R.M. Ballantyne | The Gorilla Hunters..., 1861, first edition

R.M. Ballantyne

The Gorilla Hunters. A Tale of the Wilds of Africa. London: T. Nelson and Sons, 1861

FIRST EDITION, 8vo (174 x 109mm.), frontispiece, additional engraved title, 5 illustrations in text, original purple bead-grain cloth, pictorially blocked in gold on upper cover and spine, covers and spine also blocked in blind, pale green endpapers, blue cloth case and quarter blue morocco slipcase, recased and rebacked preserving most of the original spine, occasional spotting to text and plates, contemporary inscription on front endpaper, slight tear and tiny hole to inner margin of title-page

The rare first edition of the author's sequel to The Coral Island.

LITERATURE:

Sadleir 110; Osborne, p. 322; Quayle 26a.