The Mysterious Island

Dover, NJ: Self-published, 1992. Hardcover. Fine. Fine. Dover, NJ: Kravitz, Sidney [self-published by translator], 1992. Hard 3.25" diskette containing Sidney Kravitz' translation of The Mysterious Island, and labeled as such. Produced by the translator and given to me. Twelve files containing about 1.19 MB; fine condition. Files are not readable by this computer; they… Read more about this item

The Worthington Co., 1888. Handsome "Franklin Edition" of Verne's classic trilogy, with brown cloth boards featuring black embossed decoration on front cover and spine. Illustrated frontispiece. Pages browned and slightly brittle, but are holding up well. Mild edgewear. Spine shows some fading. Overall a good crisp copy. Former owner's name on front endpaper, dated Nov. 28, 1888. Approximately 5 x… Read more about this item

New York: Scribner, Armstrong, & Co., 1876. First American edition of the final installment in Verne's Mysterious Island Trilogy. Octavo, original publisher's green cloth decorated in gilt, illustrated. Translated from the French by W.H.G. Kingston. In near fine condition. An exceptionally bright example. Often referred to as the "Father of Science Fiction", French novelist Jules Verne had a wide… Read more about this item

London: Sampson, Low, Marston, Low, & Searle, 1875. First edition in English in book form of the first volume of Verne's Mysterious Island trilogy, preceding the Scribner Armstrong's first American edition. Octavo, original publisher's cloth decorated in gilt, all edges gilt, illustrated, tissue-guarded frontispiece. Translated from the French by W.H.G. Kingston. In fine condition. Housed in a custom half… Read more about this item

New York: Scribner, Armstrong, & Co. Good+. 1876. First American Edition. Hardcover. ; Green cloth cover with black and gilt embossment is frayed at corners and spine caps with light wear to extremities and modest loss to the spine gilding but clean, bright, and in good+ condition. Boards are straight. Spine is slightly cocked. Binding is tight.… Read more about this item

New York: Scribner, Armstrong & Co., 1875. First American edition, first English language edition in book form, and first authorized edition of the first part of the crossover sequel to Verne's famous Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas and In Search of the Castaways. Slim octavo, original green cloth decorated in gilt, with forty-eight illustrations. Scribner Armstrong published this… Read more about this item

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1988. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition thus with color plates, and black and white illustrations by N.C. Wyeth. Quarto. 493pp. Fine in fine dustwrapper.

NY: R. Worthington. Very Good. 1880. Hardcover. Light spotting to the covers, and rubbing at the corners. Seller's stamps on the endpapers. Hinges are tight, but some of the signatures are a bit proud. My references only show Worthington as having publised this book in 1882. However, this definitely says 1880 on the title page. A scarce… Read more about this item

The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne signed by illustrator copy No. 201 Club member note and Monthly Letter are included hardcover Publisher: Limited Editions Club, 1959 Condition: book - Very Good (owner's bookplate attached to the endpaper, some foxing) slipcase - Very Good

A near fine hardcover in a near fine dust jacket, bindings are tight and straight. Picture shows wear to dust jacket. Former owners inscription on inside front free end paper. A very nice clean copy for a collector

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1920. Hardcover. Fair. 7 x 10 in. Black cloth boards. Condition is FAIR ; covers gone, title pg a wreck, put the plates are fine. Great for cutting up. Child. Stax.

New York: Scribner, Armstrong, & Co., 1875. First American edition of the second installment in Verne's Mysterious Island trilogy. Octavo, original publisher's green cloth decorated in gilt, illustrated. Translated from the French by W.H.G. Kingston. In near fine condition. A very sharp example. Often referred to as the "Father of Science Fiction", French novelist Jules Verne had a wide… Read more about this item

Endpapers in green with sailing scene. Text unmarked for 500 pages title, author and sailign ship on front cover in green. title, author and publisher on spine in green. Rear cover is dirty.

first U.S. edition first printing (all points present) hardcover in variant green cloth (Scribner, Armstrong and Co., 1875); part one, Wrecked in the Air only; no dust jacket; gift inscription front free end page; prior owner second end page; a few pages of text have small stains (text not obscured); little age tone; sound binding; cloth cover has little rub… Read more about this item

Silk page marker somewhat crushed and slightly dirty; 4 corners and head & tail very slightly worn; 1 corner bumped. Title on spine and decorations on spine and front are all in gilt- definitely not gold. Unread and unmarked. One of a set of four in this dealer's listings. Undated but from the tanning on the front edge, judged to… Read more about this item

NY: Charles Scribner's Sons. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed, owner bookplate and gift . inscription on front free endpaper, bookseller label on rear pastedown . endpaper.. 1940. Later Printing. Hardcover. Title page color illustration and nine other color plates by N. C. Wyeth. 1940 printing of this illustrated edition first published in 1920. Black cloth… Read more about this item

New York: Scribner, Armstrong & Co., 1875. First American Edition . Cloth. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [uncredited]. New York: Scribner, Armstrong & Co., 1875. First American Edition and First English Language Edition in Book Form [Sampson, Low, Marston & Co. in England had serialized this first of three parts of Mysterious Island… Read more about this item

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1940. Attractive reprint of the adventure classic, involving a prisoner-of-war balloon escape during the American Civil War, discovery of the titular island, and encounters with Captain Nemo. Jacket art by N. C. Wyeth, 'borrowed' from the Scribner's Classic edition. Undated, after 1929 but before 1956 (two other more easily dated G&D printings); '5050' jacket price… Read more about this item

J H Sears & Co. Hardcover. Good. Good condition with wear.

Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], 1929. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1929 part-talkie film. Mimeo snipes on the versos. Loosely based on the 1874 novel by Jules Verne. The benevolent scientist-leader of a volcanic island is attacked by an evil baron, leading to a submarine chase in which they discover a race of water-bound humanoids. … Read more about this item