TWENTY THOUSAND LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA: Or, The Marvelous and Exciting Adventures of Pierre Aronnax, Conseil, His Servant, and Ned Land, a Canadian Harpooner
by Verne, Jules
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Good to Very Good-
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
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Synopsis
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea is a classic science fiction novel by French writer Jules Verne published in 1870. It tells the story of Captain Nemo and his submarine Nautilus as seen from the perspective of Professor Pierre Aronnax. The first illustrated edition (not the original edition which had no illustrations) was published by Hetzel and contains a number of illustrations by Alphonse de Neuville and Édouard Riou.
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- Shoemaker Booksellers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22980CH
- Title
- TWENTY THOUSAND LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA: Or, The Marvelous and Exciting Adventures of Pierre Aronnax, Conseil, His Servant, and Ned Land, a Canadian Harpooner
- Author
- Verne, Jules
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good to Very Good-
- Publisher
- A. L. Burt Company
- Place of Publication
- New York/Chicago
- Keywords
- CHILDRENS BOOKS JUVENILE LITERATURE CHILDREN STORIES LITERATURE FICTION GENERAL SCIENCE FICTION SCIENTISTS ADVENTURE SAILORS WHALING SHIPS SUBMARINES SHIPS UNDERWATER EXPLORATION SEA STORIES LITERARY WORKS AUTHORS VERNE JULES 1828 1905 ILLUSTRATED
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