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Book Sets/Series
Works of Jules Verne
Edited by Charles F. Horne

Works of Jules Verne- a 15 volume set
Edited by Charles F. Horne, Ph. D.
(The description at the front of each volume indicates he was
"Professor of English, College of the City of New York; Author of The Technique of the Novel, etc.")

Published by: Vincent Parke and Company, New York and London
Date: Copyright, 1911, by Vincent Parke and Company

Although this set does NOT contain ALL the books and stories written by Jules Verne, it does however contain 36 stories and short stories.
The following explaination for the stories chosen for this set is taken from the preface about Jules Verne in volume 1 written by Charles F. Horne:

"... Yet, in no spirit of unfairness, we must admit that Jules Verne's claim upon the Academy rather decreased with added years. Most of his later books by no means equal his earlier ones. A man over seventy may well be pardoned if he no longer writes with the fresh fancy and confident vigor of thirty-five. To present all Verne's later work to American readers would be fair neither to the fame of the author nor to the pocket of the public. Therefore a labor of selection has been necessary. All the works that have made Jules Verne beloved, all that present his imaginary inventions, his prophecies of the future, every work that honest critics have though worth preserving, is included in this edition. It presents not only those books crowned by the French Academy, but all those crowned by the verdict of that final judge, that best of judges when long years run full, that judge to whom all our work must be submitted in the end, the general public.
To them this work is dedicated.
Charles F. Horne"

Note: The Works of Jules Verne were also published by National Alumni and F. Tyler Daniels Company Inc., and these sets are listed on this page as well.

The 15 volume set of the Works of Jules Verne was published by Vincent Parke and Company in EIGHT 'Limited editions' ....... ( 2 other companies also published the Works of Jules Verne, and they are listed below as well )

The Vincent Parke set contains 36 stories and short stories, 44 illustrations and a portrait of Jules Verne.
( See Below for a listing of titles and illustrations )
The size of each book is approx. 6 1/2" x 9 1/2"

The books do NOT have a date on the Title page but do have the "copyright" date shown as 1911 on the back of the title page.

Here is a brief summary of the sets that are known:

Set Name	# of Sets	Publisher
Edition Magnifique	26	Vincent Parke
Edition Couronnée	50	Vincent Parke
Edition de Paris	75	Vincent Parke
Edition de l'Académie	300	Vincent Parke
Edition Décorée	300	Vincent Parke
Prince Edward of Wales Edition	500	Vincent Parke
Edition d'Amiens	600	Vincent Parke
Library Edition	1000	Vincent Parke
?unique? Edition	?	Vincent Parke
Members Edition	750	National Alumni
"unnamed"	not limited	National Alumni
"unnamed"	not limited	F. Tyler Daniels

As I study the various sets, I find that each set can come in different bindings.
I think it was also possible to order custom bindings which means that there are many "Unique" bindings out there.


Edition Magnifique Limited Set by Vincent Parke and Company:
	Edition Name	Edition Magnifique
	Date:	copyright 1911
	Number of sets in the Series	*26 sets Lettered* from A - Z**
	Binding	Set noted in Blue (with blue spines) and in Full Green Morocco Leather Title stamped in gilt on spine Leather on the inside of the covers tooled with Iris pattern, and satin moire endpapers. It is under debate whether the spines are faded to the tan colour from sun exposure, or bound that way. It would seem to make sense that they have faded, but it is a nice consistent colour between all the volumes!
	Edition Plate Details	ALL Volumes have a plate indicating the name of the edition, the number of copies in the edition and which letter the set is, as well as the the signature of the registrar R. G. Lancaster (i.e. the main certificate from Volume 1 is repeated in each volume) The certificate preceeds the title page and frontice illustration and reads: This is to certify that the Edition Magnifique of the Works of Jules Verne is limited to twenty-six lettered copies of fifteen volumes each; and that this set is registered as Letter A R G Lancaster Registrar
	Bookmark Ribbon	Red ribbon (in the Green set)
	Page Edges	Gilt top, with other sides deckled
	Illustrations	Each volume contains 2 copies of each illustration. The first of each pair of illustrations is coloured, and the second is the monotone illustration. There is tissue before each image (i.e. before and between each pair)

Example of Certificate from Volume 1: (click for larger)	Detail from certificate
Cover image:

Endpapers (Front): Tooled Morocco leather and Silk moire	Endpapers (Rear): Tooled Morocco leather and Silk moire

Edition Couronnée Limited Set by Vincent Parke and Company: (I only became aware of the existance of this Edition in May, 2016) The known set has a unique leather binding, which is more ornate than the known Magnifique set
	Edition Name	Edition Couronnée
	Date:	copyright 1911
	Number of sets in the Series	50 sets numbered from 1 - 50
	Binding	Elaborate tooled leather with colour on spines Title stamped in Gilt on the spine and "Limited Edition" at base of spine Red silk endpapers and tooled leather frame on back of covers.
	Edition Plate Details	Volume 1 has a plate indicating the name of the edition, the number of copies in the edition and the signature of the registrar R. G. Lancaster The certificate preceeds the title page and frontice illustration and reads: This is to certify that the Edition Couronnée of the Works of Jules Verne is limited to fifty numbered copies of fifteen volumes each; and that this set is registered as No. xx R G Lancaster Registrar Volumes 2-15 have a black and white plate indicating the volume is a part of a numbered set. The certificate preceeds the title page and frontice illustration and reads: "This is volume xx of a complete set of the works of Jules Verne consisting of fifteen volumes, issued strictly as a limited edition. In volume One will be found a certificate as to the limitation of the edition and the registered number of this set"
	Bookmark Ribbon	Blue silk
	Page Edges	Gilt
	Illustrations	10 Colour illustrations as well as 35 green, black and sepia on white
Thank you to NAJVS member Patrick Healy who "discovered" this set in April 2016. This is the first example of this set that I have seen or heard about and up until this time, the "Couronnée" wasn't even in this list!

Edition de Paris Limited Set by Vincent Parke and Company: (The above image was copied from the site of Bookseller "Bauman Rare Books". The set is for sale for $9500 (as of May 12, 2016)
	Edition Name	Edition de Paris
	Date:	copyright 1911
	Number of sets in the Series	75 sets numbered from 1 - 75
	Binding	Green cloth and 3/4 green morocco leather (same color as the Edition Magnifique but not as elaborate) Title stamped in Gilt on the spine, as well as red and gold-stamped fleur-de-lis Marbled end papers
	Edition Plate Details	Volume 1 has a plate indicating the name of the edition, the number of copies in the edition and the signature of the registrar R. G. Lancaster The certificate preceeds the title page and frontice illustration and reads: This is to certify that the Edition de Paris of the Works of Jules Verne is limited to seventy five numbered copies of fifteen volumes each; and that this set is registered as No. xx R G Lancaster Registrar Volumes 2-15 have a black and white plate indicating the volume is a part of a numbered set. The certificate preceeds the title page and frontice illustration and reads: "This is volume xx of a complete set of the works of Jules Verne consisting of fifteen volumes, issued strictly as a limited edition. In volume One will be found a certificate as to the limitation of the edition and the registered number of this set"
	Bookmark Ribbon	Red silk
	Page Edges
	Illustrations	10 Colour illustrations as well as 35 green, black and sepia on white
Edition de l'Académie Limited Set by Vincent Parke and Company:
	Edition Name	Edition de l'Académie
	Date:	copyright 1911
	Number of sets in the Series	300 sets numbered from 1 - 300
	Binding	Grey Morocco leather (like a soft pewter) Title stamped in Gilt on the spine
	Edition Plate Details	Volume 1 has a plate indicating the name of the edition, the number of copies in the edition and the signature of the registrar R. G. Lancaster The certificate preceeds the title page and frontice illustration and reads: "This is to certify that the Edition de l'Académie of the Works of Jules Verne is limited to three hundred numbered copies of fifteen volumes each; and that this set is registered as No. xx R G Lancaster Registrar" ? Volumes 2-15 have no plate? NOTE: The certificate in the volume viewed (see below) also has the words at the bottom: "ESPECIALLY EXECUTED AND BOUND FOR FRANK LOUIS POTH" similarly noted in "Edition Décorée"
	Bookmark Ribbon	Green
	Page Edges	Gilt top, with other sides deckled
	Illustrations	Colour as well as green, black and sepia on white

Example of Certificate from Volume 1
(Click image to see a larger image):

click to view large Vincent Parke -Académie Certificate-

Cover:

Edition Décorée Limited Set by Vincent Parke and Company:
	Edition Name	Edition Décorée
	Date:	copyright 1911
	Number of sets in the Series	300 copies numbered from 1 - 300
	Binding	Brown or "Marblized Charcoal" Morocco leather leather or Green cloth Title stamped in Gilt on the spine
	Edition Plate Details	Volume 1 has a plate indicating the name of the edition, the number of copies in the edition and the signature of the registrar R. G. Lancaster ? Volumes 2-15 have no plate? Note: this set has also been noted with the additional text in set #7, "Especially printed and bound for A.A. Brown" similarly noted in "Edition de l'Academie"
	Bookmark Ribbon	Green bookmark ribbon
	Page Edges	Gilt top, with other sides deckled
	Illustrations	Colour as well as green, black and sepia on white

(image courtesy of David Linton)

Prince Edward of Wales Edition Limited Set by Vincent Parke and Company:
OR	Edition Name	Prince Edward of Wales Edition
	Date:	copyright 1911
	Number of sets in the Series	500 copies numbered from 1 - 500
	Binding	Modern half blue morocco, spines with raised bands Title stamped in Gilt on the spine or Red cloth Title stamped in Gilt on the spine
	Edition Plate Details	Volume 1 has a plate indicating the name of the edition, the number of copies in the edition and the signature of the registrar R. G. Lancaster Volumes 2-15 have no plate (confirmed with volume 14)
	Bookmark Ribbon	None
	Page Edges	Gilt top, with other sides deckled
	Illustrations	Green, black and sepia on white

(red image courtesy of David Linton)

Edition d'Amiens Limited Set by Vincent Parke and Company:
	Edition Name	Edition d'Amiens
	Date:	copyright 1911
	Number of sets in the Series	600 copies numbered from 1 - 600
	Binding	Green cloth Title is on a paste down label pasted on the spine
	Edition Plate Details	Volume 1 has a plate indicating the name of the edition, the number of copies in the edition and the signature of the registrar R. G. Lancaster The certificate preceeds the title page and frontice illustration and reads: "This is to certify that the Edition d'Amiens of the Works of Jules Verne is limited to six hundred numbered copies of fifteen volumes each; and that this set is registered as No. xx R G Lancaster Registrar" Volumes 2-15 have a plate indicating the volume is a part of a numbered set The certificate preceeds the title page and frontice illustration and reads: "This is volume xx of a complete set of the works of Jules Verne consisting of fifteen volumes, issued strictly as a limited edition. In volume One will be found a certificate as to the limitation of the edition and the registered number of this set"
	Bookmark Ribbon	dark green
	Page Edges	Gilt top, with other sides deckled
	Illustrations	Colour as well as green, black and sepia on white

Example of Certificate from Volume 1

Example or Certificate from volumes 2 - 15
(Edition d'Amiens)

Library Edition Limited Set by Vincent Parke and Company:
n/a	Edition Name	Library Edition
	Date:	copyright 1911
	Number of sets in the Series	1000 copies numbered from 1 -1000
	Binding	Red cloth Title stamped in Gilt on the spine
	Edition Plate Details	Volume 1 has a plate indicating the name of the edition, the number of copies in the edition and the signature of the registrar R. G. Lancaster Volumes 2-15 have no plate
	Bookmark Ribbon	?
	Page Edges	all edges trimmed
	Illustrations	?Colour as well as green, black and sepia on white?

??unique?? Edition Set by Vincent Parke and Company: The details of this edition are unclear. I have talked to the owner of this set, and there is no certificate in the first volume! The set is bound exquisitly in leather and rivals the "Edition Magnifique"! (see images below) Sadly, this set is missing 1 volume, and thus contains only 14 volumes!
	Edition Name	?? Edition
	Date:	copyright 1911
	Number of sets in the Series	?
	Binding	"Teal" Moroccon leather, and Green inside the covers. Title stamped in Gilt on the spine
	Edition Plate Details	This set has no known plates/certificates!
	Bookmark Ribbon	?
	Page Edges	Gilt top, with other sides deckled
	Illustrations	Colour as well as green, black and sepia on white?

Note: It is possible that this set was bound privately. As indicated above, there is no indication what set this is!
Vincent Parke -unknown-

Other sets of The Works of Jules Verne

Members Edition Limited Set by National Alumni: Note: The National Alumni editions only have 10 volumes.
	Publisher	National Alumni, New York and London
	Date:	No Date (and no copyright date ! )
	Edition Name:	Members Edition
	Number of sets in the Series	750 copies numbered from 1 - 750 *Note: The National Alumni editions only have 10 volumes.*
	Binding	Olive green leatherette boards Title stamped in Gilt on the spine and the words "Limited Edition" in gilt at the bottom of the spine One set was indicated to have each volume in a plain cardboard slipcase
	Editon Plate Details	The Edition plate in volume one is illustrated with purple irises with green leaves. Within the iris picture is a box which states: "This is to certify that the Members Edition of The Works of Jules Verne is limited to seven hundred and fifty numbered copies: and that this set is registerd as number xy. It is signed by the registrar and stamped with a raised stamp that says National Alumni,1904" Note: On the set observed, the page opposite states "This copy of the Works Of Jules Verne is registered in the name of Chester Sherman Talfor." His initials are done in a gold circle in gold and blue.a Being a "members edition" each set must be personalized!?
	Bookmark Ribbon	?
	Page Edges	Gilt top, with other sides deckled
	Illustrations	?Colour as well as green, black and sepia on white?

Examples of Certificate from Volume 1: It is unclear why the certificate on the right, does not appear to have the iris's coloured in!	Cover
(this sad set is mission 1 volume)

Note: The National Alumni editions only have 10 volumes.
These volumes correspond exactly to the Vincent Parke volumes, and therefore the contents of Vol 11 - 15 are simply missing! They were just never included in the set!
The contents of the volumes is:
Volume 1 -- Jules Verne (Biographical Piece), Introduction, A Drama in the Air, The Watch's Soul, A Winter in the Ice, The Pearl of Lima, The Mutineers, Five Weeks in a Balloon
Volume 2 -- Introduction, A Trip to the Center of the Earth, Adventures of Captain Hatteras:The English at the North Pole
Volume 3 -- Introduction, Adventures of Captain Hatteras: The Desert of Ice, A Trip From the Earth to the Moon, A Tour of the Moon
Volume 4 -- Introduction, In Search of the Castaways: South America & Australia & New Zealand
Volume 5 -- Introduction, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, The Mysterious Island: Dropped From the Clouds
Volume 6 -- Introduction, The Mysterious Island: Dropped From the Clouds & The Abandoned & The Secret of the Island
Volume 7 -- Introduction, A Floating City, The Blockade Runners, Round the World in Eighty Days, Dr. Ox's Experiment
Volume 8 -- Introduction, The Survivors of the Chancellor, Michael Strogoff
Volume 9 -- Introduction, Off on a Comet, The Underground City
Volume 10 -- Introduction, Dick Sands A Captain at Fifteen, The Dark Continent, Measuring a Meridian

National Alumni Regular Edition (non-limited) (set of 10 volumes)
	Publisher:	National Alumni, New York and London
	Date:	No Date (and no copyright date ! )
	Edition Name:	Not applicable (non-limited)
	Number of sets in the Series	Not applicable (non-limited)
	Binding:	Brown cloth Title is on a paste down label pasted on the spine
	Edition Plate Details	Not applicable (non-limited)
	Bookmark Ribbon:	?
	Page Edges	all edges cut
	Illustrations	?Colour as well as green, black and sepia on white?

(image courtesy of David Linton)

F. Tyler Daniels Company Inc. Regular Edition (non-limited) (set of 15 volumes)
	Publisher:	F. Tyler Daniels Company Inc., New York and London
	Date::	Copyright 1911
	Edition Name:	Not applicable (non-limited)
	Number of sets in the Series	Not applicable (non-limited)
	Binding:	Red cloth (the book in this image is faded!) Title stamped in Gilt on the spine
	Edition Plate Details	Not applicable (non-limited)
	Bookmark Ribbon:	?
	Page Edges	all edges trimmed Note: book size of approx. 6" x 9" is smaller than the Vincent Parke editions
	Illustrations	?Colour as well as green, black and sepia on white?

(image courtesy of David Linton)


Contents of the 15 Volumes in the Vincent Parke + F. Tyler Daniels Sets
	Contents of the volume	Illustrations in the Volume
Vol. 1 Spine Title: FIVE WEEKS IN A BALLOON ETC.,	-Preface on Jules Verne by Charles F. Horne -Introduction -A Drama in the Air -The Watch's Soul -A Winter in the Ice -The Pearl of Lima -The Mutineers -Five Weeks in a Balloon	Illustrations: -A Dangerous Moment -The Uprising -A Mysterious Rival
Vol. 2 Spine Title CENTER OF EARTH - ENGLISH AT THE NORTH POLE	-Introduction -A Trip to the Center of the Earth -Adventures of Captain Hatteras: The English at the North Pole	Illustrations: -Dangerous Neighbors -A Singular Forest -The Dweller in the Center
Vol. 3 Spine Title DESERT OF ICE - TRIP TO THE MOON - TOUR OF THE MOON	-Introduction -Adventures of Captain Hatteras: The Desert of Ice -A Trip From the Earth to the Moon -A Tour of the Moon	Illustrations: -The Future Express -"Fire" -The Reversal of Gravitation
Vol. 4 Spine Title IN SEARCH OF THE CASTAWAYS	-Introduction -In Search of the Castaways: South America Australia New Zealand	Illustrations: -The Rescue -The Condor's Prey -"Taboo!"
Vol. 5 Spine Title TWENTY THOUSAND LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA - MYSTERIOUS ISLAND	-Introduction -Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea -The Mysterious Island: Dropped from the Clouds	Illustrations: -Under Sea Hunting -The Secrets of the Sea -A Mysterious Visitor -Knowledge Mastering Difficulties
Vol. 6 Spine Title MYSTERIOUS ISLAND (Second Volume)	-Introduction -The Mysterious Island: Dropped from the Clouds The Abandoned The Secret of the Island	Illustrations: -Friend or Foe -The Destruction of the Pirate
Vol. 7 Spine Title A FLOATING CITY - ROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS ETC.	-Introduction -A Floating City -The Blockade Runners -Round the World in Eighty Days -Dr Ox's Experiment	Illustrations: -A Dangerous Moment -Passepartout Retrieves Himself -The Oxygen Explosion
Vol. 8 Spine Title SURVIVORS OF THE CHANCELLOR - MICHAEL STROGOFF	-Introduction -The Survivors of the Chancellor -Michael Strogoff	Illustrations: -Sangarre -The Supreme Test -"Look While You May"
Vol. 9 Spine Title OFF ON A COMET - UNDERGROUND CITY	-Introduction -Off on a Comet -The Underground City	Illustrations: -Walking or Flying -A Night View on Saturn -The Approach to Earth
Vol. 10 Spine Title DICK SANDS - MEASURING A MERIDIAN	-Introduction -Dick Sands: A Captain of Fifteen The Dark Continent -Measuring a Meridian	Illustrations: -"Dr. Livingston, I Presume?" -Land at Last -A Disastrous Orgy
Vol. 11 Spine Title BEGUM'S MILLIONS - TRIBULATIONS OF A CHINAMAN - GIANT RAFT	-Introduction -The Five Hundred Millions of the Begum -The Tribulations of a Chinaman in China -The Giant Raft: Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon	Illustrations: -The Giant Raft -The Enemy's Citadel -Wang Prepares the Death Stroke
Vol. 12 Spine Title GIANT RAFT (Second Book) - STEAM HOUSE	-Introduction -The Giant Raft: The Cryptogram -The Steam House: The Demon of Cawnpore Tigers and Traitors	Illustrations: -The Steam House -The Amazons -Nana Sahib's Defiance
Vol. 13 Spine Title CRUSOE SCHOOL - STAR OF THE SOUTH - PURCHASE OF POLE	-Introduction -The Robinson Crusoe School -The Star of the South -Purchase of the North Pole	Illustrations: -The Assault on the Tree House -The Star of the South -"When the Seas are Shifted"
Vol. 14 Spine Title ROBUR THE CONQUEROR - MASTER OF WORLD - SPHINX OF ICE	-Introduction -Robur the Conqueror -The Master of the World -The Sphinx of Ice	Illustrations: -The Aurora at the Southern Pole -The Escape from Niagra -At the Base of the Sphinx
Vol. 15 Spine Title THE EXPLORATION OF THE WORLD	-Introduction -The Exploration of the World The World Outlined Seekers and Traders Scientific Exploration	Illustrations: -Jules Verne -Nearchus' Battle with the Sea Monsters -Mungo Park

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Works of Jules Verne
Edited by Charles F. Horne