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Five Go Down to the Sea
by Blyton, Enid
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good- in Good dust jacket
- Seller
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Dunedin, New Zealand, New Zealand
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About This Item
London: Hodder and Stoughton. Very Good- in Good dust jacket. (1953). First Edition. Hardcover. No signatures. Dust-jacket is not price-clipped. Some staining and foxing to page edges. Dust-jacket with tears up to 3", a 1" chip at head of dust-jacket spine, 1/2" chips at corners of dust-jacket. Some staining (blue dye run) to reverse side of dust-jacket. Dust-jacket protected in archival mylar cover. ; First printing. 191 pages + 8 plate leaves. Red boards with black lettering on spine and front board. Page dimensions: 184 x 122mm. Blue illustrated endpapers. Illustrated by Eileen Soper. The twelfth title in the "Famous Five" series. .
Synopsis
Five Go Down To The Sea is the twelfth novel in The Famous Five series by Enid Blyton. It was first published in 1953. The Famous Five decide to spend their time at a lonely and desolate farm in Cornwall suggested by Uncle Quentin and encounter Mr Penruthlan. They hear strange stories of the long ago wrecking business. But lights are being shone at night directing ships to the rocks. Is there a mystery on the way?
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Details
- Bookseller
- Renaissance Books
(NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19695
- Title
- Five Go Down to the Sea
- Author
- Blyton, Enid
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good- in Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Hodder and Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- (1953)
Terms of Sale
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Any book not as described may be returned within 14 days of receipt for a full refund.
About the Seller
Renaissance Books
Biblio member since 2005
Dunedin, New Zealand
About Renaissance Books
We are located in Dunedin, in the South Island of New Zealand. We have in stock over 8,500 books. We are a general antiquarian and out-of-print home-based bookseller, with some specialty areas in English literature, Maori, Travel, Tibet, and New Zealand history.
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