Five Have a Wonderful Time
by Blyton, Enid
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +/Very Good
- Seller
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Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, United Kingdom: Hodder and Stoughton, 1952. Bound in the publishers red hard boards with contrasting black title lettering to spine and front. This is the first printing of another excellent Famous Five adventure. All pages are present and correct and are tightly bound. Neat gift inscription to half title page. Book sits soild and square with all corners sharp. Double matching black and white endpapers to front and rear of book. A very clean copy indeed. Housed in the colourful Eileen Soper dustwrapper which has been neatly priceclipped. Light overall wear and signs of handling. Chip to the bottom edge of front panel otherwise a presentable example of the dustwrapper. Protected in a removable archival booksleeve to preserve its condition. This book is number 11 in the series, with no doubt more great outdoor perilous adventure and lashings of ginger beer ! A presentable and collectable copy which is inexplicably scarce.. First Edition. Very Good +/Very Good. Illus. by Eileen Soper. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. FIRST EDITION.
Synopsis
Five Have A Wonderful Time (published in 1952) is a popular children's book written by Enid Blyton. It is the eleventh novel in the Famous Five series of books.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Rare Book Shelf (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001058
- Title
- Five Have a Wonderful Time
- Author
- Blyton, Enid
- Illustrator
- Eileen Soper
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hodder and Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- London, United Kingdom
- Date Published
- 1952
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- Half Title
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- 12mo
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- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Title Page
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- Spine
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- First Edition
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