Blown to Bits or The Lonely Man of Rankata (A Tale of the Malay Archipelago)
by Ballantyne, R.M
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Plus/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: James Nisbet & Co., 1889 Book. Illus. by The Author. Good Plus. Hardcover. First Edition (No Additional printings). 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Fully illustrated red cloth on boards. Minor corner and edge wear, and lightly cracked hinges. Gift note dated 1889. In the words of a reviewer for The Academy, this is Ballantyne's best work. Much more than a novel for juveniles, it provides an all-round understanding of the 1883 explosion of the Krakatoa volcano. There is romance and comic relief, too, as Nigel meets Winnie. It might best be described as one of those "shots heard around the world." 438 pp..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dave Shoots, Bookseller (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 011837
- Title
- Blown to Bits or The Lonely Man of Rankata (A Tale of the Malay Archipelago)
- Author
- Ballantyne, R.M
- Illustrator
- The Author
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Plus
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition (No Additional printings)
- Publisher
- James Nisbet & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1889
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Keywords
- NOISBN Volcano. Deaths. Tsunami.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Adventure; Juvenile;
Terms of Sale
Dave Shoots, Bookseller
In case of returns, seller will refund purchase price and initial shipping cost provided merchandise is returned in good condition within 14 days of sale. Payment methods accepted: Visa, MasterCard, American Express, PayPal (to daveshoots@nb.aibn.com), cash, cheque or money order. 20% discount to the trade. Books will be shipped as customer prefers upon receipt of purchase price and shipping costs. PLEASE LET US KNOW WHEN YOU RECEIVE YOUR BOOK. THANKS!
About the Seller
Dave Shoots, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2004
Saint John, New Brunswick
About Dave Shoots, Bookseller
We have been booksellers since 2000. We deal in old and rare hardcovers, primarily non-fiction. We have about 10,000 books in four rooms of an 1820's mansion located in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.
Glossary
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...