THE LONELY ISLAND : OR THE REFUGE OF THE MUTINEERS.
de BALLANTYNE, R.M. (Robert Michael), 1825-1894 :
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London, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
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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- Librería
- Ash Rare Books
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 41575
- Título
- THE LONELY ISLAND : OR THE REFUGE OF THE MUTINEERS.
- Autor
- BALLANTYNE, R.M. (Robert Michael), 1825-1894 :
- Estado del libro
- Usado
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- 1
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- Editorial
- London : James Nisbet & Co., 1880.
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- 0.00 libras
- Palabras clave
- Scottish Literature, Historical Fiction, Children's Books, Juvenile
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