An Antarctic Mystery.
by Verne, Jules
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About This Item
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, 1899.. 8vo. 336 pp. Very Good, Beige Decorative Cloth with sun-fading, stains, edge wear, & rubbing on boards; spine slanted; boards slightly loose; minor shelf wear. Provenance: John Ruyle; signed dedication ("from Aunt Kay, Christmas '98") to previous owner on FFEP. Mylar Jacket. Illustrations. Translated by Mrs. Cashel Hoey. First US Edition.
Synopsis
An Antarctic Mystery, also known also as The Sphinx of the Ice Fields, is an 1897, two-volume novel by Jules Verne and is a sequel to Edgar Allan Poe's The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket which was published in 1838. It follows the adventures of the narrator and his journey from the Kerguelen Islands onboard the Halbrane.
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- Alan Wofsy Fine Arts (US)
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- 15-3851
- Title
- An Antarctic Mystery.
- Author
- Verne, Jules
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, 1899.
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- Literature & Linguistics;
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