Swallows & Amazons. RANSOME (Arthur).

Frontispiece map drawn by Steven Spurrier [mis-spelt Stephen on the title-page].

First Edition. 8vo. [201 x 135 x 30 mm]. 349, [1] pp. Newly bound by Bayntun-Riviere in light brown morocco, the covers with a gilt fillet border extending across the smooth spine with the points of the compass, across the centre a series of gilt gouges and blue, black and yellow fillets, following the pattern of the endleaves, with the "Swallows and Amazons For Ever" block and date on the front, the spine lettered in gilt, the edges of the boards tooled with a gilt fillet, the turn-ins with a gilt roll, multicoloured chiyogami endleaves, double-page coloured map endleaves bound in, gilt edges.

London: Jonathan Cape. New York: Jonathan Cape & Harrison Smith, 1930

[With] Swallows & Amazons.

Frontispiece, 27 plates and vignette tail-pieces by Clifford Webb and a map by Steven Spurrier.

First Illustrated Edition. 8vo. [201 x 135 x 36 mm]. 349, [1] pp. Newly bound by Bayntun-Riviere in light blue morocco to match above but with a different pattern of gilt, black and red gouges and fillets, following the pattern of the chiyogami endleaves, double-page coloured map endleaves bound in.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1931

[And] Swallows & Amazons.

Frontispiece, 23 full-page illustrations and vignette tail-pieces by Arthur Ransome, with help from Miss Nancy Blackett and a map by Steven Spurrier.

First Ransome Illustrated Edition. 8vo. [201 x 135 x 33 mm]. 375pp. Newly bound by Bayntun-Riviere in light green morocco to match the above but with a different pattern of gilt, green and blue gouges, following the pattern of the chiyogami endleaves, double-page coloured map endleaves bound in.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1938

With contemporary ink signature on recto of the frontispiece.

The three volumes are housed together in a slipcase lined with felt and covered in lichen cloth with a black morocco opening and black ribbon.

Stock no. 4139