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BLYTON**, ENID: : FIVE ON A TREASURE ISLAND.**

LONDON.HODDER & STOUGHTON LIMITED,1950.

ISBN No ISBN.

UK,12mo HB,minus dw/dj,1st edn,7th imp. [Originally and first published September, 1942.This edn,7th imp April,1950.] VG. Owner's red ink name+address+date partially obscured with silvered ink to front pastedown and minus issued dw/dj. Generally bright,crisp and clean,minimally bumped corners,red paper-covered bds with black ink printed titles to front bd and spine/backstrip,author's facsimile signature to front bd and generally clean plain white eps; with negligible shelf- wear to edges and corners and spine/ backstrip slightly dulled.Top edges slightly dust-soiled and aged/tanned with sporadic,light foxing,fore-edges brighter and cleaner and less aged but still foxed/ spotted; contents bright,tight and generally clean - some minor foxing throughout,but solid and sound - no intentional dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.UK,slim 12mo HB minus dw/dj,1st edn,7th imp,v-viiipp+7-191pp [paginated] includes 17 chapters,32 full- page b/w illustrations by Eileen Soper, throughout the text and the book,plus [unpaginated] b/w vignette illustrated half-title page with a b/w line illustrated frntis to it's reverse,four corner thumbnail b/w illustrations illustrated title page,separate contents list/table with previous 'Fives' story list to it's reverse which has also been red ink ticked against,by the previous owner. An important and welcome addition to the Blyton adventure/mystery story canon for all Blyton fiction collectors/ officianados. Want more Enid BLYTON titles? For similar and other available titles - please search my CHILDRENS/ILLUSTRATED catalogue. Famous Five's first adventure.The Five: Julian,Dick,George,Anne and Timmy the dog, explore a ruined castle and a wreck which leads them to buried treasure. For THE FIVE holidays mean adventure,and of all the exciting things which ever happened,the discovery of Kirrin Island and the Castle was perhaps the best of all! The 'FIVES' books.The Series of full- length adventure stories which are the first that boys and girls love to read for themselves. The series that is all about the same characters and all illustrated by the same artist,Eileen Soper.They are perfect books to collect. The Series that was meant to end at the sixth [Five on Kirrin Island Again. - my inclusion.] and hasn't. The children would not allow it,and Enid Blyton is glad.She likes the Five,too.She takes intense delight and interest in devising each new story of their exploits and makes it real from start to finish.' Eileen [Alice] Soper (b. 1905 - d.1990) Daughter of George Soper under whom she studied and was artistically trained.She first exhibited at the Royal Academy at the early age of 15.She derived much of her subject matter from her father's garden,in the house her father built and which along with her sister she lived and inherited,the greater part of her life.She and her sister have maintained and preserved it as a nature sanctuary.A painter of wildlife,children,portraits and miniatures,and engraver.She was a founder member of the Society of Wildlife Artists, and elected to the RMS (Royal Society of Miniature Painters,Sculptors and Gravers) in 1972. Eileen is most remembered for her collaboration with Enid Blyton,notably for the 'Famous Five' series (1942-1963) - though she also published her own children's books in the 1940s,and then working mainly on her wildlife illustrations from the 1950s onwards,based on the wildlife in her garden. Enid Blyton's books have sold over 500 million copies and have been translated into other languages more often than any other children's author.She wrote over 600 books and hundreds of short stories, including favourites such as 'The Famous Five','The Secret Seven','The Magic Faraway Tree','Malory Towers' and 'Noddy'. Born in London in 1897,Enid lived much of her life in Buckinghamshire and adored dogs,gardening and the countryside.She died in 1968 but remains one of the world's best-loved storytellers. Since April 2013 and again in March 2015, and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering it's prices,weight allowances,dimensions and lowered it's qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

UK,slim 12mo HB,minus dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

BLYTON**, ENID: : FIVE ON A TREASURE ISLAND.**

LONDON.HODDER & STOUGHTON LIMITED,1950.

ISBN No ISBN.

UK,12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,7th imp. [Originally and first published September,1942.This edn,7th imp April,1950.] VG/VG-.Owner's handwritten child-like hand,red ink name+address to front pastedown,partially obscured by dw/dj's inner flap and a further black ink printed name-stamp to top,right-hand corner of front free endpaper (ffe).Matt,colour pictorial artwork by Eileen Soper,illustrated front panel of dw/dj with red+ white lettering; black and fairly bright,unfaded red letters to a white spine/backstrip which has pairs of parallel black lines above and below author's name at head of same,followed by the title in the middle and also above and below publisher's name at foot of same - no price-clip to dw/dj (6s).To front panel of dw/dj,a small abrasion/gouge with loss,to that panel's fore-edge.Dw/dj has been internally strengthened with contemporary(?) adhesive brown paper to both inner flaps and the spine/backstrip too,in an attempt to rectify concomitant small splits, small tears and tiny chips with miniscule loss. Front top edge with a vertical closed tear just after the letter E in the first word of the title,FIVE; top rear panel's edge with a small closed tear with a tiny 'V' shaped loss; bottom edge with just the tiniest crease with tiniest of snick to same,but no loss though.Generally bright, and fairly clean front panel,rear panel very minimally grubbed.Top edges very lightly aged/toned and minimal,but sporadic,light foxing,fore-edges brighter and cleaner and less aged/toned; contents bright,tight and clean - some minimal, minor foxing/spotting,but solid and sound - no intentional dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Generally bright,and fairly clean,minimally bumped corners,blue paper-covered boards with black ink printed titles to front and spine/backstrip,author's facsimile signature to front and generally clean plain white endpapers - inscrptns excepted to front endpapers,rear free endpaper wih minimal foxing/spotting; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners and spine/backstrip slightly dulled.UK,slim 12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,7th imp,7- 191pp [paginated] includes 17 chapters,32 full-page b/w illustrations by Eileen Soper, throughout the text and the book; plus [unpaginated] foxing/spotting bleeding through to prelims - half-title through to contents lsit /table,a b/w vignette illustrated half-title page with a b/w line illustrated frntis to it's reverse,four corner thumbnail b/w illustrations illustrated title page,separate contents list/ table with previous 'Fives' story list to it's reverse. An important and welcome addition to the Blyton adventure/mystery story canon for all Blyton fiction collectors/ officianados. Want more Enid BLYTON titles? For similar and other available titles - please search my CHILDRENS/ILLUSTRATED catalogue. Famous Five's first adventure.The Five: Julian,Dick,George,Anne and Timmy the dog, explore a ruined castle and a wreck which leads them to buried treasure. For THE FIVE holidays mean adventure,and of all the exciting things which ever happened,the discovery of Kirrin Island and the Castle was perhaps the best of all! The 'FIVES' books.The Series of full-length adventure stories which are the first that boys and girls love to read for themselves. The series that is all about the same characters and all illustrated by the same artist,Eileen Soper.They are perfect books to collect. The Series that was meant to end at the sixth [Five on Kirrin Island Again. - my inclusion.] and hasn't. The children would not allow it,and Enid Blyton is glad.She likes the Five,too.She takes intense delight and interest in devising each new story of their exploits and makes it real from start to finish.' Eileen [Alice] Soper (b. 1905 - d.1990) Daughter of George Soper under whom she studied and was artistically trained.She first exhibited at the Royal Academy at the early age of 15.She derived much of her subject matter from her father's garden,in the house her father built and which along with her sister she lived and inherited,the greater part of her life.She and her sister have maintained and preserved it as a nature sanctuary.A painter of wildlife,children, portraits and miniatures,and engraver.She was a founder member of the Society of Wildlife Artists,and elected to the RMS (Royal Society of Miniature Painters,Sculptors and Gravers) in 1972. Eileen is most remembered for her collaboration with Enid Blyton,notably for the 'Famous Five' series (1942-1963) - though she also published her own children's books in the 1940s,and then working mainly on her wildlife illustrations from the 1950s onwards,based on the wildlife in her garden. Enid Blyton's books have sold over 500 million copies and have been translated into other languages more often than any other children's author.She wrote over 600 books and hundreds of short stories, including favourites such as 'The Famous Five','The Secret Seven','The Magic Faraway Tree','Malory Towers' and 'Noddy'. Born in London in 1897,Enid lived much of her life in Buckinghamshire and adored dogs,gardening and the countryside.She died in 1968 but remains one of the world's best-loved storytellers. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and the value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

UK,slim 12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,7th imp.
Not SIGNED.

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