Peter Duck
by Ransome, Arthur
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Wakefield, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Jonathan Cape, 1937. Book. Illus. by Ransome, Arthur. Very Good. Hardcover. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1937 reprint of the third title in the Swallows and Amazons sequence of novels. As is well documented Ransome based the family on the Altounyans, friends of T. E Lawrence. Bound in original green cloth. Previous owner's name dated 1938 to first free end paper. Map endpapers. 432pp..
Synopsis
Peter Duck is a metafictional book in the Swallows and Amazons series by Arthur Ransome. It was first published in 1932 and is about the Swallows and Amazons sailing to Crab Island with Captain Flint and Peter Duck to recover buried treasure. During the voyage the Wildcat (Captain Flint's boat) is chased by another vessel, the Viper, whose piratical crew are also intending to recover the treasure.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rickaro Books Ltd (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 061428
- Title
- Peter Duck
- Author
- Ransome, Arthur
- Illustrator
- Ransome, Arthur
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1937
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Swallows Amazons Childrens Fiction Lake District
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction and Poetry; Childrens Books;
Terms of Sale
Rickaro Books Ltd
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About the Seller
Rickaro Books Ltd
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Wakefield, West Yorkshire
About Rickaro Books Ltd
At Rickaro Books, we have over 30 years experience in bookselling and customer care. We specialise in T.E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia) but also carry a wide range of other titles across the fields of military, local history and first edition fiction. if you are seeking for a particular title, we are happy to assist and are always interested in purchasing good, collectable books.
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