THE LONELY ISLAND : OR THE REFUGE OF THE MUTINEERS.
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., 1880. First edition. Ballantyne's fictionalised take on the Bligh Mutiny, Fletcher Christian, Pitcairn, and subsequent events. "He assures the readers that the merest spider-web of fiction has been employed to bind the facts together. In such a work he excels, and he has never done one better than this" (The Scotsman, 2nd November 1880). Crown 8vo (20cm). (viii),(414),[ii],(16)pp. Frontispiece, extra pictorial title, and four plates. Original blue pictorial cloth gilt over bevelled boards; some minor rubbing and wear; endpapers slightly cracked; a little shaken; a few edge spots, but overall still a good copy. Gift inscription dated 1883 to William Lawrence from Howard Gilliat (1848-1906).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ash Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 41575
- Title
- THE LONELY ISLAND : OR THE REFUGE OF THE MUTINEERS.
- Author
- BALLANTYNE, R.M. (Robert Michael), 1825-1894 :
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London : James Nisbet & Co., 1880.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Scottish Literature, Historical Fiction, Children's Books, Juvenile
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- First Edition
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- Rubbing
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- Gilt
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