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RE: 20,000 books under the sea

From: BUTCHER, Charles William <wb~at~ied.edu.hk>
Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 09:32:31 +0800
To: "'Jules Verne Forum'" <jvf~at~math.technion.ac.il>

If this is authentic, it is an important find. (Verne must have signed a
copy posted to him.)

To authenticate it, you need to get a photocopy or a scan of the dedication,
and post it in this Forum or send it to someone who knows JV's writing.
Please do keep us informed.
                Bill

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        -----Original Message-----
        From: TwentyGees~at~aol.com
        Sent: 22 April 1999 06:17
        To: jvf~at~math.technion.ac.il
        Subject: Fwd: 20,000 books under the sea

        hello all,
          It's nice to be back after a long time at other things. Anyhoo,
I'm
        forwarding a question I received that i thought rather interesting
but could
        not answer myself.

        Very best,
        Boz...
        http://20k.com
        ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
        Helpful Person,

        I have an old book entitled "The Fur Country, or, Seventy Degrees
North
        Latitude", by Jules Verne, dated 1873. It was published (in
English) by
        Pollard & Moss, 47 John Street, New York.

        Q. Can you help me to identify this Jules Verne book?

        Also, it is hand signed, Sept. 11, 1899
        and is inscribed with the following:

        Appreciation of Kindness and Generosity.
        "20 Thousand leagues under the sea by Jules Verne"
        My 1st novel (fiction) telling of the undersea Nautilus and its'
        inhabitants and monsters of the sea

        If this book should chance to roam
        Use it well and send it home
                ------------------------------------------

        Q. Can you indicate that it was indeed signed by the author Jules
Verne?
        Was he in the U.S. or even Ohio in Sept. 1899?


        I am most grateful for your help.

        e-pal,
        Chris Lewie
        Hilliard, Ohio

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