Arthur Ransome — Peter Duck

London, Jonathan Cape, 1947. Cloth. A bright copy of Arthur Ransome's book in the popular 'Swallows and Amazons' series, enclosed with its scarce dust wrapper. Twentieth impression of this work. Children's novel in Arthur Ransome's immensely popular Swallows and Amazons series set in the Lake District. This novel sees the sail to Crab Island with Captain Flint and Peter Duck in search of a buried treasure. Considered to be one of the metafictional books in the series. Complete with uncommon dust wrapper with publisher's clippings, price to front fly leaf present. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally lovely. Dust wrapper with minor shelf wear minor chipping with minimal loss to head and tail of spine, sunned to spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Fine/Very Good.