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Re: Purchase of the North Pole

From: <spaceart~at~att.net>
Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 01:30:26 +0000
To: Jules Verne Forum <jvf~at~gilead.org.il>

I've since fixed the oversight in crediting the translations of the Moon novels...apparently modesty must have overwhelmed me. The translations are new ones from scratch that I did.

I scanned the illustrations from the Hetzel editions I have here.

A good idea regarding the trilogy cover!...when I finally get that together I will be sure to have a unique cover for it.

Off On A Comet is not a new translation, I'm afraid.

Ron

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 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Brian Taves <btav~at~loc.gov>
> 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
> > 
> > --
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> > http://www.black-cat-studios.com
> 
> 

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