{"product_id":"1902-jules-verne-the-moon-voyage-from-the-earth-to-the-moon-and-round-the-moon","title":"1902 Jules Verne - The Moon Voyage From the Earth to the Moon and Round the Moon","description":"\u003cp data-end=\"1735\" data-start=\"126\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"137\" data-start=\"126\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Jules Verne. Illustrated by Henry Austin.\u003cbr data-end=\"182\" data-start=\"179\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"192\" data-start=\"182\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem data-end=\"273\" data-start=\"193\"\u003eThe Moon Voyage. Containing “From the Earth to the Moon” and “Round the Moon.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"276\" data-start=\"273\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"290\" data-start=\"276\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e London: Ward, Lock \u0026amp; Co., Limited, Warwick House, Salisbury Square, E.C. (circa 1902). \u003cbr data-end=\"380\" data-start=\"377\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"393\" data-start=\"380\"\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Text in English.\u003cbr data-end=\"413\" data-start=\"410\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"390\" data-end=\"399\"\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7.5\" x 5.25\".\u003cbr data-start=\"428\" data-end=\"431\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"431\" data-end=\"441\"\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan\u003evii-132,147 pages + publisher's catalog\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"463\" data-start=\"460\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"475\" data-start=\"463\"\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Attractive and very good original publisher’s green pictorial cloth binding, artfully decorated on the upper cover and spine with an illustration of two men gazing through a porthole, signed by the artist in the block, and a volcanic cannon launch motif on the spine (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover. \u003cbr data-end=\"909\" data-start=\"906\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"921\" data-start=\"909\"\u003eContent:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very good content (bright, tight and clean, rare light foxing or staining - as shown, name of a previous 1902 owner on the first blank page - as shown). \u003cbr data-end=\"1458\" data-start=\"1455\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1476\" data-start=\"1458\"\u003eIllustrations:\u003c\/strong\u003e Frontispiece illustrations by Henry Austin, including dramatic depictions of the Columbiad cannon’s fiery launch and the interior of the projectile en route to the Moon. (Complete).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1767\" data-start=\"1737\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1750\" data-start=\"1737\"\u003eEstimate:\u003c\/strong\u003e (USD 175–250).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2313\" data-start=\"1774\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1787\" data-start=\"1774\"\u003eThe book: \u003c\/strong\u003eA very nice Edwardian pictorial edition of Jules Verne’s \u003cem data-end=\"1865\" data-start=\"1848\"\u003eThe Moon Voyage\u003c\/em\u003e, uniting two of his most visionary scientific romances — \u003cem data-end=\"1951\" data-start=\"1923\"\u003eFrom the Earth to the Moon\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem data-end=\"1972\" data-start=\"1956\"\u003eRound the Moon\u003c\/em\u003e — in one attractively illustrated volume. Combining satire, scientific imagination, and mathematical rigor, Verne’s lunar saga anticipated modern space travel with uncanny accuracy: the design of the projectile, its launch from Florida, and the astronauts’ near-orbital trajectory all foreshadowed the Apollo missions of the 20th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2664\" data-start=\"2315\"\u003eThis Ward, Lock \u0026amp; Co. issue — featuring Henry Austin’s dramatic illustrations and a bold Art Nouveau–influenced cover design — remains one of the most visually compelling English printings of the early 1900s. The copy’s dark green binding and moon vignette evoke the era’s fascination with celestial exploration and technological optimism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"3201\" data-start=\"2671\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"2686\" data-start=\"2671\"\u003eThe author:\u003c\/strong\u003e Jules Verne (1828–1905), the celebrated French novelist and pioneer of scientific romance, is best remembered for his \u003cem data-end=\"2840\" data-start=\"2815\"\u003eVoyages Extraordinaires\u003c\/em\u003e series, including \u003cem data-end=\"2898\" data-start=\"2859\"\u003eTwenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem data-end=\"2936\" data-start=\"2900\"\u003eJourney to the Centre of the Earth\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem data-end=\"2975\" data-start=\"2942\"\u003eAround the World in Eighty Days\u003c\/em\u003e. His work bridged adventure and speculative science, inspiring generations of readers, inventors, and explorers. Verne’s meticulous research and visionary concepts positioned him as the father of modern science fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"3636\" data-start=\"3208\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"3228\" data-start=\"3208\"\u003eThe illustrator: \u003c\/strong\u003eHenry Austin, active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, was among the British illustrators commissioned by Ward, Lock \u0026amp; Co. to reinterpret Verne’s classic adventure tales. His engravings are vivid and atmospheric, capturing the dynamism and mechanical wonder central to Verne’s fiction — from the thunderous firing of the Columbiad to the silent drift of the capsule through lunar space.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MFLIBRA - Antique Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46960196550905,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/3348\/files\/20251022MoonVoyage-000.jpg?v=1761163986","url":"https:\/\/mflibra.com\/products\/1902-jules-verne-the-moon-voyage-from-the-earth-to-the-moon-and-round-the-moon","provider":"MFLIBRA - Antique Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}