From The Earth To The Moon (9786051809502)

‘...At the further end of the saloon the president, assisted by four secretaries, occupied a large platform. His chair, supported by a carved gun-carriage, was modeled upon the ponderous proportions of a 32-inch mortar. It was pointed at an angle of ninety degrees, and suspended upon truncheons, so that the president could balance himself upon it as upon a rocking-chair, a very agreeable fact in the very hot weather. Upon the table (a huge iron plate supported upon six carronades) stood an inkstand of exquisite elegance, made of a beautifully chased Spanish piece, and a sonnette, which, when required, could give forth a report equal to that of a revolver. During violent debates this novel kind of bell scarcely sufficed to drown the clamor of these excitable artillerists...

Kitap Adı:	From The Earth To The Moon
Yazar:	Jules Verne
Yayınevi:	Gece Kitaplığı Yayınları
Hamur Tipi:	2.Hamur
Sayfa Sayısı:	334
Ebat:	135-210-0
İlk Baskı Yılı:	2017-08-01
Baskı Sayısı:	1
Dil:	İngilizce
Barkod:	9786051809502