Secret Water by Arthur Ransome - 1961

Penguin paperback, 1969. Mass Market Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Red Fox, 1993. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Jonathan Cape, 1962. Hardcover. Good. 1962. Reprinted. 380 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Minor pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Binding is slightly shaky. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Book is slightly forward leaning. Moderate sunning to spine and edges. Small dark marks to rear board.

Jonathan Cape, 1945. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1945. Ninth Impression. 380 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Contains black and white in-text illustrations. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Occasional thumb-marking present. Cracking to gutters of a few pages with exposed binding. Binding is slightly shaky. Cracking to hinges with exposed binding, causing boards to be slightly loose. Boards have moderate edge wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Crushing to spine ends with small splits and fraying to cloth. Book is forward leaning. Light tanning to spine and edges. Minor dark marking and faint foxing overall.

Vintage Classics, 2014. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Jonathan Cape, 1947. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1947. Eleventh Impression. 380 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Contains black and white in-text illustrations. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Cracking to gutters of a few pages with exposed binding. Light thumb-marking present. Minor pencil inscription to half-title page. Cracking to hinges with exposed binding, causing boards to be slightly loose. Binding is slightly shaky. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Scuffing and light marking overall. Small stain to front board. White stickers and some white marking to rear board.

Jonathan Cape, 1945. Hardcover. Good. 1945. Ninth Impression. 380 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with a black and white illustrated frontis and illustrated plates 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 and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.

Jonathan Cape, 1945. Hardcover. Good. 1945. Ninth Impression. 380 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. 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 sunning.

Paperback. Acceptable.

Jonathan Cape, 1942. Hardcover. Good. 1942. Seventh Impression. 380 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Black and white illustrations, illustrative plates and maps throughout. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild crinkling and mild tanning. Boards have mild edge wear with light rubbing and crushing. Some light marking and tanning. Gilt lettering is darkened slightly. There is bumping to corners. Book has a slight forward lean. Boards are bowed.