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| Book Number | B0013508 |
|---|---|
| Title | Things in Season or a Child's Book of the Seasons |
| Author(s) | Author: Ransome, Arthur [Mitchell] Illustrator: Francis Craine 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 and Frances Craine |
| Edition and Format | First Edition—Edition identified by: No later editions or printings stated in the publisher's imprint information. [References: Arthur Ransome: A Bibliography [Winchester Bibliographies of 20th Century Writers] by Wayne G. Hammond, reference A4 and A Ransome Book-Case by John Cowen, page 6] Hardcover, 24 mo (12.5-15 cm high). [viii], 9 to 94 and [ii] printed pages in publisher's original buff paper covered boards with green 'Things in Season or a Child's Book of the Seasons', 'Ransome' on the spine, 'Nature Books for Children', 'Things in Season or a Child's Book of the Seasons', 'by Arthur Ransome' and colour on-lay on the upper board. Contains colour frontispiece and nine colour plates by Francis Craine [opposite pages 18, 26, 36, 46, 60, 64, 70, 88 and 90 |
| Publisher(s) | Anthony Treherne and Company Limited, London, 1906 |
| Series | No |
| Content | Content The second of a series of three nature books for children which Ransome was commissioned to write. Only three of the planned six books were published before the publisher went bankrupt: 'The Child's Book of the Seasons', 'Pond and Stream', and 'Things In Our Garden'. Contains 4 short stories for children: Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. |
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