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ABANDONED: The Mysterious Island (Part II).
by VERNE, Jules; illustrated by FERAT, Jules; translated by KINGSTON, W. H. G.:
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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York, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Sampson Low, Marston and Company. [c.1910]. New and cheaper edition. New and cheaper edition. Publisher's original red cloth with titles in black and pictorial onlay to the upper board, titles and illustration in gilt to the spine. Illustrated with a frontispiece and eight black and white plates by Jules Ferat. A very good copy, the binding square and firm with rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities, a small nick at the head of the spine and the cloth with a few light marks. The contents, with a bookplate to the front endpaper, are toned to the early front and rear pages, lightly foxed throughout and to the text block edge, when closed. An attractice example. The second volume in The Mysterious Island trilogy following 'Dropped from the Clouds' and preceding 'The Secret of the Island'. The first English edition was originally published in 1875. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lucius Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 24220
- Title
- ABANDONED: The Mysterious Island (Part II).
- Author
- VERNE, Jules; illustrated by FERAT, Jules; translated by KINGSTON, W. H. G.:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- New and cheaper edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: Sampson Low, Marston and Company. [c.1910]
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York, North Yorkshire
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Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
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