FAST IN THE ICE; or, Adventures in the Polar Regions
by R. M. Ballantyne
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG/No Jacket as Issued
- Seller
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Mansonville, Quebec, Canada
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About This Item
London- UK: James Nisbet & Co., 1885. FAST IN THE ICE; or, Adventures in the Polar Regions- R. M. Ballantyne- Illustrated- James Nisbet & Co., London-UK, 1885 (on title page)- Hardcover:-16mo- VG/ no jacket as issued- original blue cloth with gilt blocked title and gilt scrollwork on spine- rubs at extremitites, but tight and square- 124pp + 2pp ads- very light foxing, no tears or writing- Specialized gift plate by John Dougall & Son of Montreal- "Northern Messenger"- SEE MY PHOTOS- 1885 title held by only 3 libraries in World Cat.- York U., Univ. of Alberta and Univ. of Florida and all held in their special collections section- Ballantyne was a prolific writer of juvenile advenutre stories- illustrated with 3 plates, plus an added series title page which is engraved.-Scarce!- Fiction-juvenile-adventure-north-polar-illustrated (3791) . Early Edition. Illustrated Cloth. VG/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Illustrated. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- jakoll (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3791
- Title
- FAST IN THE ICE; or, Adventures in the Polar Regions
- Author
- R. M. Ballantyne
- Illustrator
- Illustrated
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket as Issued
- Edition
- Early Edition
- Publisher
- James Nisbet & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London- UK
- Date Published
- 1885
- Keywords
- Fiction-juvenile-adventure-north-polar-illustrated
Terms of Sale
jakoll
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About the Seller
jakoll
Biblio member since 2007
Mansonville, Quebec
About jakoll
We specialize in Modern 1st Edition, Children's books, Vintage classics, vinyl records, original movie posters, sports cards, comics, postage stamps and coins.We only sell online at this time and have been doing so for over 30 years.
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