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New York: Scribner, Armstrong, & Co. Very Good. 1875. First American Edition. Hardcover. Green cloth cover with black and gilt embossment is frayed at bottom corners with light wear to extremities and modest loss to the spine gilding but clean, bright, and in very good condition. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. Pages are lightly toned with light signs of handling but overall clean and very good. Illustrated in b&w. .

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.