Pigeon Post

Ransome, Arthur (Michel)

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Lingua: inglese

Editore: Jonathan Cape Ltd, London, 1983

0224021249 / 9780224021241

Serie: Libro 6 di 12 - Swallows and Amazons

Da: The Print Room, Cockernhoe nr Luton, Regno UnitoThe Print Room

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First published in 1936, this is a first revised edition of 1983. Some slight edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, some scratches to spine, spine slightly faded, corners very slightly rubbed and bruised, price clipped, gift inscription to verso ffep, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg+ copy for its age. 382pp, illustrated, map endpapers. Can you imagine finding gold? That’s just what the Swallows and Amazons and Dick and Dorothea decide to hunt for in the hills high above the lake. But it’s a hot and dry summer and water is in scarce supply. Worse still for the troubled campers, they have competition, Squashy Hat. Anybody can see he is a prospector. And talk about squashy hats! The children have never seen squashier. Just who is he and what sort of traps is he laying? Using pigeons to carry messages, braving dangerous mines and fires, the Swallows, Amazons and D's Mining Company must stake their claim before their dreaded rival. Arthur Ransome (1884-1967), spent time in Russia during World War I as a journalist for a radical British newspaper, the Daily News, and also wrote about the literary life of London and about Russia before during and after the revolutions of 1917. His connection with the leaders of the Revolution led to him providing information to the Secret Intelligence Service, while he was also suspected of being a Soviet spy by MI5. He settled with his Russian wife near Coniston in the Lake District, where he wrote his most famous 'Swallows and Amazons' books. Quite a scarce book, even in this later impression. …

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Titolo
Pigeon Post
Autore
Ransome, Arthur (Michel)
Editore
Jonathan Cape Ltd, London
Anno di pubblicazione
1983
Condizione
Very Good
Sovraccoperta
Very Good
Rilegatura
Hardcover
Lingua
inglese
ISBN 10
0224021249
ISBN 13
9780224021241
Disegnatore
Jacket and illustrations by the author
Edizione
Revised Edition
Dimensioni
8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Serie
Libro 6 di 12: Swallows and Amazons

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