Verne, Jules — The Mysterious Island

New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1918. Cloth. Black cloth with a color front cover pastedown. Viii, 493 pp. 1918 date present on both sides of title page. Color plate illustrations by N.C. Wyeth, all present as called for. Classic adventure tale from Jules Verne, accompanied by color illustrations by artist N.C. Wyeth. Provenance: bears the signature of mathematician James A. Clarkson on the second endpaper. GOOD condition. Moderate fading. Some scuffing, some soiling to the covers. Pastedown illustration a bit scuffed and worn. Some scuffing and wear along the edges, a bit heavier to the rear upper fore edge and page edges in the same area. Small wormhole in the text block at the top corner, affecting the corners of pages 413-466. Minor toning in the interior. Previous owners' signatures present. Good .