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Blyton, Enid : Last Term at Malory Towers

Methuen & Co. Ltd., London, 1951

150 pages (complete). Rebound in leather. In general fair condition within. Front and end papers present. Frontispage has previous owner signatures. The pages are relaxed, comforting, comfortable, clear, assured, amiable and cheerful. fk. Book Condition: Fair. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Very Good

1st Edition.

Blyton, Enid : Last Term at Malory Towers

Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1951

the boards are edge worn and a bit marked. sunned. foxing. one rubber stamp. tightly bound. [P.K.]. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: No Jacket

1st Edition.

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

LONDON,METHUEN & CO. LTD.,1951.

ISBN No ISBN.

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.

UK,slim 12mo HB,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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

LONDON,METHUEN & CO. LTD.,1951.

ISBN No ISBN.

UK,slim 12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,2nd imp. [First published July,1958.This edn/imp 1960.] NFINE/VG. No owner's inscrptn - ffe removed leaving a residual stub at spine/backstrip's gutter's edge and no price-clip (7s 6d) to dw/dj.Bright,crisp and clean colour pictorial artwork illustrated dw/dj panels+spine/backstrip with black,blue and red lettering; with negligible shelf-wear to edges.All corners with small closed tears with little loss and reciprocal creasing.Tiny nicks with miniscule losses at both foot+head of spine/backstrip of dw/dj and both with reciprocal creasing too.Bright,crisp, clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's red paper-covered bds with black ink printed titles and Famous Five group illustration to front bd 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 eps; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners.Top edges lightly aged with sporadic foxing/spotting,fore-edges similar but without degree of foxing,but both generally bright and clean; contents bright,tight and clean,solid and sound - near pristine - no noticed foxing in text body or page borders - and no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread,apart from my own collation.UK,slim 12mo HB +dw/dj,1st edn,2nd imp,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] half title page with story precis,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. Since April 2013 and again in March 2015, and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering it's prices,weight allowances,dimensions and lowered it's qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and value of this item for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

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

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

LONDON,METHUEN & CO. LTD.,1951.

ISBN No ISBN.

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!

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

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