Works of Jules Verne 13

Overview:

  • Title: Works of Jules Verne 13
  • Author: Jules Verne
  • Year: 1911
  • Publisher: Vincent Parke and Co.
  • Pages: vii+413
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Type: Omnibus
  • Title Reference: The Purchase of the North Pole or Earth Topsy Turvy
  • Notes: The first page has an unsigned statement indicating which volume this is in the set (13), the number of volumes (15) and a reference to the first volume for the certificate giving the limitation and registered number. A table lists 3 interior illustrations. The title page has "Works of Jules Verne", "Edited by Charles F. Horne, Ph.D.", with no indication of the volume. Copyright is 1911, no other printing information. The Contents page is numbered v, Illustrations on vii. The Contents are listed as "Introduction", "The Robinson Crusoe School", "The Star of the South", "Purchase of the North Pole". Titles have been taken from the title pages provided for each story and where there is none, from the title preceding the text. The title page for The Star of the South has "The Star of the South" [over] "or" [over] "The Vanished Diamond" [over] "A South African Romance". The last line was not included in the title. The title page for The Purchase of the North Pole has "The Purchase of the North Pole" [over] "or" [over] "Earth Topsy Turvy" [over] "A Sequel to a Trip to the Moon". The last line was not included in the title.