Great Northern? A Scottish Adventure of Swallows and Amazons
by Ransome, Arthur
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good, missing d/j, green boards clean generally, spine titling bright, guttering loose but otherwise pages v.g., unmarked and ti
- Seller
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Maidenhead, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Jonathan Cape, 1947. 1st. hardback. Good, missing d/j, green boards clean generally, spine titling bright, guttering loose but otherwise pages v.g., unmarked and tight with minimal foxing. Neat owner's inscription on ffep. Maps on pastedowns bright. 8vo: crown (200 x 140 / 8"" x 5_""). Swallows & Amazons Book 12. The final book in Ransome's acclaimed series. Once again, the children set out on an adventure (this one off the coast of Scotland) with a minimum of parental advice and interference. Here, the story centers on a desperate race to thwart the efforts of pernicious egg collectors threatening the survival of a pair of rare birds not previously known to nest in British waters. 45 illustrations by Ransome.
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- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC54983
- Title
- Great Northern? A Scottish Adventure of Swallows and Amazons
- Author
- Ransome, Arthur
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good, missing d/j, green boards clean generally, spine titling bright, guttering loose but otherwise pages v.g., unmarked and ti
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1947
- Pages
- 351
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1st, fiction, young people, Ransome
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
- Size
- 8vo: crown (200 x 140 / 8\"\" x 5_\"\")
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