The Island of Adventure by Enid Blyton, First Edition (21 results)

Condition: Good. 1967. First Edition Thus. 192 pages. Illustrated paper cover. Contains black and white illustrations. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.

Condition: Good. 1967. First Edition Thus. 192 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Tresilian, Stuart (illustrator). 1st Edition. UK1ST.EDITION.1ST.PRINTING THUS-FULL NUMBERLINE.FINE HARDBACK WITH DECORATED BOARDS.NICE PRODUCTION Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd, London 1952 reprint. VG clean condition. Previous owner's name to top of ffep. No other marks or inscriptions. Clean cloth covers with mild spotting to spine. No dj.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket as Issued. First Thus. Large format hardcover. Photo illustrated boards. Slight wear on board edges. Previous owner name on Garfield bookplate on front endpaper(an otherwise blank page). Clean, tight pages. Strong binding. Derived the Enid Blyton novel 'The Island of Adventure' illustrated with scenes from a 1982 film adaptation of the novel(which starred Norman Bowler, Eleanor Summerfield, Wilfrid Brambell, John Rhys-Davies and Catherine Schell.). The original novel was published in the 1940s, the publishing details page of this book notes that dialogue and locations have been brought up to date(early 1980s). Colour and black and white photograph illustration. Location: CRO3 Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Soft cover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Published In 2002 : 1st. Edition : 7th. Printing : Macmillan Children's Books : The Condition Of This Copy Is Right At The Top Of Like New : Just A Tiny Amount Of Edge & Corner Rubbing : Otherwise, As New Throughout : Still Reasonably Crisp & Tight , With No Inscriptions : Good Solid Binding With Bright Clear Text : Overall, A Very Nice Book :

First thus edition hard back. Hard back illustrated pictorial laminated covers. ISBN 0333344073. Ink message inside the front paste down and in near Fine condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. BLYTON, Enid (1897-1968).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. A lovely, unadulterated copy (no text changes unlike later editions to make the story more "PC" Beige boards, illustrated front board, spine and throughout. Excellent. Please contact us for pictures and/or further details ? only too pleased to help!

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Tresilian, Stuart (illustrator). First Edition First Printing. Book #1 of 8 in the author's "Adventures" series for young readers, each involving the same group of British children--& Kiki the parrot--who encounter mysterious events & people & solve mysteries. A FIRST EDITIOn, First Printing, from 1944, this octavo has soft yellow cloth-covered boards with an adventurous scene from the book decorating the front cover, lettering & image of the parrot to spine. In 327 pages with a pen-and-ink frontispiece & internal illustrations by Stuart Tresilian. Condition is VG: very clean & bright inside & out, with foxing to fore edge side of text block. Binding strong & straight, hinges secure, corners crisp. Very slight pushing to heel of spine. The unclipped DJ is Fair: it is a reproduction, with title & images cut out of an original & glued to manila paper. No lettering to spine. Price lowered significantly as a result. Nicely protected in clear mylar cover Free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2pm weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends, & holidays ship very next business day.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Stuart Tresilian (illustrator). 1st Edition. 1st printing (1944). 327pp. GOOD- book, binding a little loose with slight forward lean, corners bumped and boards feel limp with some gentle creases, cloth covers reasonably clean and bright but for a couple of minor marks, spine ends frayed with minor loss, cracked at both hinges, end papers gently soiled, otherwise text clean throughout; in GOOD+ dust jacket, lightly edge worn with numerous nicks, approx 2" closed tear to rear flap top edge, small chipped loss to front top edge, spine ends chipped, front fore edge rubbed, two ink ticks to book list on rear flap, price-clipped, now preserved in archival jacket protector.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. The Island of Adventure by Enid Blyton with illustrations by Stuart Tresilian. Original pictorial cloth boards with wear and rubbing. Rear top corner of the book has been bent and is creased. Top edges of the pages are lightly folded/dog eared. The contents are clean. Pen dedication on the front paste down. The dust jacket has internal tape repairs  and external tape repairs on the spine folds. Light chipping on the edges of the dust jacket. The front flap is creased and is price clipped. Rear flap has crude tape repair.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. This complete set of the 21 titles in the Adventures of the Famous Five series are in Near Fine condition, published in 1958 (Five Get into a Fix) and in 1966 (Five Go Adventuring Again), with the rest of the titles published between 1969-1972. Rebooted series now showing on BBC iPlayer: All are in their original very clean and bright red cloth bindings with black letters and a facsimile signature of the author. The dust jackets are in Near Fine condition, with very clean and bright colour illustrated front covers (see images). Additional postage will be needed for this heavy set of 21 volumes, as the postage quoted is just for one title. The 21 titles, all with the "Five" prefix, are: On a Treasure Island; Go Adventuring Again; Run Away Together; Go to Smuggler's Top; Go off in a Caravan; On Kirrin Island Again; Go off to Camp; Get into Trouble; Fall into Adventure; On a Hike Together; Have a Wonderful Time; Go Down to the Sea; Go to the Mystery Moor; Have Plenty of Fun; On a Secret Trail; Go to Billycock Hill; Get into a Fix; On Finniston Farm; Go to Demon's Rocks; Have a Mystery to Solve; Are Together Again.

1st edition. 1st edition, 1st printing of the first book in the series. Illustrations by Stuart Tresilian. Owner's name dated 1944 on front free end paper, with bookseller's pencilled date 11/44 & owner's name on back pastedown. Both hinges cracked & repaired; cloth on spine wrinkled, with wear at head & foot Used - Very Good. Good hardback (no dust jacket).

First Edition. Well worn copy in tight binding; illustrated beige boards showing 5 children in sailing boat in red & black print. Cloth rubbed at extremities; faded on spine; marked on rear board, balding at head & foot of spine. Name inked onto front free end paper; page edges darkened from foxing, but body of text fairly neat & well preserved. Used - Acceptable. Fair hardback.

Hardcover. Condition: NF/VG. Second Printing. Light wear to book and unclipped jacket (7s 6d). Nicely illustrated in black and white by Tresilian. The first of Blyton's Adventure books. Interestingly, the jacket is almost identical to that of the first printing, Lightest of wear to book, tidy handwritten prize certificate on front endpaper. Light wear to book, edges lightly worn on jacket, small tears at spine folds. 327 pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. ALL THREE BOOKS ARE FIRST EDITIONS & FIRST PRINTINGS. HARDBACKS BOUND IN THE ORIGINAL DECORATED CLOTH BINDINGS, FRONTIS PLATES TO ALL BOOKS PLUS SEVERAL BLACK & WHITE ILLUSTRATIONS TO EACH BOOK, NO JACKETS. EACH BOOK MEASURES APPROX 8 x 5 INCHES. FEW MINOR MARKS TO CLOTH SPINES & BOARDS, SLIGHT PLAY TO ALL HINGES WITH BOARDS WELL ATTACHED, OCCASIONAL LIGHT FOXING OR MINOR MARK TO PAGES OR PAGE FORE-EDGES, SOME ENDPAPERS BROWNED, SEVERAL NAMES & LONG XMAS INSCRIPTION TO INNER FRONT OF THE ISLAND, BIRTHDAY INSCRIPTION TO FRONT ENDPAPER OF THE SHIP, NAMES, DATE & OWNERS ADDRESS TO FRONT ENDPAPERS OF THE CIRCUS. PLEASE NOTE: THE COVERS HAVE A CLEAR REMOVABLE COVERING THAT MAY SHOW SOME WRINKLES OR REFLECTIONS IN IMAGES. OVERALL THE BOOKS ARE IN VERY GOOD CONDITION WITH MAJORITY OF PAGES CLEAN. EXTRA POSTAGE COSTS MAY APPLY TO OVERSEAS ORDERS. ALL BOOKS POSTED IN STURDY BOOK BOX.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. FIRST PRINTING. HARDBACK BOUND IN THE ORIGINAL DECORATED CLOTH BINDING, ORIGINAL DUST JACKET PRICED AT 7/6, NUMEROUS FULL PAGE BLACK & WHITE ILLUSTRATIONS. BOOK MEASURES APPROX 8 x 5 INCHES WITH 8 + 327 PAGES. DUST JACKET IS VERY WORN WITH LOSS, TEARS & ONE PIECE DETACHED [SEE IMAGE] FEW DARK MARKS TO CLOTH SPINE WITH A TEAR TO CLOTH AT TOP LEFT SIDE OF SPINE, VERY OCCASIONAL MINOR MARK TO PAGES. OVERALL THE BOOK IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION WITH DUST JACKET IN FAIR ONLY CONDITION. EXTRA POSTAGE COSTS MAY APPLY TO OVERSEAS ORDERS. ALL BOOKS POSTED IN STURDY BOOK BOX.

Hardback. Stuart Tresilian (illustrator). 1st UK, 1st impression. A rare and very attractive complete set of the eight volumes comprising the "Adventure" series, all first edition, first impressions, all in first-issued dust jackets, and all in good to very good condition. These books were - and remain- extremely popular and underwent many reprints and re-editions, very shortly after first publication. The truly original editions are much sought after. This set comprises: The Island of Adventure/1944; very good; price-clipped. The Castle of Adventure/1946; very good; gift inscription; loss to DJ spine top and a patch to front. The Valley of Adventure/1947;Very good +; gift inscription. The Sea of Adventure/1948; very good +; some spotting to text block edges. The Mountain of Adventure/1949; very good; foxing to end papers, owner's inscription. The Ship of Adventure/1950; very good++. The Circus of Adventure/1952; gift inscription; loss to DJ spine tips; scribble to text block top edge.The River of Adventure/1955; very good ++; owner's inscription. Unless stated otherwise, books suffer no marks or inscriptions, no serious foxing. Jackets have no serious losses and are not price-clipped.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original powder blue cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered black back and front, two-tone illustrated end papers. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains colour frontispiece, 192 pp with two-tone and monochrome illustrations throughout. Very near Fine condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with small nicks to the spine ends, white paper and coloured lettering down the spine not faded, not price clipped, 6/-. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. BLYTON, Enid (1897-1968).

A first edition, first printing of 'The Island of Adventure', published by Macmillan in 1944. A very good book without inscriptions and no browning to the spine whatsoever. In a very good dust wrapper (showing 7\6d NET - as called for) with chipping to the head of the spine. Some fading to the spine titles and a little light chipping to the corners, with some associated creasing. SIGNED by way of an official Enid Blyton bookplate to the front endpaper. Rare in the unrestored dust wrapper. The first 'Adventure' novel.