Jules Verne: Book: Hector Servadac / Hector Servadac

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Hector Servadac, voyages et aventures à travers le monde solaire - 1877

Hector Servadac - 1877

[Voyages Extraordinaires #15 - 2 Volumes - Les Espaces Celestes]

Bibliographic Reference	French (J-M Margot)	Jules Verne Encyclopedia	Myers Bibliography	Galagher Bibliography
	HS	V016	M33	A42

Alternate English Titles:

Astounding Adventures Among the Comets

Anomalous Phenomena (Part 1 of 2, var. A)

Hector Servadac

Hector Servadac, or the Career of a Comet

Homeward Bound (Part 2 of 2, var. A)

Off on a Comet

Off on a Comet (Part 2 of 2, var. B)

To the Sun (Part 1 of 2, Var. B)

To the Sun? Off on a Comet!

The Events in this novel take place in:

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

On the coast of Algiers, French Captain Hector Servadac, his orderly Ben Zoof and the ground below their feet are ripped from the Earth by a passing comet. Their world changed around them, the pair begins exploring and is soon joined by others to make up a small colony. A Russian Count, the crew of his yacht, a group of Spaniards, a young Italian girl, a Jewish merchant and the French professor who tells them where they all are, traveling through space on a comet he's named Gallia. The only other human inhabitants of this world are a group of British soldiers, stationed on the piece of Gibraltar that was ripped away from the Earth. Confident they will soon be contacted by England in regards to their current situation, these soldiers want nothing to do with the other colonists. Meanwhile, the colonists find refuge in a volcano located on the comet and use it to survive the long journey away from the sun. When the comet completes its orbit (two years Earth time), the professor's calculations show that the comet will again make contact with the Earth.

Book Collecting Information:

Hetzel Editions:

First U.K. Edition (Serial)

Hector Servadac
Published in:
Strahan's Boys' and Girls' Annual
1877 (Published Jan to Sept)
Strahan & Co. Limited Publishers
London

80 illustrations

First U.S. Edition (Serial) - 1877, August Hector Servadac
1877 (Aug 27 to Feb 11)
Published in:
New York Fireside Companion (No. 513-537)
George Munro
New York

First U.S. Edition (Paper) - 1877, September

Hector Servadac
Travels and Adventures Through the Solar System
1877 (Copyright)
Published in:
Seaside Library (Vol III, No. 43)
George Munro, Publisher
Nos. 21, 23 and 25 Vanderwater Street,
New York

39 pages
"Part First" shown

Single Number (Complete in this Number)

Price 10 Cents

2nd Class Postal Rates: August 28, 1877

1st Image and listing information provided by Dana Eales

First U.S. Edition (paper) - 1877, September

Hector Servadac
The Riverside Library, No. 19
(Newspaper Ad - August 24, 1877 - Baltimore Sun)
(Newspaper Ad - September 6, 1877 - St Louis Globe-Democrat)
(Newspaper ad, October 10, 1877 - The Philadelphia Times)
Norman L Munro, Publisher
74 Beekman St
New York

The Riverside Library
The brightest works of the greatest authors in the cheapest library in the world.

Note: in the September Ad, "Hector Servadac" is mispelled "Hector Lewadac"

*** Ed: This RIVALS the George Munro Seaside Library (above)
Norman, is George's brother!!!

First UK Editon (Hardcover):

Hector Servadac; or the Career of a Comet
1878 (November 1877)
Sampson Low Marston Searle and Rivington
London

Pictorial Brown and Green cloth
Publisher's catalogue dated 1877

Green image from Sumner and Stilman

Shared (kind of)
First US Edition (this issued in 2 volumes):

Part 1:
To The Sun? A Journey through Planetary Space
1878 (published October 1877)
Claxton, Remsen and Haffelfinger
Philadelphia

36 full-page illustrations

Part 2:
Off On A Comet
1878 (published May 1878)
Claxton Remsen and Haffelfinger
Philadelphia

translated by Edward Roth

Varant A:
Shared (kind of)
1st U.S. Edition (this is complete story, 1 volume):

Variant A (re: company name on spine)
Base of spine: Scribner, Armstong & Co.

Hector Servadac; or the Career of a Comet
1878 (November 1877)(pre July 18, 1878)
Scribner, Armstrong & Co.
New York

Translated by Ellen E. Frewer
98 illustrations
Pictorial Red and Green cloth

List of Jules Verne Works, The Authorized Editions, list 6 titles with number 6 being "Hector Servadac"
At the end of the book, two pages of adverts, 'Works of Jules Verne', and 'New Books'

Variant A (re: company name on spine)
Base of spine: Scribner, Armstong & Co.
most likely pre July 18, 1878

This book was initially published in November 1877, according to the Jules Verne Encyclopedia.
Both versions of this First Edition, have 1878 on the title page, and Scribner Armstrong & Co. on the title page.
According to Princeton University Library, where the Scribner Company papers archive is, the name "Scribner Armstrong & Co." was changed to "Charles Scribner's Sons" on June 11, 1878, and the first book to bear that new company imprint, was published July 18, 1878.

Collection Andrew Nash

Varant B:
Shared (kind of)
1st U.S. Edition (this is complete story, 1 volume):

Variant B (re: company name on spine)
Base of spine: Charles Scribner's Sons

Hector Servadac; or the Career of a Comet
1878 (November 1877)(post July 18, 1878)
Scribner, Armstrong & Co.
New York

Translated by Ellen E. Frewer
98 illustrations
Pictorial Red and Green cloth

Seen inscribed Christmas 1879

List of Jules Verne Works, The Authorized Editions, list 6 titles with number 6 being "Hector Servadac"
At the end of the book, two pages of adverts, 'Works of Jules Verne', and 'New Books'

Variant B (re: company name on spine)
Base of spine: Charles Scribner's Sons
Most likely post July 18, 1878

This book was initially published in November 1877, according to the Jules Verne Encyclopedia.
Both versions of this First Edition, have 1878 on the title page, and Scribner Armstrong & Co. on the title page.
According to Princenton University Library, where the Scribner Company papers archive is, the name "Scribner Armstrong & Co." was changed to "Charles Scribner's Sons" on June 11, 1878, and the first book to bear that new company imprint, was published July 18, 1878.

Collection Andrew Nash

Other Editions:
`1877` No image found yet
1878	variant (cheaper edition?) missing some gilt details on cover Part 1: To The Sun? 1878 Claxton, Remsen and Haffelfinger Philadelphi
	Hector Servadac George Munro Sons xx New York Seaside Library
1880circa	Hector Servadac circa 1880 Good Things London Magazine Stahan and Co London
	*Hector Servadac; or the Career of a Comet* 1881 - Seond Edition Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington Crown Buildings,188, Fleet Street London Pictorial Green cloth Second Edition, as stated on title page. NOTE: Less Gilt on cover and spine (lower gilt bar)
1882	*Hector Servadac; or the Career of a Comet* 1882 Charles Scribner's Sons 743 and 745 Broadway New York Tissue between Frontis and Title Inscribed: For Willy R Smith Christmas/ 82
1882? Mispelled, below!!	*Hector Servadac, Part 1* 1882 Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington London Jules Verne's Works Low's Authorized & Illustrated Edition *Hector Servadac, Part 2* 1882 (Third Edition) Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington London Jules Verne's Works Low's Authorized & Illustrated Edition Ed: Both parts, have a Paste-down blue label with the title on it, on the cover. Part 1 Paste-down Title Label Part 2 Paste-down Title Label WHY? Because the name "Servadac" was originally spelled incorrectly as "Servadoc"!! Then corrected with a Paste-on. (Images 3 and 4 to the left!) Collection Andrew Nash (Hector Servadoc - Part II)
1882	*Hector Servadac* 1882 Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington London "Pears Soap" Plain Edition Third Edition with Numerous Illustrations tanslated by Ellen E. Frewer
	*Hector Servadac* xx Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington London "Pears Soap" Banner Edition with Numerous Illustrations tanslated by Ellen E. Frewer Image provided by Dana Eales
1891	*Hector Servadac* circa 1891 Street and Smith Publishers New York Arrow Library No. 39
nd - 1895	Part 1 To the Sun [1895] David McKay Publisher 23 South Ninth Street Philadelphia 36 illustrations by Paul Philippoteaux probably published after Sept 1882 and before October 1896 Translated into English by Edward Roth David McKay Space Series
nd - 1895	Part 2 Off on a Comet, A Journey Through Planetary Space [1895] David McKay, Publisher 1022 Market Street Philadelphia probably published after Sept 1882 and before October 1896 Translated into English by Edward Roth David McKay Space Series Brown copy Collection Andrew Nash
19xx	Astounding Adventures Among the Comets or Captain Hector Servadac's Thrilling Experiences nd Hurst and Co New York
nc-circa 1900	Hector Servadac nd The Federal Book Company, Publishers New York
nd-circa 1902-1904	Hector Servadac nd The Federal Book Company, Publishers New York
nd	Hector Servadac nd F M Lupton New York
1900 circa	Hector Servadac circa 1900 F M Lupton, New York
circa 1900	Hector Servadac nd F M Lupton Publishing Company New York very yellowed Pulp paper! Ed: Possibly No. 261 in "The Elite Series", as per a catalogue in Facing the Flag ( circa 1900)
1905	Hector Servadac 1905 Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1 of at least 6 identical volumes 12 illustrations 6 Volume Set Center of the Cover
1906	Hector Servadac 1906 Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1 of at least 6 identical volumes 12 illustrations 6 Volume Set Center of the Cover
1908	*Hector Servadac or the Career of a Comet* 1908 Charles Scribner's Sons New York *Scribner's Uniform Edition* Known Publication Dates: 1886 (Red and Brown Cloth) 1889 Low-Hi-Low U 1908 Low-Hi-Low NoU Regular Size: 208mm x 150mm 96 illustrations + Frontispiece Pages numbered 1 to 370 (illustrations not included in above) Ad: No Uniform Edition on Title page: No Spine Scroll = Low-Hi-Low Cover Top Scroll = Regular NOTE: The edition in Brown Cloth is printed on thicker paper, and is a thicker volume than the know Red editions
19xx	Hector Servadac nd F M Lupton Pub Co, New York
19xx	Astounding Adventures Among the Comets or Captain Hector Servadac's Thrilling Experiences nd Hurst and Co New York
	Hector Servadac nd Sampson Low London Monkey Jungle Cover
1928	Hector Servadac nd-Postface re 1928 Anniversary of Verne Birth Sampson Low London also seen inscribed 1936 Big Ship
1929	Novels: The omnibus Jules Verne: Twenty Thousaned Leagues Under the Sea & Around the World in Eight Days, & Floating Island &The Blockade Runners & Hector Servadac 1929 (Victor) Gollancz London price 8s6d 1168 pages
	Part 1: Anomalous Phenomena 1965 ARCO Publications London Part 2: Homeward Bound 1965 ARCO Publications London 192 pages First Published 1965 by Arco Publications Copyright Arco Publications 1965 Oppostie Title page a list of 49 title in the Fitzroy Edition Back of Dustjacket a list of 43 titles each 12s 6d net ARCO PUBLICATIONS Fitzroy Edition Dustjacket unclipped but Lion sticker of 15/- over the original 12s 6d net price Bottom of Dustjacket Spine - ARCO (Bold letters) Collection Andrew Nash
	Part 1: Anomalous Phenomena nd - copyright 1965 Associated Booksellers Westport, Conn 192 pages 0 illustrations Opposite the Title page a list of 49 titles in The Fitzroy Edition First Published 1965 by Associated Booksellers Copyright Arco Publications, England, 1965 Back of the Dustjacket an ad for The Fitzroy Edition Associated Booksellers Westport, Conn. Fitzroy Edition Dustjacket unclipped $3.00 with a $3.95 sticker on top Collection Andrew Nash Part 2: Homeward Bound nd - copyright 1965 Associated Booksellers Westport, Conn 192 pages 0 illustrations Opposite the Title page a list of 49 titles in The Fitzroy Edition First Published 1965 by Associated Booksellers Copyright Arco Publications, England, 1965 Back of the Dustjacket an ad for The Fitzroy Edition Associated Booksellers Westport, Conn. Fitzroy Edition Dustjacket unclipped $3.00 with a $3.95 sticker on top Collection Andrew Nash
2007	*Off on a Comet* 2007 Solaris, BL Publishing Games Workshop Ltd Nottingham transltor Adam Roberts & Ellen E. Frewer "New" translation, based on the translation by Ellen E. Frewer This reworking, restores Chapter titles, restores chapter 27, and restores much from the orginal text that was editted out previously Text of this translation available at: Off on a Comet Off on a Comet was published, along with the novel Splinter, by Adam Roberts, in a limited (to 1000) signed edition in a slipcase. This novel takes its inspiration from Off on a Comet