R. M. Ballantyne: A Bibliography of First Editions Tapa dura - 1968

London: Dawsons of Pall Mall, 1968. Hardback with dust-wrapper. 128pp. Frontis. Illus. Price-clipped d/w slightly faded and worn. Some foxing to edges and first and last few pages. A rather pleasing copy.. Hard Cover. Good/Good.

London: Dawsons of Pall Mall, 1968. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Cloth Bound Boards. Very Good+/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1968 first edition. Size octavo, 8.75" tall, 128 pages. Green cloth covered boards with gilt titles to the spine, with the dust jacket. Book condition very good plus, corners and spine ends rubbed, spots to edge of page block, very faint spotting to first and last few pages otherwise very clean. Dust jacket condition good slight rubbing to edges, faint spotting to panels, spine sunned, price has been clipped. A definitive work and indispensable tool for collectors and students of juvenile literature of the nineteenth century.

Published by Dawsons Of Pall Mall, 1968. 1st edition.. Hardback. Nearly Fine/Very Good. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper. A definitive work and indispensable tool for collectors and students of juvenile literature of the nineteenth century. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. 128 pages. Minimal bumping to spine. Contents fine. Cream dustwrapper is edge worn and slightly grubby, small tear to lower corner of front panel.

London: Dawsons of Pall Mall, 1968. Near Fine condition in a Near Fine dust jacket (price clipped). The jacket has tiny closed tears at the foot of the spine. NO chips. Cover has a small bump, but pages are NOT affected (i.e. NO creases). NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are crisp, clean and unmarked. NO foxing. This is a full dress bibliography, comparable to those in the Soho or Pittsburgh series. Included for each edition and variant are collation, binding description, length and height in inches, etc. Useful annotations address original price, date of publication, periodical appearance, discuss the author's inspirations, etc. Illustrated with 10 plates on glossy stock. Bound in the original green cloth, stamped in bright gold on the spine. Complete with dust jacket.. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/Near Fine dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 8vo. 128pp. + 10 plates. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

London: Dawsons of Pall Mall, 1968. Appears unread. Fine condition in a bright Near Fine dust jacket (price clipped). NO chips, tears or creases. NO fading. The jacket is protected by a removable clear-plastic sleeve. Corners are NOT bumped. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are crisp, clean and unmarked -- apparently never read. This is a full dress bibliography, comparable to those in the Soho or Pittsburgh series. Included for each edition and variant are collation, binding description, length and height in inches, etc. Useful annotations address original price, date of publication, periodical appearance, discuss the author's inspirations, etc. Illustrated with 10 plates on glossy stock. Bound in the original green cloth, stamped in bright gold on the spine. Complete with dust jacket.. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition/Near Fine dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 8vo. 128pp. + 10 plates. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.