![]() The description of Nemo's ship, called the Nautilus, was considered ahead of its time, as it accurately describes features on submarines, which at the time were very primitive vessels. The book was highly acclaimed when released and still is now it is regarded as one of the premiere adventure novels and one of Verne's greatest works, along with Around the World in Eighty Days and Journey to the Center of the Earth. The book: Scarce variant of this Ward and Lock edition of Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (French: Vingt mille lieues sous les mers: Tour du monde sous-marin) the classic science fiction novel by French writer Jules Verne published in 1870. Illustrations: Illustrated with a beautiful frontis illustration by Henri Austin.Įstimate: (Scarce with practically no other copy available worldwide). Scarce in this cover variant!Ĭontent: Very good content (bright, tight, light foxing and staining - as shown, prize bookplate of a previous 1925 owner on the first endpaper - as shown, first endpaper inner hinge slightly worn - as shown). ![]() Publisher: London and Melbourne, Ward, Lock & Co., Limited., no date (circa 1920).īinding: Attractive, and very good full decorated cloth binding (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover. Title: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. ![]()
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