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Swallowdale

by RANSOME, Arthur (1884-1967)

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London: Jonathan Cape, 1960. [Children's adventure novel] VINTAGE COPY, a later printing. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.453, with illustrations. Publisher's green cloth with gilt titles to spine, pictorial endpapers in colour, with illustrated dust-wrapper. Some spotting to top edge, discreet owner name; jacket a touch dusty and handled. A most attractive vintage reprint in the same format as the original. The second of the classic 'Swallows and Amazons' boating / outdoor adventure series, set around the waterways of the Lake District.

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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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Adrian Harrington Rare Books GB (GB)
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Title
Swallowdale
Author
RANSOME, Arthur (1884-1967)
Book Condition
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Publisher
London: Jonathan Cape, 1960
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Glossary

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Reprint
Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
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....
Octavo
Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
Cloth
"Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Gilt
The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Jacket
Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...

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