The Mysterious Island. Part 1: Dropped from the Clouds. Part 2: Abandoned. [and]: The Secret of the Island. VERNE Jules 1828-1905. (KINGSTON WHG 1814-1880 - translator) Publisher: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington Publish Year: 1876 Publish Place: London: Crown Buildings, 188, Fleet Street Illustrator: FERAT. BARBANT. Category: Miscellaneous, Foreign Travel, Antiquarian Book, History, Reference Book No: 005948 Status: For Sale Book Condition: Very Good Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall Jacket Condition: Unknown Binding: Hardcover Book Type: Unknown Edition: Unknown Inscription: Unknown £1,850 Add to Basket Ask a question Refer to a friend Additional information 2nd, 1st & 1st eds, VG, 148 illustrations. 3 vols, in modern half blue morocco, blue cloth, gilt tooling. Spines, gilt tooling & titles. Internally, new endpapers, a.e.g. Housed in a blue cloth slipcase. Part 1: Dropped from the Clouds, 2nd ed, 1876, frontis, [5], (vi-viii), [1], 2-310 pp, 49 illust. Part 2, Abandoned,1st ed, 1875, frontis, [3], (iv-viii), [1], 2-304 pp, 50 illust. Vol 3, Secret of the Island, 1st ed, 1875, frontis, [3], (iv-viii), [1], 2-299 pp, [1], (iii) adverts, [1], 39 adverts, 49 illust. Light damp stain to frontis & a couple of leaf margins of Part 1, but a very good set. (186*132 mm). Triolgy relating the adventures of a group of balloonists marooned on an island. Verne was a French novelist, poet, and playwright best known for his adventure novels and his profound influence on the literary genre of science fiction. See Wiki.
