Dr. Ox's Experiment
by Jules Verne
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- Hardcover
- first
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- NEAR MINT, solid, clean and bright/Near Fine
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"Dr. Ox's Experiment" (French: Une fantaisie du docteur Ox, "A Fantasy of Doctor Ox")[1] is a short story by the French writer and pioneer of science-fiction, Jules Verne, published in 1872. It describes an experiment by one Dr. Ox and his assistant Gedeon Ygene. A prosperous scientist Dr. Ox offers to build a novel gas lighting system to an unusually stuffy Flemish town of Quiquendone. As the town bore no charges, the offer is gladly accepted. The hidden interest of Dr. Ox is however not lighting, but large scale experiment on effect of oxygen on plants, animals and humans. He uses electrolysis...(Wiki)
The Macmillian Company, New York First Edition , Stated,First Printing, 1963. Illustrated by William Pene du Bois. Introduction by Professor Willy Ley. NEAR MINT, solid, clean and bright. DJ NEAR MINT, clean and vibrant, very slight shelf wear at top and bottom of DJ. Not clipped Price $3.95. A VERY FINE copy.
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- Title
- Dr. Ox's Experiment
- Author
- Jules Verne
- Illustrator
- Illustrated by William Pene du Boi
- Book Condition
- Used - NEAR MINT, solid, clean and bright
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- The Macmillian Company, New York First Edition , Stated,First Pr
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Macmillian Company, New York
- Date Published
- (1963)
- Bookseller catalogs
- FICTION / Fairy Tales, Folklore & Mythology; Christmas Catalog;
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