Description: Click here to see our other books! The Mysterious Island (Part III): The Secret of the Island Jules Verne; W.H.G. Kingston [trans.] 1879 Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington : London 8" by 6" viii [1], 2-299, [4]pp SUMMARY A lovely copy of the third edition of the third and final part of Jules Verne's adventure novel 'The Mysterious Island'. Illustrated,Publishers' Original Binding Overall Condition: Very Good This book weighs 1 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 22.99 EU Postage: £ 16.99 European Postage: £ 17.99 Asia Postage: £ 22.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 28.99 DESCRIPTION The third edition of this work, which was first published in England in 1875.Jules Verne's 'The Mysterious Island' was published in England in three volumes, entitled 'Dropped from the Clouds', 'The Abandoned', and 'The Secret of the Island'. This is the third edition of the final volume.Verne's novel follows a group of Union soldiers - and two Confederates - as they escape America using a hot-air balloon, and end up on a strange island in the Pacific.Illustrated with forty-nine plates, and a frontispiece. Collated, complete.Translated from the original French by W.H.G. Kingston.With three pages of advertisements to the rear, and further advertisements to rear free endpaper and pastedown.A lovely example of this early edition of Verne's fantastical adventure novel. CONDITION In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Light bumping to back strip head and tail, otherwise externally excellent. Front hinge a touch strained at head of frontispiece. Blind stamp to head of front free endpaper. Internally, binding lightly strained, with two plates detached and loosely inserted, and pages 142-146 detached and loosely inserted. Pages bright and generally clean, but with some significant spotting to frontispiece and title page. Overall Condition: Very Good GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques
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Topic: Fiction
Publisher: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington
Author: Jules Verne; W.H.G. Kingston [trans.]
Binding: Cloth
Subject: None
Special Attributes: None
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: English
Region: London
Illustrator: Not Stated
Signed: No
Place of Publication: London
Year Printed: 1879
Country/Region of Manufacture: London
