1890 Rare Book - Among the Cannibals and The Mysterious Document by Jules Verne

Author: Jules Verne. Illustrated by Henry Austin.
Title: Among the Cannibals. Containing The Mysterious Document, On the Track, and Among the Cannibals”
Publisher: London, Ward, Lock & Co., Limited [Warwick House, Salisbury Square, E.C.; New York and Melbourne], [circa 1890s]. 
Language: Text in English.
Size: 7.25" x 5.25".
Pages: viii-179, 179, 188 pages + publisher’s catalog.
Binding: Attractive and very good original pictorial green cloth binding with elaborate Art Nouveau-style polychrome illustration to the front board and spine. Gilt lettering bright on cover and spine (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover.
Content: Very good content (bright, tight and clean, rare light foxing or staining - as shown, prize inscription on the second blank page dated 1899 from Waihopai School, New Zealand, in period hand - as shown). 
Illustrations: Complete with the 3 frontispieces and vignette chapter heads by Henry Austin. 

Estimate: (USD 250–300).

The book: A beautifully preserved Victorian edition of Jules Verne’s Among the Cannibals, part of his famous adventure series. This collected volume includes The Mysterious Document, On the Track, and Among the Cannibals, each chronicling the daring voyages of Lord Glenarvan and his companions aboard the yacht Duncan. Illustrated with richly atmospheric frontispieces by Henry Austin, this edition captures the imagination and visual drama characteristic of late 19th-century Verne editions. The vibrant cover design is an exceptional example of Victorian publisher’s cloth binding at its most visually engaging.

The author: Jules Verne (1828–1905) is considered one of the founding fathers of science fiction and adventure literature. A prolific French author, Verne wrote more than 60 novels in his Voyages Extraordinaires series, including Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, Around the World in Eighty Days, and Journey to the Center of the Earth. His imaginative explorations of science, geography, and exploration made him one of the most translated authors of all time and a visionary of speculative fiction.

The illustrator: Henry Austin was a British illustrator known for his work in the late 19th century, particularly in adventure and historical fiction. His engravings are marked by precise linework and a cinematic sense of drama, making him an ideal interpreter of Verne’s vivid and fast-paced narratives.