1911 A Cape Horn Calm and Other Verses by R. B. Robert James Grant Ballantyne As

Description: Click here to see our other books! A Cape Horn Calm And Other Verses R. M. Ballantyne 1911 James Nisbet & Co., Limited : Edinburgh 7.5" by 5" [vi] 105pp. SUMMARY A charming copy of this collection of poetry, inscribed by the author's daughter. First Edition,Publishers' Original Binding,Scarce,Signed Overall Condition: Very Good This book weighs 0.5 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 15.99 EU Postage: £ 13.99 European Postage: £ 14.99 Asia Postage: £ 18.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 19.99 DESCRIPTION First edition. Scarce. With an inscription by the author's daughter, Isobel, to the title page reading: "Robert James Grant Ballantyne Youngest Son of R.M.Ballantyne (author) Sailor, with lost sight of one eye. Then he became the member of Indian Legislative Council + Financial Advisor to Viceroy of India" This scarce poetical work was written by R. J. G. Ballantyne, a key non-elected member of the Central Legislative Assembly in India during the early twentieth century and is based around his travels in South Africa. Ballantyne's father is the well-known author of Scottish juvenile fiction, R. M. Ballantyne. Ballantyne was a prolific author, writing more than one hundred works of juvenile fiction. This work is also printed by the family printing house based in Edinburgh, Ballantyne, Hanson & Co. CONDITION In a red cloth binding with gilt detail to the front board. Externally smart with slight bumping to the extremities and the head and tail of the spine. Slight fading to the extremities. Small area of damp staining to the lower extremity of the front and rear board. Slight offsetting to endpapers. Internally firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean with the odd spot and marginal age toning. Overall Condition: Very Good GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques

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