(originally priced 6 pounds)

"First English appearance of a novel with prehistoric animals"

Published: Fall 1874

Green and Red shown

New Edition
52 illustrations by Riou
(full page illustrations!)
(spine says 53 illustr., title page says 52)
8 pp undated ads
(The first two titles in the catalog are Henty's Young Franc-tireurs and Out on the Pampas)

translation by Stephen W. White (which has the correct character Prof Lidenbrock)

full description of this volume is:
A Journey to the Centre of the Earth and a Winter's Sojourn in the Ice. by Jules Verne. Reprinted from 'The Evening Telegraph", with A Fancy of Doctor Ox, and the Tour of the World in eighty Days, by Jules Verne. Reprinted from 'The Evening Telegraph", with 93 by Victor Hugo, translated expressly for "The Evening Telegraph" by E. B. d'Espinville Picot, and reprinted from the columns of that journal.

double columns, this an early rebind, iriginally issued in paper wrappers

In Wrappers

Series: Youth Library
inscribed 1884

Jules Verne Library

This is the third style binding used by Griffith & Farran for the "Boy's Own Favourite Library" (BOFL). About 5 different Henty titles were published by Griffith & Farran as first editions and later they were reprinted as part of the BOFL series.
The BOFL series was begun by Griffith & Farran in 1881. There were at least 4, maybe 5 distinct binding styles used.
This binding is considered the third style and was used after Messr's Welsh and Okeden joined the firm in 1884/5. It is believed this style was begun around 1886 ...if the copy has gilt edges and bevelled boards it may be closer to 1887/8 as that is when these improvements began to appear. If a catalog is present in the back sometimes you can find a printer mark that would contain the last two years of the date.
Information provided by: Bob Bailey (2002)

"Presented to David Colegrave for good conduct"
St. James CE Sunday School, Maratah, Tasmania
February 20, 1887.
Also on the same page (front side) is an embossed mark for the book seller "Walch Bros - Birchall - Launcheston, Booksellers & Stationers."
Maratah and Launcheston are both in the island of Tasmania. The book is intact with only some slight stains to the back cover. All the pages are there and are gold leafed on all 3 sides. The book was found at an estate sale in Sydney, Australia.

The ending page bottom page show "Charles Dickens and Evans, Crystal Palace Press" plus a catalogue of George Routledge and Sons' books. The book does not show the exact year of publication, but similar catalogues and gold leaf pages appear in the 1886/88 time period. The Catalogue shows that most of the books sold for "3s", "6d" and included subjects like "The Homing or Carrier Pigeon".
(info provided by Bob McGinnis, Houston, Texas - Feb 2003)

New Edition
52 Illustrations

1 of at least 6 identical volumes
305 pages, 12 illustrations

Illustrated by Thomas Cantrell Dugdale
(T C Dugdale, 1880-1952)

"Scribner Series for Young People"

Pastedown image on cover AND
Dustjacket versions

(date on this really uncertain..1890s?..1930s?)

in Dustjacket

Movie tie-in paperback

in Dustjacket

Fitzroy Edition
Dustjacket

Fitzroy Edition
Dustjacket