Author: Ransome, Arthur
Title: Swallows and Amazons: complete set [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, Great Northern] 7 1sts , 10 jackets.
Description: Jonathan Cape, 1975. Reprint. Hardcover. Complete set of 12 hardback books, including 7 first printings, 10 with dustjackets. The non-first printings are Swallows & Amazons (1975 ex library), Swallowdale (1941/11th impression), Peter Duck (1950/22nd impression), We didn't mean to go to sea (1946 15th impression) and The Big Six (1948/9th impression). All the others are true firsts. Most have some foxing. Swallows & Amazons: reading copy, an ex library hardback, front endpaper excised, mark on rear endpaper but no other library marks, in an unclipped dustjacket which is chipped at the edges. Swallowdale: no inscriptions, dustjacket rubbed and worn with internal tape repairs at spine and foldovers. Peter Duck: no inscriptions, dustjacket tanned at spine. Winter holiday: no dustjacket, green boards worn at edges, splits at spine, spine pulled, 2 bookplates. Coot Club: no inscriptions, dustjacket chipped at foldovers and spine with an internal repair to top of spine. Pigeon post: no inscriptions, dustjacket chipped at foldovers and spine with an internal repair to top of spine, marks on back cover, relevant bookmark laid in. We didn't mean to go to sea: no dustjacket, green boards rubbed at edges, no inscriptions, front foldover from dustjacket laid in. Secret water: gift inscription on half title page, dustjacket has minor loss at foldovers and spine ends and short splits in both. Big Six: name and date on second front endpaper, dustjacket sunned at spine, old tape marks on back cover. Missie Lee: no inscriptions, dustjacket is from a 1955 reprint, spine faded and marks on both covers. The Picts: spine cocked, no inscriptions, dustjacket has a previous owners label on base of front foldover, spine ends chipped and is a typical World War 2 jacket reused from another book. Great Northern: name and date plus label marks on half title page, dustjacket spine marked/tanned. More information/photos available on request. Heavy set, so additional postage may be requested. Poor in Good dust jacket.

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