THE TOUR OF THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS.
Boston: James R. Osgood and Co., 1873. First U. S. edition and first edition in English. Presumed first issue without the translator's name on title page. Basis for the 1956 movie "Around the World in Eighty Days" starring David Niven, Noel Coward, Jon Gielgud, et al. 16mo blue cloth boards decorated in gilt and blind; all edges red; Tissue-protected frontispiece drawing of "Le Saint Michel" (replicated on the cover in gilt). Very good with wear to spine and corners but front cover still quite bright.
Item #53945
Price: $750.00
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