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BLYTON**, ENID: : A Book of Naughty Children: THIRTY SHORT STORIES

LONDON.METHUEN & CO LTD.,1944.

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UK,slim 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 1944' to reverse of title page. 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/VG. Neat, blue ink handwritten inked familial gift presentation inscrptn and date (Xmas 1944) to lightly grubbed ffe and a further owner's (recipient's) name+address to verso of front free endpaper.Bright,crisp,colour pictorial front panel with white lettering and spine with blue lettering,illustrated dw/dj and no price-clip (5s.) to dw/dj.Dw/dj with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners,some tiny closed nicks to both top+bottom edges,some chipping/rubbing and minimal loss to both head+ foot of spine too and all corners minimally rubbed with reciprocal loss.Rear panel slightly grubbed with black text to white background,of publisher's advert for author's other works/ titles.Top edges minimally dust-soiled and with lightest of any ageing with no blemishes,fore-edges with slight hint of ageing - very considerably much less than is usual/normal or encountered - so bright and clean with no foxing /spotting; contents bright,tight,clean with minimal marks/blemishes,solid and sound - no intentional dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked dark blue ink printed letters to front cover/board and similar to spine/backstrip and generally clean plain white endpapers - inscrptn excepted.UK,slim 12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,v-viiipp+1-166pp [paginated] includes separate contents and illustrations lists/tables,30 short stories,16+frntis full-page b/w line illus by Eileen Soper throughout the text and the book; plus [unpaginated] half-title page with b/w line illustrated frntis to its verso,title page and publisher's advert to rear.Only three of the b/w line illustrations have been coloured in completely by owner - pp45 (coloured pencil),pp57 (water-colour paint) and pp77 (coloured pencil) respectively. An unusual and uncommonly scarce item in BLYTON's inimitable style and will be a welcome addition to her canon. All children like reading about naughty boys and girls - and all parents and teachers like tales of this kind too, providing that the bad are justly punished,and the good duly rewarded! It is an excellent and most interesting way of teaching right and wrong.It has the merit of being really entertaining,while presenting to children a clear picture of what they ought to do,or not to do. The old "moral" tales were justly decried.They were over-emphasised,boring and too easily seen through by the children.These modern "moral" tales are full of fun,really interesting,and the moral is more often implicit than pointed. They are the usual jolly,amusing, interesting tales that Enid Blyton knows how to provide for her world-wide public of boys and girls,and it is certain that both children and parents will ask for a second book of Naughty Children as soon as they have read the first. Eileen [Alice] Soper (b. 1905 - d.1990) Daughter of George Soper under whom she studied and was artistically trained.She first exhibited at the Royal Academy at the early age of 15.She derived much of her subject matter from her father's garden,in the house her father built and which along with her sister she lived and inherited,the greater part of her life.She and her sister have maintained and preserved it as a nature sanctuary.A painter of wildlife,children, portraits and miniatures,and engraver.She was a founder member of the Society of Wildlife Artists,and elected to the RMS (Royal Society of Miniature Painters,Sculptors and Gravers) in 1972. Eileen is most remembered for her collaboration with Enid Blyton,notably for the 'Famous Five' series (1942-1963) - though she also published her own children's books in the 1940s,and then working mainly on her wildlife illustrations from the 1950s onwards,based on the wildlife in her garden. 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 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. 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UK,slim 12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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