1ST ED [1ST IMP] 1942 FIVE ON A TREASURE ISLAND BY ENID BLYTON SIGNED BOOKPLATE

Description: BOOK OFFERED IS FIVE ON A TREASURE ISLAND BY ENID BLYTON WITH THE ILLUSTRATIONS OF EILEEN SOPER THIS THE 1ST EDITION PUBLISHED IN 1942 BY HODDER [1ST IMPRESSION] /THE BOOK IS 12 MO .[ SMALL NOVEL SIZE] /// 2 X FACSIMILE D/J ONE ON SHINY ART PAPER SO WEAR RESISTAND AND A VERY GOOD COPY OTHER ONE LOOKS OLD BUT IS IN GOOD CONDITION WELL RUBBED AT TOP AND BOTTOM OF SPINE AND AROUND EDGES AND CORNERS WEAR DOWN SPINE SEAMS ODD NICKS AND CUTS SMALL LOSS TO COVER ALSO A LITTLE DIRTY BUT NOTE D/J IS NEW SO IT JUST LOOKS WORN AS THE ORIGINAL COPY I TOOK IT FROM WAS WORN SO FACSIMILE WILL LOOK WORN BUT IS NEW SO CRISP ///BOARDS IN GOOD CONDITION PROTECTED BY JACKET LIGHTLY FADED IN PARTS BUMPED AT THE CORNERS AND RUBBED AROUND EDGES SPINE HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH SIMILAR AGE SPINE AS NEW SPINE TO EXPENSIVE AND WOULD LOOK NEW SO THIS IS MY SOLUTION BUT KEEPS BOOKS BINDING GOOD AND TIGHT AND IS SOLID AND NOT FLIMSY /// CONTENTS PREVIOUS OWNERS NAME ON FRONT ENDPAPER AND 'TIPPED IN' BOOKPLATE WITH AUTHORS SIGNATURE ON IT. [SEE PHOTOS] AFTERWARDS PAGES IN VERY GOOD CONDITION BRIGHT AND CLEAN SOME BROWNING AT VERY TIP OF PAGES ONLY NOTICABLE WHEN THE BOOK IS CLOSED

Price: 249.99 GBP

Location: Poole

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