, rotate it 90° counter-clockwise, and open the book by pulling the front cover down toward you, that is how the book was printed - i.e. title page, publishers details, biography, text of the story, epilogue, bibliography, and all illustrations sideways! The bibliography at the back of Dr Ox's Experiment lists the French title and the first publication date in French, as well as the title and first English publication date (where known). Along the side of the bibliography, are illustrations taken from the Hetzel editions of Jules Verne's books. Though a bit sparse, this was a very useful bibliography that also included a list of biographies of Jules Verne. |
Bibliographie Analytique de Toutes les Oeuvres: I
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Bibliographie Analytique de Toutes les Oeuvres: II
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Jules Verne: A Primary and Secondary Bibliography
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Firsts magazine decidated this issue to collecting Jules Verne books. The issue is full of images and articles on collecting Jules Verne books. The contents included:
This issue of this magazine for Book Collectors is indispensible for identifying Verne First Editions as well as providing valuable information on other editions. The article by Arthur Edwards is very informative. |
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may seem strange to see a booksellers catalogue listed under
bibliographies but this one is special. Catalogue Eighty, published
by Sumner & Stillman of Yarmouth Maine in November 1997,
is a catalogue and sale dedicated completely to the works of
Jules Verne. 83 separate books were for sale ranging in price
from $125 US to $12,000 US. The catalogue goes above and beyond
when describing the books. Utilizing the Jules Verne Encyclopedia
for publication information and as well for determining the order
of the books in the catalogue, each entry has a full description.
It also has numerous black and white photos of many of the books.
(Catalogue Eighty-Six also contained numerous Jules Verne books) |
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