Five on a Treasure Island by Enid Blyton

This first edition is particularly scarce in any condition. Still widely read today, first editions are sought after collectibles. The first book in the Famous Five series, which has gone on to be one of the bestselling children's series ever. Pencil drawing to rear board, with small price sticker. Crayon marks to rear blanks and ink writing in a child's hand to rep. Closed tear to lower edge of page 79 reaching bottom line of text. Loss to lower portion of half titlefrontispiece. Cracking to gutter, ffep loose, text block otherwise sound. Author's name has been drawn around in pen to the front cover. Binding quite rubbed, significantly to the spine and edges, with spots of discolouration and scuffs. Ink inscription in a child's hand to ffep. First edition hardback bound in publisher's original pale blue cloth with blue lettering to cover and spine. Apart from light usage marks these are an excellent set. The vast majority are new editions printed by the Brockhampton Press Between 1967-1970. Including Five on a Treasure Island, Five Go Adventuring Again, Five Run Away Together, Five Go to Smuggler's Top, Five Go Off in a Caravan, Five on Kirrin Island Again, Five Go Off to Camp, Five Get into Trouble, Five Fall into Adventure, Five on a Hike Together, Five Have a Wonderful Time, Five Go Down to the Sea, Five Go to Mystery Moor, Five Have Plenty of Fun, Five on a Secret Trail, Five Go to Billycock Hill, Five Get into a Fix, Five on Finniston Farm, Five Go to Demon's Rocks, Five Have a Mystery to Solve and a Five Are Together Again. A Full Set of the 21 Volumes of the Famous Five Series.

Complete sets from the same Source and in Such Wonderful Condition are uncommon in commerce. Meade's 1892 book Four on an Island, which also recounts a story of four related children including a tomboy along with a dog living on a private island with a shipwreck.Ĭloth. It has been suggested that the book was influenced by L. It is the first book in The Famous Five series. Rare in such a bright dust wrapper, due to its inherent fragility.

Overall, this is a near fine copy of a wildly popular children's title. The internals are pristine and crisp and the text blocks, though slightly toned due to poor paper stock, are mostly free from foxing. There is an impress from a previous owner's inscription to the front fly leaf.

There is a small stain to the front panel, which appears to be a rust stain. The boards are so slightly bumped at the top and tail of the spine. Soper, is strikingly bright on both panels, though has undergone some mild and highly professional restoration at the top and tail of the spine and along the top and tail edges of both panels. The dust wrapper, with its iconic design from the hand of Eileen A. Published by Hodder and Stoughton in London, 1942.

Five on a Treasure Island by Enid Blyton