Peter Duck
by Ransome, Arthur
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Dj included
- Seller
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Salem, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Ransome, Arthur: Peter Duck. 1933 Junior Literary Guild Edition, J.B. Lippincott. Used. Very Good Condition/ No DJ included. Black cloth boards with green titling and ornamentation. 5 6/8 X 8 ¼. Green decorative front map endpapers are intact. Summary: " Metafiction. Peter Duck the third book in the Swallows and Amazon series by Arthur Ransome. The Swallows and Amazons sail to Crab Island with Captain Flint and Peter Duck, an old sailor, to recover buried treasure." A clean, solid copy.
Extended Description and Notes
Ransome, Arthur: Peter Duck. 1933 Junior Literary Guild Edition, J.B. Lippincott. Very Good Condition/ No DJ included. Black cloth boards with green titling and ornamentation. 5 6/8 X 8 ¼. Green decorative front map endpapers are intact. Summary: " Metafiction. Peter Duck the third book in the Swallows and Amazon series by Arthur Ransome. The Swallows and Amazons sail to Crab Island with Captain Flint and Peter Duck, an old sailor, to recover buried treasure." A nice used copy.
Synopsis
Peter Duck is a metafictional book in the Swallows and Amazons series by Arthur Ransome. It was first published in 1932 and is about the Swallows and Amazons sailing to Crab Island with Captain Flint and Peter Duck to recover buried treasure. During the voyage the Wildcat (Captain Flint's boat) is chased by another vessel, the Viper, whose piratical crew are also intending to recover the treasure.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mary Riversong Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 260RansomePeterDuck
- Title
- Peter Duck
- Author
- Ransome, Arthur
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dj included
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Publisher
- Junior Literary Guild Edition
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1933
- Size
- 5 6/8 X 8 1/4
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Swallows, Amazons, Adventure, Travel, Crab Island, Captain Flint, Maritime, Metafiction
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's Books; Fantasy; 20th Century Literature;
Terms of Sale
Mary Riversong Books
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