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

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Famille-sans-nom - 1889

Family Without a Name - 1889

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	FS	V036	Mxxx	Axxx

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 (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 Editon:

Family Without a Name
Sampson Low, Martston, Searle, & Rivington Limited
1891
London
(this copy has a 32 page catalogue for Oct 1890 in the back)

First Canadian Edition:

Family Without a Name
1890
The Musson Book Company Ltd
Toronto, Canada

Same as the Sampson Low Edition

First US Edition:
in Wrappers

Family Without a Name
1889 (Dec 5 / Dec 23)
John W. Lovell
New York

First US Edition:

book

Title
Vxxx / Mxx
Publisher/YYYY

Other Editions:

(1890)	Family Without a Name 1889 (December 16) Frank F. Lovell 7 Company New York (142 and 144 Worth Street) Lovell's Household Library (No. 285 ?)
189x (no date)	*Family Without a Name* Sampson Low, Martston & Company Limited New and Cheaper Edition No Date London *(this copy has a 1 page catalogue in the back listing books at 2s 6d, and gilt edges, 3s 6d)*
189x (unknown if this copy has a date!)	*Family Without a Name* Sampson Low ...(?) (unknown if this copy has a date) London


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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