Books

New York: Scribner, Armstrong, & Co, 1876. first. hardcover. very good. First combined edition of all three volumes, with illustrations. Book in very good condition, some wear and rubbing to edges and covers, cover cloth laid on spine, newer end papers. Housed in supplied custom-made slipcase.

In 'The Mysterious Island', Jules Verne combines adventure and elements of science fiction to tell the story of a group of castaways who endeavor to survive and solve the mystery of their abandoned locale. Using ingenuity and science, the protagonists uncover secrets including the existence of Captain Nemo, the enigmatic figure from 'Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea'.

The first American Edition was published in 1876.