Jules Verne; Heather Amery [ed.] — 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

London, Studio Vista Books, 1973. Cloth. A highly illustrated abridged edition of the science fiction adventure novel by notable author Jules Verne. Originally published in 1870, when the exploration of the sea had hardly begun.This edition has been edited, annotated and abridged by Heather Amery.In the original green cloth binding. In the original price clipped dust wrapper. Illustrated with a folding frontispiece, and 11 plates, 2 of which folding. With in text illustrations throughout. Collated, complete.A work by Jules Verne, a French novelist, poet, and playwright.Verne is considered to be an important author in France and most of Europe, where he has had a wide influence on the literary avant-garde and on surrealism.He has been the second most-translated author in the world since 1979, ranking below Agatha Christie and above William Shakespeare.Divided into two books, this volume is a science fiction adventure novel. Its depiction of Captain Nemo's submarine, Nautilus, is regarded as ahead of its time, as it accurately describes many features of modern submarines, which in the 1860s were comparatively primitive vessels. In publisher's original cloth binding. In the original price clipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Dust wrapper is smart, with small closed tears and shelf wear to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed.