Enid Blyton — Five Are Together Again

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1963. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of the final novel within the bestselling Famous Five series, also among the final children's novels written by Blyton. The first edition of Five are Together Again, the twenty-first and final novel within the iconic Famous Five series, written by prolific children's author Enid Blyton. In the publisher's original red cloth, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Contains in-text illustrations by Famous Five illustrator Eileen Soper, with this edition being the only to feature her illustrations. Among the bestselling series in children's literature, the final installment of the Famous Five features the gang attempting to catch the thief of a scientist's secret papers. As well as being the last Famous Five novel, it was also one of the last novels written by Blyton, with her works afterward mostly consisting of short stories for very young children.     In the publisher's original red cloth, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart, with minimal marks. Small knocks to the head and tail of the spine, and to the extremities. Dust wrapper is mostly bright and clean with slight sunning and a couple of odd browning marks to rear wrapper. Slight nicking to joints and edges. End papers are mostly bright and clean, with a couple of faint spots to front free end paper and faint offsetting to rear end paper hinge. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with a couple of faint spots to bottom edges. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Eileen Soper. Very Good Indeed/Very Good.