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BLYTON**, ENID: : THE SECOND FORM AT ST. CLARE'S

LONDON.METHUEN & CO. LTD.,1944.

ISBN No ISBN.

UK,slim 12mo HB,minus dw/dj,1st edn.[True UK first edn with the 'BOOK PRODUCTION WAR ECONOMY STANDARD' advice/notification,and stated 'First published in 1944'.Uncommon example in a book of its age and given the period of production,i.e. 1942-1947 - with wartime paper-rationing,the 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.) VG++.Neat,handwritten inked familial gift presentation inscrptn and date to front free endpaper.Remarkably bright,crisp and clean,sharp- cornered, publisher's original vibrant pinkish/red cloth bds with bright,crisp,stamped black ink printed lettering to front bd with stamped,printed ink vignette illustration (two schoolgirls sitting atop a travelling trunk) to front bd;black ink lettering to spine/backstrip and plain white eps with some inevitable but minimal foxing/ spotting.Rear bd has minimal grubbing and a faint residual liquid stain towards top corner.Top edges aged/toned and darkened, fore-edges also aged/toned but to a lesser degree,so therefore slightly brighter with one foxing spot; contents bright,tight and clean - apart from a slight discoloured smudge to bottom border edge of pp51 - and solid and sound.UK,slim 12mo HB,minus dw/dj,1st edn,vpp+1-157pp [paginated] includes contents list/table,20 (XX) chapters,8 full-page b/w line illustrations by W. Lindsay Cable interspersed throughout the text and the book,plus [unpaginated] half-title page with b/w line illustrated frntis to it's reverse,and title page. Described hard but fairly and honestly - an exceptional example - nowhere as detracting as it reads or sounds! See my book ID's rja714017,rja714117 and rja847919 for other titles from this school's series. The 5th of the 6 published 'St.Clare School' books/series (1941-45).Wartime issues/editions are notoriously and particularly scarce and as such,this makes an important and welcome addition to the Blyton/St. Clare's School canon for all Blyton/Schoolgirl fiction collectors. W. Lindsay Cable (active 1927-51). Illustrator,mainly of girls' school stories,in pen and ink,brush and ink,and pencil.Initially,her work was rather reminiscent of fashion plates,but by the late 1940s it had become more independent in style,employing a good range of textures and shading. 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 weight/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.
Noy SIGNED.

BLYTON**, ENID: : The Second Form at St. Clare's.**

LONDON.METHUEN & CO. LTD.,1947.

ISBN No ISBN.

UK,slim 12mo HB+dw/dj,3rd edn.[Originally and true 1st edn March 23rd,1944.A 2nd edn Sept,1945 and then this 3rd edn 1947.] FINE/FINE.Owner name+address but no price-clip (5s.) to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,matt,colour pictorial artwork front panel,by W. Lindsay Cable,illustrated dw/dj,with red+white lettering,rear panel with publisher's advert - black text to white background and white spine/backstrip; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.Two tiniest of closed tears/snicks to bottom edges of dw/dj - one each to the front and rear edges. Top edges minimally dust-soiled and with lightest of any ageing with one blemish,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 - no foxing to text body and no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Exceptionally bright,crisp,clean,sharp -cornered,publisher's original plain orange(?) cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked black ink printed letters and vignette to upper board and similar lettering to spine/backstrip and plain white endpapers with light off-setting - from dw/dj's inner flaps - to free endpapers.UK,slim 12mo HB+dw/dj,3rd edn,vpp+1-157pp [paginated] includes contents list/table,XX (20) chapters,8 full-page b/w line illus by W.Lindsay Cable throughout the text and the book and a b/w line illus vignetted design frntis,repeated from front board; plus [unpaginated] half-title+ title pages. 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. See my book ID's rja659517,rja714117 and rja847919 for other titles from this school's series. This is the 4th book of the popular St. Clare's series by Enid Blyton.These exciting school stories are unusul in their aliveness and humour.The girls are real characters,bad and good,kind and unkind,happy and unhappy.In this book we follow especially the fortunes of the two head-girls of the second form,Lazy Anna and Spiteful Elsie,and of two new girls,Mirabel, tiresome and silly,and Gladys,the little Misery-Girl.All the familiar characters from the first form are here too,the O'Sullivan twins,Don't- Care-Bobby (with a mischievious trick for Mam'zelle!),Carlotta the circus-girl,feather-headed Alison,and serious Hilary,once head-girl of the first form. Lessons and games,feasts and matches,tricks and concerts,rewards and punishments - all the stuff of school-life is here,readable,amusing, instructive and amazingly entertaining. An important and welcome addition to the Blyton schoolgirls story canon for all Blyton/ schoolgirls fiction collectors/ officianados. W. Lindsay Cable (active 1927-51). Illustrator,mainly of girls' school stories,in pen and ink,brush and ink,and pencil. Initially,her work was rather reminiscent of fashion plates,but by the late 1940s it had become more independent in style,employing a good range of textures and shading. 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,3rd edn.
Not SIGNED.

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