Buy this book on-line

BLYTON**, ENID: : FIVE ON KIRRIN ISLAND AGAIN.**

LONDON.HODDER & STOUGHTON,August 1947.

ISBN No ISBN.

UK,slim 12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Originally and first published August,1947.Reverse of title page states First printed August,1947.] Owner's child-like,handwritten blue ink name+address to top corner of blank after ffe and before half-title page,a further handwritten blue ink familial donor's (parents to daughter) dedication,Christmas gift presentation inscrptn (Xmas 1947) to title page,but no price-clip (6/- net) to dw/dj.Colour,pictorial artwork by Eileen Soper,illustrated front panel of dw/dj with red+ white lettering with various-sized square+ rectangular contemporary white adhesive paper repairs internally to the following; foot of front inner flap,bottom edge of front panel,head +foot of spine/backstrip and top edge of the rear,inner flap - the remainder of same unaffected and therefore without repair.Top, front,right-hand corner of body of front panel with repaired tear and creases and further rubbing,chipping with miniscule loss along its top edges.Externally,further slight rubbing; some chipping,some small splits+tears to vertical fold of dw/dj's front flap and creasing to top+bottom edges,some with minimal loss.Top+ bottom edges of dw/dj with inevitable shelf-wear and creasing and minimal loss with vertical edge of front inner flap with some minor loss - partially affecting the side of the face,the neck and shoulders of the boy stood beside Anne illustration.Illustrated DJ showing the telescope reversed.Mistakenly believed that this book was recalled,but in fact this wrapper was used for both the first and second editions,only being corrected with the telescope the right way around,for the third edition,in June 1949 - the telescope on the d/w was corrected,but the frontispiece showing the same telescope error was never used in that 3rd or the subsequent printings.Blue ink printed lettering to a white but slighty grubbed spine/backstrip.Head of same with internal repair to concomitant spot and a loose,but unstrengthened and repair-free small tear with miniscule loss to same at spine/ backstrip's front gutter's edge of same,3 closed tears to bottom edge of rear panel also unrepaired.Rear panel also grubbed with blue ink printed story's precis and vertical ribbing grubbing (from the boards) to body of panel. Publisher's original,corn-flower blue vertically ribbed paper-covered boards; bright,clean,solid and sound with generally sharp corners - top two corners showing minimal bumping and creasing, bright,crisp,blocked black ink printed lettering to spine/backstrip,clean blue,b/w pictorial illustrated endpapers; all with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners.Top+fore-edges remarkably bright and clean with merest hint of any toning and virtually foxing/spotting-free; contents bright,tight and clean,solid and sound,also virtually foxing/spoting-free - no intentional dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,would appear unread - apart from my own collation.UK,slim 12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn, ixpp+11-192pp [paginated] includes contents list/table with blank reverse,21 chapters,2 sets of 3-colour block illustrations and part+full page b/w line illustrations - all by Eileen Soper,throughout the text and the book,plus [unpaginated] blank with owner's child-like handwritten blue ink name+address to top,right-hand corner,a handwritten,blue ink,familial donor dedication,inscrptn+ date to half-title page,colour pictorial illustrated frntis (repeated from front panel of dw/dj's design), title page,author's foreword with dedication to reverse,and contents list/table. 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 with this example - and usually discarded,or be reverse printed - possibly coming from an entirely different book/ title.Also particularly scarce,selling out within a couple of months of it's issue. Famous Five's 6th adventure.The 'Five': Julian, Dick,George,Anne and Timmy the dog in another adventure.The Five discover a secret tunnel under the sea. They are back at Kirrin,where George's island is,the exciting island where they have already had so many thrilling adventures. This is their most exciting adventure of all! They come home for the holidays,to find that George's scientist father has gone to live on the island himself to complete one of his greatest experiments. He thinks he is all alone there,in his strange hiding place,but - who else is there? The Five go across to see him - and leave Timmy behind to guard him! But what happens to Timmy? And where is the hidden work-room? What is happening on Kirrin Island? Excitements come one after another - the hidden entrance to the underground passage - the strange caves - the tunnel - the quarry with its unexpected passage into the hill - where does that lead to? 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.

Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints.