vintage collectable item:
Enid Blyton's HAPPY HOURS STORY BOOK
hardcover with jacket
"This wonderful book of stories written by Enid Blyton is sure to please every boy and girl. With illustrations on nearly every page to help the characters comes to life, children will be able to spend many happy hours reading about them" [quoted from the jacket]
Published by Dean & Son Ltd, copyright 1964; hardcover with blue boards, black titles on spine; b/w illustrations (uncredited); true first edition - jacket lists 8 books; cover art by Grace Lodge (uncredited); 185 pages; 19 x 13 cm; 255g.
Contents:
• A Ship and a Pair of Shoes
• The Little Toy-Maker Illustrations: Dorothy M. Wheeler
• When Ellen Cleaned the Dolls' House
• Dame Roundy's Stockings Illustrations: Grace Lodge
• "We'll Stay Up All Night!"
• Hallo, Man in the Moon! Illustrations: Dorothy M. Wheeler
• A Surprise For Goldie
• Oh, Flibberty-Gibberty!
• Betsy-May and the Bear Illustrations: Eileen A. Soper
• The Little Blue Kitten
• Well Really, Lazy Luke!
• Happy House
• Meeting the Bus
• A Game of Red Indians
• Tommy Tells a Bad Story
• The Thunderstorm
• Much Nicer Children
• A Visit to the Farm
• The Little Black Kitten
• Patter and Jumpy
• A Very Hot Day
• Benjy Loses His Temper
• A Picnic on Breezy Hill
• The Coming of the Circus Illustrations: R. Webster
• Pip and Suzy-Ann See the Circus Illustrations: R. Webster
Book condition: DD* vintage condition: neat bookplate on inside cover; first blank endpaper has been removed - taped to compensate; paper browned with age;
*Please see "seller’s condition rating for vintage books" at end of this listing to help evaluate book’s condition.
Jacket Condition: Very tattered, with small parts missing - see photo
Bonus item! supplied with a new clear removable archival cover to help protect the jacket and the book.
* Seller’s Condition rating for vintage and collectable books:
*AA down to *BB – cover and pages are mostly clean and unmarked. There may be some minor rubbing or minimal creasing on spine. Binding is tight. No apparent writing or scribbling. Some older books may have page yellowing or browning. Excellent collectable quality.
*CC – cover and pages may have minor marks, blemishes and/or creasing. There may be some rubbing or creasing on spine. All pages are intact and binding is tight. Previous owner’s name or gift inscription may be written and/or covered by bookplate. Some older books may have age yellowing, browning and foxing. Still very good collectable quality.
*DD – visible signs that the book has had good pre-loved life. Cover, pages and spine will have noticeable marks, blemishes and or creasing, including writing on front or back pages. Endpapers may have been removed. Pages may be browned and foxed.
*EE significant visible signs of wear and tear. There may be writing or scribbling within the text. Pages may be loose or torn. Cover, pages and or spine will have major noticeable marks, blemishes and or creasing.
*FF:- There may be missing pages, tears or other significant defects as noted. Binding may be loose or have parts missing. Books are only sold in FF condition due to scarcity or are highly collectable.
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