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Condition Summary: (Very Good/[No dustjacket]) A generally sound book with clean boards. All notable faults: Moderate to heavy foxing throughout and previous owner's stamp on the free front endpaper. Dustjacket not present
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| Book Number | B0015419 |
|---|---|
| Title | Racundra's First Cruise |
| Author(s) | Author: Ransome, Arthur [Mitchell] Arthur [Mitchell] Ransome (1884 to 1967)—English author and journalist, born in Leeds and best known for writing the Swallows and Amazons series of children's books (Swallows and Amazons, Swallowdale, Peter Duck, Winter Holiday, Coot Club, Pigeon Post, We Didn't Mean To Go To Sea, Secret Water, The Big Six, Missee Lee, The Picts And The Martyrs: or Not Welcome At All and Great Northern?). He was also the author of forty or so other titles including other children's books, fishing books, sailing books and books on politics |
| Edition and Format | First Edition, [First Printing] —Edition identified by: Publisher's imprint information states 'First Published in 1923'. [References: Arthur Ransome: A Bibliography [Winchester Bibliographies of 20th Century Writers] by Wayne G. Hammond, reference A22a and A Ransome Book-Case by John Cowen, page 39 to 40] Hardcover, Octavo (20-25 cm high). 217, [i (blank)] and [vi (adverts)] printed pages in publisher's original blue cloth with gilt lettering on the spine and upper board, issued in dust jacket [not present]. Contains black and white frontispiece, twenty nine black and white plates and four maps |
| Publisher(s) | George Allen and Unwin Limited, London, 1923 |
| Series | No |
| Content | Content Describes how Ransome built Racundra in Latvia and sailed her to Finland and back. |
| Download Link | Download Printable Details |
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