The Battery and the Boiler or, Adventures in the Laying of Submarine Electric Cables

by R. M Ballantyne

$48 · Offered by Adrian Harrington Rare Books

First edition

London: James Nisbet and Co., 1883. Children's Adventure FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo 19 x 14cm , pp. 8 420 4 . With six engraved plates after illustrations by the author, including a frontispiece and vignette title page. Publisher's brown cloth, with titles and decoration in gilt and black to spine and upper, and coated brown endpapers. Some spotting, edges toned. Several gatherings coming loose due to the glue and staples binding style.

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