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., 1981

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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. Excellent near new hardback with dust-jacket. VERY SCARCE with jacket. Laminated pictorial boards. No inscriptions. Minor marks. 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 others in the de luxe series listed. Seller Inventory # ABE-1671076419138

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Magic Faraway Tree. First De Luxe ...

Publisher: Dean & Son, Ltd. London.

Publication Date: 1981

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

Edition: 1st Edition

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Synopsis:

Jo, Bessie and Fanny take their cousin Rick on an adventure he'll never forget to the magic Faraway Tree, where he meets Moon-Face, Silky the fairy and Saucepan Man, and visits all the different lands at the top of the Faraway Tree. Like the Land of Spells, the crazy Land of Topsy-Turvy, and the land of Do-As-You-Please, where the children ride a runaway train!

About the Author:

Enid Blyton is one of the best-loved children's authors with over 700 titles published. Aged 27, Enid married Hugh Pollock and moved to London. They had two children, and soon afterwards Enid wrote her first novel, The Adventures of the Wishing-Chair. Throughout the 40s and 50s, Enid wrote books at a colossal pace: adventure stories, mysteries, magical stories, farming stories, stories for younger children, and best-selling series like Malory Towers and Amelia Jane. She is the author of The Famous Five series, The Secret Seven series, The Wishing Chair series, Malory Towers, St Clare's, The Magic Faraway Tree series, Amelia Jane stories and many more! Enid died in 1963. Her stories remain timeless classics, adored throughout the world.