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Ballantyne, R. M. THE ISLAND QUEEN; or, Dethroned by Fire and Water. A Tale of the Southern Hemisphere. With Illustrations. London: James Nisbet & Co., 1885. 16 pp undated ads. Original blue cloth pictorially decorated in black and gilt, beveled.

First Edition of this boys' adventure tale -- shipwreck, "savages" and a volcano in the South Pacific. This copy is in bright blue cloth and is in nearly-fine condition (slight darkening of the rear cover adjacent to the spine); tipped onto the front paste-down is R. M. Ballantyne's signature, apparently clipped from a cheque. Quayle 74a.

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