Ungava; The Young Fur Traders; Martin Rattler; The Dog Crusoe and His Master; The Gorilla Hunters; The Coral Island; The World of Ice

London: T. Nelson and Sons, 1893-1899. Cloth. Very Good. 8" by 5.5". Not Stated. A set of seven of Robert Michael Ballantyne's most popular adventure novels, in decorative cloth bindings. New editions of these seven volumes in the publisher's original pictorial cloth bindings.Bookplate to the front free end paper of Ungava. Ink inscription to the front free end paper of The Young Fur Traders and the front paste down and front blank of The Dog Crusoe. Previous owner's stamp to the verso of the frontispiece to The Gorilla Hunters. Prize bookplate to the front paste down of The Coral Island, dated 1900.With lovely colour frontispieces, and illustrated title pages in colour, to each volume. Collated, complete.Seven of Robert Michael Ballantyne's popular adventure stories, including his most successful novel The Coral Island, in which three boys survive a shipwreck and are marooned on a South Pacific island. Robert Michael Ballantyne (1825-1894) was a prolific Scottish author and accomplished artist, best remembered for his adventure tales for children. He greatly influenced Robert Louis Stevenson, who used various themes he found in Ballantyne's work in his famous book Treasure Island.This set includes: Ungava: A Tale of Esquimau Land (1893) The Young Fur Traders: Snowflakes and Sunbeams from the Far North (1894) Martin Rattler, or A Boy"s Adventures in the Wilds of Brazil (1895) The Dog Crusoe and His Master: A Story of Adventure in the Western Prairies (1895) The Gorilla Hunters: A Tale of the Wilds of Africa (1898) The Coral Island: A Tale of the Pacific Ocean (1899) The World of Ice, or The Whaling Cruise of "The Dolphin" and the Adventures of Her Crew in the Polar Regions (1899)With publisher's advertisements to the rear of four of the novels. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth bindings. Externally smart, with light shelf wear to the joints, extremities and head and tail of the spine. Spines are slightly faded. Tear to the cloth to the head of the spine, and shelf wear to the front board, of Young Fur Traders, with front hinge starting. Faint mark to the front board of The Coral Island. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with the odd handling mark and some offsetting to the end papers. Very Good