The Magic Faraway Tree. First De Luxe Edition with jacket. 1981

Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Georgina Hargreaves.

ISBN 10: 0603002447 / ISBN 13: 9780603002441

Published by Dean & Son, Ltd. London., UK, 1981

The Magic Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton.

Publisher: Dean & Son Ltd, London, 1981. First illustrated De Luxe Edition.
Has 'Dean' the publisher's name on the scroll on front cover.

Very good hardback with dust-jacket. VERY SCARCE with jacket.
Laminated pictorial boards, compression to spine ends and bottom corner, no inscriptions, very minor foxing to end-papers and a few edges, tiny crease to corner of some pages otherwise very good.
Jacket has some shelf/edge wear, creasing and chipping with a creased and faded spine, two repaired tears to spine, foxing to reverse side.

117 pp. Colour illustrations throughout by Georgina Hargreaves . 22 x28cm.

Vintage book that contains golliwogs and ALL THE ORIGINAL TEXT eg: The children in this edition are called Fanny, Dick and Bessie but this was later changed to Franny, Rick and Beth. Dame Slap has become Dame Snap, and no longer practises corporal punishment but instead reprimands her students by shouting at them. I have other first editions in the de luxe series listed.

ALL THE PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK.

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Synopsis:

Dick anticipates a dull time in the country with his friends - that is until he finds the magic faraway tree. All they have to do is climb through the cloud at the top of the tree, and who knows what fantasy land they might find themselves in?

About the Author:

Enid Blyton Enid Blyton died in 1968 but remains one of the best-known and best-loved children’s authors. The characters in her stories have been enjoyed for generations and she is consistently voted number one in children's favourite author polls. She has over 600 children's books to her credit, including series such as Malory Towers, St Clare’s, The Faraway Tree, The Wishing-Chair and Famous Five.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Magic Faraway Tree. First De Luxe ...
Publisher: Dean & Son, Ltd. London., UK
Publication Date: 1981
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Good
Edition: 1st Edition