Pigeon Post

by Ransome, Arthur

Pigeon Post is the sixth book in Arthur Ransome's Swallows and Amazons series of children's books, published in 1936. It won the first Carnegie Medal awarded for children's literature. This book is one of the few Swallows and Amazons books that does not feature sailing. All the action takes place on and under the fells surrounding the Lake.

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Pigeon Post

by Ransome, Arthur

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Used - Very good (1st edition 1936) 6th imp, with unclipped d/j, green boards clean, blindstamped titling on cover, gilt titling on spi
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1st (6th imp)
Published
1939
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Hardback
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London: Jonathan Cape, 1939. 1st (6th imp). hardback. Very good (1st edition 1936) 6th imp, with unclipped d/j, green boards clean, blindstamped titling on cover, gilt titling on spine bright; maps on pastedowns bright; pages unmarked and reasonably tight with a bit of looseness in guttering. . 8vo: crown (200 x 140 / 8"" x 5_""). Swallows &… Read more about this item
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PIGEON POST

by Arthur Ransome

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Used - Very Good-
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Very Good-
Edition
14th Impression
Published
1946
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Hardcover
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A very solid copy. Previous owner's name on inside front cover. The pages are clean and the binding is tight. Dust jacket shows slight wear, slight chip at the top of the spine, now brodart protected. Illustrated throughout by the author. Sketch maps for front and back endpapers. There are 384 pages.
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Pigeon Post

by Ransome, Arthur

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Used - Very Good in Poor dust jacket
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First Edition
Published
1936
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Hardcover
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London: Jonathan Cape. Very Good in Poor dust jacket. 1936. First Edition. Hardcover. Publisher's gilt-titled cloth, map endpages. First edition. Slightly canted, corners bumped, scattered foxing, PO inscription. The DJ in mylar is foxed, toned, torn along flap fold, creased, and has lost the bottom third of the spine. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 384… Read more about this item
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Pigeon Post

by RANSOME, Arthur

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Used - Good
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Repr
Published
1976
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Soft cover
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9780140303933
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UK: Puffin, 1976. Repr . Soft cover. Good. Paperback, illustrated by the author, cover edges slightly rubbed, spine a bit faded, lower front corner creased, paper browning and some foxing, else vg. 382pp.
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PIGEON POST

by Ransome, Arthur

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1st edition.
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1936
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Published by Jonathan Cape, 1936. 1st edition.. Hardback. Good. Illustrated by Ransome, Arthur. Almost very good condition with no wrapper. Green cloth. Gilt title to front cover and spine. Illustrated endpapers of 'The Hill Country'. B/w text illustrations. 383 pages. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. A few light marks to covers. Page 281/2 has 1" loss… Read more about this item
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Pigeon Post (Swallows and Amazons)

Pigeon Post (Swallows and Amazons)

by Ransome, Arthur

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1993
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Paperback
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9780099963400
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England: Red Fox, 1993. Book. Illus. by Arthur Ransome. Good+/Vg-. Soft cover. Spine and covers creased.Name plate to opening page. Where possible small books will have postage reduced.
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Pigeon Post

by Arthur Ransome

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Published
1958
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Hardcover
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Jonathan Cape, 1958. Hardcover. Good. 1958. Twentieth Impression. 383 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Contains black and white illustrations throughout. 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… Read more about this item
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Pigeon Post

by Arthur Ransome

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1969
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Penguin Books, 1969. Paperback. Good. 1969. First Edition Thus. 381 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Black and white illustrations throughout. 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. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing… Read more about this item
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Pigeon Post

by Arthur Ransome

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Published
1956
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Jonathan Cape, 1956. Hardcover. Good. 1956. 383 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. 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 bumping. Some light marking and tanning.
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Pigeon Post. [With Illustrations by the Author. Twenty-First Impression]. [Swallows and Amazons 6]. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER

Pigeon Post. [With Illustrations by the Author. Twenty-First Impression]. [Swallows and Amazons 6]. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER

by RANSOME Arthur

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[1963]
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Jonathan Cape,, [1963]. 8vo., Twenty-First Impression, with frontispiece, numerous illustrations (22 full-page) and endpaper maps; green cloth, gilt back, top lightly spotted else a very good, bright, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. Bright copy of the sixth book in the 'Swallows and Amazons' series. Hammond A30 (recording the first edition of 1936).
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Pigeon Post

by Ransome, Arthur

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Used - Very Good
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None
Edition
2nd pr.
Published
1937
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Hardcover
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NY: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1937. 2nd pr.. Hardcover. Very Good/None. Mary E. Shepard. 349 pages. Hardcover with no dust jacket. B&w illustrations by Mary Shepard. Moderate wear to edges. Record # 368333
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Pigeon Post

by ARTHUR RANSOME

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New Ed
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1983-01-01
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Hardcover
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9780224021241
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JONATHAN CAPE, 1983-01-01. New Ed. Hardcover. Good.
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PIGEON POST  (SWALLOWS AND AMAZONS SERIES.)
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by Ransome, Arthur.

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Very Good-
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22nd Impression. "Canadian Edition"
Published
1965
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Hardcover
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London / Toronto: Jonathan Cape / Clarke Irwin, 1965. 384 pp, 8" H. Map endpapers, b&w illustrations. The sixth volume in the "Swallows and Amazons" series. The book is a standard Jonathan Cape printing (green boards with gilt lettering/emblem on spine, blindstamped title on front board), in the Clarke Irwin series dust jacket produced for the Canadian market. The… Read more about this item
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Pigeon Post

by Arthur Ransome

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09/06/2001
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by RANSOME Arthur:

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Red Fox. 2001 . Paperback ISBN 0099427192 Tight book. Reading creases on spine and a black mark on front end paper. Internally clean. 433 pages Wt 0.6 Kg Good
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by Ransome, Arthur

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Pigeon Post (Swallows And Amazons, 6)

Pigeon Post (Swallows And Amazons, 6)

by Ransome, Arthur

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2001
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UK: Red Fox, 2001. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Softcover. Spine lightly creased. Pages mildly age-toned. Otherwise clean, tight, and unmarked. A sound and handsome copy, very neat. .
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by Arthur Ransome

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by Ransome, Arthur

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2001
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