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THE WORLD OF ICE
Written by R.M. Ballantyne.
Stock no. 1324700
Published by T. Nelson & Sons. 1897. Very good condition.

Or, the whaling cruise of 'The Dolphin' and the adventures of her crew in the polar regions. New Edition. R.M.Ballantyne's Books For Boys series. Colour frontis and title-page. Brown pictorial cloth with gilt title labels. 327 pages plus booklist to rear. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Prize plate to front pastedown, name plate to front free-endpaper. Tiny booksellers sticker to rear pastedown. Foxing to endpapers and textblock.

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MARTIN RATTLER
Written by R.M. Ballantyne.
Stock no. 1324659
Published by T. Nelson & Sons. 1895. Very good condition.

A Boy's Adventures in the Forests of Brazil. New Edition. R.M.Ballantyne's Books For Boys series. Colour frontis and title-page. Red/brown pictorial cloth with gilt title labels to front and spine. Other titles in black to rear cover. 294 pages plus booklist to rear. Spine and corners are bumped and rubbed. Name plate to front pastedown, inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to textblock.

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THE GORILLA HUNTERS
Written by R.M. Ballantyne.
Stock no. 1324649
Published by T. Nelson & Sons. 1901. Very good condition.

A Tale of the Wilds of Africa. New Edition. Red decorated cloth. Gilt title blocks. Ballantyne's Books For Boy's Series. Colour frontis and title page. 328 pages plus booklist, all edges gilt. Spine and corners bumped. Name plate to front pastedown, prize plate to front free-endpaper. Tiny booksellers sticker to rear pastedown. Endpapers are lightly browned. Foxing to textblock. Contents clean.

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MARTIN RATTLER
Written by R.M. Ballantyne.
Stock no. 2137282
Published by T. Nelson & Sons. Circa 1894. Very good condition.

A Boy's Adventures in the Forests of Brazil. New Edition. R.M.Ballantyne's Books For Boys series. Colour frontis and title-page. New binding - with leather spine and corners, marbled boards. 294 pages and booklist to rear. Browning, foxing and some marks to outer page edges. Foxing also to some page margins.

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THE CORAL ISLAND
Written by R.M. Ballantyne. Illustrated by Leo Bates.
Stock no. 2135124
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd.. 1964. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The Children's Illustrated Classics Series. Beige and green decorated cloth. 8 colour plates plus b/w text illustrations. Damp staining to top edges of pages. Wrapper is edge-creased with chips and nicks; some uneven fading.

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THE WORLD OF ICE
Written by R.M. Ballantyne. Illustrated by Savile Lumley.
Stock no. 2134975
Published by P.R. Gawthorn Ltd.. Circa 1949. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Youth Classics Series. Blue cloth with gilt titles. Colour frontis. Spotting to covers. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is price-cut with creasing, chips and tears; some grubby marks.

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THE GORILLA HUNTERS
Written by R.M. Ballantyne.
Stock no. 2134967
Published by Juvenile Productions Ltd.. Circa 1940. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth, black titles. 256 pages. Colour frontis. Browning and spotting to covers. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-torn and chipped, with damp marks and scuffs, especially to rear panel.

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GASCOYNE THE SANDAL-WOOD TRADER
Written by R.M. Ballantyne.
Stock no. 2134965
Published by James Nisbet & Co. Limited. Circa 1917. Almost very good condition.

A Tale of the Pacific. Red cloth with picture to front cover. B/w frontis. Spine is faded. Prize plate to front endpaper. Marks to covers. Foxing.

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THE PIONEERS
Written by R.M. Ballantyne. Illustrated by Henry Austin.
Stock no. 2134840
Published by James Nisbet & Co. Limited. Circa 1917. Almost very good condition.

A Tale of the Western Wilderness. Blue cloth with black/cream titles. Pictorial onlay to front cover. Colour frontis. Scuffing to onlay to front cover. Presentation plate to front pastedown. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges.

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THE GOLDEN DREAM
Written by R.M. Ballantyne.
Stock no. 2134837
Published by James Nisbet & Co. Limited. Good condition.

Or Adventures in the Far West. Green pictorial cloth with white titles. 4 b/w plates. Split to top 1" of spine. Smaller nicks and chips to corners. Inscriptions in ink to front endpaper. Joint/hinge next to title page is cracked. Browning and foxing. A reading copy.

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THE FUGITIVES OR THE TYRANT QUEEN OF MADAGASCAR
Written by R.M. Ballantyne.
Stock no. 1320996
Published by J. Nisbet; James Nisbet & Co.. 1st 1887. Almost very good condition.

Red pictorial cloth. 431 pagesl, 8 page booklist to rear. Black endpapers. B/w illustrations. Spine faded, bumped at top and tail with small splits/some wear. Slight fading to spine edge of rear cover. Small, light stain to front cover. Some light fingering else contents clean.

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ROBINSON CRUSOE CORAL ISLAND TREASURE ISLAND
Written by Daniel Defoe; R.M. Ballantyne; Robert Louis Stevenson. Illustrated by John Harcourt Finnie; J.E. Sutcliffe; Frank Gillett.
Stock no. 1318496
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. Almost very good condition.

Orange cloth, gilt title to spine. Three volumes in one. B/w plates. Spine and corners bumped. Covers slightly grubby. Pencil writing (name and address) to front free-endpaper. Endpapers slightly browned, textblock slightly grubby.

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