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Our letterpress-printed edition of Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas by Jules Verne is limited to 676 copies and is published in three states: Collector’s Edition, Deluxe Edition, and Lettered Edition. See all the details of the edition here.
With Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas, Jules Verne opened a gateway to the unknown, charting an extraordinary course through the uncharted depths of imagination and science. A breathtaking blend of adventure, scientific ingenuity, and visionary storytelling, Verne’s classic redefined the adventure genre and ignited imaginations with its daring exploration of underwater frontiers.
Following the enigmatic Captain Nemo aboard the revolutionary Nautilus, the novel sweeps readers into a mesmerizing world where hidden underwater kingdoms, vibrant marine life, and nature’s raw power converge. As Nemo guides his crew through mysterious, sunken landscapes, the boundaries between myth and science gracefully blur, challenging our perceptions of both the natural world and human ambition.
For many years, the only available English version of the novel was Lewis Page Mercier’s flawed translation, riddled with errors, omissions, and mistranslations that dulled Verne’s scientific precision and narrative richness.
Our edition features Frederick Paul Walter’s unabridged, public domain translation, which restores the accuracy, depth, and spirit of Verne’s original text, including the correction in the title of plural “Seas”. The journey of the Nautilus was through multiple bodies of water covering the distance indicated, not straight down as the incorrect title would otherwise imply.
DELUXE EDITION:
- Limited to only 250 individually hand-numbered copies.
- Letterpress printed on Naturalis Vanilla Smooth 135gsm (90lb) paper by Nomad Letterpress in England.
- Hand bound by Ludlow Bookbinders in full goatskin leather with extensive blocking featuring artwork by Allie Oldfield, based on Tom Kidd's paintings and illustrations
- Inset artwork on the front board enclosed by a port hole stamped in gold and silver.
- Title, author and artist foil stamped in gold on a leather label on spine.
- Five raised bands on spine.
- Signed by Tom Kidd.
- 9 full colour illustrations.
- 33 black and white pen and ink illustrations printed letterpress.
- Enclosed in a custom slipcase handmade by Ludlow Bookbinders with top and bottom capped in matching leather and sides covered in Corvon Metal-X, evoking the look of finely hammered metal.
- Slipcase lined with Suedel for maximum protection.
- Trim size of 170mm by 240mm (6.7in by 9.5in).
- 450 pages.
