Full Title: Mistress Branican
Description:
Scarce Jules Verne adventure novel. First American Edition, and first edition in English by Cassell Publishing Company, New York 1891. Translated from the French by A. Estoclet, and illustrated by L. Benett. Bound with decorative green cloth hardboards, gilt ornamented illustration on front cover, and spine. Fabulous full-page engraved black and white illustrations. Full-page frontispiece accompaniment to title-page.
CONDITION: Very good condition; binding secure, covers & spine remain in excellent condition, gilt of spine titling only somewhat faded, minimal wear at extremities with corners slightly worn & bumped; all pages are intact, text clean with slight age discoloration and the mild browning of an antique 125 year old patina; no torn pages, no writing in the book. Book Measurements: 8.5 in X 6 in Total Length: 377 pages |