Enid Blyton — Five on Finneston Farm

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1960. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of a Famous Five adventure involving hidden treasure in the cells and chapel of a spooky castle. The first edition of Five on Finniston Farm, the eighteenth novel in Enid Blyton's Famous Five series. In the publisher's original red cloth, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Contains colour in-text illustrations by Famous Five illustrator Eileen Soper. Among her great repetoire of children's classics, the adventures of the Famous Five has captured the hearts of many generations, with it being among the bestselling children's series of all time. This particular adventure takes place while the gang are staying at a farm, and involves a spoiled father and son, as well as hidden treasure at the chapel and cellars of an old castle. In the publisher's original red cloth, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, mostly smart, with minimal marks to boards. Minor fading to spine, and bumping to the head and tail of the spine, and to the extremities. The odd small dent to bottom edges. Slight sunning and a couple of browning marks to dust wrapper, with chips to head and tail of wrapper spine, and to bottom edge of front wrapper. Creasing to wrapper edges, and closed tears, including to tail of front flyleaf. Slight offsetting to end papers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and mostly clean, with a couple of spots to first and final leaves. Very Good . Ill.: Eileen Soper. Very Good/Good.