Le Chancellor. Journal du passager J.-R. Kazallon - 1875
The Chancellor - 1875
Illustrations de Férat
Image used with permission from
Project Jules Verne Illustrations by Bernhard Krauth, www.jules-verne-club.de
Bibliographic
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French
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Jules Verne
Encyclopedia
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Myers
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Galagher
Bibliography
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CR
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V014
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M47
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A35
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Alternate English Titles:
Chancellor (The)
Chancellor
Survivors of the Chancellor
Wreck of the Chancellor (The)
Plot Synopsis:
(courtesy of D. Kytasaari - http://epguides.com/djk/JulesVerne/works.shtml)
When J.R. Kazallon decides to book passage from Charleston, South Carolina to Liverpool on board the Chancellor, he gets more than he bargained for. Unexpectedly, the ship begins sailing an unusual route to Liverpool, towards the southeast! The Captain relieves himself of his command, especially after the ship's cargo of cotton catches fire. The first mate assumes command, but the ship wrecks upon a reef in the mid-Atlantic ocean. The fire is put out and the ship is barely made sailable again and after a while the raft they've constructed must be put to use. The raft drifts toward the southwest, but the provisions are wanting and the survivors of this shipwreck may have to submit to cannibalism.
Book Collecting Information:
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First UK
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The Survivors of the Chancellor; Diary of J. R. Kazallon, Passenger & Martin Paz
1875 Sampson Low, Marston, Low & Searle Crown Buildings, 188, Fleet Street
London
Pictorial Blue cloth
Green Book Image courtesy of Andrew Cox Rare Books
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1875 First US Edition
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The Wreck of the Chancellor
1875
James R. Osgood and Company
Late Ticknor and Fields
Boston
Saunterer's Series
Translated by George M. Towle
Before Title page an advertisement "Jules Verne's Works,
Authorized Editions"
Published: May 1875
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First CDN
Edition
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**A True First Edition - same date as English First Edition **
The Wreck of the Chancellor
1875
Belford Brothers, Publishers
Toronto
(also see Canadian Jules Verne page)
Noted in Brown and Purple cloth
This book does NOT contain the story Martin Paz
The chapter heading and first 2 sentences of the book is:
"THE
WRECK OF THE CHANCELLOR
I.
Charleston, September 27, 1869. - We have just left the Battery wharf, at 3 P.M. The ebb-tide is fast carrying us out to sea."
Collection Andrew Nash
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Other Editions: |
1875 / 1877
The spine has the "L&S"
Lee and Shepard initials
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Hybrid 1st Edition!!, though known to be issued in 1877
Jules Verne Encyclopedia:
" By December 23, 1876, Lee and Shepard offered their Handy Verne Series, three volumes containing Tour of the World in 80 Days, Winter on Ice, and Wreck of the Chancellor, each $1. Lee and Shepard obtained the plates for all three of these works from Albert Mason, who purchased them at the Osgood sale. ... The front cover repeats the same design on the back cover, with the title, author's name and the St. Michel embossed in red on black cloth."
Ed: Contents ARE 1st US Edition, Osgood 1875, but Binding is Lee and Shepard,
This volume matches Around the World in Eighty Days and A Winter in the Ice volumes that have been seen, but THEY have Lee and Shepard on the title page, and matching binding.
So contents of this are 1st edition, binding later edition!!
SO, can we consider this a 1st edition!
So far, ALL known copies are like this
The Wreck of the Chancellor & Martin Paz
Contents:
1875
James R. Osgood and Company
Late Ticknor and Fields
Boston
Binding:
Lee & Shepard,
Boston
Title page, Red and black printing.
0 Illustrations
YES, this also has the ad opposite the title page, for James R Osgood & Co., 131 Franklin Street, Boston
Binding seen in Black with Red details
AND Blue with Black details,
BOTH with title in gilt on Spine.
Title page has JRO monogram / Spine has L&S monogram.
Translated by George M. Towle
Handy Verne Series (1 of 3 volumes)
This copy was owned by Idah Meacham.
Idah Meacham Strobridge (Wiki Link) is an author and a bookbinder in Los Angeles.
She wrote in the book that she finished reading it for the 1st time, Aug 16, 1877.
This would jive with buying the book in 1877, shortly after it being put out by Lee and Shepard!
Collection Andrew Nash
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The Wreck of the Chancellor & Martin Paz
1875
Lee & Shepard,
Boston
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1876
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Survivors of the Chancellor
& Martin Paz
1876
James R Osgood & Co
Boston
Image courtesy of Andrew Cox Rare Books
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1876
Half-title
Then Printers info
Then Double Frontispiece spread with tissue
Then blank page with Title opposite
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This book is a hybrid! Porter and Coates with J R Osgood
Survivors of the Chancellor
& Martin Paz
1876
James R Osgood & Co
Boston
the above is the title page.. identical to the J R Osgood above
BUT the base of the spine says: "Porter & Coates"
57 illustrations, including the 2 Frontispieces
The image on the cover, unlike the Osgood above, is NOT centered. It SEEMS to be a misprint (see the image also centered horizontally on the Porter and Coates below) BUT it MAY NOT be a misprint, as the gilt image has a perfect scallop shape on the lower left of the image to match the black printed scallop shape of the cover BUT look closely at the Osgood above, and it ALSO has a scallop shape and it is centered!?
To top it all off, the book is printed in London, by Gilbert and Rivington printers
Note: the order of the pages is:
- Brown endpapers
- Blank page / Half-title
- Printers imprint / Blank page
- Frontis Martin Paz / tissue / Frontis Survivors
- Blank page / Title Page
NOTE: The double frontis appears to be inserted after printing, and is not listed on the list of illustrations. It can be easily lost!
Green copy Collection Andrew Nash
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1878
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The Survivors of the Chancellor; Diary of J. R. Kazallon, Passenger
1878
Sampson Low, Marston, Low and Searle
London
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1880
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The Survivors of the Chancellor; Diary of J. R. Kazallon, Passenger
1880
Sampson Low, Marston, Low and Searle
London
Image courtesy of Andrew Cox Rare Books
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The Survivors of the Chancellor
18xx Donnelley, Loyd & Co. Publishers
Chicago
Vol. 4, No. 98
Courtesy Dana Eales
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Survivors of the Chancellor
nd
Munro
Seaside Library edition
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1883
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The Survivors of the Chancellor
1883
Sampson Low, Marston & Company
London
"Pears' Soap" edition
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1890
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The Wreck of the Chancellor
1890
Lee & Shepard
Boston
Around the World Library
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Wreck of the Chancellor
nd - circa 1890
Porter and Coates
Philadelphia
358 pages
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urvivors of the Chancellor & Martin Paz
1891
Sampson Low
London
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1894
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The Survivors of the Chancellor
1894
Sampson Low, Marston & Company
London
Authors Illustrated Edition
"Pears' Soap" edition
image and listing information courtesy of David Linton
Collection Andrew Nash
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Wreck of the Chancellor
with Martin Paz
nd - copyright 1897
Lee and Shepard
Boston
Choice Books of Adventure Series
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Wreck of the Chancellor
nd
Porter & Coates
Philadelphia
Alta Edition
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nd
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Wreck of the Chancellor
nd
Porter and Coates
Philadelphia |
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Wreck of the Chancellor
circa 1901
H M Caldwell
New York |
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Wreck of the Chancellor
nd-inscribed 1903
H. M. Caldwell, Co. Publishers
New York and Boston
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The Survivors of the Chancellor
nc - circa 1920
Sampson Low
London
Big Ship
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The Chancellor 1965
ARCO Publications
London
192 pages
0 illustrations
Opposite the Title page a list of 49 title in the Fitzroy Edition
First published 1965 by Arco Publications
Copyright Arco Publications 1965
Back of Dustjacket a list of 43 titles by Jules Verne
each 15s net
ARCO PUBLICATIONS
Fitzroy Edtion Dustjacket unclipped 15s net
Collection Andrew Nash
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The Chancellor 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 by Associated Booksellers 1965
Copyright Arco Publications 1965
Back of the Dustjacket an ad for The Fitzroy Edition
Associated Booksellers
Westport, Conn.
Fitzroy Edition
Dustjacket clipped ($3.95 in pencil)
Collection Andrew Nash
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The Chancellor
1997
Amereon Press
This is a reprint of the Fitzroy edition text
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