MY DOGGIE AND I.
by BALLANTYNE, R.M. (Robert Michael), 1825-1894 :
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London : James Nisbet & Co., 1881. First edition. "Highly realistic and true to nature. Some of the ruffians of society, particularly burglars, are described in such a way as shows that Mr. Ballantyne must have made them a study; while all who know anything of the shady side of life in general in our large cities and towns will see that the author, like Dickens, writes from personal observation. Conspiracy and villainy, innocence and tragedy ..." (Liverpool Mercury, 24 November 1881). Crown 8vo (19cm). [x],(206),[ii]pp. Frontispiece by Walter James Allen, and six illustrations, five full-page. Original pictorial cloth gilt over bevelled boards; all edges gilt; just a touch of rubbing; some rust to staples, but overall a very good copy. Inscribed to Harriet Hardy as a Wickham St Paul's Sunday School prize, Christmas 1884 - the recipient was the sixteen-year-old daughter of an Essex agricultural labourer. A later (1909) gift inscription bequeathes the book in turn to her daughter, Ivy M. Pilgrim, with "mother's love".
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ash Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 41576
- Title
- MY DOGGIE AND I.
- Author
- BALLANTYNE, R.M. (Robert Michael), 1825-1894 :
- Illustrator
- Walter James Allen
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London : James Nisbet & Co., 1881.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Scottish Literature, Fiction, Children's Books, Juvenile
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