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.
[Swallow and Amazon. gô 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 1
Volume 2
1st impression
s33(58)/ 7/10
¥200
s33(58)/ 8/11
¥180
2nd impression
s35(60)/12/10
¥180
3rd impression
s35(60)/ 2/10
¥200
s36(61)/ 9/20
¥180
4th impression
s37(62)/ 4/20
¥220
s38(63)/12/20
¥220
5th impression
s40(65)/ 4/10
¥280
6th impression
s43(68)/ 9/20
¥300
s43(68)/12/10
¥300
7th impression
s44(69)/ 9/10
¥300
8th impression
s47(72)/ 8/10
¥350
s47(72)/ 3/10
¥300
9th impression
s48(73)/ 9/15
¥350
s48(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 1
Volume 2
10th impression
s49(74)/11/15
¥400
s49(74)/11/15
¥400
11th impression
75/ 2/20
¥400
75/ 2/20
¥400
12th impression
75/ 6/20
¥400
13th impression
76/ 4/20
¥400
76/ 6/30
¥400
14th impression
77/ 5/10
¥400
77/ 5/10
¥400
15th impression
78/ 8/15
¥400
78/ 8/15
¥400
16th impression
79/10/20
¥450
79/11/20
¥450
17th impression
81/ 2/20
¥550
81/ 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 impression
67/ 6/19
¥700
2nd impression
67/12/15
¥700
3rd impression
68/10/ 5
¥700
5th impression
70/12/15
¥700
6th impression
72/ 5/ 2
¥700
7th impression
73/ 5/ 2
¥900
8th impression
73/12/ 2
¥900
9th impression
75/ 1/10
¥1200
10th impression
76/ 7/10
¥1600
11th impression
77/ 4/15
¥1600
12th impression
78/ 3/ 5
¥1600
13th impression
79/ 7/10
¥1600
14th impression
80/10/15
¥1800
15th impression
82/ 5/20
¥1800
16th impression
83/ 6/10
¥2000
17th impression
84/ 7/10
¥2000
18th impression
85/ 5/10
¥2000
19th impression
86/ 4/30
¥2100
20th impression
87/ 3/10
¥2100
21st impression
88/ 3/ 5
¥2100
22nd impression
89/ 1/ 5
¥2100
23rd impression
90/ 4/ 5
¥2200
24th impression
91/10/ 7
¥2200
25th impression
92/ 5/25
26th impression
95/ 7/ 5
¥2400
28th impression
98/12/18
¥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 impression
93/10/ 8
¥1800
2nd impression
96/ 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 impression
s36(61)/ 7/10
¥380
3rd impression
s39(64)/ 8/15
¥450
4th impression
66/10/10
¥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 impression
67/10/18
¥700
2nd impression
70/ 9/10
¥700
3rd impression
72/ 2/20
¥700
4th impression
73/ 7/20
¥900
5th impression
74/ 5/30
¥1200
6th impression
75/ 5/30
¥1600
7th impression
76/ 7/10
¥1600
8th impression
77/ 7/10
¥1600
9th impression
78/12/10
¥1600
10th impression
80/ 2/15
¥1600
11th impression
81/ 1/20
¥1900
12th impression
82/10/10
¥2100
13th impression
84/ 4/ 5
¥2100
14th impression
86/ 3/ 5
¥2200
15th impression
87/ 5/20
¥2200
16th impression
88/ 8/15
¥2200
17th impression
90/ 4/ 5
¥2400
18th impression
91/10/ 7
¥2400
19th impression
95/ 7/ 5
¥2500
20th impression
99/ 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 impression
63/11/29
¥600
2nd impression
64/ 5/30
¥600
3rd impression
64/ 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 impression
68/ 3/18
¥700
2nd impression
71/ 4/15
¥700
3rd impression
72/ 8/20
¥700
4th impression
73/ 9/30
¥900
5th impression
74/11/ 5
¥1200
6th impression
75/11/ 5
¥1600
7th impression
77/ 3/ 5
¥1600
8th impression
78/ 5/20
¥1600
9th impression
79/12/25
¥1600
10th impression
81/ 1/25
¥1800
11th impression
82/ 5/20
¥1800
12th impression
84/ 3/ 1
¥2000
13th impression
86/ 3/ 5
¥2100
14th impression
87/ 3/10
¥2100
15th impression
88/ 8/10
¥2100
16th impression
90/ 4/ 5
¥2200
17th impression
91/10/ 7
¥2200
18th impression
95/ 7/ 5
¥2400
19th impression
99/ 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 impression
67/ 7/18
¥700
2nd impression
69/ 1/10
¥700
3rd impression
71/ 1/20
¥700
4th impression
72/ 7/ 5
¥700
5th impression
73/ 5/30
¥900
6th impression
74/ 5/30
¥1200
7th impression
75/ 1/10
¥1200
8th impression
75/12/15
¥1600
10th impression
77/ 8/20
¥1600
11th impression
79/ 1/20
¥1600
12th impression
80/ 1/20
¥1600
13th impression
80/11/15
¥1900
14th impression
82/ 3/10
¥1900
15th impression
83/ 7/25
¥2100
16th impression
85/ 2/ 1
¥2100
17th impression
86/ 4/30
¥2200
18th impression
87/11/10
¥2200
19th impression
90/ 4/ 5
¥2400
20th impression
91/10/ 7
¥2400
21st impression
95/ 7/ 5
¥2400
22nd impression
99/ 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 impression
67/ 8/18
¥700
3rd impression
71/ 9/15
¥700
4th impression
72/12/20
¥700
5th impression
73/12/ 5
6th impression
74/11/20
7th impression
75/ 9/ 5
¥1600
8th impression
76/ 8/ 9
¥1600
9th impression
77/ 6/15
¥1600
10th impression
79/ 1/20
¥1600
11th impression
80/ 2/15
¥1600
12th impression
80/12/20
¥1800
13th impression
82/ 6/20
¥1800
14th impression
84/ 3/ 5
¥2000
15th impression
85/ 9/ 1
¥2000
16th impression
87/ 4/25
¥2000
17th impression
90/ 4/ 5
¥2200
18th impression
91/10/ 7
¥2200
19th impression
95/ 7/ 5
¥2300
20th impression
99/ 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 impression
67/ 9/18
¥700
2nd impression
70/ 4/15
¥700
3rd impression
71/12/15
¥700
4th impression
73/ 5/15
¥900
5th impression
74/ 5/30
¥1200
6th impression
75/ 5/20
¥1600
7th impression
76/ 7/10
¥1600
8th impression
77/ 5/30
¥1600
9th impression
79/ 3/ 5
¥1600
10th impression
80/ 3/10
¥1600
11th impression
81/ 4/30
¥1800
12th impression
83/ 3/ 5
¥2000
13th impression
84/12/25
¥2000
14th impression
86/10/ 1
¥2100
15th impression
88/ 3/10
¥2100
16th impression
90/ 4/ 5
¥2200
17th impression
91/10/ 7
¥2200
18th impression
95/ 7/ 5
¥2300
19th impression
99/ 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 impression
67/11/18
¥700
2nd impression
69/11/10
¥700
3rd impression
71/11/20
¥700
4th impression
73/ 2/20
¥900
5th impression
74/ 2/20
¥900
6th impression
75/ 1/10
¥1200
7th impression
76/ 1/15
¥1600
8th impression
77/ 2/25
¥1600
9th impression
78/ 4/20
¥1600
10th impression
79/12/25
¥1600
11th impression
80/10/25
¥1800
12th impression
82/ 7/20
¥1800
13th impression
84/ 3/ 5
¥2000
14th impression
85/10/10
¥2000
15th impression
87/ 7/10
¥2100
16th impression
90/ 4/ 5
¥2200
17th impression
91/10/ 7
¥2200
18th impression
95/ 7/ 5
¥2300
19th impression
99/ 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 impression
67/12/18
¥700
2nd impression
70/ 5/15
¥700
3rd impression
71/ 8/20
¥700
4th impression
72/12/20
¥700
5th impression
73/12/20
¥900
6th impression
74/11/20
¥1200
7th impression
75/10/10
¥1600
8th impression
76/10/10
¥1600
9th impression
77/10/25
¥1600
10th impression
79/ 7/30
¥1600
11th impression
80/ 9/25
¥1800
12th impression
82/ 1/25
¥1800
13th impression
83/10/30
¥2000
14th impression
85/ 5/ 5
¥2000
15th impression
87/ 3/10
¥2100
16th impression
88/ 4/ 6
¥2100
17th impression
90/ 4/ 5
¥2200
18th impression
91/10/ 7
¥2200
19th impression
95/ 7/ 5
¥2400
20th impression
99/ 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 impression
68/ 1/18
¥700
2nd impression
70/ 5/15
¥700
4th impression
72/12/15
¥700
5th impression
73/11/30
¥900
6th impression
74/10/15
¥1200
7th impression
75/ 8/20
¥1600
8th impression
76/ 8/10
¥1600
9th impression
77/ 6/15
¥1600
10th impression
79/ 3/10
¥1600
11th impression
80/ 3/10
¥1600
12th impression
81/ 4/10
¥1900
13th impression
82/12/10
¥2100
14th impression
84/ 8/25
¥2100
15th impression
86/ 4/10
¥2200
16th impression
87/ 7/10
¥2200
17th impression
90/ 4/ 5
¥2400
18th impression
91/10/ 7
¥2400
19th impression
95/ 7/ 5
¥2500
20th impression
99/ 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 impression
68/ 2/19
¥700
2nd impression
71/ 3/15
¥700
3rd impression
72/10/ 5
¥700
4th impression
73/11/30
¥900
5th impression
74/11/30
¥1200
6th impression
75/11/ 5
¥1600
7th impression
77/ 2/25
¥1600
8th impression
78/ 8/20
¥1600
9th impression
80/ 2/15
¥1600
10th impression
81/ 3/ 5
¥1800
11th impression
82/10/25
¥2000
12th impression
84/ 7/20
¥2000
13th impression
86/ 3/ 5
¥2100
14th impression
87/ 9/15
¥2100
15th impression
90/ 4/ 5
¥2200
16th impression
91/10/ 7
¥2200
17th impression
95/ 7/ 5
¥2300
18th impression
99/ 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 impression
68/ 4/18
¥700
2nd impression
71/ 2/10
¥700
3rd impression
72/ 7/ 5
¥700
4th impression
73/ 7/30
¥900
5th impression
74/ 7/20
¥1200
6th impression
75/ 8/20
¥1600
7th impression
76/ 9/ 6
¥1600
8th impression
77/10/ 6
¥1600
9th impression
79/ 8/10
¥1600
10th impression
80/ 9/25
¥1800
11th impression
82/ 3/10
¥1800
12th impression
83/11/25
¥2000
13th impression
85/ 8/ 5
¥2000
14th impression
87/ 4/25
¥2000
15th impression
90/ 4/ 5
¥2200
16th impression
91/10/ 7
¥2200
17th impression
95/ 7/ 5
¥2400
19th impression
99/ 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 impression
68/ 6/18
¥700
2nd impression
70/ 6/10
¥700
3rd impression
71/ 8/20
¥700
4th impression
72/12/15
¥700
5th impression
73/11/10
¥900
6th impression
74/ 9/30
¥1200
7th impression
75/ 8/20
¥1600
8th impression
76/ 7/20
¥1600
9th impression
77/ 6/ 5
¥1600
10th impression
78/ 8/20
¥1600
11th impression
79/10/20
¥1600
12th impression
80/ 9/10
¥1900
13th impression
81/11/10
¥1900
14th impression
83/ 5/15
¥2100
15th impression
84/11/20
¥2100
16th impression
86/ 4/10
¥2200
17th impression
87/ 3/20
¥2200
18th impression
88/ 5/20
¥2200
19th impression
90/ 4/ 5
¥2400
20th impression
91/10/ 7
¥2400
21st impression
95/ 7/ 5
¥2500
22nd impression
99/ 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 impression
75/7/15
¥1000
Revised 5th impression
86/12/1
¥1300
6th impression
88/ 7/20
¥1300
7th impression
97/10/ 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 impression
84/ 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