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Blyton, Enid : Five go to Smuggler's Top

Hodder & Stoughton, 1945

boards are worn, cocked and stained. spine appears to have been repaired. thorough foxing and marks. ownership inscriptions. a worn reading copy.[S.K]. Book Condition: Poor. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: No Jacket

First Edition.

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

LONDON.HODDER & STOUGHTON,1952.

ISBN No ISBN.

UK,slim 12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,5th imp. [Originally and first published July,1945 and this 5th imp in 1951.Virtually the same format as the 1st edn] NFINE/FINE-.Owner's child-like, handwritten name+address to half-title page,a blue ink number 29 to top corner of ffe,but no price-clip (6/- net) to dw/dj.Bright,crisp, clean,glossy colour pictorial artwork,by Eileen Soper,illustrated front panel of dw/dj,with white oulined blue lettering; blue+black lettering to a white backstrip/spine,rear panel: white background with black lettering - some inevitable but minor blemishes/marks etc to both; with negligible shelf-wear,creasing or bumping - no major nicks or tears present.Head of spine/backstrip of dw/dj minimally bumped with reciprocal creasing and miniscule chipping with minimal loss.Top edges bright and clean: virtually unblemished - no foxing/spotting,no dust-soiling,fore-edges similar but with a mere handful of very,very faint foxing spots; contents remarkably and spectacularly bright, crisp,clean - 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, virtually unblemished - no ubiquitous mottling - scarce in this state,publisher's original, sharp-cornered pale cornflower-blue paper- covered boards with black ink printed titles to front and spine/backstrip,author's facsimile signature to front and clean 3 colour-block (bluey-green,black and white) pictorial illustrated endpapers.UK,slim 12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,5th imp,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. 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 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 hate 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 lighter weight and the value of this item,for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

UK,slim 12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,5th imp.
Not SIGNED.

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

LONDON.HODDER & STOUGHTON,July,1945.

ISBN No ISBN.

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.

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

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