Jules Verne, 'Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea' - Folio Society (2014) Books - History

Jules Verne, 'Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea' - Folio Society (2014) Books - History'Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea' by Jules Verne, published by the Folio Society in 2014, with stunning illustrations throughout by Jilliam Tamaki. The volume has finely decorated pictorial boards with gilt detailing throughout. Pictorial endpapers display shoals of finely illustrated fish. The volume is 'as new', with both the boards and slip case being in excellent condition. The binding is in a tight unread condition with crisp clean pages

The rectangular plate is flanked by two columns and a later black frame

the modelling

The watch is in perfect working order

The size of this artwork makes it particularly striking

The case has marks commensurate with age and travel to the exterior but generally remains in a very good and attractive condition overall with all hinges working as they should and the lid closing cleanly

A beautiful early 19th century oil in the manner of Thomas Gainsborough

Payne became a rural landscape and trompe-loeil artist

Depth: 38cm

The work is unsigned

All 54 full-page plates are present

Jonas Hanway (1712-1786) travelled widely when a young man

signed and titled 'Privet Hawk Moth'