The World of Ice, or the Whaling Cruise of "The Dolphin"; and The Adventures of Her Crew in the Polar Regions
by Ballantyne, R. M
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good Condition/Poor
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Dean & Son Ltd, London, No date. Edition Unstated. Hardcover. Good Condition/Poor. Preface by the author and biographical note. Colour illustrated frontispiece  Illustrator not credited. Orange coloured cloth covered boards with black coloured titles and decoration to the front panel and backstrip. Illustrated dustwrapper, again Illustrator not credited, with brown and green coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. This book was first published in 1860. Title says it all. There is no publication date readily seen  but given the thickness of the paper used  probably 1930s-40s. Softening and rubbing of the backstrip edges, which also show a little fading. Rubbing of the book corners with flecking of the panels. Age toning and very faint foxing of the textblock edges and pages. There is heavier foxing to the first few and last few pages of the book. The dustwrapper is in shaky shape  please see photograph. Chipping, with considerable loss to the dustwrapper corners and top backstrip edge. The lower backstrip is missing the the last 3 inches. Chipping and tears along the fold over creases; with rubbing and tears to the dustwrapper edges. Rubbing of the panels, fading of the backstrip and handling marks of the rear panel. Some insect damage can be seen to the dustwrapper as well. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [4], V - XI, [1], 13 - 248 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Teens & Young Adult; Ships & the Sea. Inventory No: 0128924. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0128924
- Title
- The World of Ice, or the Whaling Cruise of "The Dolphin"; and The Adventures of Her Crew in the Polar Regions
- Author
- Ballantyne, R. M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Poor
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Edition Unstated
- Publisher
- Dean & Son Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- No date
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Historical fiction, Boy own adventure, Whaling, sailing, polar regions Teens & Young Adult; Ships & the Sea. Unbranded Ballantyne, R. M. The World of Ice, or the Whaling Cruise of "The Dolphin"; and The Adventures of Her Crew in
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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