The Big Six
by Ransome, Arthur
The Big Six is the ninth book of Arthur Ransome's Swallows and Amazons series of children's books, published in 1940. The book returns Dick and Dorothea Callum, known as the Ds, to the Norfolk Broads where they renew their friendship with the members of the Coot Club. This book is more of a detective story as the Ds and Coot Club try to unravel a mystery that threatens the Death and Glories freedom to sail the river.
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The Big Six
by Ransome, Arthur
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- First Edition
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- 1940
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Herefordshire, GBR
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€43.81
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London, United Kingdom: Jonathan Cape, 1940. Bound in the publishers fine weave green cloth with gilt title lettering to spine. The 399 pages remain in clean, presentable condition. A neat ownership inscription to the half title page otherwise no inscriptions. Gilt title lettering to spine is sharp and legible. Title has been blind stamped to front cover as published. Double… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Big Six
by Arthur Ransome
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- 1940
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New York, New York, USA
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€567.12
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RANSOME, Arthur. The Big Six. London: Jonathan Cape [1940]. 12mo, 400pp. Green cloth stamped in gilt on spine and blind-stamped on front. Two-color map endpapers; b&w illustrations throughout. Spine ends and corners slightly rubbed, light foxing on fore-edge of sheets – but not extending internally, endpapers minutely foxed, in original color pictorial dust jacket (light edgewear, some soiling, spine lightly… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Big Six
by Ransome, Arthur
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- 1940
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Wakefield, West Yorkshire, GBR
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€9.46
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London: Jonathan Cape, 1940. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A good copy of the first edition. Bound in original green cloth Map endpapers, some browning to paper edges but internally sound and clean. The second impression of this classic story set on the Norfolk Broads. Previous owner's name neatly to first blank… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Big Six [signed]
by Ransome, Arthur
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- Very Good
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- Ninth Impression
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- 1940
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- Cloth
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London, Greater London, GBR
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€591.20
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London: Jonathan Cape 1948. 8vo. Presentation copy, signed by the author. 400 pp. Green cloth with gilt-lettered spine in colour illustrated jacket, price clipped; endpaper maps. Jacket slightly chipped at edges with stains to rear panel and spine. Light rubbing to board edges and joints. Internally clean. Owner's sticker to front pastedown. A presentation on the prelim to a niece… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Big Six
by Ransome, Arthur
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- First Edition
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- 1940
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Lydbury North, Shropshire, GBR
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€348.81
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London: Jonathan Cape, 1940 Book. Illus. by Arthur Ransome. VG+/Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. a near-Fine lovely clean, tight, bright copy in a near-Fine unclipped first-ssue d/w (i.e. only 2 lines of blurb beginning "Before reading." at top of back panel), tiny corner rubs, no loss, lovely. Item Price
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The Big Six
by Ransome, Arthur
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- (1949)
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Dunedin, New Zealand, NZL
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€47.26
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Sydney: Australasian Publishing Company in association with Jonathan Cape. Very Good in Good dust jacket. (1949). Hardcover. Previous owner's name on front endpaper. Rear flap of dust-jacket trimmed. Dust-jacket trimmed along long edges, and now about 3mm shorter than the book. Dust-jacket spine very faded. Dust-jacket protected in archival mylar cover.; First Australian edition. 399, [1] pages.… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Big Six
by Ransome, Arthur
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- 1st Edition (Australia)
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- 1949
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- Hardback
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- 9780224606394
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Clarence Gardens, South Australia, AUS
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€27.80
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Sydney and London: Cape. 1949. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition in Good Dustjacket - now protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. The dustjacket has been reinforced with brown paper stuck to interior, DJ spine is age -toned and the DJ is a little rubbed. Book is a little rubbed at… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Big Six
by RANSOME, Arthur (1884-1967)
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Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, GBR
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€53.21
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London: Jonathan Cape, 1940. [Children's adventure] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.399 [1]. With 23 full-page illustrated plates, including a frontispiece, as well as occasional in-text illustrations. Colour-illustrated map of the Norfolk Broads to endpapers. Publisher's green cloth with gilt titles to spine and blind to upper. Light wear to cloth with some marks and a little toning.… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Big Six. [With Illustrations by the Author].
by RANSOME Arthur
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- [1940]
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Thakeham, West Sussex, GBR
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€383.10
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Jonathan Cape,, [1940]. 8vo., First Edition, with a frontispiece, 22 full-page illustrations (including a map) and numerous smaller illustrations (all by the author) in the text, and endpaper maps in blue and black; green cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter mildly rubbed at joints and fold-ins, and with a short area… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Big Six
by Ransome, Arthur
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- Used - Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
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- First Edition
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- 1940
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- Hardcover
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Northridge, California, USA
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€47.25
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Jonathan Cape. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1940. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition green cloth. Unclipped jacket shows light general wear and some toning. Gift inscription to front end paper. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . Item Price
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The Big Six
by Ransome, Arthur
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- Used - Very good, (1st edition 1940), with clipped d/j (bright and clean but small tears), green boards clean, with bright titling blin
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- 13th imp
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- 1961
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- Hardback
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Maidenhead, Berkshire, GBR
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€17.74
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London: Jonathan Cape, 1961. 13th imp. hardback. Very good, (1st edition 1940), with clipped d/j (bright and clean but small tears), green boards clean, with bright titling blindpressed on cover and gilt on spine; pages unmarked and tight, foxing on edges.. 8vo: crown (200 x 140 / 8"" x 5_""). Swallows & Amazons Book 9. It's great detective… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Big Six (Swallows and Amazons)
by Ransome, Arthur
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- Used - Good+/Vg-
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- Fair
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- 1st Edition
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- 1940
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- Hardcover
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Forrestfield, Western Australia, AUS
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€40.16
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England: Jonathan Cape, 1940. Book. Illus. by Arthur Ransome. Good+/Vg-. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Jacket is very worn with holes to the flap edges, 2 cm chunk missing from heel of spine. Now in a new protective sleeve. Paper tape reinforcement to the blind side of the jacket. Book has a mild forward lean. Item Price
€40.16
The Big Six [Swallows and Amazons series]
by Arthur Ransome
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- 1941
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- Hardcover
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St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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€307.19
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New York: The Macmillan Company, 1941. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo (8vo). ix. 353pp. Bound in publisher's cloth boards. VERY GOOD in Very Good dust jacket protected in a removable archival cover. The book itself shows the boards ever so lightly handled, a small scuff of the bottom edge, former owner name neatly on the paste-down, otherwise the… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Big Six
by Ransome, Arthur
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- Used - Good, 1st edition (3rd imp - orig in 1940), green boards with staining and fading, blind-pressed titling on front, gilt spine ti
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- 1st (3rd imp)
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- 1942
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- Hardback
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Maidenhead, Berkshire, GBR
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€21.28
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London: Jonathan Cape, 1942. 1st (3rd imp). hardback. Good, 1st edition (3rd imp - orig in 1940), green boards with staining and fading, blind-pressed titling on front, gilt spine titling bright, pages unmarked and reasonably tight, guttering loose. Wartime papers.. 8vo: crown (200 x 140 / 8"" x 5_""). Swallows & Amazons Book 9. It's great detective work… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Big Six
by Arthur Ransome
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- Used - Good
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- 1956
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- Hardcover
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, GBR
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€6.14
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Jonathan Cape, 1956. Hardcover. Good. 1956. 12th impression. 399 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Contains black and white illustrations. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking.… Read more about this item Item Price
€6.14
The Big Six
by Arthur Ransome
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- Used - Good
- Published
- 1948
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- Hardcover
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, GBR
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€8.21
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Jonathan Cape, 1948. Hardcover. Good. 1948. Ninth Impression. 399 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Contains black and white illustrations throughout. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing… Read more about this item Item Price
€8.21
The Big Six
by Arthur Ransome
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- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1999
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- Hbk.
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- 9780224606394
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Newark on Trent, Nottinghamshire, GBR
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€14.78
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Jonathan Cape; 1999. With unclipped dust cover. Dust cover is complete and in lovely condition with sunning to spine. Binding tight and text clean. Excellent copy. Item Price
€14.78
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The Big Six
by Arthur Ransome
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- Used - very good
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- First American edition
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- 1941
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- Hardcover
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St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
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€28.36
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New York: Macmillan Co., 1941. First American edition. Hardcover. very good. Octavo.( 8 1/4 x 6") Tan cloth. 353pp. Pictorial endpapers. Black and white illustrationsby the author. Lacking dust jacket. Item Price
€28.36
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The Big Six
by Ransome, Arthur
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- Used - VG+
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- VG+/Fine
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- 3rd Printing
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- 1942
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- Hardcover
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Lydbury North, Shropshire, GBR
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€35.47
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London: Jonathan Cape, 1942 Book. Illus. by Arthur Ransome. VG+. Hardcover. 3rd Printing. cloth mottled, corner cut from the first blank leaf (not the decorated endpaper), otherwise VG+ tight, clean book in a near-Fine d/w, clipped and re-priced by the publisher, minor rubs, a lovely early copy. Item Price
€35.47
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The Big Six
by Arthur Ransome
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- Used - Very Good Indeed
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- Good
- Edition
- First edition
- Published
- 1940
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- Cloth
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BATH, Somerset, GBR
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€289.69
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London: Jonathan Cape, 1940. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Good. 8" by 5.5". Arthur Ransome. A very smart first edition of the ninth book in the Swallows and Amazons series by Arthur Ransome. First edition. The ninth book in the Swallows and Amazons series. Illustrated with a frontispiece, twenty-two… Read more about this item Item Price
€289.69