My Friend the Swallow

Duncan, Jane

Published by Macmillan, London, 1970

About this Item

The Caribbean is the setting for these 255 pages. A p/o note on the ffep says ` read after My Friends the Macleans'. Read more about : Miranda Beaumont, Silver Beach, Big Sammy, Crop, Hurricane Point, half-cock, Paradise engineers, Sashie, five guineas, lemonade barrow, and Bachelor's Bungalow. Also: Percy and Twice. Clorinda and Minna. Fly and Betsy. UNillustrated. Cond : Boards are red with gilt lettering at spine. White end-papers. D.J. is green and colourful. It shows a guitar player and shows ships loading in the harbour. Volume is tight, bright, clean and square. Name (small) of p/o on ffep. D.J. has two tears, biggest at spine tail. Almost collectible ! ! Quote (p. 104) : " The more I saw of Percy, the more akin to her I felt, liking, as we did, the same people, moved, as we were, by the same events and I wished to bring her closer to me, to know more of her and feel her more securely ._._._. ." Size: Octavo. Seller Inventory # 013012

Bibliographic Details

Title: My Friend the Swallow

Publisher: Macmillan, London

Publication Date: 1970

Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: Virginia Smith (cover)

Condition: Very Good +

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +

Edition: First Edition.