BLYTON**, ENID:
FIVE GO TO BILLYCOCK HILL.**

Imprint: LONDON.HODDER & STOUGHTON LIMITED,1957.
Edition: UK,slim 12mo HB,minus dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , Minus issued dw/dj.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim 12mo HB,minus dw/dj,1st edn.GOOD. Faint pencilled owner inscrptn - partially removed,ghost residue of girl's name - to half-title page and minus issued dw/dj. Slightly dulled,faded(?),generally sharp-cornered,red paper-covered bds with black ink printed titles to front bd and spine/ backstrip, author's facsimile signature to front bd and clean 3-colour block (blue, black and white) pictorial illustrated eps; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners.Rear bd with several vertical linear indentations/impressions and a small stain to that bd's vertical edge too and a couple of water(?) stains to spine/ backstrip.Top+fore-edges heavily aged/ toned; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.UK,slim 12mo HB minus dw/dj,1st edn,11-182pp [paginated] includes 21 chapters,two 3-colour block (red+b/w and blue+b/w) and b/w line illustrations - all by Eileen Soper, throughout the text and the book,plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages, separate contents and illustrations lists/ tables,and publisher's advert for Famous Five Club membership to the rear. Famous Five's 16th adventure.A secret airfield,Billycock Caves and queer happenings at Butterfly Farm. 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 of this item,for correct 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 customers please be aware: US Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to USA 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 US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

Stock number: rja658717. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 10.00 (approx. $US 13.01 )

BLYTON**, ENID:
FIVE GO TO BILLYCOCK HILL.**

Imprint: LONDON.HODDER & STOUGHTON LIMITED,1958.
Edition: UK,slim 12mo HB,minus dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , Minus issued dw/dj.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim 12mo HB,minus dw/dj,1st edn.NFINE. Owner's inked name on top edge of reverse of half-title and minus issued dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean and sharp-cornered,red paper-covered boards with black ink printed titles to front and spine/ backstrip,author's facsimile signature to front board and clean 3-colour block (blue,black and white) pictorial illustrated endpapers; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners.A tiny dink to rear board's lower edge.Top+fore-edges slightly aged/toned with sporadic but minimal foxing/spotting and some light grubbing; contents bright, tight,clean, solid and sound - one dog-ear reading crease to pp27/8 top corner,otherwise appears partially unread - apart from my own collation.UK,slim 12mo HB minus dw/dj,1st edn,11-182pp [paginated] includes 21 chapters,two 3-colour block (red+b/w and blue+b/w) and b/w line illustrations - all by Eileen Soper, throughout the text and the book, plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages, author's foreword,separate contents and illustrations lists/tables,and publisher's advert for Famous Five Club membership to the rear. Famous Five's 16th adventure.A secret airfield,Billycock Caves and queer happenings at Butterfly Farm. 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 of this item,for correct 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 customers please be aware: US Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to USA 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 US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

Stock number: rja658917. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 18.00 (approx. $US 23.43 )

BLYTON**, ENID:
FIVE GET INTO A FIX.**

Imprint: LONDON.HODDER & STOUGHTON LIMITED,1958.
Edition: UK,slim 12mo HB,minus dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , Minus issued dw/dj.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim 12mo HB,minus dw/dj,1st edn.GOOD. No owner inscrptn - assumed possibly and previously removed as half-title page with story precis is missing and minus issued dw/dj.Bright,clean and generally sharp-cornered,red paper-covered boards with black ink printed titles and Famous Five group illustration to front along with author's facsimile signature to lower, right-hand corner and black ink printed letters to spine/backstrip,and 3-colour block (blue,black and white) pictorial illustrated endpapers; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners.Some off-set foxing to both free endpapers - imprinted from book binding.Rear board with a fairly large stain/splash (grease?) and inevitable fading/sunning to spine/ backstrip.Top edges slightly aged/toned, fore-edges similarly aged/toned with an ink stain; contents bright,tight,clean - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Inexplicably,pp33/4 is loose and present with it's correct inner vertical edge sharp and clean,whilst the fore-edge of the page is aged and lightly creased etc.UK,slim 12mo HB minus dw/dj,1st edn,9 -182pp [paginated] includes 22 chapters, two 3-colour block (red+b/w and blue +b/w) and b/w line illustrations - all by Eileen Soper,throughout the text and the book; plus [unpaginated] title page,separate contents and illustrations lists/tables, and publisher's advert for Famous Five Club membership to the rear. Famous Five's 17th adventure.Once more the Famous Five are up to their ears in adventure - this time in a lonely part of Wales.What are the rumblings and shimmerings and shudderings coming from the hill opposite? What is going on? How can they get inside the hill to see? 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 of this item,for correct 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 customers please be aware: US Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to USA 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 US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

Stock number: rja659117. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 10.00 (approx. $US 13.01 )

BLYTON**, ENID:
FIVE ARE TOGETHER AGAIN.

Imprint: LONDON.HODDER & STOUGHTON LIMITED,1963.
Edition: UK,slim 12mo HB,minus dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , Minus issued dw/dj.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim 12mo HB,minus dw/dj,1st edn.FINE.Black ink owner initials to ffe and minus issued dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,minimally bumped 3 corners - but generally sharp-cornered,red paper-covered boards with black ink printed titles to front and spine/backstrip,author's facsimile signature to front board and b/w pictorial illustrated endpapers; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners.Top+fore-edges lightly aged/toned with some minimal,sporadic foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean, solid and sound - near pristine - no dog- ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,would appear unread - apart from my own collation.UK, slim 12mo HB minus dw/dj,1st edn,9-182pp [paginated] includes 17 chapters,b/w line illustrations by Eileen Soper,throughout the text and the book; plus [unpaginated] half-title +title pages,separate contents and illustrations lists/tables and publisher's advert for Famous Five Club membership at the rear. Famous Five's 21st adventure. 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 of this item,for correct 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.

Stock number: rja659317. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 15.00 (approx. $US 19.52 )

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

Imprint: LONDON.HODDER & STOUGHTON LIMITED,1950.
Edition: UK,slim 12mo HB,minus dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , Minus issued dw/dj.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

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!

Stock number: rja660717. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 35.00 (approx. $US 45.55 )

BLYTON**, ENID:
FIVE GET INTO TROUBLE.**

Imprint: LONDON.HODDER & STOUGHTON LIMITED,1953.
Edition: UK,slim 12mo HB,minus dw/dj,1st edn,5th imp.
Binding: Hardback , Minus issued dw/dj.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,12mo HB,minus dw/dj,1st edn,5th imp. [Originally and first published, November, 1949,this example in 1953.] VG+.No owner inscrptn and minus issued dw/dj.Generally bright,crisp and clean,minimally bumped corners,with publisher's original,plain red cloth bds with black ink printed titles to front bd and spine/backstrip, author's facsimile signature to front bd and clean 3-colour block (sand,black and white) pictorial illustrated eps; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners and spine/backstrip slightly darkened.Top+ fore-edges lightly aged/toned and minimally foxed/spotted; contents bright, tight and generally clean - some minor foxing throughout - no intentional dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners, appears unread - apart from my own collation.Pp117/8 detached with some minimal vertical fore-edge creasing and some minor loss to same.UK,slim 12mo HB minus dw/dj,1st edn,5th imp,vi-viiipp+9- 190pp [paginated] includes author's foreword,with contents list/table to it's reverse,separate illustrations list/table, 21 chapters,two 3-colour block (red+b/w and blue+b/w) and b/w line illustrations - all by Eileen Soper,throughout the text and the book,plus [unpaginated] publisher's advert for Famous Five Club membership with b/w illustrated frntis to it's reverse,title page, author's foreword with contents list/table to it's reverse, an illustrations list/table,and 2pp blanks at the rear. Famous Five's 8th adventure.Alone at Kirrin Cottage,with the problem of Gypsy-girl,Jo. 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 of this item,for correct 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 customers please be aware: US Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to USA 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 US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

Stock number: rja661617. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 5.00 (approx. $US 6.51 )

BLYTON**, ENID:
FIVE GO OFF TO CAMP.**

Imprint: LONDON.HODDER & STOUGHTON,1948.
Edition: UK,slim 12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Dw/dj is very POOR and without price-clip (6s.) - only included for completeness - approx 85% present.Details/ picture on request.] VG+. Neat,handwritten but, faded grey ink familial gift presentation inscrptn (parents to daughter) and date, Christmas 1948 (book was issued/published Oct,1948) to top edge of illustrated ffe,with recipient's neat,child-like handwritten blue ink UK address to reverse of front free endpaper (ffe).Publisher's original blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked black ink printed titles to spine/backstrip,author's facsimile signature to front board and clean 3-colour block (blue,b+w) immaculate pictorial illustrated endasaper; with negligible shelf-wear to edges,corners and the spine/backstrip - book with a slight lean/roll.Head of spine/ backstrip with some sunning/fading extending to just below the main title,due to absence of that portion of dw/dj; and similar sunning/fading,but to a much lesser degree and coverage - restricted to a very narrow strip - below the publisher's printed name at foot of the spine/ backstrip.The sunning/fading continues in an approx 1/2" (at it's widest point) wide band across both the top+lower edges of the upper board.Fading to top edge of bd,again due to absence of a portion of the dw/dj.Top edge minimally aged and no heavy foxing or spotting - virtually none,fore-edges slightly more aged/ toned and with some usual,but slight thumbing/ grubbing; contents bright,tight and generally clean - some miniscule and minor foxing,but solid and sound - one intentional(?) dog-ear,top corner crease pp107/8,no other reading creases to any other pages' corners,otherwise appears unread (?) - apart from my own collation.UK,slim 12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,7-192pp [paginated] includes 19 chapters,8 full-page colour illustrations in two sets of 3-colour block (red+b/w and blue+b/w - 4pp of each colour block),8 full-page b/w line illus and profuse part-page b/w line illustrations - all by Eileen Soper,throughout the text and the book; plus [unpaginated] half-title with publisher's 'FIVES' titles (7 - includes this title) checklist to it's reverse,a title page with publisher's stated edn+date - 'First printed, August 1948.' to reverse,and a contents list/ table. 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 7th adventure.Famous Five: Julian,Dick,George,Anne,Timmy the dog in another adventure.The five camp on the lonely moorland and are intrigued by the strange 'spook-train' that only runs at dead of night. From dw/dj's rear panel's blurb - missing text due to missing portion of dw/dj: 'It is holiday time.The Five go off lonely moorlands.Surely no adven up there! But one does - and a most extraord adventure too. Trains run under the moorlands,as they often do today.But what is this old deserted railway yard used for? What is this mysterious "spook-train" that only runs at night? Where does it come from,and why does it run in darkness? The Five mean to solve the mystery,even if it means exploring those tunnels under the moors! 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 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.

Stock number: rja847719. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 140.00 (approx. $US 182.20 )

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

Imprint: LONDON.HODDER & STOUGHTON LIMITED,1950.
Edition: UK,slim 12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,7th imp.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

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.

Stock number: rja848019. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 145.00 (approx. $US 188.70 )

BLYTON**, ENID:
FIVE GO TO SMUGGLER'S TOP.**

Imprint: LONDON.HODDER & STOUGHTON,July,1945.
Edition: UK,slim 12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim 12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Originally published July,1945.Reverse of title page states 'THIS BOOK IS PRODUCED IN COMPLETE CONFORMITY WITH THE AUTHORISED ECONOMY STANDARDS.] VG++/G.Owner's child-like,blue ink handwritten name+address at top of the reverse of the front free endpaper along with a blue ink familial (parents to daughter) dedication,inscription and date [Christmas 1945] and no price-clip (6/- net.) to dw/dj.Colour,pictorial artwork by Eileen Soper,illustrated front panel of dw/dj with white-outlined blue ink lettering with contemporary brown adhesive paper repairs internally to virtually whole of the dw/dj - top +bottom edges,front inner flap fold,spine/ backstrip,with only the rear inner flap fold unrepaired - apart from width of adhesive repair to it's top+bottom edges.Those repairs causing the front panel,spine/backstrip and rear panel all to experience horizontal wrinkling/ crinkling.Further slight chipping,rubbing and creasing to top+bottom edges,some with minimal loss.Blue+black lettering to a white but grubbed spine/backstrip and a small loss at foot of same,affecting the publisher's name with only 'Hodder' visible.Both exterior vertical edges of dw/dj's inner flaps with chipping,tiny tears, rubbing and creasing,rear panel lightly grubbed. A blue ink underscored number 23 to top corner of front,inner flap of dw/dj.Top+fore-edges both slightly toned with sporadic foxing/spotting; contents remarkably bright,crisp,and clean with a very few page-edge smudges - solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread,apart from my own collation. Internally an exceptional copy/ example.Bright, crisp,clean with very minor speckling, publisher's original,fairly sharp-cornered,pale cornflower-blue cloth boards with black ink printed titles to front+spine/backstrip and clean 3-colour block (bluey-green,black and white) pictorial illustrated endpapers.UK,slim 12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,7-192pp [paginated] includes 22 chapters,8 pages of 2 sets of 3-colour block (blue,black and white and red,black and white respectively,full-page illustrations - 4 of each colour,8 full page b/w line illustrations,profuse part-page b/w line illustrations interspersed throughout the text and the book - all by Eileen Soper; plus [unpaginated] b/w vignette illustration to half-title page with author's other titles checklist to it's reverse,a colour pictorial frntis,title page,and contents list/table with story's precis to it's reverse. A highly collected and prolific children's book author/illustrator,and an unusual item/ephemera in Blyton's bold style and will be an important and welcome addition to the canon.Wartime issues/ editions are notoriously and particularly scarce and as such,are highly sought after.Uncommon example with a dw/dj in a book of its age and given the period of production,i.e. 1942-1947 - with wartime paper-rationing,and the poor quality of paper generally used and survival rates of air-raids on domestic and commercial properties i.e publishers+printers.Any dw/dj would have been of substandard quality and fragility and be prone to subsequent disintegration - as testified by this example - and usually discarded,or be reverse printed - possibly coming from an entirely different book/title. Want more Enid BLYTON titles? For similar and other available titles - please search my CHILDRENS/ILLUSTRATED catalogue. Famous Five's 4th adventure.The 'Five': Julian, Dick,George,Anne and Timmy the dog in another adventure.The Five stay at the sinister house of Mr Lenoir,see signals from a tower and solve another mystery. Julian,Dick,George and Anne didn't in the least like the idea of spending part of their Easter holiday with strangers.But George was most dismay of them all,Mr Lenoir hated dogs - and George was sure then that she would him too! His house,Smuggler's Top,sounded exciting,and it was.It did not take the children long to find out that strange things still happened there.The holiday became a great adventure.And Timmy played a part in it,after 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 value of this item,for correct 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.

Stock number: rja863420. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 500.00 (approx. $US 650.70 )

BLYTON**, ENID:
HOUSE-at-the CORNER.

Imprint: LONDON and REDHILL.LUTTERWORTH PRESS,1947.
Edition: UK,slim 12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim 12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[True UK 1st edn with the 'THIS BOOK IS PRODUCED IN COMPLETE CONFORMITY WITH THE AUTHORIZED ECONOMY STANDARDS' advice/notification, and stated 'First published in 1947' to verso of title page.Uncommon example with a dw/dj,in a book of its age and given the period of production,i.e. 1942-1947 - with wartime paper-rationing, and the poor quality of paper generally used and survival rates of air-raids on domestic and commercial properties i.e publishers+ printers.Any dw/dj would have been of substandard quality and fragility and be prone to subsequent disintegration and usually discarded,or be reverse printed - possibly coming from an entirely different book/title.] NFINE/POOR.Partially hidden behind dw/dj front inner flap,a neat,ink handwritten familial gift presentation inscrptn and date (Xmas 1947) to top edge of front pastedown and a further owner's inscrptn: name+address to ffe and no price -clip (6s. net) to dw/dj.Bright,crisp, clean,matt,wrap-around colour pictorial artwork with red+white edged lettering to front board and similar and separate white lettering to spine/backstrip illustrated dw/dj; with some shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - with nicks and some minor losses and closed tears present on both top+bottom edges.An approx 1" missing from foot of spine/backstrip of dw/dj, with brown,aged sellotape repairs/ strengthening internally and externally to both folds/creases of dw/dj inner flaps, and similarly to head+foot of spine/ backstrip too.97% of dw/dj complete and only described and added for completeness. Top edges minimally and very faintly dust- soiled and with lightest of any ageing, fore-edges with lightest hint of ageing - very considerably much less than is usual/ normal or encountered - so bright and clean without any ubiquitous foxing/ spotting; contents bright,tight,clean, solid and sound - text body bright and clean with minimal blemishes - no foxing and no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Remarkably bright,crisp, clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain beige cloth boards with bright, crisp,blocked red ink printed author's facsimile signature to bottom,right-hand corner of front cover/board and bright, crisp,blocked red ink printed lettering to spine/backstrip and clean plain white endpapers with light off-set foxing from dw/dj inner flaps and aforementioned inscrptns excepted.UK,slim 12mo HB+dw/dj, 1st edn,7-217pp [paginated] includes 25 chapters,part-page and 3 full-page b/w line illustrations throughout the text and the book by Elsie Walker; plus [unpaginated] half-title page with other listed titles to its verso,colour illus frntis,title page and contents list/table. Now,here is a first-class family,living at the "House-at-the-Corner".The five Farrell children live there with their father and mother - Pam,pretty,clever,and spoilt; plain,shy Lizzie who wants to be called Elizabeth; brilliant Tony,amusing and irresponsible; and the twins,Delia and David,who always know what they want.Then Aunt Grace comes to stay,sharp-tongued, interfering,yet kind and sensible - and things begin to happen! Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight of this item for correct 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 customers please be aware: US Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to USA 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 US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

Stock number: rja714217. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 13.00 (approx. $US 16.92 )

BLYTON**, ENID:
LAST TERM AT MALORY TOWERS.

Imprint: LONDON,METHUEN & CO. LTD.,1951.
Edition: UK,slim 12mo HB,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , Minus issued dw/dj.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim 12mo HB minus dw/dj,1st edn.VG++. Blue ink familial donor's gift presentation inscrptn to half-title page and no issued dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean, publisher's original pale blue cloth bds with bright,crisp,stamped black ink printed lettering to spine/backstrip and similar lettering to front bd and a bright,crisp,stamped black ink printed illustration and author's facsimile signature too; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears,and immaculate blue+white illustrated eps - map to pastedowns and scenic view of Malory Towers to free endpapers.Both head+foot of spine/ backstrip are minisculely bumped with reciprocal creasing and miniscule colour loss,corners minimally bumped also.Spine/ backstrip very lightly sunned/faded - as usual/normal - when lacking dw/dj.Top+fore -edges slightly aged/toned but virtually foxing-free; contents bright,tight,clean, solid and sound - virtually pristine - no foxing - no intentional dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - though two pages' top corners are accidentally creased with the same identical crease, otherwise appears unread - apart from my own collation.UK,slim 12mo HB minus dw/dj, 1st edn,v-viipp+1-150pp [paginated] includes author's foreword,contents list/ table,24 (XXIV) chapters,8 full-page b/w illustrations all by Stanley Lloyd, throughout the text and the book,plus [unpaginated] donor's gift presentation inscrpted half-title page,with b/w illustrated frntis to it's reverse,title page and to the rear,publisher's advert for author's other works/titles. The 6th and last book in the 'Malory Towers' series.A stand alone novel but still about the same girls in the other titles in the series.In this book we come to the last term of all,and the last day of Darrell's six years at the school.The stories have followed her from her very first day,when she was 12 years old, through all the forms of the school,one in each book,until she becomes head-girl of the school and leaves.An exceptional example in exceptional condition notwithstanding the absence of the dw/dj and an important and welcome addition to the Blyton/Malory Towers canon for all Blyton/schoolgirls fiction collectors. Please contact seller,because of the weight/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 customers please be aware: US Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to USA 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 US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

Stock number: rja659917. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 25.00 (approx. $US 32.54 )

BLYTON**, ENID:
LAST TERM AT MALORY TOWERS.

Imprint: LONDON,METHUEN & CO. LTD.,1951.
Edition: UK,slim 12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim 12mo HB+protected dw/dj,1st edn. NFINE/NFINE.Neat,blue ink,handwritten owner inscrptn: name+address to verso of ffe,and no price-clip (7s.) to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,wrap-around vibrant colour pictorial artwork with orange lettering to front panel and orange+white lettering to spine/backstrip,illustrated dw/dj with some miniscule chipping and reciprocal loss to both head+foot of the spine/backstrip of dw/dj - lettering unaffected though.Top two corners minutely rubbed - front corner with minute snick and a small closed nick to rear lower edge of dw/dj.Top edges of dw/dj minimally creased with some minimal nicks; bottom front edges with two small closed tears, bottom rear edge with a single small closed tear.All four corners with miniscule rubbing/chipping and reciprocal loss.No internal sellotape repairs or strengthening.Top edges minimally and very faintly dust-soiled and with lightest of any ageing,fore-edges less so - very considerably much less than is usual/ normal or encountered - so bright and clean without any ubiquitous foxing/ spotting; contents bright,tight,clean, solid and sound - near pristine - text body bright and clean,no foxing and no intentional dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Small accidental fore- edge creasing to pp9-16 and a tiny snick to fore-edge of pp17/18 with concomitant creasing and an accidental tiny corner crease to bottom corner of same page. Exceptionally bright,crisp and clean, sharp-cornered publisher's original pale blue cloth bds with bright,crisp,stamped black ink printed vignette illustration and author's facsimile signature to front cover/board and similar lettering to spine /backstrip; with negligible shelf-wear or bumping to edges and corners - no nicks, tears,splits or fraying and immaculate blue+white illustrated eps by Richard Cribb - map to pastedowns and scenic view of Malory Towers to free endpapers.UK,slim 12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,v-viipp+1-150pp [paginated] includes author's foreword, contents list/table,24 (XXIV) chapters,8 full-page b/w illustrations all by Stanley Lloyd,throughout the text and the book, plus [unpaginated] half-title page with b/w illustrated frntis to it's recto,title page and to the rear,publisher's advert for author's other works/titles. The 6th and last book in the 'Malory Towers' series.A stand alone novel but still about the same girls in the other titles in the series.In this book we come to the last term of all,and the last day of Darrell's six years at the school.The stories have followed her from her very first day,when she was 12 years old, through all the forms of the school,one in each book,until she becomes head-girl of the school and leaves. Darrell is here again - head-girl this time - and it is her very last term.She hopes for a peaceful one - but as usual, things happen.The girls we know are here again,and the mistresses.Mam'zelle falls for all the tricks as usual,there are rows and games and work and fun from the first aday to the last. An exceptional example in exceptional condition with an exceptional dw/dj too and an important and welcome addition to the Blyton/Malory Towers canon for all Blyton/schoolgirls fiction collectors/ officianados. 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 the value of this item for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

Stock number: rja713917. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 35.00 (approx. $US 45.55 )

BLYTON**, ENID:
NODDY GIVES A TEA PARTY.

Imprint: UK.PAULTON,BRISTOL.PURNELL,1983.
Edition: UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st reprint edn.
Binding: Hardback , No dw/dj - as issued.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st reprint edn. [Originally published 1971,this the first reprint,1983.] FINE+. Neat,handwritten ink owner name along top edge of front's colour illustrated pastedownand an absence of publisher's price.Bright,crisp,glossy laminated, sharp-cornered,wrap-around yellow background paper-covered boards with wrap-around colour pictorial artwork illustration of Noddy, Big Ears, Mr Plod, Miss Pink Cat, Mrs Tubby Bear, Sammy Sailor and Angela Goldenhair sat around table at Noddy's tea party,with capitalised, individually coloured letters of Noddy's name and capitalised,black-lettered rest of title,and author's black-lettered facsimile signed name and publisher's black-lettered+illustrated colophon towards front's bottom,fore-edge corner,rear board with continuation of front's illustration and black-lettered+numbered ISBN and repeated,immaculate colour pictorial illustrated endpapers internally. Negligible shelf-wear,no bumping to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present and almost scoring /indent-free boards.Top+fore-edges bright,crisp and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,seems unread other than my own collation.UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st reprint edn,20pp [unpaginated] includes colour illustrated title page,majority of single-page and 3 double-paged colour pictorial illustrations with text. Visually,the external appearance is exceptional ,and particularly internally is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation [for a book of it’s 40+ year-old age and nature, i.e. a child’s book. It really is  an exceptional,exemplary example for it’s brightnesss,cleanliness and lack of any other age-acquired detracting faults usually encountered in a child's book. Please contact the seller,particularly ALL overseas buyers,for correct,insured or uninsured at own risk,shipping/P+p quotes BEFORE placing your order, especially if ordering any multiple.  N.B. ALL buyers please note,stock(s') shipping quotes are adjusted for any refunds AFTER receipt of order and BEFORE the despatch of the order,especially if the item is offered either P+p included/FREE.                               ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: US 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 US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

Stock number: rja1153724. ISBN: 0361017189.

£ 10.00 (approx. $US 13.01 )

BLYTON**, ENID:
RING o' BELLS MYSTERY.

Imprint: LONDON & GLASGOW.Wm COLLINS SONS AND CO LTD.,1951.
Edition: UK,slim 12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim 12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.VG-/VG-. Owner's child-like,handwritten Christian name and year date,1951 in blue ink to title page's fore-edge but no price-clip (6s. net) to front inner flap of dw/dj. Bright,glossy,wrap-around,colour pictorial artwork by Gilbert Dunlop,illustrated dw/dj with white+yellow lettering to front and white,yellow and red lettering to spine/ backstrip with; negligible shelf-wear,some minimal,light creasing,chipping and rubbing to top+bottom edges,head+foot of spine and corners respectively - no major nicks or tears present - though both head+foot of spine/backstrip internally,have been sellotape repaired to concomitant small splits,nicks and tears.Top edge coloured dark blue,fore-edges uncoloured but with sporadic foxing/spotting; contents tight,but random indeterminate blemishes/stains and similar foxing/spotting throughout,mainly to the pages' top,bottom and fore-edges - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners, appears unread - apart from my own collation. Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain blue-grey cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked red letters to spine/ backstrip,and fairly clean plain white endpapers.UK,slim 12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,7-256pp [paginated] includes contents list/table,29 chapters, profuse part-page b/w line illustrations - all by Gilbert Dunlop; plus [unpaginated] half- title+title pages,and author's foreword. 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. The 3rd of the ''Barney Junior Mystery' series,preceded by 'The Rockingdown Mystery.' and 'The Rilloby Fair Mystery.' - see my book ID rja716117 for an example of this title. A mystery story! Better still,an Enid Blyton mystery story! Yes,here it is - a new one - the third of the mystery sories about Roger,Diana, Snubby and Barney - and,of course,Miranda, the monkey,must not be forgotten,nor must Loony,the mad,black spaniel.He finds a friend in this book - a golden spaniel as mad as himself,called Loopy.They certainly add to the fun. After 'flu,the children are sent off to Ring o' Bells Village for a holiday.The old village is full of queer stories and legends.Ringo' Bells Hall,whose bells ring out of their own accord when enemies are near - Mother Hubbard's Cottage,where Old Grandad lives,with his incredible memories - his old map of Ring o' Bells Hall with its secret passages and hidden chamber - explorations - discoveries - surprises! This is a real Enid Blyton story,full of fun,surprise,shocks and absorbing interest.Be sure to give yourself a nice long time to read it in,because you won't be able to put it down once you've begun it! Gilbert Dunlop (active 1949-66) A prolific children's book illustrator during the postwar period.He worked in pen or brush and ink or full colour,producing cheerful uncomplicated illustrations.He illustrated all six of Blyton's 'Barney Junior Mystery' series (1949-1959) and seven of Pamela Mainsbridge's (Family Adventure.') titles,spanning 1953 to 1964. His work was published mainly by Nelson and Collins. 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 of this item,for correct 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 US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

Stock number: rja848219. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 25.00 (approx. $US 32.54 )

BLYTON**, ENID:
SIX COUSINS AT MISTLETOE FARM.

Imprint: CHILDRENS/ILLUSTRATED., LONDON.EVAN BROTHERS LIMITED,1948.
Edition: UK,slim 12mo HB,minus dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , Minus dw/dj.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim 12mo HB,minus dw/dj,1st edn.No owner inscrptn,but from top to bottom of the vertical edges of both boards' pastedowns,a narrow (approx 3/4" wide) strip of transparent,hardened and crackled,adhesive glue residue,and a couple of possible sellotape ghosting residual marks to the same pastedowns.Publisher's original cloth boards with bumped corners,head and foot of spine/backstrip and some sunning to some edges of front+back boards and some overall fading to a - not original - pale blue with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks,tears or splits present.Much of blocked gilt lettering to front board is not oxidised and is visible,whereas the gilt to the dulled spine/backstrip has a degree of oxidisation,but not completely.A blue/black ink spot covers the 'EV' letters of publisher's name (EVANS) at foot of same,whilst a small, blue/black ink splash with an extended horizontal line (approx 2.3/4" long) towards bottom edge Top edges toned/aged but fore-edges although inevitably aged are much brighter; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - near pristine - no foxing/spotting and no intentional dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - though a small accidental corner creases to top corners of pp211-214 - else appears unread - apart from my own collation.UK,slim 12mo HB,minus dw/dj,1st edn, 11-224pp [paginated] includes 25 chapters,a mixture of 11 part+full page b/w line illustrations - all by Paul Beigel - all called for and present,throughout the text and the book; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,separate contents and illustrations lists/tables. An uncommon example in true 1st edn state - albeit without dw/dj - as more,but not many subsequent later issues,some obviously,with dw/dj are available.Very few true 1st edns, particularly with dw/dj. Please contact seller,because of either the weight or 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 US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

Stock number: rja863320. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 25.00 (approx. $US 32.54 )

BLYTON**, ENID:
THE ADVENTURES of the Wishing Chair.

Imprint: LONDON.EGMONT UK LIMITED,2015.
Edition: K,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,deluxe 1st edn thus. [First and originally published LONDON (NEWNES), 1937 and illustrated by Hilda McGavin.At the time,this was Blyton's first full novel.This the first appearance by this publisher,2015.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip (£14.99) to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,part-matt and part-glossy,wrap-around colour pictorial artwork,by Joe Berger,illustrated dw/dj with red,blue and yellow lettering to front; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog- ear reading creases to any pages' corners, appears unread - apart from my own collation.An accidental diagonal crease to lower vertical edge of pp7/8 - no other creases though.Dw/dj's head of spine minimally bumped with reciprocal creasing - but the boaqrd beneath unaffected and tiniest of rubbing to top,rear corner of dw/dj too.Bright,crisp,clean,generally sharp-cornered - exception of bottom lower corners minimally bumped and creased,publisher's original colour pictorial vignetted illustrated paper-covered front board with blue and yellow lettering and blue+yellow lettering to spine and immaculate yellow+white colour design illustrated endpapers.UK,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,deluxe 1st edn,1-172pp [paginated] includes 26 chapters, profuse colour illustrations by Joe Berger throughout the text and the book - as either chapter headpeice vignettes,illustrated chapter tail-pieces,or part-page and also full colour, full-page illustrations; plus [unpaginated] half-title,colour pictorial vignetted title page,contents list/table,last 2pp and a potted Blyton biography to verso of same.Detailed description,but nowhere as faulty as it reads!! A highly collected and prolific children's book writer,and an unusual item and will be an affordable,important and welcome addition to the Blyton canon. Please browse my inventory further,for a wider range of other Blyton-related titles available. When she was a little girl,Enid Blyton had loved to make up and tell stories more than anything else.Once she'd grown up,she was able to pass this love onto generations of children with her magical tales.'The Adventures of the Wishing Chair' was her first full novel,written in 1937,and Mollie and Peter's adventures in the magic flying chair have captured the hearts and imaginations of children around the world ever since. 'Oh Peter to think we've got a magic chair - a wishing chair!' Can you imagine anything quite so exciting as being flown to fairytale lands and granted your every wish? Mollie and Peter can't quite believe their luck when they discover a magical flying chair that does just this! And so begins the most marvellous adventures full of giants,pixies, disappearing islands and many many more . . . 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 either the weight or 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.

Stock number: rja791518. ISBN: 9781405278638.

£ 10.00 (approx. $US 13.01 )

BLYTON**, ENID:
THE CIRCUS OF ADVENTURE.

Imprint: LONDON.MACMILLAN,1952.
Edition: UK,8vo HB minus dw/dj,1st edn
Binding: Hardback , Minus issued dw/dj.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB minus dw/dj,1st edn.[The penultimate and 7th of 8 adventures and all of them were illustrated by Stuart Tresilian.] VG.To front pastedown an owner's inked partial name+address,as front free endpaper has been clumsily removed,also removing a feathered proportion of front pastedown towards the spine/backstrip's gutter's edge fold/ crease.Top edges minimally and very faintly dust-soiled with minimal sporadic foxing/spotting and with lightest of any ageing,fore-edges also similarly aged but with a few blemishes and stain splashes; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners, appears unread - apart from my own collation.Slightly grubbed upper and rear boards/covers; some mottled staining to rear board/ cover's lower edge and corner towards spine/backstrip's gutter's edge which has bled through to concomitant spot to rear pastedown internally.Generally, sharp-cornered with miniscule rubbing and fraying,publisher's original cream cloth bds with colour (blue+black) pictorial decorated front bd+spine with bright, crisp,stamped blue+black letters to same and plain,generally clean,white eps - described faults excepted.Spine/backstrip with slight but light darkening,with minimal,sporadic spotting/foxing (?) and without any splits,tears or any fraying. UK,8vo HB minus dw/dj,1st edn,v-viii+1- 316pp [paginated] includes author's foreword,a contents list/table,30 chapters,profuse full-page,chapter head+ tail pieces and part-page b/w illustrations by Stuart Tresilian throughout the text and the book,plus [unpaginated] half-title page with b/w illus frntis to it's recto,and title page with b/w vignette illustration and date,1952. The penultimate story of the 'Adventure' series of 8.An exciting and mysterious story with lots of laughs for which Kiki the parrot is mainly responsible.The four children,Jack,Philip,Dinah and Lucy-Ann are here,as well as Gussy,a peculiar guest who lands everyone in trouble.A travelling circus,a castle,secret passages,midnight escapades and some really wizard adventures! An important and welcome addition to the Enid Blyton adventure story canon for all Blyton fiction collectors/officianados. 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 weight/value of this item for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

Stock number: rja715417. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 35.00 (approx. $US 45.55 )

BLYTON**, ENID:
The Famous Five Adventure Collection - 3 Stories.

Imprint: LONDON.HODDER CHILDREN'S BOOKS,2004.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st thus omnibus.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st thus,omnibus edition. FINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated, colour pictorial thumbnail artwork vignette to front panel of dw/dj and a miniature version of same illustration to spine,both with white lettering,a black line illus to rear panel also with white lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.Spine/backstrip of dw/dj with an approx 4/5ths" single,angled closed tear to top,front edge near spine/backstrip gutter's edge/fold/crease - no others present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound - near pristine - one dog-ear reading crease to pp389/90 top corner,else would appear unread - my own collation excepted. Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,glazed boards with repeated dw/dj design/illustration and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st thus,omnibus edn,5-505pp [paginated] includes 3 complete stories and b/w illustrations throughout; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a contents list/table,and individual title separator pages. 'Five On A Treasure Island'. The first ever Famous Five adventure: there's been a shipwreck off Kirrin Island! But where is the treasure? The Famous Five search for clues . . . 'Five Go Adventuring Again'. The Famous Five have discovered a thief at Kirrin Cottage - but when they start looking for proof,they find an old map and an unusual hiding place! 'Five Go to Billycock Hill'.Our favourite five are on holiday at Billycock Hill, where they make friends with Jeff - a real pilot! It all seems very exciting,until Jeff disappears with some 'top secret' equipment: could he be a spy? 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 either the weight/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 destination 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 US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

Stock number: rja777818. ISBN: 0340893621.

£ 6.99 (approx. $US 9.10 )

BLYTON**, ENID:
THE FOURTH HOLIDAY BOOK.

Imprint: LONDON.SAMPSON LOW,MARSTON & CO.,LTD.,[nd.circa 1949.]
Edition: UK,Qrto HB minus dw/dj,1st.
Binding: Hardback , Minus dw/dj.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,Qrto HB minus dw/dj,1st.[Undated,circa 1949.] VG+.Owner's handwritten childish hand,blue ink name+address to recto of ffe.Bright,crisp,glossy,dark green paper-covered boards/covers with red cloth blind spine with bright,crisp,blocked gilt decoration (2 children sandcastle-builidng on beach) and gilt letters to front board/ cover,oxidised gilt letters(?) to spine leaving blocked letter impressions; with some negligible shelf-wear and minimal rubbing to all edges and corners - no major nicks,tears or splits present, pictorial colour artwork by Eelco M.T.H. Van der Beeke endpapers.Missing dw/dj illustrated by Hilda Boswell,but the endpapers,and 4 double-sided,full-page, full colour plates - all beautifully illustrated by Beeke.Corners bumped with inevitable but miniscule rubbing and wear,small abrasions to front top corner. Top+fore-edges toned; contents bright, tight,clean,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners. UK,Qrto HB minus dw/dj,1st edn,5-192pp [paginated] includes 28 illustrated short stories and 7 interactive activities (riddle,a maze not attempted,and things to make or magic tricks to do),profuse multi-colour (3 or 4) block illustrations by various assorted illustrators throughout the text. A highly collected and prolific children's book author/illustrator, and a collectable item in Blyton's usual style and will be an important and welcome addition to the Blyton canon. Believed published for the Christmas market,to be given as gifts. Please contact seller,because of either the weight or 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 customers please be aware: US Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to USA 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 US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

Stock number: rja875220. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 14.50 (approx. $US 18.87 )

BLYTON**, ENID:
THE HAPPY HOUSE CHILDREN AGAIN.

Imprint: LONDON.LATIMER HOUSE,1955.
Edition: UK,12mo HB,no dw/dj(as issued?),1st Thus
Binding: Hardback , No dw/dj - as issued?
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim 12mo HB,no dw/dj, 1st edn thus. [True 1st edn originally published,London, Blackwell,1947.This copy,1st edn thus,was aslo republished,London,Collins,late 1960's.) NFINE.No owner inscrptn,but Sunday school presentation prize label pasted to ffe,dated Christmas,1955,minus dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated, wrap-around colour pictorial artwork illustrated boards and yellow+red letters; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing or bumping to edges and corners.Two small areas of laminate breaking down to spine/ backstrip's front,vertical edge,but still in situ - no loss.Top+fore-edges bright, crisp and clean,contents bright,tight and near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - an unread copy? An exceptional copy,given its age.UK,slim 12mo HB,no dw/dj - as issued,1st edn thus, 11-92pp [paginated] includes 12 chapters,5 full-page,b/w line illustrations by Kathleen Gell; plus [unpaginated] half- title,facsimile signatured title page and contents list/table. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight of this item,for correct 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 customers please be aware: US Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to USA 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 US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

Stock number: rja28328. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 15.00 (approx. $US 19.52 )

BLYTON**, ENID:
THE LITTLE WHITE DUCK AND OTHER STORIES.

Imprint: LONDON.MACMILLAN,1946.
Edition: UK,slim 12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim 12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE. Neat,blue ink,familial gift presentation inscrptn+date (Xmas 1946) to top of ffe and no price-clip (5s. NET) to dw/dj. Vibrant,bright,crisp,clean,matt,wrap- around coloured pastel pictorial illustrated dw/dj with red+white lettering to front panel and spine; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present. Top edges with merest hint of ageing and faint dust-soiling spotting,fore-edges similar but still bright and clean; with one blemish and minimal thumbing; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - text body bright and clean - unfoxed - and no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp, clean and virtually unblemished,sharp-cornered,publisher's original cloth bds with two-colour (blue+black) decoration to front cover/board and spine with bright, crisp,stamped black and blue ink stamped letters to same,and generally bright and clean plain white eps with minimal foxing. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,3-192pp [paginated] includes 23 short stories,each with 3-colour block illustrations (either of red,green,blue,orange and b/w) by Eileen Soper,throughout the text and the book,plus [unpaginated] a 3-colour block (black,white+red) decorated illustrated title-page with contents list/table to its recto. Uncommon example with a dw/dj in a book of its age and given the period of production,i.e. 1942-1947 - with wartime paper-rationing, and the poor quality of paper generally used and survival rates of air-raids on domestic and commercial properties i.e publishers+printers.Any dw/dj would have been of substandard quality and prone to subsequent disintegration and usually discarded,or be reverse printed - possibly coming from an entirely different book/title. A very scarce copy,particularly with an exceptional dw/dj as this. A new Enid Blyton book is always an event and is welcomed eagerly by thousands of children to whom the name of Enid Blyton spells fun and laughter,magic and excitement. Here is another new one 'The Little White Duck',which will be read with delight.This book is full of the kind of stories children like best - stories of children, animals,toys and pixies - told in the well-loved Enid Blyton way. It is well illustrated in colour,and the pictures,by Eileen Soper,interpret each story in exactly the right way. 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 the value of this item for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

Stock number: rja716217. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 25.00 (approx. $US 32.54 )

BLYTON**, ENID:
THE MOUNTAIN OF ADVENTURE.

Imprint: LONDON.MACMILLAN,1949.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+protected dw/dj,1st edn.[The 5th of 8 adventures and all of them were illustrated by Stuart Tresilian.] FINE/VG++. Neat,blue ink owner inscrptn: name/address+contemporary date to foxed/ spotted ffe but no price-clip (8s. 6d. NET) to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt, wrap-around colour pictorial artwork illustrated dw/dj,with black lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.Miniscule chipping with reciprocal loss to both head+foot of dw/djs' spine/backstrip - letters unaffected; all corners also minisculely rubbed with reciprocal loss.Top front corner with an approx 1.5" closed tear on crease of front fold of inner flap of dw/dj.Top edges minimally and very faintly dust-soiled and with lightest of any ageing,fore-edges also similarly and very lightly aged - considerably much less than is usual/normal or encountered - so bright and clean without foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - near pristine - one dog-ear reading crease to pp39/40 top corner, otherwise appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original cream cloth bds with colour (blue+black) pictorial decorated front bd+spine with bright, crisp,stamped blue+black letters to same and plain white eps with minimal,sporadic spotting/foxing to both free endpaperss; but both pastedowns foxing-free.Spine /backstrip with a few mottled/foxing(?) spots and without any splits,tears or any fraying.UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,v-viiipp+ 1-326pp [paginated] includes author's foreword,contents list/table,30 chapters, profuse full-page,chapter head+tail pieces and part-page b/w illustrations by Stuart Tresilian throughout the text and the book,plus [unpaginated] half-title page with b/w illus frntis to it's verso,and title-page with b/w vignette illustration and date,1949. The same much-loved characters are here again - Philip,Dinah,Jack,Lucy-Ann,Bill Smugs - and,of course,Kiki,the telkative, comical parrot.Snowy the white kid is a newcomer,and so is Sally,the slow-worm,a great pet of Philip's,the boy whom all creatures love. They go for a summer holiday in the Welsh mountains - and fall,as usual,headlong into a most extraordinary adventure. What is going on inside the mountain? What causes the rumbling and the earth-shaking - and the curious clouds of crimson smoke? Who lives there and why? Where is the entrance? Thousands of boy and girl readers will be eager to follow Philip and his companions through all the dangers and surprises they have to face before the mystery is solved. An important and welcome addition to the Enid Blyton adventure story canon for all Blyton fiction collectors/officianados. 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 weight/value of this item for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

Stock number: rja715217. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 200.00 (approx. $US 260.28 )

BLYTON**, ENID:
THE MYSTERY OF THE STRANGE MESSAGES.

Imprint: LONDON.METHUEN & CO. LTD.,1957.
Edition: UK,slim 12mo HB,minus dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , Minus issued dw/dj.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim 12mo HB,minus dw/dj,1st edn.VG+. Two sets of previous owner's inked inscrptns+date - one to each of the front pastedown and front free endpaper,which is also sporadically and faintly foxed/ spotted,and no issued dw/dj.Bright,crisp, clean,generally sharp-cornered,publisher's original grey/taupe cloth boards,with crisp white ink printed lettering and a magnifying glass and fingerprint illustration to front lower corner on front cover; with negligible shelf-wear or bumping and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.Spine/ backstrip imperceptibly sunned/faded and with a few tiny blemishes around author's letters but with reddish brown lettering lightly dulled but still discernible though,and aforementioned white endpapers. Top edges slightly aged/toned,fore-edges less so,and brighter and slightly cleaner with some minimal sporadic foxing/ spotting; contents bright,tight and generally clean - minimal,sporadic foxing/ spotting throughout,some minor blemishes scattered in pp47-52,otherwise solid and sound - a couple of dog-ear reading creases to top corners of pages 99/100 and 101/2.UK,slim 12mo HB,minus dw/dj,1st edn, 1-186pp [paginated] includes 22 chapters,8 full-page b/w line illustrations by Lilian Buchanan,throughout the text and the book, plus [unpaginated] half-title page with b/w line illustrated frntis to it's reverse,title page,and author's foreword. The penultimate and 14th of 15 'Mystery' stories from this series.An adventure of the Five Find-Outers and dog.Bets,Pip, Daisy,Larry and Fatty with his black Scottie dog Buster,solve another mystery. Lilian L. Buchanan (born 1914 died 2005 - active from c1954 and very prolific.) Worked as Lilian Buchanan,an illustrator of children's books and gift books; was the principal illustrator of H.E. Todd's 'Bobby Brewster' series.She also illustrated two other Blyton titles from this series: 'The Mystery of the Missing Man (1956) and 'The Mystery of Banshee Towers' (1966). Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight of this item,for correct 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 customers please be aware: US Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to USA 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 US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

Stock number: rja660217. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 18.00 (approx. $US 23.43 )

BLYTON**, ENID:
The MYSTERY OF THE MISSING NECKLACE.

Imprint: LONDON.METHUEN & CO. LTD.,1947.
Edition: UK,12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[True UK first edn with the 'THIS BOOK IS PRODUCED IN COMPLETE CONFORMITY WITH THE AUTHORIZED ECONOMY STANDARDS' advice/notification,and stated 'First published in 1947' to verso of title page.An uncommon example with a dw/dj,in a book of its age and given the period of production,i.e. 1942-1947 - with wartime paper-rationing,and the poor quality of paper generally used and survival rates of air-raids on domestic and commercial properties i.e publishers+printers. Any dw/dj would have been of substandard quality and fragility and be prone to subsequent disintegration and usually discarded,or be reverse printed - possibly coming from an entirely different book/title.] NFINE/POOR.A neat, ink handwritten familial gift presentation inscrptn and date (Xmas 1947) and a further owner's inscrptn: name+address to ffe and no price-clip (5s. net) to dw/dj.Wrap-around matt,colour pictorial artwork illustrated dw/dj with red lettering to front cover and black+red lettering to spine/backstrip; with negligible shelf- wear and heavy creasing with chipping, nicks and closed tears to edges and corners.Aged sellotape repairs/strengthening internally,to both inner flaps' folds/creases and head of spine and top,rear edge of dw/dj,which in turn has bled through leaving a concomitant 'ghosting' indication externally.An approx 1/5" x 1" chunk/tear loss to top,front corner of dw/dj and some minor loss to front,lower corner too.Foot of spine/backstrip of dw/dj heavily creased with an approx 1.5" closed tear at rear gutter's edge and small loss at foot,minimally affecting black lettering.Rear panel of dw/dj also heavily creased and wrinkled to it's body. 97% of dw/dj complete and only described and added for completeness.Top edges minimally dust-soiled and with lightest of any ageing and a few blemishes,fore-edges with hint of ageing - very considerably much less than is usual/normal or encountered - so bright and clean with minimal foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean, solid and sound - near pristine - text body bright,generally clean with some odd blemishes, no foxing and no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original pale grey cloth bds with bright,crisp,blocked brown ink printed letters and magnifying glass+illustrated thumbprint to front cover/board and similar lettering to spine/backstrip and generally clean eps apart from some slight off-set foxing from internal backstrip and inscrptn.Rear free endpaper missing? UK,slim 12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn, vipp+1-167pp [paginated] includes XXI (21) chapters,7 full-page b/w line illus by J. Abbey throughout the text and the book; plus [unpaginated] half-title page with b/w line illus frntis to its verso,title page,author's foreword and publisher's advert to verso of last page. Here is the 5th book of the popular Mystery series,in which Fatty,Larry,Daisy,Pip,Bets - and Buster the Dog,of coursee - all play their parts as Finder-Outers. There are a great many clever burglaries going on,and it is suspected that member of the gang have their meeting place somewhere in Peterswood,where the Finder-Outers live.So the children,of course,determine to solve the mystery,and they tumble into other mysteries too.Who is the old man on the seat? Who is Number Three? Where is the missing necklace? Fatty of course,enjoys himself in various disguises,and poor Mr Goon,the policeman,is always being taken in.But Old Clear-Orf,as the children call him,defeats Fatty one strange night at the Waxworks Hall,and rejoices! It all ends up most amusingly and unexpectedly,and,as usual,there are thrills and laughs in every chapter. An important and welcome addition to the Blyton adventure/mystery story canon for all Blyton fiction collectors/ officianados. 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.

Stock number: rja714317. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 30.00 (approx. $US 39.04 )

BLYTON**, ENID:
THE PUT-EM-RIGHTS.

Imprint: LONDON and REDHILL.LUTTERWORTH PRESS,1946.
Edition: UK,slim 12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim 12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[True UK,HB 1st edn with the 'THIS BOOK IS PRODUCED IN COMPLETE CONFORMITY WITH THE AUTHORIZED ECONOMY STANDARDS' advice/notification, and stated 'First published in 1946' to verso of title-page.Uncommon example with a dw/dj in a book of its age and given the period of production,i.e. 1942-1947 - with wartime paper-rationing, and the poor quality of paper generally used and survival rates of air-raids on domestic and commercial properties i.e publishers+printers.Any dw/dj would have been of substandard quality and fragility and be prone to subsequent disintegration and usually discarded,or be reverse printed - possibly coming from an entirely different book/title.] NFINE/GOOD.A neat, ink handwritten familial gift presentation inscrptn and date (1946) to top edge of front pastedown and a further owner's inscrptn: name+address to ffe and no price -clip (6s. net) to dw/dj.Bright,clean,matt, wrap-around colour pictorial artwork with red+yellow edged lettering to front bd and similar and separate yellow lettering to spine/ backstrip illustrated dw/dj; with some shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - with nicks and some minor losses and closed tears present on both top+ bottom edges.Small loss at foot of spine/ backstrip of dw/dj affecting lettering (the word PRESS missing),with adhesive brown paper repairs/strengthening internally only,to front fold/crease of dw/dj inner flap,to closed tears along top front edge and similarly to head of spine/backstrip too. 99% of dw/dj complete and only described and added for completeness.Top edges minimally and very faintly dust-soiled and with lightest of any ageing,fore-edges with lightest hint of ageing - very considerably much less than is usual/normal or encountered - so bright and clean without any ubiquitous foxing/spotting just the usual thumbing marks; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - text body bright and clean with minimal blemishes - no foxing and no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners, appears unread - apart from my own collation.Remarkably bright,crisp, clean,generally sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain beige cloth bds with bright,crisp,stamped green ink printed lettering; author's facsimile signature to lower,right-hand corner of front cover/ board and similar lettering to spine and clean plain white eps,inscrptns excepted and without foxing/spotting or any off-set foxing shadows from dw/dj flaps.UK,slim 12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,7-167pp [paginated] includes 24 chapters,b/w line illus by Elisabeth Wall,throughout the text and the book,plus [unpaginated] half-title,colour frntis by Elisabeth Wall,title page and contents list/table. Another story about a group of children who form a band and call themselves The Put-Em-Rights.It was the Tramping Preacher who first gave them the idea,when he stirred their hearts and imaginations by saying that they could help the world along by trying to help put the wrong things right.It was not long before the band found their first task,and it fell to Micky to tackle the gardener about his unkindness to his dog.Then the tasks come rolling along,and soon each member of the little band has a particular person to help or problem to solve.The tasks they set themselves are ambitious,and their resolves do not always turn out as expected.In spite of valiant efforts, things get rather out of hand and almost too involved for them to manage; but The Put-Em-Rights,although sometimes despondent,are never really dismayed and they go on trying. How they emerge from the difficulties which beset them comes at the end of the story,of course.It is full of fun and excitement,and the children in it are so real that they might easily be you and your own friends. Please contact seller,because of the weight/value of this item for correct 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 customers please be aware: US Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to USA 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 US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

Stock number: rja714417. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 20.00 (approx. $US 26.03 )