Ransome, Arthur
Peter Duck
Jonathan Cape, 1932, 4th impression. Cloth, dj, G+/G+. 432pp, b/w frontis, 20 b/w illustrations, vignettes, endpaper maps, cloth generally rubbed & bumped, spine a little faded, dustjacket spine rather faded, several chips with loss to the dustjacket edges, an attractive copy in a fair jacket which has been supplied from a later copy - the list of titles in the S&A series runs down to Picts & Martyrs which was published in 1943. Hardback with dustjacket.
¶ The third Swallows & Amazons adventure to be published, but one which contains events invented by the children. The invent a story which sees them sailing with Peter Duck to the Caribbean to search for his lost treasure.
Eastleach Books
Professional sellerBook number: 32360
GBP 45.00 [Appr.: EURO 53 US$ 57.33 | JP¥ 8987]
Keywords: childrens, fiction, treasure, sailing, north sea