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2VπŸ–Š1970 SIGNED Limited Editions Club FROM THE EARTH TO AROUND MOON Jules Verne

Description: MAKES THE PERFECT GIFT FOR ANY FAN OF VINTAGE SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY NOVELS / SPACE EXPLORATION / JULES VERNE **PLEASE READ: Mahalo for taking the time to look at our listing. We truly appreciate it. We always do our BEST to give you the most accurate description of these beautiful books. If, however, you have any SPECIFIC questions about the SIZE of the book, NUMBER of pages, TYPE of leather, SMELL or FEEL of the book, PLEASE email us through EBay’s mail system BEFORE you bid, and we will be HAPPY to give you more information. We want you to be completely happy with your purchase and keep you as our customers for years to come!** DESCRIPTION: Limited Editions Club LONG OUT OF PRINT editions of FROM THE EARTH TO THE MOON & AROUND THE MOON (AROUND THE MOON) PERSONALLY SIGNED by the Illustrator ROBERT SHORE. ONLY 1500 OF THESE WERE EVER PRODUCED, THIS ONE BEING #1360. THIS IS A SCARCE VINTAGE HEIRLOOM LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB BOUND with BEAUTIFUL CLOTH BOARDS AND MATCHING SLIPCASE WITH INCREDIBLE VINTAGE ILLUSTRATIONS. IT IS ONE OF THE MOST HIGHLY-PRIZED & MOST BEAUTIFUL EDITIONS OF THESE JULES VERNE MASTERPIECES. ORIGINAL COLLECTOR’S NOTES AND PRODUCTION NUMBER PAMPHLET ARE INCLUDED. 🍍 NOT INCLUDED... πŸ˜ƒ ABOUT THE BOOK: Written almost a century before the daring flights of the astronauts, Jules Verne’s prophetic novel of man’s race to the stars is a classic adventure tale enlivened by broad satire and scientific acumen. When the members of the elite Baltimore Gun Club find themselves lacking any urgent assignments at the close of the Civil War, their president, Impey Barbicane, proposes that they build a gun big enough to launch a rocket to the moon. But when Barbicane’s adversary places a huge wager that the project will fail and a daring volunteer elevates the mission to a β€œmanned” flight, one man’s dream turns into an international space race. A story of rip-roaring action, humor, and wild imagination, From the Earth to the Moon is as uncanny in its accuracy and as filled with authentic detail and startling immediacy as Verne’s timeless masterpieces 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and Around the World in Eighty Days. Around the Moon (French: Autour de la Lune, 1870), Jules Verne's sequel to From the Earth to the Moon, is a science fiction novel continuing the trip to the moon which left the reader in suspense after the previous novel. It was later combined with From the Earth to the Moon to create A Trip to the Moon and Around It. Plot Having been fired out of the giant Columbiad space gun, the Baltimore Gun Club's bullet-shaped projectile, along with its three passengers, Barbicane, Nicholl and Michel Ardan, begins the five-day trip to the moon. A few minutes into the journey, a small, bright asteroid passes within a few hundred yards of them, but luckily does not collide with the projectile. The asteroid had been captured by the Earth's gravity and had become a second moon. An illustration from Jules Verne's novel "Around the Moon" drawn by Γ‰mile-Antoine Bayard and Alphonse de Neuville, September 16, 1872 The three travelers undergo a series of adventures and misadventures during the rest of the journey, including disposing of the body of a dog out a window, suffering intoxication by gases, and making calculations leading them, briefly, to believe that they are to fall back to Earth. During the latter part of the voyage, it becomes apparent that the gravitational force of their earlier encounter with the asteroid has caused the projectile to deviate from its course. The projectile enters lunar orbit, rather than landing on the moon as originally planned. Barbicane, Ardan and Nicholl begin geographical observations with opera glasses. The projectile then dips over the northern hemisphere of the moon, into the darkness of its shadow. It is plunged into extreme cold, before emerging into the light and heat again. They then begin to approach the moon's southern hemisphere. From the safety of their projectile, they gain spectacular views of Tycho, one of the greatest of all craters on the moon. The three men discuss the possibility of life on the moon, and conclude that it is barren. The projectile begins to move away from the moon, towards the 'dead point' (the place at which the gravitational attraction of the moon and Earth becomes equal). Michel Ardan hits upon the idea of using the rockets fixed to the bottom of the projectile (which they were originally going to use to deaden the shock of landing) to propel the projectile towards the moon and hopefully cause it to fall onto it, thereby achieving their mission. When the projectile reaches the point of neutral attraction, the rockets are fired, but it is too late. The projectile begins a fall onto the Earth from a distance of 160,000 miles, and it is to strike the Earth at a speed of 115,200 miles per hour, the same speed at which it left the mouth of the Columbiad. All hope seems lost for Barbicane, Nicholl and Ardan. Four days later, the crew of a US Navy vessel USS Susquehanna spots a bright meteor fall from the sky into the sea. This turns out to be the returning projectile, and the three men inside are found to be alive and are rescued. They are treated to lavish homecoming celebrations as the first people to leave Earth.CONDITION: Books are in AMAZINGLY LIKE NEW condition for their age (53 YEARS OLD) with no discernible flaws, in fact, the original GLASSINE protective covering are included still in great condition. Slipcase shows very minor shelfweaer, something very common in these very old editions (PLEASE SEE PHOTOS FOR MORE DETAILS). NO ATTACHED BOOKPLATES, WRITING FROM PREVIOUS OWNER, ETC. It is a BEAUTIFUL EDITION. 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Item Specifics

Return shipping will be paid by: Seller

All returns accepted: Returns Accepted

Item must be returned within: 30 Days

Refund will be given as: Money Back

Binding: Fine Binding

Place of Publication: United States

Signed: Yes

Publisher: Easton Press Folio Society Franklin Library Like

Subject: Fantasy

Year Printed: 1970

Original/Facsimile: Original

Language: English

Special Attributes: Gift Edition, Fahrenheit 451, Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, Foundation Trilogy, Nebula Hugo Winnert, 1st Edition, Collector's Edition, Illustrated, Inscribed, Limited Edition, Luxury Edition

Region: North America

Author: H.G. Wells

Personalized: No

Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

Topic: Science Fiction Fantasy Classics

Character Family: Dune The Foundation Trilogy

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