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Swallowdale
by Arthur Ransome
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
£190.00£171.00
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About This Item
London: Jonathan Cape, 1951. Cloth. Near Fine. 8" by 5.5". Arthur Ransome. A superb signed reprint of the popular children's novel 'Swallowdale', an exciting tale following on from 'Swallows and Amazons'. Signed by the author to the half title.Ink note to the verso of the front endpaper 'Elaine Morrell, given to her by the Author, Littlehampton, July 1951'.'Swallowdale' is a charming classic children's adventure novel by Arthur Ransome, following two sets siblings as they camp in the hills and moorland country around a lake. An old Great Aunt is the antagonist of the novel.This was the second book in the 'Swallows and Amazons' series.Illustrated with a frontispiece, and illustrations throughout.Collated, complete. Colour maps to the paste downs and endpapers.The twenty-third impression. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. A little rubbing to the joints and extremities. Very light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. A few light marks to the boards and spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine
Synopsis
Swallowdale is the second book in the Swallows and Amazons series by Arthur Ransome. It was published in 1931. In this book, camping in the hills and moorland country around Ransome's Lake in the North features much more prominently and there is less sailing. A significant new character, Maria Turner, the Blacketts' Great Aunt, is introduced. Ransome was living in the Lake District and he drew on his experiences and memories of encounters over many years with the local farming community.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 824P7
- Title
- Swallowdale
- Author
- Arthur Ransome
- Illustrator
- Arthur Ransome
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1951
- Size
- 8" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Swallowdale arthur ransome childrens adventure arthur ransome amazons
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Fine
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- Cloth
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- Verso
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- Half Title
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- A.N.
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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