Jules Verne: Book: Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras / Voyages et Aventures du Capitaine Hatteras

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Voyages et Aventures du Capitaine Hatteras - 1866

Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras - 1875

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Bibliographic Reference	French (J-M Margot)	Jules Verne Encyclopedia	Myers Bibliography	Galagher Bibliography
	AH	V004	M58	A16

Alternate English Titles:

Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras

Adventures of Captain Hatteras (The)

At the North Pole (Part 1 of 2 - var. A1)

Captain Hatteras; or The English at the North Pole

English at the North Pole (Part 1 of 2 - var. A2)

English at the North Pole & Ice Desert

Field of Ice (The ) (Part 2 of 2 - var. A1&A2)

Ice Desert (The) (Part 2 of 2 - var. B)

Journey to the North Pole (A) (Part 1 of 2 - Var. B)

Tales of Adventure

The Desert of Ice (Part 2 of 2 - Var. C)

Wilderness of Ice (Part 2 of 2 - Var. )

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

Richard Shandon and Dr. Clawbonny both receive letters from an unknown party inviting them to accompany an expedition, the destination unknown. Shandon as the chief officer is also empowered to assemble the crew and pay for the construction of the ship for this adventure, the Forward. The completed ship receives its orders, to go north towards Melville Bay. The ship heads north, but as of yet the Captain has not made his appearance. Eventually a member of the crew reveals himself to be Captain John Hatteras. And his goal is for their British crew to be the first to reach the North Pole. When things don't go as Hatteras thought they would, the crew (including Shandon) mutinies and destroys the ship. This occurs while Hatteras and others are attempting to find supplies that might have been left behind by a previous expedition; instead they only find the one survivor of an American expedition. Finding the ship destroyed upon their return, Hatteras, Clawbonny and remaining crew makes a boat out of the ships remains and continue in their attempt to reach the pole.

Book Collecting Information:

First UK Editon - Part 1

Part 1:
A Journey to the North Pole
1875
George Routledge and Sons
London

129 Illustrations

Pictorial Red , Green and Blue cloth

First 2 Images courtesy of Sumner and Stillman

First UK Editon - Part 2

Part 2:
The Field of Ice
1875
George Routledge and Sons
London

126 Illustrations

Pictorial Red and Blue cloth

S = Image courtesy of Sumner and Stillman

First US Edition - Complete

The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras
1875
James R. Osgood
Late Ticknor and Fields
Boston

Both parts in one volume
Pictorial Brown cloth
(image of dog steering ship)
250 illustrations by Riou
Published: June 1874

First UK Edition - Complete - 1876

The Adventures of Captain Hatteras
1876
George Routledge and Sons
London

contains an Aug 1875 catalog
book is inscribed 1877

First UK Edition - Complete - 1876

The Adventures of Captain Hatteras
1. English at the North Pole
2. The Field of Ice
1876
George Routledge and Sons
London and New York

with 250 illustrations by Riou

gilt edges

2 title pages

Images courtesy of Andrew Cox Rare Books

First Canadian Edition - Serial
(In French) :

Aventures du Capitaine Hatteras
L'Opinion Publique Journal Illustré
1876
G.E. Desbarats & Co.
Montréal, Quebec

Each journal is 12 pages, and is published weekly.

Hatteras appears from Jul 6, 1876 to Dec 28, 1876

Collection Andrew Nash

Other Editions:

circa 18xx	Part 1: At the North Pole circa 18xx Henry T Coates and Co Philadelphia Part 2: The Desert of Ice circa 18xx Henry T Coates and Co Philadelphia
nd (1876)	Part 1: At the North Pole nd (1876) Porter & Coates Philadelphia Part 2: The Desert of Ice nd (1876) Porter & Coates Philadelphia this has been seen Inscribed 1889 Images courtesy of Sumner and Stillman
	Adventures of Captain Hatteras (complete) 1876 George Routledge and Sons London & NewYork Images courtesy of Andrew Cox Rare Books
	The English at the North Pole 1876 George Routledge and Sons London Every Boys Library The Field of Ice 1876 George Routledge and Sons London Every Boys Library
1877	*The Field of Ice* 1877 George Routledge and Sons London Note: No gilt on the cover unlike the original
	Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras The English at the North Pole nd Ward, Lock and Tyler Warwick House, Paternoster Row London The Youth's Library of Wonder and Adventures ed: This book is a mystery to me. "Tyler" left the firm in 1873, but this book has to be published AFTER 1875 when the first edition was published. The address is a pre 1878 address, because it does not say "Salisbury Square" As has been noted elsewere on my pages, it seems the Ward, Lock and Tyler name was used as late as 1878 when the firm moved!
nd (1877)	The English at the North Pole & The Field of Ice (in 1 part) nd {1877} Goubaud & Son London The Jules Verne Library series - orange cloth boards with gilt and black illustration
nd-inscribed 1878	*The Adventures of Captain Hatteras* nd - inscribed 1878 George Routledge and Sons London and New York Yellowback Images courtesy of Andrew Cox Rare Books
nd - circa 1878	*The Adventures of Captain Hatteras* nd (1878) Ward, Lock & Co London 1st Image courtesy of Sumner and Stillman
1879	Part 1: The English at the North Pole 1879 G F Munro New York Seaside Library
nd	Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras: The Ice Desert nd Ward, Lock, & Co., Warwick House, Salisbury Square, E. C. London Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras: English at the North Pole nd Ward, Lock, & Co., Warwick House, Salisbury Square, E. C. London 10, Bond Street New York Jules Verne Library Series Jules Verne Library Series
	Captain Hatteras: or the English at the North Pole nd-circa 1877 Goubaud & Son 40, Bedford Street, Covent Garden London Note: Weldon and Co, seems to have only published for a short time Dec 1876 to sometime in 1877!?) After that, the company "became" (was bought out?) by Goubaud, that sports the same address! Images and information provied by Phil Hollaway
	(Captain Hatteras:) The Desert of Ice nd-circa 1877 Goubaud & Son 40, Bedford Street, Covent Garden London The Jules Verne Library Jules Verne's Wonder Books The Daisy Books
nd - circa 1880	At the North Pole or the Adventures of Captain Hatteras nd - circa 1880 Henry Coates and Co. Philadelphia 130 illustrations
nd	Part 1: At the North Pole nd Porter and Coates Philadelphia Translated from the French of Jules Verne With One Hundred and Thirty Illustrations by Riou Part 2: Desert of Ice nd Porter and Coates Philadelphia Alta Edition
nd	*At the North Pole* nd Porter and Coates Philadelphia Alta Edition (variant)
	*The English at the North Pole* nd George Routledge and Sons London Every Boys Library
nd (1890)	*English at the North Pole* nd - inscribed 1890 ? ?
circa 1880?	Part 1: The English at the North Pole nd Ward Lock London Part 2: The Ice Desert nd Ward Lock London
	English at the North Pole xx Croomie & Co. xx
nd	*The Field of Ice* nd George Routledge London
nd	The English at the North Pole nd? George Routledge and Sons Limited London
1890	Field of Ice 1890 George Routledge & Sons London Every Boy's Library
nd (circa 1890)	Captain Hatteras or English at the North Pole & Journey to the Centre of the Earth nd (circa 1890) Hutchinson and Co London Hutchinson Series
nd	Part 1: English at the North Pole nd Hutchinson and Co London Hutchinson Series Part 2: Desert of Ice nd Hutchinson & Co. London Hutchinson Series
nd (inscribed 1892)	Part 1: The English at the North Pole nd (inscribed 1892) Ward Lock London Part 2: The Ice Desert nd Ward Lock & Bowden London Victorian Verne Vignette
nd- Book Plate 1897	The Adventures of Captain Hatteras I. The English at the North Pole II. The Field of Ice nd - Bookplate 1897 George Routledge and Sons, Limited Broadway, Ludgate Hill London, Manchester, New York
	The English at the North Pole nd-bookplate 1896/1897 Hutchinson & Co. London
nd	The Ice Desert nd Goubaud and Son London
nd	Part 1: The English at the North Pole nd George Routledge and Sons London Part 2: Field of Ice nd George Routledge and Sons London
	At the North Pole nd Henry T. Coates & Co xxx Images Courtesy of Dana Eales
nd	*Adventures of Captain Hatteras* nd George Routledge and Sons London
	*Adventures of Captain Hatteras* 1908 George Routledge and Sons London The cover border (with the pillars etc) is NOT unique to this title
nd (1908)	*The Field of Ice* nd (1908) George Routledge and Sons, Limited New York: E.P. Dutton & Co. London The estimated date here is based on an inscription in an identically bound Five Weeks in a Balloon Image proved by Dan Spacie
nd (aprox 1900-1905)	Part 1: The English at the North Pole nd Ward, Lock and Co. London Part 2: The Ice Desert nd Ward, Lock and Co. London Jules Verne Series ed: I call this the Sea Serpent Series
nd-inscr 1926	The English at the North Pole nd-inscr 1926 Collins Clear Type Press London & Glascow Illustrated by J. E. SutcliffeComplete Dustjacket shown
nd (circa 1930)	Part 2: The Ice Desert nd (circa 1930s) Ward Lock London Sun/Clouds cover
	*The English at the North Pole* nd George Routledge London the red copy is inscribed 1922
nd - inscribed 1924	Captain Hatteras English at the North Pole nd - inscribed 1924 Hutchinson and Co.
1951	*The Adventures of Captain Hatteras* 1951 Didier New York (with and Introduction by Commander Finn Ronne) Dustjacket shown but not sure if the 2 go together
1961	Part 1: At the North Pole 1961 ARCO Publications London Part 2: The Wilderness of Ice 1961 ARCO Publications London Fitzroy Edition Editor: I. O. Evans Dustjackets Shown
1961	Part 1: At the North Pole 1961 Associated Booksellers Westport Conn. Collection Andrew Nash Part 2: The Wilderness of Ice 1961 Associated Booksellers Westport Conn. Fitzroy Edition Editor: I. O. Evans Dustjackets Shown Collection Andrew Nash

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