Details of Books by Arthur Ransome


© 1998/4/21, 2006/10/22 TAKAHASHI Makoto
SUZUKI Asako
List of books by Arthur Ransome issued in Japan. No Books published privately are included.
Expression of date is in Japanese style (yy/mm/dd). According to original expression, in older editions/impressions Japanese Reckoning is used. In this page it is expressed as follows.
s47(72)/11/25
“s” is abbreviation of shôwa. It means that 47 year of shôwa equals to 1972 A.D.

1. The Chinese Puzzle, 1927

1.1 Shina no Nazo
Qingdao(or Tsingtao China): Jijishimpô Tsûshimbu. 1928. 266p. 20cm.

2. Swallows and Amazons, 1930

2.1 Tsubame gô to Amazon gô
[Swallow and Amazon. is used to express name of ships or vehicles. So Japanese title does not mean ‘crews of Swallow and crews of Amazon’.]
(1)Iwanami shônen bunko[It means Iwanami boy’s books.] #171, #172.
Tôkyô: Iwanami Shoten, Publishers, 1958/8/11. Translated by IWATA Kinzô and JINGÛ Teruo. Slipcase, Cover and illustrations by Arthur Ransome. Endpaper maps by [Stephen Spurrier]. [As you see in Illustrating Arthur Ransome. But there is no explanation about these maps and illustration.] 2 vols. 290p, 293p. Hardback 17.9cm × 12.1cm with slipcase.
Volume 1Volume 2
1st impressions33(58)/ 7/10¥200s33(58)/ 8/11¥180
2nd impressions35(60)/12/10¥180
3rd impressions35(60)/ 2/10¥200s36(61)/ 9/20¥180
4th impressions37(62)/ 4/20¥220s38(63)/12/20¥220
5th impressions40(65)/ 4/10¥280
6th impressions43(68)/ 9/20¥300s43(68)/12/10¥300
7th impressions44(69)/ 9/10¥300
8th impressions47(72)/ 8/10¥350s47(72)/ 3/10¥300
9th impressions48(73)/ 9/15¥350s48(73)/ 8/10¥400
(2)Iwanami shônen bunko #3064, #3065
Tôkyô: Iwanami Shoten, Publishers. Translated by IWATA Kinzô and JINGÛ Teruo. Cover and illustrations by Arthur Ransome. Map by [Stephen Spurrier]. 2 vols. 290p, 293p. Paperback 17.3cm × 11.4cm
Volume 1Volume 2
10th impressions49(74)/11/15¥400s49(74)/11/15¥400
11th impression75/ 2/20¥40075/ 2/20¥400
12th impression75/ 6/20¥400
13th impression76/ 4/20¥40076/ 6/30¥400
14th impression77/ 5/10¥40077/ 5/10¥400
15th impression78/ 8/15¥40078/ 8/15¥400
16th impression79/10/20¥45079/11/20¥450
17th impression81/ 2/20¥55081/ 3/10¥550

2.2 Tsubame gô to Amazon gô
(Âsâ Ransamu zenshû #1 [The works of Arthur Ransome]), Tôkyô: Iwanami Shoten, Publishers, 1967/6/19.Translation by IWATA Kinzô and JINGÛ Teruo. Illustrations of Arthur Ransome. Endpaper maps by Stephen Spurrier. [Only original sign can be seen.] Illustration of dinghy by TERASHIMA Ryûichi. [Also you can see in Illustrating Arthur Ransome. Illustrator of Japanese translation of The Lord of the Rings] 487p. Hardback 15.8cm × 22.5cm with slipcase.
1st impression67/ 6/19¥700
2nd impression67/12/15¥700
3rd impression68/10/ 5¥700
5th impression70/12/15¥700
6th impression72/ 5/ 2¥700
7th impression73/ 5/ 2¥900
8th impression73/12/ 2¥900
9th impression75/ 1/10¥1200
10th impression76/ 7/10¥1600
11th impression77/ 4/15¥1600
12th impression78/ 3/ 5¥1600
13th impression79/ 7/10¥1600
14th impression80/10/15¥1800
15th impression82/ 5/20¥1800
16th impression83/ 6/10¥2000
17th impression84/ 7/10¥2000
18th impression85/ 5/10¥2000
19th impression86/ 4/30¥2100
20th impression87/ 3/10¥2100
21st impression88/ 3/ 5¥2100
22nd impression89/ 1/ 5¥2100
23rd impression90/ 4/ 5¥2200
24th impression91/10/ 7¥2200
25th impression92/ 5/25
26th impression95/ 7/ 5¥2400
28th impression98/12/18¥2400

2.3 Tsubame gô to Amazon gô
(Iwanami sekai jidô bungakushû; #29 [Iwanami world children’s literature collection]) Tôkyô: Iwanami Shoten, Publishers, 1993/10/8. Translation by JINGÛ Teruo and IWATA Kinzô. Illustrations of Arthur Ransome. Endpaper maps by Stephen Spurrier. [Only original sign can be seen.] 594p. Cloth Hardback 13.8cm × 19.5cm with slipcase.
1st impression93/10/ 8¥1800
2nd impression96/ 8/26¥1800

3. Pigeon Post, 1936

3.1 Yama no denshobato. [Homer pigeons of the hill]
(Shônen shôjo sekai bungaku zenshû; #10 Igirisu hen; #7 [World literature collection for boys and girls, England]) Tôkyô: Kôdansha, 1961/1/20. Abridged translation by SHIRAKI Shigeru. Illustrations by SAITÔ Saburô. pp211-306. Hardback 15.3cm × 21.4 cm with slipcase. This book also contains Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, The Wind in the Willows, Mary Poppins in the Park and Sambo and the Snow Mountains. Reprint is not confirmed.
1st impression s36(61)/ 1/20 ¥380

3.2 Tsubame gô no denshobato. [Homer pigeons of the Swallow]
(Iwanami shônen shôjo bungakushû; #16 [Iwanami literature collection for boys and girls]) Tôkyô: Iwanami Shoten, Publishers, 1961/7/10. Translation by JINGÛ Teruo, Illustrations by Arthur Ransome. 364p. Hardback 15.8cm × 22.5cm with slipcase.
1st impressions36(61)/ 7/10¥380
3rd impressions39(64)/ 8/15¥450
4th impression66/10/10¥450

3.3 Tsubame gô no denshobato
(Âsâ Ransamu zenshû; #6 [Works of Arthur Ransome]) Tôkyô: Iwanami Shoten, Publishers, 1967/10/18. Translation by JINGÛ Teruo, Illustrations by Arthur Ransome. 510p. Hardback 15.8cm × 22.5cm with slipcase.
1st impression67/10/18¥700
2nd impression70/ 9/10¥700
3rd impression72/ 2/20¥700
4th impression73/ 7/20¥900
5th impression74/ 5/30¥1200
6th impression75/ 5/30¥1600
7th impression76/ 7/10¥1600
8th impression77/ 7/10¥1600
9th impression78/12/10¥1600
10th impression80/ 2/15¥1600
11th impression81/ 1/20¥1900
12th impression82/10/10¥2100
13th impression84/ 4/ 5¥2100
14th impression86/ 3/ 5¥2200
15th impression87/ 5/20¥2200
16th impression88/ 8/15¥2200
17th impression90/ 4/ 5¥2400
18th impression91/10/ 7¥2400
19th impression95/ 7/ 5¥2500
20th impression99/ 6/ 7¥2600

4. Great Northern ?, 1947

4.1 Shirokuma gô to nazo no tori [White bear and mysterious bird]
(Iwanami aizôban) Tôkyô: Iwanami Shoten, Publishers, 1963/11/29. Translation by JINGÛ Teruo. Cover, slipcase and illustrations by Arthur Ransome. 478p. Hardback 15.8cm × 22.5cm with slipcase.
1st impression63/11/29¥600
2nd impression64/ 5/30¥600
3rd impression64/ 7/30¥600

4.2 Shirokuma gô to nazo no tori
(Âsâ Ransamu zenshû; #12) Tôkyô: Iwanami Shoten, Publishers, 1968/3/18. Translation by JINGÛ Teruo. Illustrations by Arthur Ransome. 485p. Hardback 15.8cm × 22.5cm with slipcase.
1st impression68/ 3/18¥700
2nd impression71/ 4/15¥700
3rd impression72/ 8/20¥700
4th impression73/ 9/30¥900
5th impression74/11/ 5¥1200
6th impression75/11/ 5¥1600
7th impression77/ 3/ 5¥1600
8th impression78/ 5/20¥1600
9th impression79/12/25¥1600
10th impression81/ 1/25¥1800
11th impression82/ 5/20¥1800
12th impression84/ 3/ 1¥2000
13th impression86/ 3/ 5¥2100
14th impression87/ 3/10¥2100
15th impression88/ 8/10¥2100
16th impression90/ 4/ 5¥2200
17th impression91/10/ 7¥2200
18th impression95/ 7/ 5¥2400
19th impression99/ 6/ 7¥2400

5. Swallowdale, 1931

5.1 Tsubame no tani [Valley of swallow]
(Âsâ Ransamu zenshû; #12) Tôkyô: Iwanami Shoten, Publishers, 1967/7/18. Translation by JINGÛ Teruo. Illustrations by Arthur Ransome. 561p. Hardback 15.8cm × 22.5cm with slipcase.
1st impression67/ 7/18¥700
2nd impression69/ 1/10¥700
3rd impression71/ 1/20¥700
4th impression72/ 7/ 5¥700
5th impression73/ 5/30¥900
6th impression74/ 5/30¥1200
7th impression75/ 1/10¥1200
8th impression75/12/15¥1600
10th impression77/ 8/20¥1600
11th impression79/ 1/20¥1600
12th impression80/ 1/20¥1600
13th impression80/11/15¥1900
14th impression82/ 3/10¥1900
15th impression83/ 7/25¥2100
16th impression85/ 2/ 1¥2100
17th impression86/ 4/30¥2200
18th impression87/11/10¥2200
19th impression90/ 4/ 5¥2400
20th impression91/10/ 7¥2400
21st impression95/ 7/ 5¥2400
22nd impression99/ 6/ 7¥2600

6. Winter Holiday, 1933

6.1 Nagai fuyuyasumi [Long winter holiday]
(Âsâ Ransamu zenshû; #4) Tôkyô: Iwanami Shoten, Publishers, 1967/8/18. Translation by JINGÛ Teruo, Illustrations by Arthur Ransome. 445p. Hardback 15.8cm × 22.5cm with slipcase.
1st impression67/ 8/18¥700
3rd impression71/ 9/15¥700
4th impression72/12/20¥700
5th impression73/12/ 5
6th impression74/11/20
7th impression75/ 9/ 5¥1600
8th impression76/ 8/ 9¥1600
9th impression77/ 6/15¥1600
10th impression79/ 1/20¥1600
11th impression80/ 2/15¥1600
12th impression80/12/20¥1800
13th impression82/ 6/20¥1800
14th impression84/ 3/ 5¥2000
15th impression85/ 9/ 1¥2000
16th impression87/ 4/25¥2000
17th impression90/ 4/ 5¥2200
18th impression91/10/ 7¥2200
19th impression95/ 7/ 5¥2300
20th impression99/ 6/ 7¥2400

7. Coot Club, 1934

7.1 Ôban kurabu no muhômono [Outlaw of Coot Club]
(Âsâ Ransamu zenshû; #5) Tôkyô: Iwanami Shoten, Publishers, 1967/9/18. Translation by IWATA Kinzô. Illustrations by Arthur Ransome. 452p. Hardback 15.8cm × 22.5cm with slipcase.
1st impression67/ 9/18¥700
2nd impression70/ 4/15¥700
3rd impression71/12/15¥700
4th impression73/ 5/15¥900
5th impression74/ 5/30¥1200
6th impression75/ 5/20¥1600
7th impression76/ 7/10¥1600
8th impression77/ 5/30¥1600
9th impression79/ 3/ 5¥1600
10th impression80/ 3/10¥1600
11th impression81/ 4/30¥1800
12th impression83/ 3/ 5¥2000
13th impression84/12/25¥2000
14th impression86/10/ 1¥2100
15th impression88/ 3/10¥2100
16th impression90/ 4/ 5¥2200
17th impression91/10/ 7¥2200
18th impression95/ 7/ 5¥2300
19th impression99/ 6/ 7¥2400

8. We Didn’t Mean to Go to Sea, 1937

8.1 Umi e deru tsumori janakatta
[Both e and ni mean ‘to’ or ‘toward’ in Japanese. But in this title e is used. Japanese title is an exact translation.] (Âsâ Ransamu zenshû; #7) Tôkyô: Iwanami Shoten, Publishers, 1967/11/18. Translation by JINGÛ Teruo. Illustrations by Arthur Ransome. 443p. Hardback 15.8cm × 22.5cm with slipcase.
1st impression67/11/18¥700
2nd impression69/11/10¥700
3rd impression71/11/20¥700
4th impression73/ 2/20¥900
5th impression74/ 2/20¥900
6th impression75/ 1/10¥1200
7th impression76/ 1/15¥1600
8th impression77/ 2/25¥1600
9th impression78/ 4/20¥1600
10th impression79/12/25¥1600
11th impression80/10/25¥1800
12th impression82/ 7/20¥1800
13th impression84/ 3/ 5¥2000
14th impression85/10/10¥2000
15th impression87/ 7/10¥2100
16th impression90/ 4/ 5¥2200
17th impression91/10/ 7¥2200
18th impression95/ 7/ 5¥2300
19th impression99/ 6/ 7¥2400

9. Secret Water, 1939

9.1 Himitsu no umi. [Secret sea]
(Âsâ Ransamu zenshû; #8) Tôkyô: Iwanami Shoten, Publishers, 1967/12/18. Translation by JINGÛ Teruo, Illustrations by Arthur Ransome. 495p. Hardback 15.8cm × 22.5cm with slipcase.
1st impression67/12/18¥700
2nd impression70/ 5/15¥700
3rd impression71/ 8/20¥700
4th impression72/12/20¥700
5th impression73/12/20¥900
6th impression74/11/20¥1200
7th impression75/10/10¥1600
8th impression76/10/10¥1600
9th impression77/10/25¥1600
10th impression79/ 7/30¥1600
11th impression80/ 9/25¥1800
12th impression82/ 1/25¥1800
13th impression83/10/30¥2000
14th impression85/ 5/ 5¥2000
15th impression87/ 3/10¥2100
16th impression88/ 4/ 6¥2100
17th impression90/ 4/ 5¥2200
18th impression91/10/ 7¥2200
19th impression95/ 7/ 5¥2400
20th impression99/ 6/ 7¥2500

10. The Big Six, 1940

10.1 Rokunin no tanteitachi. [Six detectives]
(Âsâ Ransamu zenshû; #9) Tôkyô: Iwanami Shoten, Publishers, 1968/1/18. Translation by IWATA Kinzô, Illustrations by Arthur Ransome. 522p. Hardback 15.8cm × 22.5cm with slipcase.
1st impression68/ 1/18¥700
2nd impression70/ 5/15¥700
4th impression72/12/15¥700
5th impression73/11/30¥900
6th impression74/10/15¥1200
7th impression75/ 8/20¥1600
8th impression76/ 8/10¥1600
9th impression77/ 6/15¥1600
10th impression79/ 3/10¥1600
11th impression80/ 3/10¥1600
12th impression81/ 4/10¥1900
13th impression82/12/10¥2100
14th impression84/ 8/25¥2100
15th impression86/ 4/10¥2200
16th impression87/ 7/10¥2200
17th impression90/ 4/ 5¥2400
18th impression91/10/ 7¥2400
19th impression95/ 7/ 5¥2500
20th impression99/ 6/ 7¥2600

11. The Picts and the Matyrs, 1943

11.1 Sukarabu gô no natsuyasumi [Summer holiday of Scarab]
(Âsâ Ransamu zenshû; #11) Tôkyô: Iwanami Shoten, Publishers, 1968/2/19. Translation by JINGÛ Teruo, Illustrations by Arthur Ransome. 452p. Hardback 15.8cm × 22.5cm with slipcase.
1st impression68/ 2/19¥700
2nd impression71/ 3/15¥700
3rd impression72/10/ 5¥700
4th impression73/11/30¥900
5th impression74/11/30¥1200
6th impression75/11/ 5¥1600
7th impression77/ 2/25¥1600
8th impression78/ 8/20¥1600
9th impression80/ 2/15¥1600
10th impression81/ 3/ 5¥1800
11th impression82/10/25¥2000
12th impression84/ 7/20¥2000
13th impression86/ 3/ 5¥2100
14th impression87/ 9/15¥2100
15th impression90/ 4/ 5¥2200
16th impression91/10/ 7¥2200
17th impression95/ 7/ 5¥2300
18th impression99/ 6/ 7¥2400

12. Missee Lee, 1941

12.1 On'nakaizoku no shima [Islands of female pirate]
(Âsâ Ransamu zenshû; #10) Tôkyô: Iwanami Shoten, Publishers, 1968/4/18. Translation by JINGÛ Teruo. Illustrations by Arthur Ransome. 469p. Hardback 15.8cm × 22.5cm with slipcase.
1st impression68/ 4/18¥700
2nd impression71/ 2/10¥700
3rd impression72/ 7/ 5¥700
4th impression73/ 7/30¥900
5th impression74/ 7/20¥1200
6th impression75/ 8/20¥1600
7th impression76/ 9/ 6¥1600
8th impression77/10/ 6¥1600
9th impression79/ 8/10¥1600
10th impression80/ 9/25¥1800
11th impression82/ 3/10¥1800
12th impression83/11/25¥2000
13th impression85/ 8/ 5¥2000
14th impression87/ 4/25¥2000
15th impression90/ 4/ 5¥2200
16th impression91/10/ 7¥2200
17th impression95/ 7/ 5¥2400
19th impression99/ 6/ 7¥2400

13. Peter Duck, 1932

13.1 Yamaneko gô no bôken. [Adventure of Wildcat]
(Âsâ Ransamu zenshû; #3) Tôkyô: Iwanami Shoten, Publishers, 1968/6/18. Translation by IWATA Kinzô, Illustrations by Arthur Ransome. 535p. Hardback 15.8cm × 22.5cm with slipcase.
1st impression68/ 6/18¥700
2nd impression70/ 6/10¥700
3rd impression71/ 8/20¥700
4th impression72/12/15¥700
5th impression73/11/10¥900
6th impression74/ 9/30¥1200
7th impression75/ 8/20¥1600
8th impression76/ 7/20¥1600
9th impression77/ 6/ 5¥1600
10th impression78/ 8/20¥1600
11th impression79/10/20¥1600
12th impression80/ 9/10¥1900
13th impression81/11/10¥1900
14th impression83/ 5/15¥2100
15th impression84/11/20¥2100
16th impression86/ 4/10¥2200
17th impression87/ 3/20¥2200
18th impression88/ 5/20¥2200
19th impression90/ 4/ 5¥2400
20th impression91/10/ 7¥2400
21st impression95/ 7/ 5¥2500
22nd impression99/ 6/ 7¥2600

14. The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship, 1968

14.1 Soratobu fune to sekaiichi no baka [The flying ship and the fool of the world.]
(Ôgata ehon; #10 [Large size picture books]) Tôkyô: Iwanami Shoten, Publishers, 1970/11/20. Translation by JINGÛ Teruo. Pictures by Uri Shulevitz. [48p.][No page is printed on the book.] Hardback 26.8cm × 23.6cm
1st impression[70/11/20]
3rd impression75/7/15¥1000
Revised 5th impression86/12/1¥1300
6th impression88/ 7/20¥1300
7th impression97/10/ 6¥1800

15. The Autobiography of Arthur Ransome, 1976

15.1 Âsâ Ransamu jiden. [Japanese title is an exact translation.]
Hakusuisha, 1984/1/25. Translation by JINGÛ Teruo. 523,13p. Hardback 14.3cm × 19.5cm with dust jacket. ISBN4-560-04147-1
1st impression84/ 1/25¥3400
“New” edition(*)99/12/15¥3800
* ISBN is changed to ISBN4-560-04378-6.

16. The War of the Birds and the Beasts, and other Russian Tales, 1984

16.1 Âsâ Ransamu no Rosia mukashibanashi. [Arthur Ransome’s Russian old tales]
Tôkyô: Hakusuisha, 1989/1/10. Translated by JINGÛ Teruo. Illustrations by Faith Jaques. 178p. Hardback 15.7cm × 21.6cm with dust jacket. ISBN4-560-04239-X
1st impression 89/ 1/10 ¥2200

17. Old Peter’s Russian Tales, 1916

17.1 Pîtâ Ojîsan no mukashibanashi. [Japanese title is an exact translation.]
Tôkyô: Papirusu, 1994/9/26. Translation by JINGÛ Teruo. Illustrations by [Dmitri Mitrokhin]. 304p. Hardback 14cm × 21.7cm with dust jacket. ISBN4-938165-12-0
1st impression 94/ 9/26 ¥3500

18. Bohemia in London, 1907

18.1 Rondon no Bohemian [Bohemian of London]
Tôkyô: Hakusuisha, 2000/2/5 Translation by JINGÛ Teruo. Illustrations by Fred Taylor. Notes by JINGÛ Teruo. 273p. 19.5cm × 14.2cm with dust jacket. ISBN4-560-04681-6
1st impression2000/ 2/ 5¥2600

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