Rare 1897 Sampson Low First UK Edition of "For the Flag" by Jules Verne. The First US Edition, published nine months prior was named "Facing the Flag." Illustrated throughout including multiple early sci-fi style submersible illustrations. 

The story revolves around a mad French inventor who imagines a diabolical engine of war with explosive potential beyond anything previous conceived by man, is captured by pirates, and the hunt to by the French to save the inventor. 

Dimensions: 7.75" x 5.5"

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Good. Spine Lean. Superficial splitting on front inside hinge, yet still firmly attached. Collated/Complete. Foxing on frontispiece, wax title page cover, and title page, and last 10 pages. Text block virtually free of foxing. Solid binding and spine. Stands on own for display with slight lean. Gold page edging is vibrant.