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THE Enid Blyton STORY.

THE Enid Blyton STORY.

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THE Enid Blyton STORY.

by MULLAN, BOB:

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  • Hardcover
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ISBN 10
1852832010
ISBN 13
9781852832018
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UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean, glossy laminated colour pictorial illustrated upper wrap,and b/w author portrait to rear wrap; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges; a small closed tear to front,right-hand top corner,a light chip to lower,rear corner too.Head of spine/backstrip minisculely bumped and chipped with reciprocal creasing to same.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight and near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips.Publisher's sharp-cornered,bright,clean,original red cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip with immaculate,white Noddy+Big Ears character silhouettes to red background illustrated endpapers. UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn,6-159pp [paginated] includes 4pp bibliograph,3pp illus credits,6 chapters, profuse contemporary b/w+colour illus/photographs throughout the text and the book,an index; plus [unpaginated] half-title page,subject (Enid Blyton) colour photograph portrait vignetted title page,and contents list/table. Enid Blyton created the magical world of Noddy which has delighted generations of children.She was also the author of many adventure stories including 'The Famous Five','The Secret Seven', St Clare's School', and 'Malory Towers'.When Blyton died in 1968 she left over 700 books in print,many of which continue to sell in several languages all over the world. In this book, which is tied to a television programme made by TVS (then 1987),Bob Mullan looks at the Blyton phenomenon,her life,her extraordinary success as a writer and the controversies which have surrounded her work. With photographs of Enid Blyton and her family,and with colour illustrations of many of her characters,this book provides a trip down memory lane for Blyton's readers and a powerful account of one of Britain's legendary children's writers. Please contact seller,because of the weight/value 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/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. **

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Bookseller
R. J. A. PAXTON-DENNY. GB (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #
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Title
THE Enid Blyton STORY.
Author
MULLAN, BOB:
Book Condition
Used - FINE.
Jacket Condition
Near FINE.
Quantity Available
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Edition
UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10
1852832010
ISBN 13
9781852832018
Publisher
LONDON.BOXTREE LIMITED,1987.
Place of Publication
London
This edition first published
1987
Keywords
q52.BIOGRAPHY.UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.ISBN 1852832010.Enid Blyton_biography.The Famous Five.The Secret Seven. St. Clare's School.Malory Towers.Noddy_Big Ears.Eileen Soper_illustrator.Books new,used,signed,rare.
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