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New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1869 First American Edition and First in the English language in gilt-stamped and decorated blue pebbled cloth, blind-ruled panels, 1st issue with 2-page New Publications listing with 8 titles, boards a little worn & soiled with 1 1/2-inch tear to cloth along one spine extremity at fold, a few other spots of separation along same spine edge, light wear with slight fraying at ends & corners otherwise, hinges tight, yellow endpapers clean & bright, contents unfoxed, some smudges early page margins, former owner autograph and date of Dec 1869 writ large & vertically over text to page 44, small namestamp top page 51, all illustrations present including frontispiece (a little crimped at fold) with tissue guard, an overall Very Good copy of the first title of Verne's to appear in Englsih, quite scarce as such; 8vo; (vi) 345pp + 12pp ads; 5 internal illus plates; frontispiece. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good.

Five Weeks in a Balloon was the first novel in Jules Verne’s series known as the Extraordinary Voyages. It tells the story of a journey over Africa in a hydrogen balloon, exploring both uncharted territories and the spirit of adventure.

The first edition features a blue cloth cover with gold-stamped illustrations.