Lot 48
Ballantyne, Robert Michael
Rare Books, Maps and Manuscripts
Auction: 2 May 2012 at 12:00 BST
£350
Description
The Coral Island, a tale of the Pacific Ocean. London: T. Nelson & Sons, 1858. First edition, first issue, colour title and frontispiece, 6 colour plates, tipped in envelope addressed by author to his mother, original green cloth gilt, rubbed, patches of wear to edges and corners, inner hinge split, some foxing
Footnote
Note: Quayle 12a