Jules Verne: Book: The Fur Country / Pays de fourrures

Last updated: February 6, 2019

Pays des fourrures (Le) - 1873

Fur Country (The) - 1873

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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
	PF	V010	M27	A29

Alternate English Titles:

Fur Country (The)

Fur Country,or 70° North Latitude (The)

Fur Country,or Seventy Degrees North Latitude (The)

Sun in Eclipse (Part 1 of 2)

Through the Bering Straight (Part 2 of 2)

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

Lt. Jasper Hobson and other members of the Hudson's Bay Trading Co. and his team along with the company's guests, Mrs. Paulina Barnett and Thomas Black travel through the North West Territories of Canada to Cape Bathurst on the Arctic Ocean. At Cape Bathurst, Hobson intends on creating a new trading post for the company, Paulina Barnett is along for the adventure and Thomas Black intends on viewing a solar eclipse during the summer of the following year. The party establishes their outpost before winter sets in, but when spring arrives, nearby volcanic activity triggers an earthquake, which the colony survives; however, a startling revelation is revealed later in the summer when Thomas Black tries to observe the total eclipse. Cape Bathurst has changed its position to the north by almost three degrees of latitude and to the west by several hundred miles; Hobson determines that the Cape has become an island. Now the party's only hope is the onset of winter, so they might travel across the ice, to reach the mainland Russian America (Alaska). When a mild (by Arctic standards) winter sets in and the island is locked by the ice directly north of the Bering Strait; but the ice is not sufficiently frozen enough for safe passage across the ice. The islands colonists wait for the spring thaw and hope that island will move south with the Bering current and that the boat they've built will be able to take them to safety.

Note: This is one of two Jules Verne stories set in Canada. The other is Family Without a Name.

Timeframe of novel:

Book Collecting Information:

First UK
Editon

The Fur Country, or Seventy Degrees North Latitude
1874
Sampson Low, Marston, Low, & Searle
London

Translated by: N. D'Anvers
pseudonym of Mrs. Arthur Bell
Pictorial Red Cloth
Published: November 1873

Image courtesy of Sumner and Stillman

First US
Edition

The Fur Country, or Seventy Degrees North Latitude
1874
James R Osgood and Co
Late Tickner and Field
Boston

Pictorial Brown, Green and Salmon Cloth
Translated by N. D'Anvers
pseudonym of Mrs. Arthur Bell
100 Illustrations

Note: 1 copy inscribed Dec 1873

First Canadian
Edition

Fur Country
1876
H B Bigney and Co
Montreal, Canada

Translated by N. D'Anvers
100 illustrations
Pictorial brown cloth

Other Books:

1875	*The Fur Country, or Seventy Degrees North Latitude* 1875 Sampson Low, Marston, Low, & Searle London
1876	The Fur Country 1876 Lovell Adam and Company New York
1876	The Fur Country 1876 Lovell Printing and Publishing Company New York 100 full page illustrations by Ferat ??different from above??
	The Fur Country nd George Routledge London
188x	Fur Country 188x W M Allison Co New York Arundel Series
nd (circa 1880s)	Fur Country nd (circa 1880s) W M Allison Co New York
nd-1881/1883	Fur Country nd (inscribed 1881&1883) John W Lovell New York "sometimes" has "Illustrated" in the lower banner, and sometimes, not
nd (inscribed 1885)	Fur Country nd (inscribed 1885) Routledge London Jules Verne Library
	The Fur Country 1886 Sampson Low London 2nd image courtesy of Dana Eales
	Fur Country (in 2 vols) nd Routledge London Jules Verne Library
1889	Fur Country 1889 Pollard and Moss New York stylized "P & M" script in center of cover
nd	Fur Country nd Pollard and Moss New York the name "Jules Verne" in center of cover Brown and Orange shown
nd	Fur Country nd Pollard and Moss New York similar to above but with gilt
nd (inscr 1882)	Fur Country nd? (inscribed 1882) W M Allison New York
	The Fur Country nd Wm L Allison, Clapham New York
	Images courtesy of Dana Eales

"Part 1 on cover" indicating Part 1 "1 * on spine" indicating Part 1	Every Boy's Library The Fur Country, Part 1 nd (inscr 1894) George Routledge London The Fur Country, Part 2 nd (inscr 1894) George Routledge London NOTE: The Fur Country Part 1, has been observed with 2 cover variations: With "Part 1" printed on the cover below "The Fur Country" and with "Vol. 1" on the spine With NO part indication on the cover, BUT the spine has 1 *, below the title
inscr 1904	The Fur Country nd(inscr 1904) George Routledge & Sons Ltd London Collection Andrew Nash
1907	*The Fur Country* 1907 Sampson Low, Marston & Company London "Pears Soap" edition 334 pages Translated by N. D'Anvers Pears Soap Edition description
nd circa1910	The Fur Country nd (circa 1910) George Routledge and Sons London
nd(circa 1910)	The FurCountry or Seventy degrees North Latitude nd (circa 1910) Sampson Low, Marston & Company, Ltd London The Musson Book COmpany, Ltd Toronto 334 pages 16 illustrations, 8 b+w, 8 colour This book is the Musson variety, because of the name Musson at the bottom of the spine. This book is identified as the Twentieth Edition (I believe all copies say that) image courtesy of B Kutzera
	The Fur Country ?? All Info unknown ??
circa 1920	Fur Country circa 1920 Sampson Low London This is a unique Sampson Low binding, specific to this title and what is really interesting, is that the Brass Printing plate, that was used for the printing the coveer has been found. An Amazing FIND !!! The Brass Printing Plates
	The Fur Country or Seventy Degrees North Latitude nd (Circa 1920s) Sampson Low, Marston & Co., Ltd. London only the Frontice illustration with Dustjacket shown Collection Andrew Nash
1966	*Through the Behring Strait (Pt 1)* 1966 ARCO Publications London The Sun in Eclipse (Pt 2) 1966 ARCO Publications London
1966	*Through the Behring Strait (Pt 1)* 1966 Associated Booksellers Westport, Conn The Sun in Eclipse (Pt 2) 1966 Associated Booksellers Westport, Conn
1970	*Through the Behring Strait (Pt 1)* 1970 Associated Booksellers Bridgeport, Conn Collection Andrew Nash The Sun in Eclipse (Pt 2) 1970 Associated Booksellers Bridgeport, Conn Collection Andrew Nash

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