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Estimate: $ 25,000 - $ 35,000
"THE BLACK TULIP" OF VERNE FIRST EDITIONS VERNE, JULES. From the Earth to the Moon; Passage Direct in 97 hours and 20 minutes. Translated by J.K. Hoyt. Frontispiece. Printed in double columns. Tall thin 8vo, original green wrappers printed in black, backstrip rubbed with partial loss chiefly to head and foot, scattered light soiling most evident on back wrapper, small V-chip to top of back wrapper, light edgewear; contents largely free from foxing with no other marks or stains; LMS bookplate laid-in; preserved in custom 1/4 cloth drop back case. Newark: The Newark Printing and Publishing Co., 1869
first edition. the first copy of this issue to appear at auction. OCLC locates 4 copies, including the Library of Congress example described in Myers as the only copy known. Verne's first book published in America, preceded only by periodical appearances. A title of the utmost rarity; remarkably well-preserved.
"Possibly the first Verne title to be printed in America, although 'Five Weeks in a Balloon' may still have the rights to that claim. It is probable that the story was published in their newspaper as a serial and then reprinted in a form suitable for sale on trains and at newspaper stands. This will probably rank for all time as the most rare of all Verne editions" (Myers 26); also see Arthur B. Edwards, Firsts Magazine, July/August, 1996, vol. 6, no. 7/8, pp. 40-41.
