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BLYTON**, ENID: : THE SECRET MOUNTAIN: BEING THE THIRD STORY OF THE STRANGE ADVENTURES OF THE SECRET ISLAND CHILDREN

OXFORD.BASIL BLACKWELL,1941.

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UK,slim 8vo HB minus dw/dj,1st edn. [Published and first printed September, 1941.The 3rd story of the strange adventures of the Secret Island children.] VG+.Owner's handwritten,neat,ink inscrptn: name and part address.Bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered,publisher's original light green cloth bds with bright,crisp,stamped black ink printed lettering to spine/ backstrip which is sunned/faded,and clean plain white eps with negligible spotting. Rear board/cover with sunning/fading to top edge and gutter's edge,rest of cover unaffected - due to presence of smaller book when stored on shelf.Book with a slight lean; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no splits, nicks,tears or fraying present.Top edges minimally dust-soiled and with lightest of any ageing - 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 or blemishes; contents bright,tight,remarkably clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - text body bright and clean and no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.UK, slim 8vo HB minus dw/dj,1st edn,v-xpp+11- 192pp [paginated] includes contents list/ table,illustrations list/table,XXII (22) chapters,profuse b/w illustrations by Harry Rountree,throughout the text and the book,plus [unpaginated] half-title page, Harry Rountree colour illustrated frntis and title page. An important and welcome addition to the Enid Blyton adventure story canon for all Blyton fiction collectors/officianados. Harry Rountree (1878-1950) Born Auckland, New Zealand,son of a banker.Worked as a lithographer in a commercial studio. Attracted by British illustration,he moved to London in 1910,where his work was noticed by S. H. Hamer,the editor of Little Folks (a British periodical). Working for books as well as magazines,he became known for his drawings of animals, which he drew with a keen eye for humorous detail.His distinctive style has a faintly fin-de-siecle flavour,with densely worked areas of deep shadow contrasting with 'bleached out' areas of light,creating an insistent surface pattern.He was a member of the London Sketch Club,and a friend of Harold Earnshaw,with whom he played golf. [Earnshaw studied art in London and also was a member of the Sketch Club and the Chelsea Arts Club.He lost his arm in WW1, but taught himself to draw left-handed.His work appeared regularly in children's annuals and anthologies,where his drawings and colour plates can be seen to echo the work of John Hassall in their humour and bold conception.He married Mabel Lucie Attwell**,and is thought to have been responsible for some of the more naturalistic parts of her drawings,such as the animals.Died as a result of his war injuries,in 1937.] Harry Rountree seemed to have outlived his popularity as an illustrator - one of his last commissions was Winifred Humphries' 'Wog and Wig.'(1947) - dying in relative poverty at St. Ives,Cornwall, where he is commemorated by a plaque on the harbour jetty. 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 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!

UK,slim 8vo HB minus dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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