THE WORLD OF ICE or The Whaling Cruise of the "Dolphin"

R. M. Ballantyne

Published by T Nelson & Sons, London, 1893

About this Item

THE WORLD OF ICE or The Whaling Cruise of the "Dolphin" and the Adventures of her Crew in the Polar Regions. Robert Michael Ballantyne. T. Nelson and Sons, London. 1893 New Edition. 328pp plus 8pp Adverts. This copy is bound in blue rexine covered boards with embossed black titling and decoration and gilt panels for the tile front and spine there is some bumping and rubs commensurate with the age of this volume but the text block is tight and bright. R. M. Ballantyne (24 April 1825 - 8 February 1894) was a Scottish writer of juvenile fiction and wrote over 100 books. He was also an accomplished artist and exhibited some of his water-colours at the Royal Scottish Academy. He belonged to a famous family of printers and publishers. Originally published in 1859 this was Ballantyne's eighth novel of adventure for boys. Ballantyne set great store on the facts of his story and descriptions of locations being absolutely accurate and so made a point of visiting the regions in which he set his books. Ref V7 Size: 328pp Plus 8pp Adverts. Seller Inventory # 009156

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Title: THE WORLD OF ICE or The Whaling Cruise of ...

Publisher: T Nelson & Sons, London

Publication Date: 1893

Binding: Fine Binding

Condition: Fine

Edition: New Edition.