The Mysterious Island (Abridged)

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Overview:

Title: The Mysterious Island (Abridged)
Author: Jules Verne
Year: 1972
Publisher: Scholastic
Pages: vi+312
Binding: Paperback
Type: Novel
Title Reference: A Word to the Reader (Introduction: The Mysterious Island)
Notes: Stated 8th printing. No price listed on cover(s), spine or interior. Interior art credit retained from 5th printing based only on the assumption. The sole illustration is balloon in sky on page preceding numbered page 1. No signature. Cover art is not credited but is signed. Appears to be McClai?? (sa? rn?).