lighthouse end world von verne jules (15 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 210 pages. 8.50x5.50x0.75 inches. In Stock.

hardcover. Zustand: Good. Sampson Low undated edition on red illustrated cloth with dedication to end paper some intermittent spotting on title page.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. At the extreme tip of South America, Staten Island has piercing Antarctic winds, lonely coasts assaulted by breakers, and sailors lost as their vessels smash on the dark rocks. Now that civilization dares to rule here, a lighthouse penetrates the last and wildest place of all. But Vasquez, the guardian of the sacred light, has not reckoned with the vicious, desperate Kongre gang, who murder his two friends and force him out into the wilderness. Alone, without resources, can he foil their cruel plans? A gripping tale of passion and perseverance, Vernes testament novel paints a compelling picture of intrigue and heroism, schemes and calamities. The master storyteller returns here to the theme of civilization against its two oldest enemies: pitiless nature and men's savagery. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Zustand: New. &Uumlber den AutorJules Verne (1828-1905), the most translated author in the world, wrote The Meteor Hunt (Nebraska 2006). In this first-ever publication in English of Verne s original manuscript, leading Verne scholar William Bu.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Published posthumously in 1905, The Lighthouse at the End of the World (Le Phare du bout du monde) stands as one of Jules Verne's most gripping and atmospheric novels, completed and edited by his son, Michel Verne. A tale of isolation, survival, and human resilience, this story departs from Verne's more scientific narratives to explore the raw struggle between man and nature in one of the world's most remote locations.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - At the extreme tip of South America, Staten Island has piercing Antarctic winds, lonely coasts assaulted by breakers, and sailors lost as their vessels smash on the dark rocks. Now that civilization dares to rule here, a lighthouse penetrates the last and wildest place of all. But Vasquez, the guardian of the sacred light, has not reckoned with the vicious, desperate Kongre gang, who murder his two friends and force him out into the wilderness. Alone, without resources, can he foil their cruel plans A gripping tale of passion and perseverance, Verne's testament novel paints a compelling picture of intrigue and heroism, schemes and calamities. The master storyteller returns here to the theme of civilization against its two oldest enemies: pitiless nature and men's savagery.

Red Cloth. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Second Edition. vii, 248 pages, frontispiece and 7 other b/w plates. The dust wrapper has edge wear but is complete, lacks front endpaper, spine is mottled. Has the SLM 1794 logo on the title page, thus 1924.

London 1914-1915. 11 x 8", illus, 760pp, covers poor, missing ffep & pages 651-652, name stamp, ink name & sticker mark on one page, inner hinges badly cracked, covers almost detached, some tears, stains, etc., but twelve plates (incl one chromo of the Prince of Wales in uniform) though half of the plates defective. Very sorry copy, but contains the first English appearance of this Verne title. Also stories on cricket, bicycles, submarines, etc. SWAF.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition.

[Adventure novel] FIRST US EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.viiii; 248. With a colour-illustrated frontispiece by Murphy. Publisher's burgundy cloth lettered in green with colour plate illustration to front cover, pictorial dust-jacket priced at $1.75. Contents clean, no inscriptions, some minor marks/toning to edges of text block, jacket a little chipped and worn, some soiling. Very good. Inspired by the southernmost lighthouse in South America, Verne's novel concerns pirates who lure vessels to their doom by use of a lighthouse on a remote island, and a crew which find themselves marooned there. Basis for the 1971 film, The Light at the Edge of the World.