Old Peter's Russian Tales
by Ransome, Arthur
Old Peter's Russian Tales was first published in 1916.
The stories in this book are those that Russian peasants tell their children and each other. The tales include "The Tale of the Silver Saucer and the Transparent Apple," "The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship," "Prince Ivan, the witch baby, and the Little Sister of the Sun," "The Stolen Turnips, The Magic Tablecloth, The Sneezing Goat and The Wooden Whistle," "Little Master Misery," "Who Lived in the Skull," and many more.
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Old Peter's Russian Tales
by Ransome, Arthur
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- 1983
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England: Jonathan Cape, 1983. Book. Illus. by Faith Jacques. Very Good. Hardcover. Jacket is price clipped. Lovely copy complete with illustrations Over 500 grams packed. Item Price
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Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 92 pages. No dust jacket. Cream cloth with decorations. Black and white illustrations throughout. Binding is shaky, pages slightly loose. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Heavier to endpapers and pastedowns. Previous owner's inscriptions to front free endpaper and rear pastedown. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping… Read more about this item Item Price
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Old Peter's Russian Tales
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Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd, 1942. Hardcover. Good. 1942. Reprinted. 309 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing, mild to end-papers and text-block edges. Previous owner's inscription and a slight tear to front free end paper. Cracking to gutters, no damage to end papers. Boards have moderate edge-wear with… Read more about this item Item Price
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Old Peter's Russian tales
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- 1938
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Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd. Good with no dust jacket. 1938. Reprint. Hardcover. Clean hardback tightly bound in dark green cloth with gilt titles, cloth rubbed and corners bumped, name and address on front endpaper. 334 pages, illustrations on 6 colour plates and in the text. No date but assume 1938 from date on foreword . Item Price
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Old Peter's Russian Tales
by Arthur Ransome
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- 1948
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Thomas Nelson & Sons Ltd., 1948. Hardcover. Good. 1948. Reprinted. 309 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth covered boards with gilt. Black and white illustrations throughout by Dimitri Mitrokhin. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Old Peter's Russian Tales
by Arthur Ransome
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- 1956
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Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd, 1956. Hardcover. Good. 1956. 334 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner… Read more about this item Item Price
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Old Peter's Russian Tales
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- 1938
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London, GBR
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0 First Edition thus published by Thomas Nelson, London 1938. With new Preface by Arthur Ransome VG clean and bright condition. No marks or inscriptions. Browning to endpages. Clean and bright Green cloth covers Item Price
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New York: Thomas Nelson and Sons. Very Good-. Reprint. Hardcover. 336 p. 21 cm. Not publication or copyright date. Sound binding in cloth-covered boards. Very slightly cocked. A few soil spots along the text block edges and top edge is darkened. Fairly light wear to the corners and spine ends. Minor soil… Read more about this item Item Price
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- 1963
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Thomas Nelson & Sons. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1963. Hardcover. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine very minor sway to front board, spotting top edge. Tightly bound with no markings, occasional foxing. In an orange pictorial dustjacket with chipping and closed tears at points and spine ends, overall still a handsome copy… Read more about this item Item Price
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Old Peter's Russian Tales
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Thomas Nelson & Sons Ltd., 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 334 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with a peach spine strip. Illustrated colour plates. Pages have mild tanning and foxing throughout, moderate at end-papers, paste-downs and text-block edges. Plates are bright and clear. Previous owner's inscription to front free end-paper. Some occasional mild cracking to gutters… Read more about this item Item Price
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Old Peter's Russian Tales
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, GBR
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Thomas Nelson & Sons Ltd., 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 334 pages. No dust jacket. Green and yellow cloth. Black and white illustrations and colour illustrated plates throughout. Slight cracking to hinges, with exposed netting, pages remain attached. Pages and plates have light tanning and foxing throughout. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear… Read more about this item Item Price
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Old Peter's Russian Tales
by Ransome, Arthur
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- 1948
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Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd, 1948. hardcover. Good/Good Jacket. 0x0x0. 1948 printing. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail tracked worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging. Item Price
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Old Peter's Russian Tales
by Arthur Ransome
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- 1963
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Thomas Nelson, 1963. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1963. Reprinted. 334 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Red cloth. One small library stamp at rear. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Text block top edge damp stained. Boards have mild… Read more about this item Item Price
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Old Peter's Russian Tales
by Arthur Ransome
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- 1939
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Thomas Nelson & Sons, Ltd., 1939. Hardcover. Very Good. 1939. No edition remarks. 309 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering with blue slipcase. Black and white illustrations throughout. Clean pages with mild tanning throughout. Tightly bound with faint thumb-marking throughout. Boards have light edge wear with minor corner bumping. Mild crushing to spine, with occasional… Read more about this item Item Price
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Old Peter's Russian Tales
by Arthur Ransome
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- 1939
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Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd, 1939. Hardcover. Good. 1939. 309 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner… Read more about this item Item Price
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Old Peter's Russian Tales
by Arthur Ransome
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Thomas Nelson & Sons Ltd., 1111. Hardcover. Good. No Edition Stated. 334 pages. No dust jacket. Cream & grey boards. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and… Read more about this item Item Price
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Old Peter's Russian Tales
by Ransome, Arthur; Illustrated by Dmitri Mitrokhin
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- Very Good
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- 1st Edition 5th or later Printing
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- 1960
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- Hardback
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Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, GBR
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London: Nelson, 1960. 1st Edition 5th or later Printing. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Dmitri Mitrokhin. First edition reprint hardback. Red cloth gilt 334 pp. illustrated. with seven colour plates, black and white text illustrations and coloured jacket by Dmitri Mitrokhin Very Good condition in Very Good dust jacket Original owner's name… Read more about this item Item Price
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Old Peter's Russian Tales
by Arthur Ransome
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- 1971-08
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- 9780172212012
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Thomas Nelson & Sons Ltd, 1971-08. Hardcover. Good. Item Price
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Old Peter's Russian Tales (Puffin Books)
by Ransome, Arthur
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Old Peter's Russian Tales
by Ransome, Arthur
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