Swallows and Amazons

by Arthur Ransome

$1,750 · Offered by Burnside Rare Books · No longer available

First edition

London: Jonathan Cape, 1930. First edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's fugitive blue cloth which has unevenly faded to green, with titles stamped in gilt. Spine toned. Text block edge a bit stained, pages thumbed. Toning, creasing and former owner details in ink to preliminary pages. The first book in Arthur Ransome's series; scarce. Item #140938167

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