Swallowdale
by Ransome, Arthur (illus. Clifford Webb)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good, 11th reprint (1st orig in 1931), missing d/j, green boards, cover blind-pressed, gilt spine titling bright; text block fir
- Seller
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Maidenhead, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Jonathan Cape, 1942. 11th reprint. hardback. Good, 11th reprint (1st orig in 1931), missing d/j, green boards, cover blind-pressed, gilt spine titling bright; text block firm, pages unmarked (a little foxing and soiling). 8vo: crown (200 x 140 / 8"" x 5_""). Swallows & Amazons Book 2: John, Susan, Titty and Roger return to the lake for another summer camping on their island with their old allies, Nancy and Peggy, otherwise known as the Amazon pirates. But immediately disaster strikes when the Swallows find themselves marooned ashore by the shipwreck of their boat. But if they can't have the island, there's always Swallowdale, the secret valley, hidden from the world and containing an extra secret concealed within it.
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
- Inklings & Yarnspinners (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC132239
- Title
- Swallowdale
- Author
- Ransome, Arthur (illus. Clifford Webb)
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good, 11th reprint (1st orig in 1931), missing d/j, green boards, cover blind-pressed, gilt spine titling bright; text block fir
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 11th reprint
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1942
- Pages
- 453
- 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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