Verne (Jules) Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
£1,750
London, Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1876.
Author’s Edition. 2 vols. 8vo. Original printed pictorial wrappers.
A genuinely attractive pair of this rare wrappered edition of Verne’s subaquatic classic.
Out of stock
Light foxing; red marking to lower cover of one issue, some wear to spines, but overall remarkably good examples.
Illustrations.
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