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RANSOME, Arthur (1884-1967).

London: Jonathan Cape, 1947. [Children's Adventure] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.352. With in-text illustrations by the author. Publisher's green cloth with gilt titles to spine and blind to upper. Coloured maps to endpapers. Gently toned throughout, with spotting to edges. Light rubbing and bumping to cloth. Very good. The twelfth and final compete novel in the classic 'Swallows and Amazons' boating / outdoor adventure series, set in the Highlands of Scotland. Item #57576

Price: £48.00

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