Cinq Semaines en ballon
Voyage de découvertes en Afrique par trois Anglais. - 1863
(January 15, 1863)
Five Weeks in a Balloon - 1869
Image used with permission from
Project Jules Verne Illustrations by Bernhard Krauth, www.jules-verne-club.de
Bibliographic
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French
(J-M Margot) |
Jules Verne
Encyclopedia
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Myers
Bibliography
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Galagher
Bibliography
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CS
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V001
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M20
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A6
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Alternate English Titles:
Five Weeks in a Balloon
5 Weeks in a Balloon
Plot Synopsis (courtesy of D. Kytasaari
- http://epguides.com/djk/JulesVerne/works.shtml)
Dr. Samuel Ferguson and his two associates (Dick Kennedy and Joe) venture to Zanzibar in Africa. It is Ferguson's intention to explore the part of Africa that the Barth and Burton and Speke expeditions were not able to reach. The method by which he will try to accomplish this task is unique, by using a balloon called the "Victoria".
Before we get to the Book Collecting Information details on the First "MENTION" of Five Weeks in a Balloon in the English Media, AND a review/synopsis that appears BEFORE the publication of the book in English.
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Discovered April 15, 2021 by Andrew Nash
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The first mention of Five Weeks in a Balloon, EVER, in the English press has now been identified as January 31, 1863, 5 years before the first assumed appearance in 1868!
AND the review, that was originally noted as 1st appearing in December, 1868, actually appeared, with credit to its Author, in October, 1863 (actually Sept 28, 1863)
All this information appears in the Summer 2021 edition of Voyages Extraordinaires
the Newsletter of the North American Jules Verne Society!
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First English Press Mention
of 5 Weeks in a Balloon
1863, January 31
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1st mention of Five Weeks in a Balloon, EVER in the English press
Five Weeks in a Balloon - mention
Public Opinion Magazine
Vol. III (3), No 71
1863, January 31
Appearing in the "Varieties" column, "Literary" section:
Andrew Nash Discovery
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1863, February 4 |
So similar to above, probably uses Public Opinion as its source!!!
Five Weeks in a Balloon - mention The Uttoxeter New Era, and General Advertiser
Wednesday February 4, 1863
Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, England
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1863, September 26
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Ad for October St James's magazine lists Five Weeks in a Balloon (synopsis) by Sir Lascelles Wraxall, Bart.
IN:
Saturday Review
Weekly Issue No. 413, Vol XVI (16)
September 26, 1863
Page 446
Andrew Nash Discovery
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1863, Oct 11 - Ad |
"Ad-Promotion" in Lloyds Weekly Newspaper, Oct 11, 1863 - Page 8
Andrew Nash Discovery
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1863, October (on newsstands September 28)
shown:
1863 Bound Volume, August-November, Vol VIII
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Five Weeks in a Balloon - Synopsis, by Sir Lascelles Wraxall - Page 315
1863 (MDCCCLXIII), October (on newsstands Sept 28)
St James's Magazine
Published for the Proprietors by
W. Kent and Co., Paternoster Row
London
New York: Willmer & Roger
IN this appearance, the author of Five Weeks in a Balloon,
IS identified as M. Berne, as in the later 1868 appearance
Andrew Nash Discovery
Ed: The Five Weeks in a Balloon synopsis, that was originaly identified as appearing in 1868, with no author credited, actually first appeard in 1863 crediting the author as Sir Lascelles Wraxall
Collection Andrew Nash
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1868
First English Review/Synopsis (U.K.).
Above is the ad from the The Daily News, London
Five weeks in a Balloon is No. 4 in the list of Contents.
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The first english review/synopsis of Five Weeks in a Balloon (that appears in the entry below) refers to "The London" as the source for its review.
This entry is the information for that FIRST UK publication of the review/synopsis Five Weeks In A Balloon.
synopsis* to:
Five Weeks in a Balloon
IN: The London,
Issue No. 1 of a New Series (i.e. Vol. 2)
1868, Saturday October 31
London, England
An ad for this publication appeared in:
The Daily News (London, England)
October 28, 1868, Page 8
See ad to the left
(and the Page 1 Banner)
The same ad, also appeared in
the Pall Mall Gazette (London, England)
October 28 1868, Page 15
Here is the text of that ad:
On Saturday, October 31st, price Sixpence, No 1 of a New
Series of
THE LONDON
A first-class Monthly Magazine
Contents:
- Cupid Greybeard. A Story by Tm Hood
- The Cote du Nord. By a Five Years’ Resident.
- Some memories. By Blanchard Jerrold.
- Five Weeks In A Balloon
- Only a Tear. By W. H. C. Nation.
- Earthquakes
- Sensation Scenery. By J. Palgrave Simpson.
- The School for Ballet Girls.
- A Story. By J. T. Williams.
- Here and There.
--Office: 27, Tavistock-street, Strand
Adverts discovered by Andrew Nash, October 2018
In the British Library there is a listing:
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- Title: New series. no. 1.
- Subjects: Periodical publications.- London
- Publication Details: London, [1868]
- Identifier: System number: 002847694
- Related Titles: The London: a first-class magazine.
- Physical Description: (8º); 8vo rdabf
- Shelfmark(s): General Reference Collection P.P.6004.goa.
- UIN: BLL01002847694
Listing found by Philip Hollaway
*Ed: I have been unable to view this issue of The London to verify that it contains "just" the review/synopsis of Five Weeks in a Balloon. Being a MONTHLY magazine, I seriously doubt that they would publish the entire book, in serial form. The research that I have done points to this being the same text as XXXXX and that in the Sartains.
The text will NOT be the translation by William Lackland but instead by "L.W." (MORE SOON!!!)
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First English Review/Synopsis (U.S.)
1868
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NOTE: This article is not really a "review" of Five Weeks in a Balloon, BUT a synopsis, that reads like the articles' author thinks the story reported by Jules Berne (Verne) was REAL, and he is surprised that the regular newspapers did not pick up the story. Because of this, the "review" is a FULL synopsis of the whole story, as IF it really took place!
synopsis to:
Five Weeks in a Balloon
appearing in:
Every Saturday; A Journal of Choice Reading
1868 (December 5, Vol. VI, No. 153, pp 717-721)
Fields, Osgood & Co.
Boston
NOTE:
The Reviewer says the story is reported by Jules Berne [sic]
Fields , Osgood is a predessor to the firm James R. Osgood
Ed: According to the Jules Verne Encyclopedia the foreign source for this review/synopsis is "The London" I have been unable to verify where they got THAT information, as it does NOT seem to be mentioned IN "Every Saturday", that I can find!!!
Read the text of this synopsis here!
Here is the first bit:
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Hetzel Editions: |
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First UK
Editon:
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Five Weeks in Balloon
1870 (June 1)
Chapman and Hall
London
illustrated with 64 illustrations
Blue (and Green?) Cloth
Here is a PDF of THIS books announcement
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First US
Edition:
Cover Detail
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***First appearance of a Jules Verne Book in the English Language - go here to see earlier English appearances of a Verne short story***
Five Weeks in a Balloon
1869 (February 20)
D. Appleton and Co.
New York
illustrated with 6 illustrations
Pictorial Green, Red or Brown Cloth
from The New York Times
Saturday, February 20, 1869, Page 5
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
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NEW PUBLICATIONS.
READY THIS WEEK.
D. Appleton & Co.,
NOS. 90, 92 AND 94 GRAND ST.,
Publish this day:
I.
FIVE WEEKS IN A BALLOON; Or, JOURNEYS
AND DISCOVERIES IN AFRICA BY THREE ENGLISHMEN.
Compiled in French by Jules Verne, from the original
notes of Dr. Ferguson; and done into English by "William Lackland," expressly for D. Appleton &
Co. 1 vol., 12mo., 345 pp.
"Five Weeks in a Balloon: is, in a measure, a satire
on English books of African Travel. So far as the ge-
ography, the inhabitants, the animals, and the features
of the country are described, it is entirely accurate. It
is, in some particulars, a survey of the whole field of
African discovery, and in this way will often serve to
refersh the memory of the reader. The mode of loco-
motion is, of course, purely imaginary, and the inci-
dents and adventures fictitious. The latter are abun-
dantly amusing, and in view of the wonderful "travel=
ers' tales" with which wwe have been entertained by
African explorers. they can scarecely be considered
extravagant; while the ingenuity and invention of
the author will be sure to excite the surprise and even the admiration of the reader."
Above Feb 20 ad discovered by Andrew Nash
As early as February 27, 1869, some newspapers listed Five Weeks in a Balloon, with the author being William Lackland!!!
The Burlington Free Press, Burlington, Vermont,
Page 2
Note: On March 13, 1869, The New York Times ran an ad for the Appleton book, but this time, it was accidently listed as Four Weeks in a Balloon, and the author as Jules VEME.
Above, is mentioned in the Jules Verne Encyclopedia
Ed Note: Must have had a bad day "type setting"!
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Other books: |
1871 UK serial |
Five Weeks in a Balloon
1871 (serial appearance)
The Youth's Play-Hour
UK |
1873 |
Five Weeks in a Balloon
1873 (November 29)
James R. Osgood
Boston
this "most fully illusttrated American edition" actually has 48 illustrations, arranged on twelve pages in groups of four numbered images
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1874 |
Five Weeks in a Balloon
1874
James R. Osgood
Boston
cover illustration same as the 1873 Osgood edition
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1874
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Five Weeks in a Balloon
1874
Sampson Low, Marston, Low and Searle
London
Second Edition
64 illustrations by Riou
48 pp of ads dated Oct 1873
indicates "Second edition" on title page in deference to the first edition that Chapman printed in 1870
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nd - circa 1875/1878
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Five Weeks in a Balloon nd - inscribed 1883
Ward, Lock, and Tyler
Warwick House, Paternoster Row,
London
The Jules Verne Library
Images courtesy of Ross Newman
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1876 - but Catalogue dated Aug. 1875
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A Journey to the Centre of the Earth
& Five Weeks in a Balloon 1876 - August 1875 catalogue George Routledge and Sons
London & New York
2 title pages, BOTH with 1876 date.
Only 2 illustrations, 1 next to each title page.
therefore a "Cheaper Edition"
1876 Double Volume
August 1875 Catalogue + another undated catalogue in the back
The August 1875 Catalogue titled "George Routledge & Sons Catalogue of A Thousand Juvenile Books"
Does NOT include this book in the catalogue
All but red Image courtesy of Andrew Cox Rare Books
and detailed information courtesy of Philip Hollaway
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nd - Catalogue Dec 1876
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Five Weeks in a Balloon
nd - catalogue Dec (1876?)
Weldon and Co.,
40, Bedford Street, Covent Garden
London
Weldon / Goubaud publishers information
The Jules Verne Library
Jules Verne's Wonder Books
The Daisy Books
Note: Weldon and Co, seems to have only published for a short time, Dec 1875 to 1876!?)
After that, the company "became" (was bought out?) by Goubaud, that sports the same address!
Images and information provied by Phil Hollaway
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nd-estimate 1875/1876
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Five Weeks in a Balloon
nd - prize label 1878
Weldon and Co.,
40, Bedford Street, Covent Garden
London
Weldon / Goubaud publishers information
same spine as above
This copy must be a deluxe issue, as it has Gilt edges
Images and information provied by Phil Hollaway
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1876
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Five Weeks in a Balloon
1876
George Routledge and Sons
London
Every Boys Library
image courtesy Mike Vis
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1876
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Journey to the Centre of the Earth and
Five Weeks in a Balloon
1876
George Routledge and Sons
London and New York
Jules Verne Yellowback
2 title pages, the first containing BOTH titles, and the 2nd just Five Weeks ...
Images courtesy of Andrew Cox Rare Books
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1876
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Wonderful Travels
Containing:
A Voyage to the Centre of the Earth and
Five Weeks in a Balloon
1876
Ward, Lock and Tyler
London
Jules Verne Yellowback
6 colour plates
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nd?
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Wonderful Travels
Containing:
A Voyage to the Centre of the Earth and
Five Weeks in a Balloon
nd?
Ward. Lock. and Tyler. (on cover)
Ward, Lock & Co., Warwick House, (inside on Title page)
Dorset Buildings, Salisbury Square, E.C.
London
Jules Verne Yellowback
6 colour plates ?
Spine different from above
Image courtesy of Jonathan Frost Rare Books Ltd.
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Five Weeks in a Balloon
1876
George Routledge and Sons
London and New York
also inscribed 1877
Every Boy's Library
Jules Verne Yellowback
Images courtesy of Andrew Cox Rare Books
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nd-circa 1875-1878
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Five Weeks in a Balloon
nd-circa 1875-1878
Ward, Lock and Tyler
Paternoster Row
London
Ward, Lock & Tyler - Yellowback
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1877
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Five Weeks in a Balloion
1877
J B Lippincott
Philadelphia |
1877 |
Five Weeks in a Balloon
(1877) Goubaud & Son
London
The Jules Verne Library as "the Daisy Books"
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nd-1877
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Voyage to the Centre of the Earth and
Five Weeks in a Balloon
nd-circa 1877 (by ads)
Goubaud & Son
39 Bedford St, Covent Garden, W.C.
London
Weldon / Goubaud publishers information
dark green cloth with gilt titles
The Jules Verne Library
publisher's adverts
Journey (as on title page)-179pp + 1p advert
Five-222pp + 14pp adverts
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1877
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Five Weeks in a Balloon
1877 (September 20)
G. Munro
New York
Seaside Library, No. 68
28 pp, 1 illustration
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1879
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Five Weeks in a Balloon 1879
Sampson Low
London
Cheaper Edition
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nd - circa 1878 /1879
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The Wonderful Travellers:
Containing: A Journey into the Interior of the Earth
& Five Weeks in a Balloon
nd-circa 1878/1879
Ward, Lock & Co., Warwick House
Dorset Buildings, Salisbury Square, E. C.
London
OR
Ward, Lock and Co.,
London: Warwick House, Salisbury Square, E.C.
New York: Bond Streeet.
The Family Gift Series
Some Images courtesy of Philip Hollaway
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1879
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Five Weeks in a Balloon
1879
George Routledge and Sons
Broadway, Ludgate Hill
London
416 Broome Street
New York
Every Boys Library
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1881
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Five Weeks in a Balloon
1881
John Wurtle Lovell
New York
the only thing unique about this book, is that instead of the publisher listed as:
John W Lovell
it is listed as
John Wurtele Lovell
Many of Lovells books around 1880 1881 were identified like this
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Five Weeks in a Balloon
nd (circa 1880)
Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington Ltd
London
Jules Verne's Works
Low's Authorized & Illustrated Edition
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nd (circa 1880)
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Five Weeks in a Balloon
nd (circa 1880)
Sampson Low
London
"Pears Soap" Edition - Plain
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Five Weeks in a Balloon
nd (circa 1880)
Sampson Low
London
"Pears Soap" Edition - Banner
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Five Weeks in a Balloon
nd
Ward Lock
London
Jules Verne Library
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nd-inscr 1883
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Five Weeks in a Balloon
nd-inscribed 1883
Hurst & Co
New York |
1884
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Five Weeks in a Balloon
1884
Sampson Low Marston Searle & Rivington
London
Authors Illustrated Edition
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nd (circa 1885)
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Five Weeks in a Balloon
nd (circa 1885)
American News Co
New York
Peoples Edition
Gray, Brown and Red shown
Note: one inscribed 1890
also with publisher American Publishing Co.
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Five Weeks in a Balloon
nd-1886?
George Routledge
London
Jules Verne Library
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1887
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Five Weeks in a Balloon
1887
Worthington and Co
New York
Franklin Edition
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Five Weeks in a Balloon
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Franklin Edition, circle
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1887
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Five Weeks in a Balloon
1887
Pollard and Moss
New York |
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Five Weeks in a Balloon
nd-ad1887
J B Lippincott
Philadelphia |
nd
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Five Weeks in a Balloon
nd
Richard Butterworth and Co
London |
1888
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Five Weeks in a Balloon
1888
Sampson Low Marston Searle & Rivington
London
Authors Illustrated Edition
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1889
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Five Weeks in a Balloon
1889 (from ads)
George Routledge
London
Every Boy's Library
paperback
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nd (inscr 1889)
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Five Weeks in a Balloon
nd (inscr1889)
Butler Bros
New York & Chicago |
nd (circa 1890)
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Five Weeks in a Balloon
nd (circa 1890) - also bookplate 1905
Sampson Low
London
New and Cheaper Edition
Love the Brilliance of the cover
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nd (circa 1890)
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Five Weeks in a Balloon
nd circa 1890
Hurst and Co
New York
Arlington Edition
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nd (circa 1890)
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Five Weeks in a Balloon
nd William L Allison Company
New York
Arundel Edition
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nd (circa 1890)
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Five Weeks in a Balloon
nd (circa 1890)
Penny Popular Novels, #24
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Five Weeks in a Balloon
nd (circa 1890) Librairie Larousse
13-17 rue Montparnasse,
Paris 6e
Actually:
Stead's Publishing House
39 Whitefriars Street, E.C.
London
The Librairie Larousse info is on a sticker, stuck on the front page and on the title page. Under the sticker on the title page is the Stead's Information.
Stead's Library
Penny Popular Tales
Collection Andrew Nash
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1892
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Five Weeks in a Baloon (sic)
1892
R Worthington
New York
note baloon mispelled
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Five Weeks in a Balloon
nd
Ward, Lock & Bowden
London
Victorian Verne Vignette Series
Image courtesy of Andrew Cox Rare Books
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nd-inscribed 1893
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Five Weeks in a Balloon
nd-inscribed
Ward, Lock, Bowden & Co.
London, New York, Melbourne
Images courtesy of Andrew Cox Rare Books
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1893
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Five Weeks in a Balloon
1893
Sampson Low
London
Authors Illustrated Edition
190 pp
Pears Soap Edition
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nd (inscribed 1893)
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Five Weeks in a Balloon &
Journey to the Centre of the Earth
nd (inscribed 1893)
Hutchinson and Co
London |
nd-inscr 1896
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Five Weeks in a Balloon
and Journey to the Centre of the Earth
nd-inscribed 1896
Hutchinson & Co.
25, Paternoster Square
London
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nd - circa 1900
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The Wonderful Travels
containing:
Around the World, Five Weeks, and Journey to the Interior
nd (seen with 1900 Prize plate)
Ward, Lock & Co., Limited,
Warwick House, Salisbury Square, E. C.
London
New York and Melbourne
Part of a 5 Volume Set, with Henry Austin Illustrations
3 B+W Illustrations by Henry Austin (incl Frontice)
The Fronticepiece image is replicated on the cover
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Five Weeks in a Balloon
nd-Book Plate 1905
Sampson Low
London
Green - New and Cheaper!
Jules Verne different from above 1899 dated edition
352 pages
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nd (inscr 1907)
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Five Weeks in a Balloon
nd-inscribed 1907
Chatterton Peck Co
New York |
nd (circa 1912)
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Five Weeks in a Balloon
nd (circa 1912)
Sampson Low
London
Art Deco Style
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nd
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Five Weeks in a Balloon
nd
Ward Lock and Co
London
Jules Verne Series (Sea Serpent) |
nd
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Five Weeks in a Balloon
nd
George Routledge and Sons Limited
London
& E F Dutton & Co.
New York
Torch Series
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nd - circa 1914 to 1916
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Gilt Title on Spine
Five Weeks in a Balloon
nd-circa 1914 to 1916
Sampson Low, Marston & Company,
Limited
London and Edinburgh
Authors Copyright Edition
Colour Onion Dome / Taj Mahal Cover
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nd - circa 1916 to 1920
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Black Title on Spine
Five Weeks in a Balloon
nd-circa 1917
Sampson Low, Marston & Company,
Limited
London and Edinburgh
Authors Copyright Edition
Colour Onion Dome / Taj Mahal Cover
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nd (circa 1920)
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Five Weeks in a Balloon
nd
Ward Lock
London
Wisteria Cover
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nd (circa 1920)
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Five Weeks in a Balloon
nd (circa 1920)
Sampson Low
London
Plain Outline Big Ship Cover
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Five Weeks in a Balloon
nd
Sampson Low
London
Small Ship Cover
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1921
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Five Weeks in a Balloon
1921
Ward Lock and Co Limnited London and Melbourne
DJ Shown too!
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nd
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Five Weeks in a Balloon
nd
Ward Lock and Co
London |
1935
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Five Weeks in a Balloon
nd (inscribed 1935)
Sampson Low
London
Dust Wrapper Shown |
nd
Cover
Title Page:
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Five Weeks in a Ballon
nd
Haldeman-Julius Company
Girard, Kansas
On the title page:
An Abridged Translation of Jules Verne's
Stirring Romance by
Charles J. Finger
Little Blue Book
Pocket Series No. 482
Edited by E. Haldeman-Julius
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1954
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Five Weeks in a Balloon
1954
Didier Publishers
New York
Shown with Dustjacket |
1959
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Editor: When I created the Fitzroy Checklist (PDF) I determined that there was NO "Bernard Hanison" ONLY publication, and that only the "Bernard Hanison WITH ARCO Publications" existed.
MY copy is "Bernard Hanison WITH ARCO Publications" and the Spine HAS an Arco Logo (See entry below)
I FOUND this image of Five Weeks, with a Bernard Hanison Spine Logo!
is ONLY the DJ Different or is there a TRUE Bernard Hanison example!?
Five Weeks in a Balloon
1959
Bernard Hanison
London
253 pages
Fitzroy Edition
Base of Dustjacket Spine - BH (in circle) & Bernard Hanison
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1959
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Five Weeks in a Balloon
1959 ARCO Publications with Bernard Hanison London
253 pages
Opposite title page, a list of "First Titles" (3)
and "In preparation" (9 titles including Abandoned not published seperately)
Copyright 1959 by Arco Publications
Back of Dustjacket ad for The Fitzroy Edition of Jules Verne
ARCO PUBLICATIONS
with
BERNARD HANISON
29 Great Portland Street, London, W.1.
Fitzroy Edition Dustjacket unclipped 12s 6d net
Base of Dustjacket Spine - AP (in circle) & ARCO PUBLICATIONS (in rectangle)
Collection Andrew Nash
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1959
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Five Weeks in a Balloon
(1959)
Associated Booksellers
Westport, Conn.
Fitzroy Edition
Dustjacket
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1958
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Five Weeks in a Balloon
1958
W G Bebbington
London
Shown in Dustjacket |
2015
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Five Weeks in a Balloon
Wesleyan University Press
2015
Middletown, Conn
First complete English translation of Verne’s debut novel from 1863
Early Classics of Science Fiction Series
Contents of this volume:
396 pages
81 illustrations
- Introduction: Verne Takes Off
- Five Weeks in a Balloon: Journey of Discovery by Three Englishmen in Africa (translated by Frederick Paul Walter)
- Notes on the Translation
- Gallery of Heroes
- Notes
- Bibliogrpahy
- Jules Gabriel Verne: A Biography
- About the Contributors
ISBN-10: 081957547X
ISBN-13: 978-0819575470 (Hardcover Buy from Amazon )
Collection Andrew Nash
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Selected French Editions
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1952
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Cinq Semaines en Ballon
1952
Hachette
France
Bibliotheque Verte
dustjacket shown
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Uncatalogued:
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