Secret Water
by Ransome, Arthur
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG+/Fine/VG+
- Seller
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Lydbury North, Shropshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Synopsis
Secret Water is the eighth book in Arthur Ransome's Swallows and Amazons series of children's books. It was published in 1939. This book is set in and around Hamford Water in Essex, close to the resort town of Walton-on-the-Naze. It brings the Swallows and the Amazons together and introduces a new group of characters, the Eels and the Mastodon. Ransome used to sail to Hamford Water, an area of tidal salt marshes and low-lying islands, in his yacht Nancy Blackett.
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Details
- Bookseller
- David Schutte (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003733
- Title
- Secret Water
- Author
- Ransome, Arthur
- Illustrator
- Arthur Ransome
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG+/Fine
- Jacket Condition
- VG+
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1939
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children;
Terms of Sale
David Schutte
I am a specialist children\'s bookseller with over 30 years in the trade. NOTE THAT \'1st\' MEANS U.K. FIRST EDITION UNLESS STATED OTHERWISE. Cash with order, please, cheques UK Sterling only, once availability of book(s) has been confirmed. I can also take Visa and Mastercard. I will need: (1)Name of issuing bank and type of card; (2)Card No. and expiry date; (3)Exact name as it appears on the card. (4)Security code from signature strip. (5)Confirmation that the card address and delivery address are the same. Books will be reserved for 14 days only pending payment. Postage and insurance are extra at cost. A choice of surface or airmail will be quoted, but high value orders must be sent airmail for insurance purposes. Books may be returned immediately on receipt if they are found not to have been described accurately.
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David Schutte
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