Ballantyne, Robert Michael

The World of Ice, or, The Whaling Cruise of 'The Dolphin' and the Adventures of Her Crew in the Polar Regions (R.M. Ballantyne's Books for Boys)

London, Edinburgh & New York: T. Nelson and Sons, 1893. Reissue. Hard Cover. Very Good / No Jacket. Item #2348709

Reissue ('New Edition'). Bookplate awarding the book as a first prize to a student in Latin at Ayr Grammar School, spine leans forward slightly.

viii, 327 pp. 8vo. Blue cloth, black and gilt titles and decorations, floral decorated endpapers, chromolithographic frontispiece and title page precede printed title. An arctic adventure designed for younger readers, originally released in 1860, at a time when polar exploration was a hot topic due to the expeditions of men such as John Ross, William Edward Parry, and John Franklin.

Price: $20.00