Five Weeks In A Balloon: A Voyage Of Exploration And Discovery In Central Africa
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: B/W frontispiece intact. Boards are soiled and worn with a faded spine; hinges are cracked and the binding is slightly shaky; foxing is present on the preliminaries and book block, with a bookplate remnant to the front pastedown, though the text remains overall clean.
A landmark work of early science fiction and adventure, Five Weeks in a Balloon chronicles the daring aerial expedition of Dr. Samuel Fergusson, a brilliant British explorer who, alongside his loyal companions Dick Kennedy and servant Joe, traverses the uncharted heart of Africa in a hydrogen-filled balloon of his own ingenious design. Verne presents the journey with breathless momentum, weaving together thrilling encounters with hostile tribes, treacherous landscapes, and the raw, untamed wilderness of the African continent. Written with a tone that balances scientific curiosity and swashbuckling adventure, the novel illustrates Verne's signature gift for grounding fantastical premises in the technological and geographical knowledge of his era. Published in 1863 as his first major success, it established the template for the visionary, globe-spanning adventures that would define his legendary career and cement his place as the father of science fiction.
Author: Jules Verne
Format: Hardback
Published: 1920, Sampson Low, Marston & Co., Ltd.
Genre: Adventure fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: B/W frontispiece intact. Boards are soiled and worn with a faded spine; hinges are cracked and the binding is slightly shaky; foxing is present on the preliminaries and book block, with a bookplate remnant to the front pastedown, though the text remains overall clean.
A landmark work of early science fiction and adventure, Five Weeks in a Balloon chronicles the daring aerial expedition of Dr. Samuel Fergusson, a brilliant British explorer who, alongside his loyal companions Dick Kennedy and servant Joe, traverses the uncharted heart of Africa in a hydrogen-filled balloon of his own ingenious design. Verne presents the journey with breathless momentum, weaving together thrilling encounters with hostile tribes, treacherous landscapes, and the raw, untamed wilderness of the African continent. Written with a tone that balances scientific curiosity and swashbuckling adventure, the novel illustrates Verne's signature gift for grounding fantastical premises in the technological and geographical knowledge of his era. Published in 1863 as his first major success, it established the template for the visionary, globe-spanning adventures that would define his legendary career and cement his place as the father of science fiction.