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LEARN TO READ WITH DICK AND JANE. (CONTAINING: JUMP AND RUN / AWAY WE GO / GO, GO, GO / SOMETHING FUNNY / WE LOOK / WE PLAY.)
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- Used - Near Fine
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- No Jacket - (as issued)
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- First Printing.
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- 2018
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- Hardcover
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- 9781101951040
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Oakville, Ontario, CAN
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New York: Penguin Young Readers, 2018. 188 pp, 9 1/4" H, glazed pictorial boards. Charmingly illustrated throughout in colour. Presents six "Dick and Jane" books in one hard cover volume - "Jump and Run"; "Away We Go"; "Go, Go, Go"; "Something Funny"; "We Look" and "We Play", as well as two pages of colour stickers and a small, single… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE LEGEND OF THE CHRISTMAS COOKIES: SHARING THE TRUE MEANING OF CHRISTMAS.
by Mackall, Dandi Daley.
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- Used - Very Good+
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- Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 2015
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- Hardcover
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- 9780310747673
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Oakville, Ontario, CAN
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CA$20.72
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Grand Rapids, Michigan : Zonderkidz, 2015. Unpaginated, oblong (9 1/4" H x 11" D). Charming colour illustrations throughout. Two cookie recipes on rear flap of dust jacket. Set in the Depression era, "this sweet holiday book offers inspiration for readers to become cheerful givers themselves and shares the true tale of Jesus' birth." "As Jack stepped inside, the… Read more about this item Item Price
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POOKIE BELIEVES IN SANTA CLAUS.
by Wallace, Ivy L.
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- Used - Very Good-
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- Fair
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- Third Printing
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- 1955
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- Hardcover
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Oakville, Ontario, CAN
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CA$41.44
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Great Britain: Collins, 1955. Unpaginated, 10 1/4" H. Charming colour and b&w illustrations throughout. "Christmas was approaching and all the Woodland Folk were busy with their preparations. Every creature in the whole wood seemed happy and excited - except one - and that one was Pookie, the little white rabbit with wings. In Pookie's little rabbit mind there was… Read more about this item Item Price
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WHAT MADE HO HO GROW?
by Hussey, Betty A.
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- Used - Good
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- Good
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- First Edition
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- 1963
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- Hardcover
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Oakville, Ontario, CAN
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CA$27.63
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New York: Vantage, 1963. [49] pp, 9 1/4" H, bright blue boards with silver lettering on spine. Monochrome illustrations. A fable in rhyme. "Ho Ho is a happy sort. Fat and smiling, he is made of rubber, and so is able to soar, roll, bounce, or float flat on his back in a streamlet and let ducklets ride on him… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE CHILDREN AND THE PICTURES.
by Tennant, Pamela, Lady.
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- Used - Good+
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- No Jacket
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- First Edition
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- 1907
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- Hardcover
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Oakville, Ontario, CAN
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CA$48.35
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London: William Heinemann, 1907. 233 pp, 8 1/4" H, red cloth with black lettering on spine, gilt lettering & black decoration on front board, blindstamped illustration on rear board. Monochrome drawing on title page by Arthur Rackham plus 21 plates comprising 16 tissue-covered colour plates (including frontispiece) and five b&w plates by Hoppner, Romney, Reynolds, Hogarth, Morland, Cotman, Gainsborough, Turner,… Read more about this item Item Price
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EVERY BOY'S BOOK OF STORIES.
by Jackson, Charles T.; Burrage, A. Harcourt; Grey, Wallace; Rutley, C. Bernard; Thomas, Reg. G.; et al.
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- Used - Good
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- No Jacket
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- Hardcover
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Oakville, Ontario, CAN
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London: Thomas Nelson 159 pp, 10 1/4" H, cream cloth spine with b&w lettering/decoration, paper-covered boards, front board with illustration of two boys sharing a picnic with spaniel lying in front of them. No date, but Christmas gift message on front free endpaper is dated 1941. 6 colour plates (including frontispiece) - one each by Frank Hart (sledding), Studdy (motorcycle/motorcyclist),… Read more about this item Item Price
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MORE STORIES OF GRIT.
by Wallace, Archer, Inscribed.
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- Used - Very Good-
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- Fair
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- First Edition
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- 1930
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- Hardcover
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Oakville, Ontario, CAN
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Toronto: Musson, 1930. 140 pp, 7 5/8" H, red cloth with black lettering/banding on spine. Inscribed on front free endpaper: "To / Maggie ? / With Cordial Good Wishes / From / Archer Wallace / Christmas 1930." "Here are fifteeen stories of men who as boys were handicapped or baffled, who had seemingly lost, but who by pluck came… Read more about this item Item Price
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A CHILD'S GARDEN OF VERSES.
by Stevenson, Robert Louis.
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- Used - Good
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- No Jacket
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- First Thus
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- 1947
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- Hardcover
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Oakville, Ontario, CAN
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New York: Oxford University Press, 1947. 118 pp, 8 1/2" H, green cloth with gilt lettering on spine, decorated paper title label on front board - now protected in removable stiff plastic sleeve. Pictorial endpapers, delightful colour and b&w illustrations by Tasha Tudor throughout. A collection of verse for children including: Pirate Story; Auntie's Skirts; The Land of Nod; The… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE PRINCESS ELIZABETH GIFT BOOK. IN AID OF THE PRINCESS ELIZABETH OF YORK HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN.
by Barrie, J.M.; Kipling, Rudyard; Young, Francis Brett; Chesterton, G.K.; Uncle Dick (B.J. Lamb); Blackwood, Algernon; Struther, Jan; Tourtel, Mary; Bagnold, Enid; Davies, W.H; Hilton, James; Mackenzie, Compton; Asquith, Herbert; de la Mare, Walter; et al.
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- Used - Very Good
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- Fair
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- First Edition
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- 1935
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- Hardcover
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Oakville, Ontario, CAN
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CA$82.89
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London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1935. 224 pp, 10" H. No date, but c1935. Cream cloth with blue lettering/decoration, silver crown and E on spine and front board. Endpaper and title page decorations by Rex Whistler. B&w double page spread of some of the authors/artists as children, colour plates including 2 double spreads of Mickey Mouse and gang, frontispiece… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE ARMOURER'S HOUSE. OXFORD CHILDREN'S LIBRARY NO. 27.
by Sutcliff, Rosemary.
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- Used - Very Good-
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- Very Good
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- 1962
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- Hardcover
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London: Oxford University Press, 1962. 235 pp, 7 7/8" H. B&w illustrations. "In the far-away days of Henry VIII there lived a little girl called Tamsyn. She was like any other little girl except that she had one unusual passion: she loved ships. This is the story of how she leaves her Devon home by the sea and goes… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE QUEEN ELIZABETH STORY. OXFORD CHILDREN'S LIBRARY NO. 4.
by Sutcliff, Rosemary.
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- Used - Very Good-
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- Good
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- 1958
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- Hardcover
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London: Oxford University Press, 1958. 208 pp, 7 7/8" H. B&w drawings. "The Rector of Broomhill, in Devon, had one small daughter, Perdita; and Perdita's dearest wish was to see the great Queen Elizabeth I one day. This is the story of how her wish came true. Against the background of a quiet village and the changing seasons, country… Read more about this item Item Price
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SIMON. OXFORD CHILDREN'S LIBRARY NO. 20.
by Sutcliff, Rosemary.
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
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- Reprint.
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- 1971
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- Hardcover
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- 9780192770202
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London: Oxford University Press, 1971. 257 pp, 7 7/8" H. B&w illustrations. "It had never seemed of much importance during their boyhood that Simon Carey was for Parliament and his friend Amias Hannaford a Royalist. But when the Civil War between the two parties broke out, and two years later they were old enough to take part in it,… Read more about this item Item Price
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BRITE AND FAIR: A SEQUEL TO THE REAL DIARY OF A REAL BOY.
by Shute, Henry A.
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good-
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- First Thus
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- 1968
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- Hardcover
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Oakville, Ontario, CAN
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Peterborough, New Hampshire: Noone House, 1968. 286 pp, 7 5/8" H. Pictorial endpapers, b&w illustrations by Tasha Tudor. "(A) book about Plupy, Beany and Pewt - 'the Terible 3' - growing up in Exeter, New Hampshire (over) a century ago - a good time and place to be young in. It is also about some disgruntled citizens whose cats… Read more about this item Item Price
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GREAT NORTHERN? (SWALLOWS AND AMAZONS SERIES.)
by Ransome, Arthur.
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good-
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- Reprint - "Canadian Edition"
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- 1966
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- Hardcover
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Oakville, Ontario, CAN
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CA$69.08
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London / Toronto: Jonathan Cape / Clarke Irwin, 1966. 351 pp, 8" H. Map endpapers, b&w illustrations. The twelfth (and final) volume in the "Swallows and Amazons" series. The book is a standard Jonathan Cape printing (green boards with gilt lettering/emblem on spine, blindstamped title on front board), in the Clarke Irwin series dust jacket produced for the Canadian… Read more about this item Item Price
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WE DIDN'T MEAN TO GO TO SEA. (SWALLOWS AND AMAZONS SERIES.)
by Ransome, Arthur.
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good-
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- 24th Impression. "Canadian Edition"
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- 1965
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- Hardcover
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Oakville, Ontario, CAN
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CA$69.08
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London / Toronto: Jonathan Cape / Clarke Irwin, 1965. 351 pp, 8" H. Map endpapers, b&w illustrations. The seventh volume in the "Swallows and Amazons" series. The book is a standard Jonathan Cape printing (green boards with gilt lettering/emblem on spine, blindstamped title on front board), in the Clarke Irwin series dust jacket produced for the Canadian market. The… Read more about this item Item Price
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FIRST DELIGHTS: A BOOK ABOUT THE FIVE SENSES.
by Tudor, Tasha.
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good-
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- First Edition
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- 1966
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- Hardcover
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Oakville, Ontario, CAN
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New York: Platt & Munk, 1966. Unpaginated, 9 1/2" H. "Sally smells spring in daffodils and damp earth, tastes summer in wild strawberries warm in the sun, hears autumn in the call of wild geese, sees winter in new-fallen snow. With every changing season, she discovers new wonders of the world through her five senses. Tasha Tudor presents Sally's… Read more about this item Item Price
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MISSEE LEE. (SWALLOWS AND AMAZONS SERIES.)
by Ransome, Arthur.
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good-
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- 13th Impression. "Canadian Edition"
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- 1964
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- Hardcover
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Oakville, Ontario, CAN
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London / Toronto: Jonathan Cape / Clarke Irwin, 1964. 336 pp, 8" H. Map endpapers, b&w illustrations. The tenth volume in the "Swallows and Amazons" series. The book is a standard Jonathan Cape printing (green boards with gilt lettering/emblem on spine, blindstamped title on front board), in the Clarke Irwin series dust jacket produced for the Canadian market. The… Read more about this item Item Price
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PIGEON POST (SWALLOWS AND AMAZONS SERIES.)
by Ransome, Arthur.
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good-
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- 22nd Impression. "Canadian Edition"
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- 1965
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- Hardcover
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Oakville, Ontario, CAN
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London / Toronto: Jonathan Cape / Clarke Irwin, 1965. 384 pp, 8" H. Map endpapers, b&w illustrations. The sixth volume in the "Swallows and Amazons" series. The book is a standard Jonathan Cape printing (green boards with gilt lettering/emblem on spine, blindstamped title on front board), in the Clarke Irwin series dust jacket produced for the Canadian market. The… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE BIG SIX. (SWALLOWS AND AMAZONS SERIES.)
by Ransome, Arthur.
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good-
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- 14th Impression. "Canadian Edition"
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- 1965
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- Hardcover
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London / Toronto: Jonathan Cape / Clarke Irwin, 1965. 399 pp, 8" H. Map endpapers, b&w illustrations. The ninth volume in the "Swallows and Amazons" series. The book is a standard Jonathan Cape printing (green boards with gilt lettering/emblem on spine, blindstamped title on front board), in the Clarke Irwin series dust jacket produced for the Canadian market. The… Read more about this item Item Price
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SECRET WATER. (SWALLOWS AND AMAZONS SERIES.)
by Ransome, Arthur.
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good-
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- 19th Impression. "Canadian Edition"
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- 1968
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- Hardcover
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- 9780224606387
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Oakville, Ontario, CAN
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London / Toronto: Jonathan Cape / Clarke Irwin, 1968. 380 pp, 8" H. Map endpapers, b&w illustrations. The eighth volume in the "Swallows and Amazons" series. The book is a standard Jonathan Cape printing (green boards with gilt lettering/emblem on spine, blindstamped title on front board), in the Clarke Irwin series dust jacket produced for the Canadian market. The… Read more about this item Item Price
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