Enid Blyton — Five Have a Wonderful Time

London, Hodder & Stoughton , 1952. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Enid Blyton's eleventh Famous Five novel in the original unclipped dust wrapper, illustrated with numerous line drawings by Eileen Soper.  In the original unclipped dust wrapper.Five Have a Wonderful Time is the eleventh novel in Enid Blyton's 'Famous Five' series of children's books.The first edition, first impression with no subsequent print dates (1952). Illustrated with numerous line drawings by Eileen Soper. Several of the originally black and white illustrations have been amateurishly coloured in by hand. In the publisher's original red cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, generally smart with damp staining to lower boards and spine. Bumping to spine head and tail and shelf wear to the extremities. The odd mark to the boards. Front and rear hinges cracked and strained but firm, binding materials exposed. Dust wrapper is sound, with many odd chips and closed tears. Creasing to wrap. Loss to head of back strip wrap. Tear to rear wrap with tape repairs to the area to reverse of wrap. Age toning to wrap. Damp staining and tide marks to lower reverse of wrap. Several tape repairs to reverse of wrap. Marks to the reverse of wrap as well as light spotting. Internally, firmly bound. Partial tear to leaf of pp.83-4. Several originally black and white illustrations have been amateurly coloured in by hand. Contemporary ink ownership inscription to front free end paper and half-title page. Pages are age toned with the odd light spot throughout. Good . Ill.: Eileen Soper. Good/Good.