Foundling Mick
By Jules Verne
First British edition also the first hardbound and first illustrated edition in English. Original green cloth pictorially decorated in black, orange, olive green/brown and gilt, beveled, all edges gilt, decorated endpapers. Tissue guarded frontispiece and 75 interior illustrations. Taves & Michaluk V041; Myers 25. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Company (1895), 303 pages. Nearly Fine copy with very modest wear and scratching, minor soil to back cover, some darkening and loss of gilt to spine. previous owner's info on f.f.e., large inscription dating 1898 and sketches on verso of f.f.e which has imaged onto half title page. Leighton Binders ticket on rear pastedown and with some professional repair to spine ends and tips. Modest red ink coloring on frontispiece and TOC. A superior copy of this scarce book with great cover, tight and straight spine.
Published by: Sampson Low, Marston & Company, London, 1895
Vendor: SF & F Books
By Jules Verne
First British edition also the first hardbound and first illustrated edition in English. Original green cloth pictorially decorated in black, orange, olive green/brown and gilt, beveled, all edges gilt, decorated endpapers. Tissue guarded frontispiece and 75 interior illustrations. Taves & Michaluk V041; Myers 25. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Company (1895), 303 pages. Nearly Fine copy with very modest wear and scratching, minor soil to back cover, some darkening and loss of gilt to spine. previous owner's info on f.f.e., large inscription dating 1898 and sketches on verso of f.f.e which has imaged onto half title page. Leighton Binders ticket on rear pastedown and with some professional repair to spine ends and tips. Modest red ink coloring on frontispiece and TOC. A superior copy of this scarce book with great cover, tight and straight spine.
Published by: Sampson Low, Marston & Company, London, 1895
Vendor: SF & F Books
