1962, First Edition, illustrated by Eileen Soper. VG/VG. Red cloth boards clean and bright, pages clean, no inscriptions - scattered spots of foxing, mostly to the endpapers. The unclipped dustjacket is complete, with some rubbing and creasing, a half inch tear to the top left of the front panel, a smaller tear to the rear panel. Overall a nice copy of this first edition.

1953, First Edition, illustrated by Eileen Soper. VG book in a VG unclipped dustwrapper. Book has clean red boards and clean,bright pages. Inscription to FFEP. Faint traces of tape residue on FFEP. Wrapper is complete - a few small closed tears, a little rubbing , small chip at the foot of the spine (not affecting the text), but overall bright and pleasing. A nice copy.

1949, First Edition, illustrated by Eileen Soper. The correct, original jacket is Fine - a very small closed tear on the bottom edge of the rear panel (hardly noticeable), a bit dusty to the rear panel, otherwise very nice indeed, and not price-clipped. The book is also Fine - nice clean read boards, clean pages, no inscriptions, a few spots of foxing to the page ends, overall very pleasing. You will be hard pressed to find a nicer copy of this scarce first edition for sale!

Extremely rare - The complete novel 'Five Get Into A Fix' - in the original magazine format starting from a year before the publication of the book. Twenty-two editions of Enid Blyton's magazine each having one chapter of the story. These magazines frequently sell for upwards of £10 each. The magazines are as follows - no 15 vol 5 July 17th - 30th 1957 through to No 10 Vol 6 May 7th - 20th 1958. The novel Five Get Into a Fix was later published in July 1958. Each magazine has approx 40 to 50 pages and is full of Blyton Favourites - Noddy, Secret Seven, and much more, including illustrations, puzzles, and many advertisments for popular toys and games of the day. Each mag is in Good or Very Good condition - two are missing their outer covers. A truly scarce collection!

1950, First Edition, illustrated by Eileen Soper. VG book in a VG price-clipped dustwrapper. Book has clean red boards - a couple of very small blemishes, and minor creasing to the spine. Neat inscription (Christmas 1950) on illustrated front endpaper. Pages are clean and bright. Dustwrapper is clean and bright - one small closed tear on back panel, a couple of minor marks, otherwise just about Fine. A very pleasing copy of the ninth Famous Five adventure.

1947, First Edition, illustrated by Eileen Soper. Colour frontispiece with black and white and two-tone illustrations. Very good condition with no dust wrapper. Blue textured boards, white lettering to spine. Colour frontis. Two-tone and b/w illustrations throughout. 192 pages. Blue, black and white pictorial endpapers. The white lettering to the spine has significantly faded, otherwise in Very Good clean condition. Neat inscription to title page. One or two very small marks on a few pages. A nice copy of a scarce edition.

1948, First Edition, illustrated by Eileen Soper. Black and white and two-tone illustrations. Very good condition with no dust wrapper. Light blue boards, black lettering to spine, and Blyton's signature in black on front board. 192 pages. Blue, black and white pictorial endpapers. The spine is a bit faded, although the lettering remains very clear. A Few minor marks to boards. Binding tight, no loose pages. No inscriptions. Occasional spots of foxing, otherwise clean internally. A nice copy of a scarce edition.

June 1943, First Edition, illustrated by Eileen Soper. Colour frontispiece with black and white illustrations. The scarce first edition of the second Famous Five title. In overall Good condition. The boards are marked and faded, and rubbed in places - starting to fray a bit at the foot of the spine. The rear board is slightly bowed. The black titles are clearly legible on both the front panel and spine. The binding is intact - no loose pages. Internally the pages are very clean - one or two are slightly dog-eared. The FFEP has been removed, not particularly neatly. Inscription to copyright page. Despite the condition, still a scarce edition!

1969, second impression of this edition, illustrated by Eileen Soper. The book is in VG condition - clean bright red boards, clean pages, some light marks to the front endpapers. Neat inscription to front endpaper. The unclipped wrapper is just about Fine - very slight crease to front panel, otherwise very nice indeed. A bright, clean copy.

1949, third impression, illustrated by Eileen Soper, in a scarce original 'white spine' dustjacket (unclipped). The book is in Very Good+ condition - clean red boards, clean pages with no foxing, no inscriptions. The unclipped wrapper has a small piece missing at the foot of the spine (about one third of an inch), two half-inch tears to the front panel, some smaller tears and rubs (see scans) but is overall Good+. A very nice copy of a scarce title with the original dustjacket.

1964, eleventh impression , illustrated by Eileen Soper. A really nice copy in a very pleasing dustjacket. The book has clean, bright red boards, clean pages, no foxing, no inscriptions. The dustjacket is unclipped and complete, with just some very light rubs and faint creases. A super copy.

1951, 2nd impression , illustrated by Eileen Soper. A VG copy in a VG dustjacket. The book has clean, bright red boards (slight crease to spine), clean bright pages, very slight spots of foxing to closed page ends, inscription to verso of frontis. The dustjacket is unclipped and just about complete, with two small closed tears, a couple of very small chips, light rubs and faint creases. Click on picture to the right for full scan of jacket. A nice copy.

1957, 4th impression , illustrated by Eileen Soper. A VG copy in a Good only dustjacket which has had some damp exposure, visible on the inside of the jacket, and has some small areas of loss - click on picture to the right for full scan of jacket. Despite the stated faults, the jacket is 95% complete, and not price-clipped - the price has been erased in pencil. Books is generally nice and clean - lengthy prize award inscription to title page.

1971, third impression of this edition, illustrated by Eileen Soper. The book is in VG+ condition - clean bright red boards, clean pages, no inscriptions. The unclipped wrapper is VG - just a few small chips and rubs, a very small loss (quarter of an inch or less) at foot of spine, not affecting lettering, a couple of small tears repaired internally with tape, but overall more or less complete. A bright, clean copy.

1969, First in this edition, illustrated by Eileen Soper. The book is in overall Very Good condition - clean bright red boards, clean pages, just a few spots of foxing to closed page ends; the front board has a few small indentations. No inscriptions. The unclipped dustjacket is also Very Good - it has a fair amount of rubbing and creasing, but is complete and unclipped. Very presentable copy.

1951 third impression , illustrated by Eileen Soper. The book is in overall Very Good condition - clean bright red boards, clean pages, just a few spots of foxing to closed page ends. A few of the pages have small nicks or bumps to the right hand margin. No inscriptions. The unclipped dustjacket is is Good apart from a two inch loss at the foot of the spine, and a quarter inch loss at the top of the spine - otherwise small tears and creases, one or two small chips.

1951, third impression , illustrated by Eileen Soper. The book is in Very Good condition - clean bright red boards, clean pages. Insciption to the FFEP has been erased with whitener. The clipped wrapper is also Very Good - some small chips and tears, a couple of light creases, but overall an attractive wrapper.

1955, ninth impression , illustrated by Eileen Soper. The book is in Very Good condition - clean bright red boards, clean pages. Inscriptions to the FFEP and title page have been erased with whitener. The clipped wrapper is VG+ - just light edgewear. A very attractive wrapper.

1955, sixth impression , illustrated by Eileen Soper. The book is in Very Good condition - clean bright red boards, clean pages. Inscription to the title page has been erased with whitener. The clipped wrapper is VG+ - just light edgewear and a little creasing. A very attractive wrapper.

1972, third impression of this edition, illustrated by Eileen Soper. The book is in Fine condition - clean bright red boards, clean pages, no inscriptions. The unclipped wrapper is also Fine - just light rubs and a very small amount of creasing to the front panel. A very biright, clean copy.

1954, fifth impression , illustrated by Eileen Soper. The book is in Very Good condition - clean bright red boards, clean pages, no inscriptions. Spots of foxing to closed page ends. The unclipped wrapper is also VG - a chip at the top right corner of the front panel, a couple of smal tears and rubs, but overall a very attractive copy.

2nd Impression, 1956. Illustrated By Eileen Sloper. VG+ copy in VG price-clipped dustwrapper. Book has clean red boards,inscription to FFEP, initials on endpaper, nice clean pages. Nice bright dustwrapper has a couple of small tears tears, light rubbing and creasing, but overall is very attractive.

9th Impression, 1955. Illustrated By Eileen Sloper. Good copy in Good unclipped dustwrapper. Book has clean red boards, clean pages. The front endpapers have been clipped - one has about a third missing, two have a small piece at the corner clipped. All the text pages and illustrations are complete. Title page has name crossed out in ink. Dustwrapper has a few small pieces missing, and has been backed with brown paper. Despite the listed faults this is still quite a nice copy.

14th Impression, 1966. Illustrated By Eileen Sloper. Fine copy in VG+ price-clipped dustwrapper. Book is in excellent condition. No inscriptions. Lovely bright dustwrapper has minor rubbing and creasing, very small pen mark on rear panel. Overall a really nice, clean copy.

First Thus, 1968. Illustrated By Eileen Sloper. VG copy in VG unclipped dustwrapper. Book has clean red boards, one small blot to front board. No inscriptions, nice clean pages, small spots of foxing to page ends. Nice bright dustwrapper has a couple of small tears tears, light rubbing and creasing, but overall is very attractive.

9th Impression, 1960. Illustrated By Eileen Sloper. VG+ copy in Good unclipped dustwrapper. Book has clean red boards, clean pages, no inscriptions. Dustwrapper has a few small pieces missing around the edges, small tears, rubbing and creasing, but overall is about 95% complete, and quite reasonable.

First Thus, 1967. Illustrated By Eileen Sloper. VG copy in Good unclipped dustwrapper. Book has clean bright red boards, no inscriptions, nice clean pages, minor spots of foxing. Dustwrapper has a large tear to the front panel, repaired internally with clear tape, otherwise minor rubbing and chips.

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