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BLYTON**, ENID: : The Green Story Book

LONDON.METHUEN & CO LTD.,1947.

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UK,slim 12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[True K,HB 1st edn with 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.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,the 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/GOOD+.A neat,ink handwritten gift presentation inscrptn,a further,owner's inscrptn: name+address+date (June 27th,1947) to ffe.Lightly grubbed green background with colour pictorial illustration with white lettering to front panel of dw/dj,similar white lettering to spine which is slightly darkened; with minimal shelf-wear and some creasing,chipping, closed tears and minimal loss.External crease folds of dw/dj flaps with minimal rubbing/chipping with closed tears at their corners apart from front, lower corner,which has a closed tear extending upwards for approx 4" of it's 7" height.Both head+foot of spine of dw/dj also chipped,creased with some minimal loss and lettering at foot affected with minimal loss.Rear panel of dw/dj with black text publisher's advert for Blyton's other works/titles withlightl grubbing.Dw/dj 99% present and included for completeness.Bright, clean,publisher's original green cloth boards with blue/black ink printed facsimile signature of author to front lower,right-hand corner of front cover/board,similar lettering to spine/ backstrip and generally clean plain white endpapers with some minimal off-set foxing from dw/dj flps and some minimal,sporadic foxing.Book has a slight lean and some production fault bubbling to both boards.Top edges minimally dust-soiled and with lightest of any ageing and blemishes,fore-edges with hint of ageing - very considerably much less than is usual/normal or encountered - so bright and clean with minimal marks; contents bright,tight,clean - text body bright,generally clean with some inevitable blemishes,no foxing,one dog-ear reading creases to pp29/30 top corner,one illustration (pp65) neatly pencil- crayonned coloured by previous owner.UK,slim 12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,vpp+1-150pp [paginated] includes contents list/table,XVIII (18) stories,16 (includes frntis) full-page b/w illustrations by Eileen A. Soper,throughout the text and the book; plus [unpaginated] half-title with b/w frntis to its verso,b/w vignette illustrated title page and publisher's advert at rear. The 3rd 'Colour' book in the series."The Blue Story Book" and "The Red Story Book" have already been welcomed by the children,and this one,will stand proudly by its companion volumes. There are stories of all kinds in it,just the sort a young child loves and understands,told with all Enid Blyton's ingenuity and humour - "The Bed That Ran Away","The Tooth Under the Pillow","The Enchanted Wheelbarrow" and many many more are here to make children beg for 'just one more at bedtime. 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 wilflife,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 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. ** This item offered P+p included.Offer available UK only,unless indicated otherwise. ** ** 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,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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