First large octavo edition illustrated by George Roux. Hetzel publisher's binding signed Engel known as "au globe" type 4, spine with lighthouse, second board type Engel "i" according to Jauzac, all edges gilt. Original blue endpapers marginally lightened as usual. A small mark at the top of the first board. Sequel to Robur the Conqueror, Master of the World tells of Robur's return to civilization aboard an amphibious vehicle. A Drama in Livonia is a detective novel featuring an innocent man accused of a murder he did not commit in Livonia. Handsome copy.