Racundra's First Cruise
2003.
Fernhurst Books
, West Sussex
Original maps,original text and several relevant black and white photos from the 1923 edition (only 1500 copies printed) add to the charm of this beautiful edition. The book has been reprinted many times in various editions and formats over the years but never in this, its original form describing sailing in the Baltic in the aftermath of WWI and was crucial to Ransome's extensive writing career.
$40.00
Specifications
| Author | Ransome, Arthur |
| Illustrator | compiled by Brian Hammett |
| Publisher | Fernhurst Books |
| Place Published | West Sussex |
| Year Published | 2003 |
| Date of First Edition or Edition Notes |
1923 |
| Size | 8vo - Octavo, 152mm x 229mm |
| Chapters | X |
| Pages | 256pp |
Condition Report
| Cover | Hardcover in burgundy cloth with gilt titling original spine and pink pictorial dust wrapper both in pristine, as-new condition, now protected by clear archival covering. |
| Overall | Beautiful pictorial endpapers are a highlight with glossy high quality paper stock that is in a perfect state thereby rendering the book condition as being "fine". |