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Racundra's First Cruise by Arthur Ransome, First Edition with Dust Jacket

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A First Edition, [First Printing] of 'Racundra's First Cruise' by Arthur Ransome in Very Good+ condition in a Good condition dust jacket published by George Allen and Unwin Limited in 1923

Racundra's First Cruise by Arthur Ransome, First Edition with Dust Jacket

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Book Number B0010276
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, in dust jacket. 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
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Describes how Ransome built Racundra in Latvia and sailed her to Finland and back.

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