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

LONDON.METHUEN & CO. LTD.,1947.

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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.

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

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