Ransome, Arthur.

Great Northern? New York: Macmillan, 1948, first American edition, presentation copy inscribed by the author on half-title, original cloth, illustrated endpapers, binding slightly soiled and worn, head and foot of spine frayed; 'Racundra's' First Cruise. Cape, 1948, reprint, presentation copy inscribed by the author on front free endpaper, photographic illustrations, original cloth, soiled dust-jacket frayed and torn with loss; The Cruise of the Teddy. Hart-Davis, 1950, reprint, loosely inserted typed note ("With best wishes from Evgenia and Arthur Ransome and with laments that they cannot be there" on Lowick Hall embossed headed stationary), photographic illustrations, original cloth, illustrated endpapers, dust-jacket, soiled dust-jacket frayed and torn with some loss; all 8vo, some spotting and browning (3)

Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate.
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