Barbant charles 1844 (4 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. Second volume (only) of Verne's three-decker novel "The Mysterious Island," concerning five escaped Civil War prisoners marooned on an uninhabited island in 1865 after a mighty storm blows their hot-air balloon far into the Pacific. Second American printing of what is, in effect, the sequel to "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea." Looks pretty much identical to the 1875 Scribner-Armstrong American first, save that this copy is dated 1876 to the tile page, stead of 1875. Brick-red cloth, ornately stamped in black and gilt to spine and front board, the gilt rubbed and darkened in a few small areas, but overall remains pleasingly bright. Boards display beveled edges. Some rub to cloth at head and heel of spine, and the board corners have begun to rub through -- this copy still "very good." Tightly bound, hinges have not called for any repair. Of the 50 illustrations called for, the one itemized at page 238 has been transposed to appear as the frontispiece, as always, and one is missing, that being "Flotsam and Jetsam," called for at page 22, which is also missing from our first edition. As we can spot no sign that said plate has been removed from either copy, we conclude it was never included, and that its absence is "as made." Unfortunately, the translation here is by children's author W. H. G. Kingston, who not only changes the hero's name from Smith to Harding, but then proceeds to omit many of the technical passages explaining the castaways' scientific development of the island. Verne's anti-imperialist sentiments, as expressed by the dying Captain Nemo, were also either omitted or reversed by Kingston, apparently so as not to offend English readers. The 1961 Charles Schneer film -- a showcase for Ray Harryhausen's stop-motion, giant-animal special effects, featured Michael Craig, Michael Callan, Gary Merrill, and Herbert Lom as Captain Nemo. A 2005 remake featured Kyle MacLachlan, Gabriel Anwar, and Patrick Stewart. Around 2010-2012 a Canadian made-for-TV version mixing in some time travel (Gina Holden, Lochlyn Munro, Susie Abromeit) seems to have left its few viewers scratching their heads in puzzlement. 304 pp., followed by 6 pp. publisher's ads. Here reduced from $765. B&W engravings by Charles Barbant (1844-1922) (illustratore).…

Technic: Wood engraving, colorit: colored, condition: Perfect condition, size (in cm): 16,5 x 32,5, View of Panama City and the harbour.

Technic: Wood engraving, colorit: original colored, condition: Tear on the outer edge expertly restored, size (in cm): 32 x 45,5 cm, View shows the hot air balloon at the Paris World Fair in 1878. Giffard was a French engineer, who created a few models of balloons, and who also managed to create navigable ones. The 1878 hot air balloon was located in the Tuileries. For a fee, visitors could enter its gondola and admire the view of the city. The balloon could go up to about half a mile. After the original drawing by Henri Louis Scott (1846-1884) and Jules Férat (1892-1906).…

Two scenes replicating two engravings illustrating the 1877 edition of François Guizot's L'histoire d'Angleterre depuis les temps les plus reculés jusqu'à l'avénement de la reine Victoria (vol. 1). These are the plate titled: Marie Stuart jure quelle n'a jamais cherché la mort d'Elisabethon p. 605, and the following plate titled: Élisabeth se leva et donna un soufflet a son insolet sujet on p. 617.The first scene sees Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots (1542-1587) on the right, rising from a seat where she has been reading, her ladies beside her in attitudes of distress, looking graciously to left towards the lords who bring her news of her impending execution, one of them holding a scroll, with fully armed guards following. As the caption of the illustration reports, Mary swore she did not conjure against Elizabeth, swearing by holding her hand on the New Testament she was reading from.The other scene depicts Elizabeth I of England (1533-1603) striking her favourite Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex (1565-1601), when she found him guilty of treason. He was then put on trial and eventually sentenced to death.The artist realizing the sculpted scenes copied the positions of the characters especially. The background is remarkably detailed. The characters act in highly decorated interiors, with walls covered in tapestries and painted ceilings.There are two other such panels preserved in England, at Rufford Old Hall, Lancashire, invv. 784781.1 and 784781.2. The first of the two can be associated with the plate titled: George Douglas tira le poignard de Darnley et trappa le secrétaire (p. 567), whereas the second, representing Shakespeare visiting Elizabeth at court, is not present in the volume. Bas-reliefs realized in wood, covered in gesso (plaster) and coated with paint to mimic the texture of ivory. Within black wooden frames; total: 420 x 310 mm. In good condition. …