The dog Crusoe and his master: a story of adventure in the western prairies

London: Seeley, Service & Co, [n.d.]. First published 1861, 8vo, 320pp., frontis. illus. in color & 8 plates, all after illustrations by H.M. Brock; a bright, near fine copy in original red cloth decorated with a floral trellis design in white, green, black, and gilt, negligible wear to extremities and a few scattered brown spots in text. Scotsman Robert Michael Ballantyne (1825-1894) served with the Hudson's Bay Company in British America from 1841-1847, after which he wrote prolifically, "his books being chiefly series of travel and adventure written for young people" (Allibone, Suppl. I, p. 84). See Sadleir 105. (Inventory #: (truncated) 11164)