Enid Blyton, a collection of twenty Famous Five series child...

Hammer

£300

Enid Blyton, a collection of twenty Famous Five series children's novels, all published Hodder & Stoughton, all illustrated by Eileen Soper, first edition and early impression copies of all of the first eight books in the series, comprising 'Five on a Treasure Island', August 1942, 1st edition, rebound cloth gilt (cloth worn, internally leaves clean/VGC), together with two other copies of the same title, a September 1942 2nd printing, original pale blue blue cloth (cloth rubbed/worn, mottled as usual, internally no previous owner names etc, some spotting/foxing mainly FFEP), and an October 1942 3rd printing (cloth slightly rubbed/worn, slightly mottled, internally no prev. owner names etc, leaves clean/VGC); 'Five Go Adventuring Again', June 1943, 1st edition, original cloth, plus another copy of the same title, September 1948, 3rd impression, orig. cloth, d/w (neat contemporary gift inscription to FFEP, else internally clean, cloth VGC, dust wrapper VGC or better, clean and bright, minimal edgewear, 6/- price intact); 'Five Run Away Together', August 1944, 1st edition, orig. cloth (slightly bumped/worn), plus 3 other copies of the same title, being an April 1948 2nd printing and two August 1949 3rd printings, these all original cloth, all in dust wrappers; 'Five Go To Smuggler's Top', July 1945, 1st edition, original cloth, plus another July 1945 1st edition copy of the same title in original cloth, an April 1948 2nd impression copy, original cloth gilt, dust wrapper (laminated), and an October 1948 3rd impression copy, original cloth, dust wrapper; 'Five Go Off in a Caravan', November 1946, 1st edition, original cloth (generally clean/VGC copy), together with a September 1948 2nd impression copy of the same title, original cloth, dust wrapper (generally VGC/VGC or better); 'Five on Kirrin Island Again', August 1947, 1st edition, original cloth; 'Five Go Off to Camp', August 1948, 1st edition, original cloth (generally VGC copy), together with April 1949 2nd printing copy of the same title, original cloth, dust wrapper (generally VGC/VGC or better), and another April 1949 2nd printing copy, original cloth, dust wrapper (d/w laminated); 'Five Get Into Trouble', October 1949, 1st edition, original cloth, dust wrapper (d/w laminated) (20)