The dust wrapper is sound with some shelf wear and edge wear, and chipping to the head and tail of the spine, resulting in a minor loss to the head of the spine. Externally excellent with only minor shelf wear and some minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. In the original publisher's cloth binding. In a later state uncommon unclipped dust wrapper, with titles of later works printed to the rear wrap. Some influence was drawn from memories of the Great Frost of 1895 and Fridtjof Nansen's books about his expeditions through Greenland in 1888 and his Arctic expedition by sledge from 1893 to 1896 in the Fram.Illustrated throughout with numerous charming plates in text. This volume comprises the introduction of Dick and Dorothea Callum, and is set in the winter, unlike the other volumes. An excellent first impression of Arthur Ransome's fourth volume in the famous series of children's novels, 'Swallows and Amazons.' An excellent copy of the first impression of Arthur Ransome's fourth volume in the popular children's series Swallows and Amazons set in the Lake District. Arthur Ransome Nancy Blackett (illustrator). The dust wrapper is sound with some shelf wear and edge wear, and chipping to the head and tail of the spine. Illustrated throughout with numerous charming plates in text.

Endpapers comprising map of ?North Polar Expedition.? Building in frontis has been hand-coloured. Bound in green cloth with impressed title to front, and gilt titles to spine. A good first edition of Arthur Ransome's fourth volume in the famous series of children's novels, 'Swallows and Amazons.' An excellent copy of the first impression of Arthur Ransome's fourth volume in the popular children's series Swallows and Amazons set in the Lake District.

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