Jules Verne: Book: Family Without a Name / Famille-sans-nom

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Famille-sans-nom - 1889

Family Without a Name - 1889

[Voyages Extraordinaires #33 - 2 Volumes - Les Deux Ameriques]

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Project Jules Verne Illustrations by Bernhard Krauth, www.jules-verne-club.de

.Bibliographic Reference	French (J-M Margot)	Jules Verne Encyclopedia	Myers Bibliography	Galagher Bibliography
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Alternate English Titles:

Family Without a Name

Family Without a Name (A)

Into the Abyss (Part 2 of 2)

Leader of the Resistance (Part 1 of 2)

Very Strange Family (JVE mistake: name copyrighted by John W. Lovell Nov. 20, 1889)

Plot Synopsis:
(courtesy of D. Kytasaari - http://epguides.com/djk/JulesVerne/works.shtml)

Two sons of an infamous French Canadian traitor, fight for the revolution in an effort to make up for their father's crime.

***NOTE*** This is one of 2 Jules Verne Stories set in Canada. The other is Fur Country.

Timeframe of novel: Events take place in 1837

Location of Events: Quebec and Ontario (Niagara River+Niagara Falls) Canada

Book Collecting Information:

First English Edition:
1891 - Published October 1890

A Family Without a Name
1891 (published October 1890)
Sampson Low, Martston, Searle, & Rivington Limited
London

(this copy has a 32 page catalogue for Oct 1890 in the back)

First Canadian Edition

:
nd - possibly circa 1894

A Family Without a Name
nd - 1894 - seen inscribed 1904
(JVE says early 1890's - and Musson started 1894 apparently)
Sampson Low, Marston, & Company Limited
London
The Musson Book Company (Limited) (JVE said "Muffon" - a typo )
Toronto

Printed by:
Gilbert and Rivington, Limited, St. John's House, Clerkenwell Road, London

Same as the Sampson Low Edition

NO gilt edges

Tissue between Frontis and Title page

Musson at base of spine

Grey copy inscribed:
Presented to
Miss Sadie Hammell
as
Second Prize in Sr Fourth
Class June 3/. 1904
M H Innes
Teacher
Hawthorne S S No. 16

Grey copy Collection Andrew Nash

Possilbe Error in Jules Verne Encyclopedia

Jules Verne Encyclopedia:
On November 20, 1889, John W. Lovell copyrighted Very Strange Family, but the Library of Congress did not log receipt of the two deposit copies until March 10, 1890

Ed: I propose that this is a mistake in the JVE
A newspaper ad in The Kansas City Times, Mon. March 10, 1890, Page 5 states:
"A Very Strange Family," F. W. Robinson. New York, Lovell's International series, Frank F. Lovell & Co. Paper. Price 30 Cents"

There is no reason for A Family Without a Name to be translated as A Very Strange Family and the proof that Lovell issued that title as written by F W Robinson in March 1890, seems to disprove they copyrighted it for their Jules Verne novel! A Very Strange Family is advertised all over the newspapers from March 1890 onwards.

First US Edition - in Wrappers

*** For ALL intents and purposes, the 1889 in-wraps further below is a 1st US Edition
There are 2 possible earlier 1st in Wraps
beating the below edition by "weeks"!. I have NOT seen them!! ***

All these listed here are: John W. Lovell:

Dec 5, 1889 - Family Without a Name
Dec 12, 1889 A Family Without a Name - No. 54 International Series
(an ad for this, appeared in The Inter Ocean, Sat. Feb 8, 1890, stating: "PAPER COVERS - ...and in the International Series, by Frank F. Lovell, A Family Without a Name, by Jules Verne"

Other Editions:

1889	* For ALL intents and purposes, THIS is a 1st US Edition There are 3 possible earlier 1st in Wraps beating this edition by "weeks"!. I have NOT seen them!! * *A Family Without a Name* 1889 (December 16 - Top of cover!) Frank F. Lovell & Company 142 and 144 Worth Street New York Lovell's Household Library ?? No 285 ?? No. 36 ??
1890	* NOT mentioned in the Jules Verne Encyclopedia - Spengler OR the Cover art * *A Family Without a Name* nd?1890 John W. Lovell Company New York Clarke and Spengler San Fransisco Ed: The "Clarke and Spengler, San Fransisco" added to Lovell above, comes from: The Pacific Bee, Thurs, Feb 27, 1890, Page 3, in a small 1 paragraph review of the book.! Cover image: "The bombshells are bursting most formidably about a beleaguered (sic) for on the cover of Jules Verne's A Family Without a Name (Lovell & Co.)" Ed: that quote is from The Pittsburg Dispatch, Mon, Feb 17, 1890 NO Lovell edition has been seen with a cover like that! From The Pacific Bee above: "Jules Verne has his readers in almost every part of the glove. His admirers are legion, but those whe expect to find in this book another "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" or "Around the World in Eighty Days" will be disappointed, for this later work is a plain historical romance, which is almost prosaic after his early fanciful works. True, the plot is interesting and the story at times thrilling, but it has not the Verne stamp and one could well imagine that it was written by some more obscure author. It is a story of one of the many struggles which took place early in the present century between French Canadians and the English authorities and its characters are in the main historical personages." While fromThe Tennessean, Thurs, Jan 16, 1890, page 4: "Every one should read Jules Verne's military story of Canadian life, "A Family Without a Name." Historical, yet full of thrilling interest."
1893	*A Family Without a Name* 1893 John W. Lovell Company 150 Worth Street, Cor. Mission Place New York Lovell's Library, No. 1495 "A Tri-Weekly Publication of the Best Current & Standard Literature" 20 Cents
nd-ads 1893	A Family Without a Name nd Sampson Low, Martston & Company Limited London ads in rear indicate 1893
nd-ads 1894	*Family Without a Name* nd Sampson Low, Martston & Company Limited London New and Cheaper Edition Frontispiece with Eighteen Full page Illustrations Brown copy has a 1 page catalogue in the back listing books at 2s 6d, and gilt edges, 3s 6d The blue and gray copies, have a catalogue in the rear dated 1894 Blue images courtesy of Andrew Cox Rare Books
	Leader of the Resistance (Pt 1) nd - copyright 1963 Associated Booksellers, 192 pages 0 illustrations Opposite the Title page a list of 32 titles in The Fitzroy Edition (ending with Into the Abyss) Copyright 1963 in England by Arco Publications Back of the dustjacket an ad for The Fitzroy Edition Associated Booksellers Westport, Conn. Fitzroy Edition Dustjacket clipped (3.95 in pencil) Into the Abyss (Pt 2) nd - copyright 1963 Associated Booksellers, Westport, Connecticut 171 pages 0 illustrations Opposite the Title page a list of 32 titles in The Fitzroy Edition (ending with Into the Abyss) Copyright 1963 in England by Arco Publications Back of the dustjacket an ad for The Fitzroy Edition Associated Booksellers Westport, Conn. Fitzroy Edition Dustjacket clipped (3.95 in pencil) Collection Andrew Nash Westport, Connecticut
	Leader of the Resistance (Pt 1) 1963 ARCO Publications, London Fitzroy Edition Dustjacket Into the Abyss (Pt 2) 1963 ARCO Publications London Fitzroy Edition Dustjacket
1982	Family Without a Name A Romance of the Rebellion of 1837 in Quebec 1982 NC Press Limited Toronto ISBN: 0-919601-86-3 (also see Canadian Jules Verne page) Translated by Edward Baxter, Stratford, Ontario, Canada This was a brand new translation of an important book about the history of Canada. It is hardcover (red-maroon) with a dustjacket My copy is autographed by the translator. On reverse of Title page: New Canada Publications, a division of NC Press Limited, Box 4010, Station A, Toronto, Ontario, M5W 1H8 The chapter heading and first 2 sentences of the book is: "Historical Prelude A Few Facts, A Few Dates What a sorry sight the human race is," remarked the philosophers at the end of the eighteenth century, "cutting each other's throats for the sake of a few ice-covered acres of land." It was not their wisest observation, for they were referring to Canada, over which the British and French were then at war." I am sorry to say that when I first saw this book, it was in a remainder bin at a one of our Canadian Book chainstores. It is an excellent translation and does not deserve to be remaindered!!!

French Editions:
1970	Famille-san-nom Roman sur les Rébellions au Québec en 1837-38 1970 La Maison Réédition Québec Inc. Montréal, Québec ISBN: 0-88515-000-7 (also see Canadian Jules Verne page) Illustrated with the original engravings (82) Collection: Visage de l'Homme Nouvelle préface de Jean Chesneaux, 12 pages entitled: Jules Verne et le Canada Français Paris, mai 1970
1978 (Mar)	Famille-sans-nom 1837...les patriotes...le Québec 1978 Québec dix sur dix Québec (also see Canadian Jules Verne page) Dessins de G. Tiret-Bognet "Collections Québec dix sur dix" publiée sous la direction de Jeanine Féral Achevé s'imprimer en Mars 1978 sur les presses de Payette & Simms Inc. a Saint-Lambert, P.Q.

FRENCH 1907	Hetzel 1907 Un Elephant

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