Rivers of ice : a tale : illustrative of Alpine adventure and glacier action / by R.M. Ballantyne
by Ballantyne, Robert Michael (1825-1894)
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About This Item
London : James Nisbet & Co, 1876. 1st edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth with pictorial cover. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: vi, 430, [18] p., [5] leaves of plates: ill.; 18 cm. Notes:Publisher's advertisements on 18 p. at end. Subjects: Adventure stories, English.Glaciers Alps; Juvenile fiction. Mountaineering Alps; Juvenile fiction.Genre: Fiction. Illustrated.
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- Title
- Rivers of ice : a tale : illustrative of Alpine adventure and glacier action / by R.M. Ballantyne
- Author
- Ballantyne, Robert Michael (1825-1894)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Publisher
- London : James Nisbet & Co
- Date Published
- 1876
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