234 - VERNE (JULES)

VERNE (JULES) TWENTY THOUSAND LEUES UNDER THE SEA [Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea], staining and discoloration throughout, upper margins trimmed (occasionally just touching page numbers), publisher’s blind-stamped green cloth with gilt lettering, rebacked preserving most of the original spine, 8vo, Moscow, University Press (Katkov & Co.), 1870 Footnotes: One of the earliest Russian editions of Verne’s Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, printed at the University Press in Moscow in 1870, the same year Hetzel completed the French serialization and published the second volume in book form. This Russian edition was preceded only by Marko Vovchok’s authorized translation (Zvonaryov, St. Petersburg, 1870), which was published under the adapted title Восемьдесят тысяч вёрстъ подъ водой (Eighty Thousand Versts Under the Sea; a verst is a Russian unit of measurement). This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: # # A reduced VAT rate of 5.5% will be charged on the buyer’s premium. This is subject to change by the government, and the rate payable will be the rate in effect on the date of the sale.For books, the buyer’s premium is subject to a reduced VAT rate of 5.5%. This rate is subject to change by the French authorities, and the rate payable will be the one in effect on the date of the sale. For further information on this lot, please visit Bonhams.com