About this title: This tale set in Baltimore during the United States Civil War follows the exploits of members of an underemployed gun club who attempt to build an explosive device powerful enough to transport a man to the moon.
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Edition: Updated
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Gramercy
Date Published: 12/13/1995
ISBN-13:9780517148334ISBN:0517148331
Description: Very Good. 0517148331 Pages are not marked-We provide prompt shipping and delivery tracking information-All items are guaranteed. read more
Description: Good. This book is in good condition with some handling wear. There is a 1/3-inch red ink mark on top edge. Interior pages clean and unmarked. DJ in good with handling wear and cover rubbing/no tears. Available to ship! read more
Edition: First Thus
Binding: Hardcover with Dust Jacket
Publisher: Grammercy Books, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780517148334ISBN:0517148331
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. First printing. 171 pages. Tall hardcover with dust jacket. Grammercy Books (ISBN 0517148331). 1995 first Gramercy printing, a first thus. Book: Very good. Clean and tight, showing slight wear. No remainder marks. Not ex-library. Unmarked. Dust Jacket: Very good. Unclipped. Mild shelf wear. No creases or tears. 9a. read more
Description: Good. Dust Cover Missing. Book shows minor use. Cover and Binding have minimal wear and the pages have only minimal creases. A tradition of southern quality and service. All books guaranteed at the Atlanta Book Company. read more
Description: Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. DJ w/ plastic cover; 362 pp; the only completely restored and annotated edition; Professional book dealer since 1975. All orders are processed promptly and packaged with the utmost care. Satisfaction guaranteed. read more
Edition: First Edition Stated
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Thomas Y. Crowell Publishers, New York
Date Published: 1978
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. Blue boards with gray cloth spine with blue lettering, illus., 171 p. Rear flap has 2-inch scratch through it affecting rear board with 1-inch scratch. Cover edges lightly sunned; else a tight, bright copy with clean contents. Dust jacket protected in mylar sleeve. read more
"Jules Verne's works were originally published in French, and when they were translated into the English language during the Victorian era, they were slighted by British/French rivalry-related prejudices. Verne's political views and social commentaries were edited out, and English- language historians have subsequently dismissed his works. I am looking forward to reading this version because it restores previously excised passages. The Introduction also mentions an annotated Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, which I would also like to read.
Unfortunately, I discovered that this story is not really about a trip to the moon. It is about the preparations for the trip. The actual trip is the subject of the sequel, Round the Moon."
"This masterpiece of science fiction is here given an exhaustive (bordering on the exhausting) annotation, with really scholarly information and a most useful evaluation of the available translations. Lavishing illustrated with period engravings."
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