Swallows & amazons / by Arthur Ransome ; illustrated by the author with help from Miss Nancy Blackett.
Material type:
TextPublisher: New York : The Overlook Press, 2013Description: 374 p. : ill., maps ; 20 cmISBN: - 1468306618 (hc.)
- 9781468306613 (hc.)
- Swallows and amazons
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's Fiction | Ransome Arthur | Available | 33111007453257 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Upon arriving, the friends are besieged by Amazon pirates, Nancy and Peggy, who claim ownership of the land. Luckily, the Swallows and Amazons soon call a truce and set off together on wild escapades, camping under open skies, swimming, fishing, and exploring.This deluxe hardcover edition of Arthur Ransome's charming tale will find a treasured spot in many home libraries as well as transport children to a real-life Neverland, a fantastical place where they can roam freely without an adult in sight.
"First published by Jonathan Cape in 1930, new illustrated edition 1931" -- t.p. verso