1882 Rare Edition- Jules Verne The Begum's Fortune With Mutineers of the Bounty
Author: Jules Verne. Translated by W.H.G. Kingston.
Title: The Begum’s Fortune. With an Account of The Mutineers of the "Bounty."
Publisher: London, Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1883. Second Edition (stated). Includes two complete works: Jules Verne's novel The Begum’s Fortune and the supplementary narrative The Mutineers of the "Bounty."
Language: Text in English.
Size: 7.5 x 6 inches.
Pages: vii-272 pages.
Binding: Attractive and very good original publisher’s pictorial green cloth binding with gilt and black-stamped titles and vignette to upper cover and spine; blind-stamped rear cover (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover.
Content: Good to very good content (bright, tight and clean, some light foxing or staining - as shown, some staining in the upper margin of the first 6 pages - as shown, Sunday School prize bookplate on front pastedown dated January 1885 - as shown, endpapers inner hinges worn but tight - as shown).
Illustrations: Illustrated with numerous black-and-white engraved plates, including a frontispiece and in-text illustrations throughout. All illustrations present.
Estimate: (Scarce with no or few other copies of this second edition available for sale worldwide).
The book: A handsome 1883 English second edition of Jules Verne’s The Begum’s Fortune, a lesser-known but compelling social and scientific satire in which two inheritors of a massive Indian fortune pursue radically different utopian ideals—one peaceful, one militaristic. Bound with it is a vivid historical account of The Mutineers of the "Bounty," providing added appeal. This edition, published by Sampson Low and richly illustrated, is housed in an iconic Victorian decorative cloth binding, highly collectible and beautifully preserved.
The author: Jules Verne (1828–1905) was a French novelist and pioneer of science fiction, celebrated for his visionary tales blending adventure, science, and exploration. His “Voyages extraordinaires” series includes classics such as Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas, Journey to the Center of the Earth, and Around the World in Eighty Days. The Begum’s Fortune reflects Verne’s concern with scientific ethics and social engineering.