Click here to download birthright cover designed by gray318 for w. February 8, 1828, in nantes, france march 24, 1905 professions. Beautiful jules verne cover designs by jim tierney book cover. Voyages extraordinaire jules verne french book cover faux suede notebook in 3 sizes. The design of each book cover portrays a compass while adding fragments of each story. Jules verne, first edition, signed abebooks passion for. Its an adventure novel in which phileas fogg of london and his valet passepartout attempt to circumnavigate the globe in 80 days on a. See more ideas about beautiful book covers, jules verne and jules verne books. Jules verne in search of the castaways book 1911 vincent parks edition vol. Jules verne books list of books by author jules verne. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. Jules verne, a 19thcentury french author, is famed for such revolutionary sciencefiction novels as around the world in eighty days and twenty thousand leagues under the sea. He is best known for his novels journey to the center of the earth 1864, twenty thousand leagues under the sea. It tells the story of captain nemo and his submarine nautilus, as seen from the perspective of professor pierre aronnax after he, his servant conseil, and canadian whaler ned land wash up on their ship.
Jules verne was born on february 8, 1828, in the city of nantes, france. The pioneering submarine designer simon lake credited his inspiration to twenty. Jules verne verne, jules, 18281905 the online books page. Please wash your hands and practise social distancing. Today, he is one of the most translated authors in the world. Verne was a genius it seems in so much, even in 1886. Jules verne s submarine nautilus, from his novel twenty thousand leagues under the seas, was described by verne in ways both detailed and consistent. Around the world in 80 days was first published by frenchman jules verne in 1873. The voyages extraordinaires literally extraordinary voyages or extraordinary journeys are a series of fiftyfour novels by the french writer jules verne, originally published between 1863 and 1905.
Jules verne cover designs by jim tierney from jim tierney on vimeo. He published many plays, essays, short stories, and poems during his lifetime, but is best known for twenty thousand leagues under the sea, around the world in 80 days, and a journey to the center of the earth. Nautilus is the fictional submarine captained by nemo featured in jules verne s novels twenty thousand leagues under the sea 1870 and the mysterious island 1874. It has most of the features of the version described here, but is flatter and more elongated, with a more prehistoric sea creature appearance. Always thought vernes books would be strictly for kidsnot so. Shop for the perfect jules verne book gift from our wide selection of designs, or create your own personalized gifts.
Verne named the nautilus after robert fultons reallife submarine nautilus 1800. Truly, the design and construction of the nautilus is a love song to jules vernes masterpiece, and im sure he would be overjoyed to know that someone has taken so much effort after such a long time of jules vernes book being out in the world to give nautiluss designs a chance to be reborn in the 21st century. Jul 10, 2019 beautiful book covers from the original french editions of jules verne s books, printed by hetzel. Jim tierney designed a beautiful set of covers for some of jules verne s most famous works. Four novels leatherbound classics verne, jules, hilbert, ph. Many artists and ordinary folk have envisioned over the decades their own interpretations of nautilus. Jules vernes most famous books were part of a 54volume masterpiece.
His works are notable for their profound influence on science fiction and on surrealism, their innovative use of modernist literary techniques such as selfreflexivity. Order of jules verne books jules verne 18281905 was a french author of adventure and science fiction novels, in addition to being a poet and a playwright. Jules verne was a very influential writer of early science fiction. Vintage book the mysterious island by jules verne on russian, vintage book, book gift 1980s, vintage book vintageboutique65 4. Frank chases nautilus is clearly new but slightly familiar. Around the moon, jules verne s sequel to from the earth to the moon, is a science fiction novel continuing the trip to the moon which left t five weeks in a balloon read by alex c. Journey to the center of the earth 1864, 20,000 leagues under the sea 1870, around the world in 80. Verne, jules le superbe orenoque vintage book covers, jules. Books by jules verne goodreads meet your next favorite book. French writer jules verne february 8, 1828 march 24, 1905 pioneered the science fiction literary genre. The cover design, is very victorian looking, with the title of the book in a. This book contains the first volume of the works of jules verne.
Phileas fogg argues with the members in the reform club, and takes on a journey around the world in 80 days with his new servant, passapartout, with accepting a wager. Jules verne s text in 20,000 leagues under the sea provides a great deal of information about nautilus as discussed on this page. Jules verne widely regarded as the father of modern science fiction, jules verne 18281905 wrote more than seventy books and created hundreds of memorable characters. Twenty thousand leagues under the sea by verne, jules and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. His works are notable for their profound influence on science fiction and on surrealism, their. Twenty thousand leagues under the sea is a classic science fiction novel by french writer jules verne published in 1870. Jules gabriel verne 1828 1905 was a french novelist, poet, and playwright most famous for his epic adventure novels, and his significant influence on.
Illustration student jim tierney developed an inspiring series of book cover designs for his senior thesis project at the. Jules verne s classic titles journey to the centre of the earth, around the world in 80 days, and 20,000 leagues under the sea all follow the same concept of adventurous expeditions. Jules verne, the father of science fiction, was born in nantes, france, in 1828 and died in 1905. Green boards, gilt titles and pictorial sea designs to front and spine in black, brown and white, wear to spineends with small splits and boards corners where cloth is rubbed through to card at extreme edges. Jul 10, 2019 beautiful book covers from the original french editions of jules vernes books, printed by hetzel. He is best known for his novels a journey to the centre of the earth, twenty thousand. Mar 24, 20 layered paper book cover design carlo giovani journey to the center of the earth by jules verne. He is best known for novels such as a journey to the centre of the earth and twenty thousand leagues under the sea. Jules verne, cover of the book from the earth to the moon. Jules verne first editions adrian harrington rare books. Most famous for his novel sequence, the voyages extraordinaires, verne also wrote assorted short stories, plays, miscellaneous novels, essays, and poetry. Jules vernes most famous books were part of a 54volume. Jules verne 18281905, the french writer best known for his voyages extraordinaires series.
Top 25 books by jules verne most, greatest of everything. His collaboration with the publisher pierre jules hetzel led to the creation of the voyages extraordinaires, a series of bestselling adventure novels including journey to the center of the earth 1864, twenty thousand leagues under the sea 1870. See more ideas about jules verne, leagues under the sea and jules verne books. Verne, jules le superbe orenoque jules verne, vintage book covers, vintage books. Jules gabriel verne was a french author who helped pioneer the sciencefiction genre. A book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. A legendary french author and pioneer of the science fiction genre, jules verne wrote visionary tales of space, air, and underwater adventure in classics like twenty thousand leagues under the sea 1869 and around the world in eighty days 1873. Jul 18, 2012 for his senior thesis project at the university of the arts, illustrator jim tierney created a series of beautiful new cover. Mar 19, 2010 jules verne cover designs by jim tierney from jim tierney on vimeo. Inspired by charles lyell book on the geological evidences of the antiquity of man, jules verne wrote this incredible about two travelers into the bowels of the earth. Vintage boys book collection mysterious island jules verne on the amazon c.
Verne is often referred to as the father of science fiction as he wrote about space, air, and underwater travel before navigable aircraft and practical submarines were invented, and before. Green cloth covers with black and gilt decorations and titles, yellow. Stuart wiers very interesting paper, the design of jules verne s submarine nautilus, places the nautilus in its 19th century technological context and discusses elements of the design and verne s intent, similarly to the discussions on these pages. Jul 5, 2016 jules verne, cover of the book from the earth to the moon. This portuguese reboot cover image by carlo giovani for jules verne s journey to the center of the earth smartly plays up the various layers of earths crust. Works of jules verne download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Lets look and learn from 50 fascinating book cover designs. Jules gabriel verne february 8, 1828 march 24, 1905 was a french author.
Mar 22, 2010 gorgeous cover designs for jules verne books gorgeous cover designs for jules verne books. Favorite add to jules verne bibliography 12,60 x 18,10 art print with hand lettering, pemberleypond. Layered paper book cover design carlo giovani journey. Bomboland italian illustration studio bomboland revamped the treasure island book cover with a fantastic use of layering to create movement. The project was carried out as part of his senior year thesis.
Jules verne book cover red gold black compact composition and heaps graphic elements used make the cover cover book cover covering book books of jules verne published by hetzel. See renderings of his latest 3d model with full interior on his nautilus web page. Jules verne 18281905 was a french novelist, poet, and playwright. These 50 awesome book covers will inspire you learn. I designed them with the idea in mind that they were old, possibly clothbound, and could be sitting on a desk as props for an adventure film. Im a big verne fan, but a chance to redesign any classic book is always exciting. Jules gabriel verne 1828 1905 was a french novelist, poet, and playwright most famous for his epic.
Truly, the design and construction of the nautilus is a love song to jules verne s masterpiece, and im sure he would be overjoyed to know that someone has taken so much effort after such a long time of jules verne s book being out in the world to give nautiluss designs a chance to. Gorgeous cover designs for jules verne books scienceblogs. A successfully designed book cover will convey the tone of your book, will whisper hints without giving it all away, and will excite readers into actually opening up the book and reading. His collaboration with the publisher pierrejules hetzel led to the creation of the voyages extraordinaires, a series of bestselling adventure novels including journey to the center of the earth 1864, twenty thousand leagues under the sea 1870. Verne clearly had a particular design in mind, with exactly specified dimensions, external shape, and internal compartments. Jules verne, first edition, signed abebooks passion for books. The adventures of a special correspondent among the various races and countries of central asia. See more ideas about jules verne, jules verne books and books. Jules verne, pictorial cloth abebooks passion for books.
The book covers designed were a modern rendition of jules vernes books, with a classic feel. Around the world in eighty days version 5 dramatic reading. He is best known for his voyages extraordinaires series, which makes up the vast majority of his work. Jules verne 18281905 was a french author of adventure and science fiction novels, in addition to being a poet and a playwright. Jules verne book cover red gold black compact composition and. See more ideas about jules verne, book cover design, book cover. Jules verne verne, jules, 18281905 a wikipedia article about this author is available verne, jules, 18281905. The book has an epilogue in which the author, francois riviere, discusses jules verne, and which includes what is perhaps michelis concept art of the nautilus.
Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. Mar 01, 2019 twenty thousand leagues under the sea is a classic science fiction novel by french writer jules verne published in 1870. Around the world in eighty days version 5 dramatic. Fabric covered books scm web team offers professional ebook covers and book cover designs. For the design of the nautilus verne was inspired by the french navy submarine plongeur, a model of which he had seen at the 1867 exposition.