First edition large octavo illustrated by George Roux. Publisher's Hetzel binding signed Engel known as "au globe" type 4, spine with lighthouse, second cover type Engel "i" according to Jauzac, all edges gilt. Red slightly foxed on the first cover and spine, otherwise good copy with fresh interior despite the slight and usual discoloration of the original endpapers. 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.