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Re: Purchase of the North Pole

From: Brian Taves <btav~at~loc.gov>
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 19:05:00 -0400 (EDT)
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Ron,

I bought your Moon duo and am not quite clear--it doesn't mention
translation on the title page. Is this your own, or a "repaired" version
of one of those already existing? Which one? Or something else? Or did
I miss the note on this?

Are the illustrations from scans done on your own, or ones existing
elsewhere?

And just as a collector, who will probably in time have all three
versions, for your version of the entire trilogy in one volume, I was
wondering if maybe it might be nice to have a different cover for that one
than the moon volumes?

I agree with you that all these volumes should be brought together, and am
glad you've done it.

On your Off on a Comet, is that a different translation at all?


Thanks, Brian Taves

On Thu, 19 Oct 2006 spaceart~at~att.net wrote:

> I've just added Purchase of the North Pole (Sans Dessus Dessous) to
> the collection
> (http://www.black-cat-press.com/My_Homepage_Files/Page1.html)
>
> It is based on the 1890 Ogilvie translation with the text edited,
> corrected and expanded by the replacement of the missing material. As
> with the other Verne books, I've included the original illustrations
> as well as an appendix and map.It's probably not the ultimately ideal
> text, but it is certainly better than anything that's been available
> to date, I think.
>
> In a week or two the book will also be combined with From the Earth to
> the Moon and Around the Moon in a single volume as The Gun Club
> Trilogy. I don't think all three books have ever been published
> together before.
>
> R
>
> --
> Black Cat Studios
> http://www.black-cat-studios.com
Received on Wed 25 Oct 2006 - 01:05:17 IST

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