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BALLANTYNE, R.M. (Robert Michael), 1825-1894 : THE LAKES OF KILLARNEY. London : T. Nelson & Sons, 1859. First edition : the first issue, with the map printed in purple. A charming little tourist guide to the Irish Lakes, illustrated with the distinctive and recently introduced two-colour lithographs made popular by the Nelson firm. £200 To purchase, call us or e-mail us at books@ashrare.com quoting stock number 41568 – or simply click on the button
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BALLANTYNE, R.M. (Robert Michael), 1825-1894 : THE LIFEBOAT : A TALE OF OUR COAST HEROES. London : James Nisbet & Co., 1864. First edition. "A very stirring and interesting tale of the sea and its perils ... the services rendered by lifeboats in the saving of shipwrecked crews are cleverly woven into the narrative" (London Daily News, 23 November 1864). SOLD |
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BALLANTYNE, R.M. (Robert Michael), 1825-1894 : THE LONELY ISLAND : OR THE REFUGE OF THE MUTINEERS. London : James Nisbet & Co., 1880. First edition. Ballantyne’s fictionalised take on the Bligh Mutiny, Fletcher Christian, Pitcairn, and subsequent events. £100 To purchase, call us or e-mail us at books@ashrare.com quoting stock number 41575 – or simply click on the button
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BALLANTYNE, R.M. (Robert Michael), 1825-1894 : MY DOGGIE AND I. London : James Nisbet & Co., 1881. First edition. “Highly realistic and true to nature. Some of the ruffians of society, particularly burglars, are described in such a way as shows that Mr. Ballantyne must have made them a study; while all who know anything of the shady side of life in general in our large cities and towns will see that the author, like Dickens, writes from personal observation. Conspiracy and villainy, innocence and tragedy ...” (Liverpool Mercury, 24 November 1881). £125 To purchase, call us or e-mail us at books@ashrare.com quoting stock number 41576 – or simply click on the button
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BALLANTYNE, R.M. (Robert Michael), 1825-1894 : THE PRAIRIE CHIEF : A TALE. London : James Nisbet & Co., 1886. First edition. “Indian stories are sure of readers, and the scenes of wild life, sport, and exciting adventures admirably described ... will fire the imagination of many a youth. A vein of poetic imagery quite in harmony with the wilds where the scenes are laid runs through the tale” (Leeds Mercury, 3 November 1886). £125 To purchase, call us or e-mail us at books@ashrare.com quoting stock number 41579 – or simply click on the button
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BALLANTYNE, R.M. (Robert Michael), 1825-1894 : THE GARRET AND THE GARDEN : OR, LOW LIFE HIGH UP : AND JEFF BENSON OR, THE YOUNG COASTGUARDSMAN. London : James Nisbet & Co., [1890]. First edition. Young Scotsman unwittingly enters a Babylonian London underworld, including the remarkable Tommy Splint – “Splint, ’cause w’en I was picked up, a small babby, at the work’us door, my left leg was broke, an’ they ’ad to put it up in splints; Tommy, ’cause they said I was like a he-cat; w’ich was a lie!”. The second novella in this Ballantyne double-bill relates the story of fun-loving, free-and-easy Jeff Benson on the south-east coast. £100 To purchase, call us or e-mail us at books@ashrare.com quoting stock number 41582 – or simply click on the button
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BALLANTYNE, R.M. (Robert Michael), 1825-1894 : AN AUTHOR’S ADVENTURES OR PERSONAL REMINISCENCES IN BOOK-MAKING. London : James Nisbet & Co., [ca.1905]. A reprint of the 1893 “Personal Reminiscences in Book-Making” under a slightly livelier title, and with a galleon in full sail on the cover rather than the the original small boat. £20 To purchase, call us or e-mail us at books@ashrare.com quoting stock number 20765 – or simply click on the button
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