Swallows and Amazons
by Ransome, Arthur
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Calgary , Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
London: Jonathan Cape, 1967 This Book Has Had Some Rather Odd Treatment, First Of All Being Laminated, After Which The Dust Jacket Has Been Cut Down And Then Stuck To The Endpapers. The Presumed Culprit Has Also Written His Name On The First Title Page. This Is A 1967 Issue, 35Th Printing In The Green Boards With Blind Stamped Title Format. Illustrations By The Author With Assistance From Nancy Blackett. Binding Is Very Good, And Of Course Boards And Corners Have Been Wellprotected!
Synopsis
Swallows and Amazons is the first book in the Swallows and Amazons series by Arthur Ransome and was first published in 1930. It is set in the Lake District between the two World Wars. At the time Ransome had been working as a journalist with the Manchester Guardian, but decided to become a full-time author rather than go abroad as a foreign correspondent. He continued to write part-time for the press.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Sparkle Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001583
- Title
- Swallows and Amazons
- Author
- Ransome, Arthur
- Illustrator
- Ransome, Arthur & Nancy Blackett
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 35th Impression
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1967
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- JUVENILE FICTION, UK, CHAPTERS
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Sparkle Books
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