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BLYTON**, ENID: : THE MYSTERY OF THE INVISIBLE THIEF

LONDON.METHUEN & CO. LTD.,1950.

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UK,slim 12mo HB minus dw/dj,1st edn.VG+. Inked owner name and donor's gift presentation inscrptn to front free endpaper,which has some off-set foxing from front pastedown and rear endpaper similarly affected,and no issued dw/dj. Bright,crisp,generally clean - some minor grubbing,sharp-cornered,publisher's original red cloth boards,with crisp black 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.All corners minimally bumped with some miniscule fraying.Spine/backstrip imperceptibly sunned/faded - absence of protective dw/dj - lettering very lightly dulled but still discernible though,and aforementioned foxed/spotted white endpapers.Top edges lightly aged/toned with minimal foxing/spotting,fore-edges less aged/toned and so slightly brighter and cleaner but with more sporadic foxing/ spotting; contents bright,tight and generally clean - minimal,sporadic foxing/ spotting throughout,a small splash/stain to bottom corner of pp3,otherwise solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.UK,12mo HB,minus dw/dj,1st edn,viipp+1-173pp [paginated] includes contents list/table,23 (XXIII) chapters,8 full-page b/w line illustrations by Treyer Evans,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,publisher's advert for author's other works/titles reverse of last paginated page,followed by 2pp blanks at the rear. The 8th story of the 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,are busy solving another mystery. Mr Goon is on the job too,but although he is cleverer than usual,the village policeman doesn't quite keep up with Fatty and the others! Treyer Meredith Evans (born 1889, Chichester.) Son of a dentist,worked as Treyer Evans.An advertising and press illustrator employed by C. Arthur Pearson (1909) and Edward Hulton (1910).He was a bright,stylish illustrator who worked in pen and ink or pencil,often with broad expanses of shading.However his style varied according to his subject - for example, in 'Will You Come As Well' (Milne-like verses about children),he adopted a technique similar to that of E.H. Shepard.He also illustrated a further four other Blyton titles from this series: 'The Mystery of the Vanished Prince' (1951), 'The Mystery of the Strange Bundle' (1952), 'The Mystery of Holly Lane' (1953) and 'The Mystery of Tally-Ho Cottage' (1954). 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.

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

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