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[New posthumous edition / unspezifizierte postume Neuauflage]. 8°. 367 SS. Farb. Front., 7 Farbtafeln, zahlreiche s/w-Tafeln u. Textillustrationen. OLn. (wasserblau, lamin.; min. berieben u. bestossen) mit vergold. (R-) Titel u. farb. Deckel- u. Rückenillustration, alls. Goldschnitt (Fleck a. Vorderschnitt) / gilt edges (slight spot on fore-edge). Vorsätze mit Bräunungsabklatschen, Seiten unterschiedlich etwas gebräunt. Alters- u. leichtere Gebrauchsspuren. Gesamthaft weitestgehend sauberes, sehr ordentliches Exemplar / over all a rather clean and proper copy. - - In 12 Kapiteln erzählte Abenteuergeschichten u. Erlebnisberichte aus dem Nordosten Kanadas. Vorangestellt ist eine Biographie des im Februar 1894 in Rom verstorbenen Robert Michael Ballantyne. - Farbtafeln in bemerkenswert frühem Offsetdruck a. einseitig gestrichenem Papier, die s/w-Tafeln u. Textillustrationen wohl in Stichätzung nach Xylographien -- Robert Michael Ballantyne (Edinburgh 1825-1894 Rome), fur trader and author. "At age 16 Robert obtained a post with the Hudson's Bay Company through the influence of relatives [.]. [.] Ballantyne's literary career had its genesis in the boredom of isolated trading posts where he whiled away time by writing long descriptive letters to his mother. [.] Following his return to Scotland, an elderly lady who had enjoyed reading his letters offered to finance a private printing of his recollections. In March 1848 'Hudson's Bay; or, every-day life in the wilds of North America [ec.]' appeared. [.] On reading Hudson's Bay, William Nelson, a publisher in Edinburgh, suggested to Ballantyne that he might write a book of juvenile literature, perhaps featuring some of his earlier adventures. [.] Ballantyne was launched as an author of stories for boys. [.] In the settings of his adventure stories, more than 20 of which deal with the Prairies, the Rockies, and the Arctic, he strove for verisimilitude. His plots are sometimes threadbare, the tone charged with Victorian morality; nevertheless, because of their action, his books enjoyed wide popularity with his juvenile audience. Many were illustrated by himself, for he was a draftsman and water-colourist who frequently exhibited at the Royal Scottish Academy. [.] Ballantyne's books ran through many printings, several were issued in new editions, and some remain in print. None of his later fictional works were as popular as the first three" (etc.; B. Peel, in: Dictionary of Canadian Biography, online). - Sprache: de. N° de ref. del artículo LR042305
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