THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND

Norwalk, Connecticut: Easton Press, 1959. Collector's Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, 568 pages. In Very Good condition. Bound in publisher's decorated dark teal leather with paneling and gilt lettering to spine. Minor general shelf wear. Edges of textblock gilt, have mild foxing along head edge and light scuffing along fore edge. Includes a loose note from the publisher's archives laid in. Shelved above Easton Press. The Easton Press Collector's Edition includes a special introduction by Ray Bradbury. Verne's The Mysterious Island is considered a follow up to two of his other famous novels, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea and Search of the Castaways. Based on the true story of Alexander Selkirk. 1407366. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.