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Missee Lee - a sequel to Peter Duck

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Missee Lee - a sequel to Peter Duck

by Ransome, Arthur

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Very good, 1st edition, missing d/j, green boards clean and gilt spine titling bright; pastedown maps good but slightly foxed; p
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London: Jonathan Cape, 1941. 1st. hardback. Very good, 1st edition, missing d/j, green boards clean and gilt spine titling bright; pastedown maps good but slightly foxed; pages unmarked and tight. Slight forward lean in binding.. 8vo: crown (200 x 140 / 8"" x 5_""). Swallows & Amazons Book 10. Nancy Blackett, the terror of the seas, has finally met a real pirate - the tiny, pistol-carrying Missee Lee, who has rescued them after their shipwreck off the coast of China. The only trouble is she wants to keep them. forever.

Synopsis

Missee Lee is the tenth book of Arthur Ransome's Swallows and Amazons series of children's books, published in 1941. This is considered one of the metafictional books of the series. It is set in 1930s China. The Swallows and Amazons are on a round the world trip with Captain Flint aboard the schooner Wild Cat. After the Wild Cat sinks, they escape in the Swallow and Amazon but are separated in a storm.

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Bookseller
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Bookseller's Inventory #
IYC55799
Title
Missee Lee - a sequel to Peter Duck
Author
Ransome, Arthur
Format/Binding
Hardback
Book Condition
Used - Very good, 1st edition, missing d/j, green boards clean and gilt spine titling bright; pastedown maps good but slightly foxed; p
Quantity Available
1
Edition
1st
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
Jonathan Cape
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
1941
Pages
336
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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