Verne (Jules) The Will of an Eccentric
£650
London, Sampson Low, Marston & Company, 1900.
First UK edition. 8vo. Original pictorial cloth.
An adventure novel based on the board game ‘The Game of the Goose’. “In 1897, the first Baedecker guidebook for the U.S. was published, and Verne used this as the source for his descriptions of the modes of transport, timetables, and geographic descriptions of the numerous places the twelve participants were required to visit in order to claim the prize.” (Wikipedia)
In stock
Previous owner’s small ink stamp to title; cloth a little rubbed, but overall very good.
Title page vignette, plates.
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