Swallows and Amazons by Arthur Ransome, First Edition (44 results)

Soft cover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. AS PICTURED : FIRST EDITION, 18th impression, 2013. As New. FREE P&P IN UK. Shipping quoted for non-UK customers prior to purchasing. (25% proceeds to the Motor Neurone Disease Association).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. London: Jonathan Cape, 2006. Newer edition after many printings (first published in 1930 and in print ever since), F/F. Book and dust jacket have very little wear. Illustrated with b & w drawings by the author, one textual map, color map end-papers. An extremely popular writer. Nice copy, 375 pp. AM.

Paperback. Condition: VG++/VG++/ND. y First Edition. SOFTBACK SHIPPED FROM THE UK.* Edition: 1st. Thus.* Impression: 5th.* Date of Publication: 1993* Publisher: Red Fox (Random House)* Binding and cover condition: Soft card colour illustration to covers. No bumps or rubs. Very slight shelf wear to edges & corners. No creases to spine or hinge. Light crease to front cover. VG++* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp, tight & bright. No annotations, inscriptions or marks to text, no visible faults. Absolutely minimal colouration to page margins. Seems un-read. VG++* Illustrations: Sadly none.* Pages: 393 pp. text. vii pp. Advertisements & blank pages at rear.* Product Description:- Containing abridges editions of Coot Club and The Big Six, this compilation is based on the film Swallows and Amazons for Ever. A chance encounter in a train, on their way to the Norfolk Broads, introduces Dick and Dorothea to the members of the Coot Club and plunges them into an exciting adventure. This and learning to sail add up to the best holiday they have ever had.* This is a NEAR FINE copy with minimal shelf wear and page colouration reducing it to VG++*. n.

Paperback. Condition: New. First Edition. Special order direct from the distributor.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 2nd printing, January 1988. Collectible.

Soft cover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. AS PICTURED : FIRST EDITION Thus, 2017. numberline : OOI. As New. FREE P&P IN UK. Shipping quoted for non-UK customers prior to purchasing. (25% proceeds to the Motor Neurone Disease Association).

336pp. 8vo. Original cloth in slightly rubbed dustwrapper, a touch sunned to backstrip. A few pages with minor creases on fore-edge. Map endpapers and b/w illustrations. A very good copy. First Australian edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition Thus. Recent reissue of the classic with full number line 10-1. In green boards with white illustration to cover and type on spine. Some scuffs/marks to boards and light wear to spine ends. Tiny dings to bottom corners. Clean interior and tight binding. Jacket is unclipped with some vertical creasing to spine and scuffs to rear panel. 1st Printing.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. 4to hardback in d/w; Limited 1st edition no. 81 of 500 copies; on title page is a matching printed sticker 'Arthur Ransome & the world etc) '; and signed by the author; excellent condition. A couple of tiny nicks to edge of d/w, that really aren't noticeable. ; Swallows & Amazons; 4to 11" - 13" tall Limited Signed 1st edition; First Printing.

1st edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 335 pages, 1 leaf of plates : illustrations ; 21 cm. Subjects: Sailing ; Juvenile fiction. Pirates ; Juvenile fiction. Amazons (Fictitious characters : Ransome) ; Juvenile fiction. Swallows (Fictitious characters) ; Juvenile fiction. Swallows (Fictitious characters) ; Fiction. Sailing. Children's stories. 1 Kg.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good Condition. Dust Jacket Condition: Good Used Dust Jacket. Later Printing of the First Edition.

1st edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 335 pages, 1 leaf of plates : illustrations ; 21 cm. Subjects: Sailing ; Juvenile fiction. Pirates ; Juvenile fiction. Amazons (Fictitious characters : Ransome) ; Juvenile fiction. Swallows (Fictitious characters) ; Juvenile fiction. Swallows (Fictitious characters) ; Fiction. Sailing. Children's stories. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st UK Edition. [Swallows And Amazons # 10 ]" Missee Lee is set in 1930s China. The Swallows and Amazons are on a round-the-world trip with Captain Flint aboard the schooner Wild Cat. After the Wild Cat sinks, they escape in the boats Swallow and Amazon, but are separated in a storm. Both dinghies eventually end up in the lair of the Three Island pirates?Chang, Woo and Lee?where they are held prisoner by the unusual Missee Lee, the leader of the Three Island pirates " A exceptionally neat, tight, unmarked vintage copy [8th impression] of this classic story.356p.illus [B & W] maps Coloured charts on end papers.

Hardcover. Condition: New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Published In 2003 : 1st. Edition : MDS Publishing : Number 7 In The Series : No D / J : High Glazed Photographic Boards : Overall , A Very Nice Book :

First edition. 8vo. Publisher's pictorial wrappers. Inscribed by the author to John Cowen on the title page. A very good copy indeed. Black and white photographs, illustrations and maps by Roger Wardale throughout.

First edition. Square 8vo. Publisher's photographic wrappers. Inscribed by Wardale to John Cowen on the dedication page, dated May 1996. A very good copy, one crease to upper cover. Black and white photographs throughout.

Card Cover. Condition: VG. 1st. Transcription of an early draft of Ransomes' classic childrens book. 279pp, illustrated. Fine copy in card covers. Limited edition published for subscribers only (c.230 copies). Rare.

8vo., First Edition, with illustrations in the text and endpaper map; green cloth,upper board lettered in blind, gilt back, fore-edge lightly dust-soiled else a very good, bright, clean, copy. Eighth novel in the Swallows and Amazons series. Hammond A32.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First Edition / Twenty-Second Print (first published in 32). Hardback copy in dark green cloth boards with gold gilt lettering to spine, blind stamped lettering to front boards. Price clipped dustjacket in new removable protective clear sleeve. 431pp. B/w frontispiece, b/w illustrations throughout (both full page and within text), colour pictorial map endpapers. Not library copy, no inscriptions, some wear to dustjacket edges. (3/2).

8vo., Twenty-First Impression, with frontispiece, numerous illustrations (22 full-page) and endpaper maps; green cloth, gilt back, top lightly spotted else a very good, bright, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. Bright copy of the sixth book in the 'Swallows and Amazons' series. Hammond A30 (recording the first edition of 1936).

8vo., Tenth Impression, with frontispiece, numerous illustrations (a number full-page) in the text and coloured endpaper maps; green cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. Bright copy of the tenth Swallows and Amazons novel. Hammond A34 (recording the first edition of 1941).

First Edition. Good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-toned dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 9-336 p., 1 leaf of plates : ill. ; 21 cm. Notes; Map on lining papers. Sequel to "Swallows and Amazons." Title blind stamped on front cover; spine title and author's name stamped in gilt. Summary; In the tenth instalment of the Swallows and Amazons series, the young crew come face-to-face with the fiercest pirate of the South China Seas. "'So long, ' called the harbourmaster. 'Don't run into Missee Lee!'" The Swallows, Amazons and Captain Flint are on a round-the-world voyage. It's been plain sailing for a hundred ports and now they are on their way to China. A friendly harbourmaster has given them a warning: to watch out for pirates roaming the waters around the Chinese coast, but they haven't paid much heed. Until the day that Gibber the monkey accidentally sinks the faithful Wild Cat. Separated, captured, miles from home, the Swallows and Amazons are about to meet their fate and the pirate who holds it: the legendary Missee Lee." Subjects; Children's stories. English literature: literary criticism. Juvenile Fiction / General. Genres; Fiction. Illustrated. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Complete set of 12 illustrated first editions, later impressions, 1949-1958: very clean and bright original green cloth bindings with blind stamped titles to the front boards and gilt letters to the spines; all with very clean and bright colour illustrated end papers showing expeditions and voyages, charts and maps; no previous owner's marks throughout; very clean and tight text blocks without spotting or sunning, other than spotting to page edges. Dust jackets condition: Very Good to Near Fine, with some small losses or short closed tears to the spine tips of some titles; no price clipping throughout, other than publisher's increased price sticker to Great Northern? Set of 12 books will need additional postage and insurance, particularly overseas.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Complete set of 12 illustrated volumes, nine with dust jackets, 1931-1962: Swallows and Amazons, 1931, "New illustrated edition": clean original cloth boards with fading to boards and spine; splits to spine edges but intact; two-word previous owner's mark to fep; very clean and tight text block with no spotting or sunning, other than to page edges. No jacket. Swallowdale, 1960, 26th impression: Very Good: clean original cloth binding with blind stamped title letters to front cover and gilt letters to spine; lighter strip to bottom of spine tip and to 2cm area of bottom edge of front cover; very clean end papers and tight text block with a little spotting to some pages. Jacket: Good plus: very clean front cover, with very short closed tears to spine tip edges; not price clipped. Peter Duck, 1932, 4th impression: Very Good: very clean and straight original cloth binding with gilt letters to front cover and to spine; very clean illustrated end papers and tight text block, with no spotting or sunning (no s o s); no jacket. Winter Holiday, "Reprinted December 1933"; clean and bright original cloth binding with letters to the front cover and gilt letters to the spine; neat contemporary gift inscription to fep; very clean illustrated end papers and tight text block with no s or s. Jacket: Good: very clean front cover with to tears to flap edges and small losses to spine tips; Coot Club, "Reprinted November 1934", Very Good: very clean original cloth binding with letters to front cover and gilt letters to spine; very clean illustrated end papers and tight and clean text block, with no s or s; no jacket. Pigeon Post, second impression, November 1936: clean and straight original cloth boards with gilt letters to spine; very clean and tight text block with no s or s. Jacket: Very Good plus: very clean; no tears; not pc. We Didn't Mean to Go to Sea, 22nd impression, 1958, Very Good: very clean original cloth binding with title letters to front cover and gilt letters to spine; very clean and tight end papers and text block with no s or s. Jacket: Very Good: very clean front cover and spine; small closed tears and nicks to some extremities; printed price of 13s 6d to verso. Secret Water, "Reprinted 1962". Very Good: very clean and straight original cloth binding with letters to front cover and gilt letters to spine; very clean and tight end papers and text block with no s or s. Jacket: Very Good: very clean cover with slightly faded spine; price clipped but printed price to verso of 13s 6d. Missee Lee, 10th impression 1955: Very Good: very clean and straight original cloth binding with letters to front cover and gilt to spine; very clean and tight end papers and text block with no s or s. Jacket: Very Good: very clean front cover and spine; small closed tears and nicks to some extremities; price clipped but has J Cape printed price sticker. The Big Six, 13th impression, 1961: Very Good plus: very clean and bright cover and spine; clean and tight text block. Jacket: Very Good plus: very clean front cover with faded spine: no tears; price clipped. The Picts and the Martyrs, 11th impression, 1959: Very Good plus: very clean front cover with gilt letters to spine; very clean and tight end papers and text block with no s or s. Jacket: Very Good: very clean cover with faded spine; not price clipped (13s 6d). Great Northern?, "Type reset 1958": Very Good: clean original cloth binding with letters to front board and gilt letters to spine. Jacket: Good: clean and bright cover and spine; small loss to base of spine not affecting publisher's imprint; closed tears and scuffs to some extremities; not price clipped (13s 6d). Set of 12 books will need additional postage.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Stephen Spurrier (illustrator). 1st Edition. Cape 1930; A very good FIRST Edition FIRST Printing Hardback in good photo-copied DW in protective sleeve; this facsimile DW is a copy of the original DW by Steven Spurrier; plus Illustrated endpapers and maps also drawn by Stephen Spurrier. Bound blue cloth, gilt lettering title front and spine. All pages clean throughout though paper edges browning with age. More photos available on request. Ref: A.

8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece, numerous illustrations (a number full-page) in the text and coloured endpaper maps, tiny signature on blank preliminary; green cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy. Bright copy of the tenth Swallows and Amazons novel. Hammond A34.

First Edition. Good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-toned dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 9-336 p., 1 leaf of plates : ill. ; 21 cm. Notes; Map on lining papers. Sequel to "Swallows and Amazons." Title blind stamped on front cover; spine title and author's name stamped in gilt. Summary; In the tenth instalment of the Swallows and Amazons series, the young crew come face-to-face with the fiercest pirate of the South China Seas. "'So long, ' called the harbourmaster. 'Don't run into Missee Lee!'" The Swallows, Amazons and Captain Flint are on a round-the-world voyage. It's been plain sailing for a hundred ports and now they are on their way to China. A friendly harbourmaster has given them a warning: to watch out for pirates roaming the waters around the Chinese coast, but they haven't paid much heed. Until the day that Gibber the monkey accidentally sinks the faithful Wild Cat. Separated, captured, miles from home, the Swallows and Amazons are about to meet their fate and the pirate who holds it: the legendary Missee Lee." Subjects; Children's stories. English literature: literary criticism. Juvenile Fiction / General. Genres; Fiction. Illustrated. 1 Kg.

8vo., Sixth Impression, with illustrations in the text and endpaper map; green cloth, upper board lettered in blind, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped, faintly browned dustwrapper. Eleventh novel in the Swallows and Amazons series. Hammond A35 (recording the first edition of 1943).

[Children's Adventure] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.336. With 26 illustrations, including a frontispiece, by Ransome, as well as colour-illustrated maps to endpapers. Publisher's green cloth with gilt titles to spine and blind to upper. Toning to edges and some light wear to cloth. Very good. The tenth in the classic 'Swallows and Amazons' boating/outdoor adventure series, set in China.

Hard Cover. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. B/W Frontispiece Scrubbing the Sea Bear. HBDJ, 1948, 1st U.S. Edition , [First Printing] (3 specific points have been used to verify the edition of this book, NF-/GOOD-, AS-IS, LARGE Chip Front DJ Top Edge but Titles Intact. Octavo (8 1/4 inches by 5 3/4 inches) 351 printed pages in publisher's original grey cloth Cvr with green lettering and decoration on the spine and upper board, bk CVR of Green sailboat with Title in Green above , in white dust jacket with part speckled green sections between the usual montage of illustrations from the book in black. Chip DJ continues at Top Spine DJ & Back Cover top edge Chip out affecting some of Blurb at top , DJ small chips wear Tears Edges & Extremities, Back DJ fox Lists thru This Title. Interior nice tight clean light wear FOX.