Description: vintage collectable item: Enid Blyton's SECOND BRER RABBIT BOOK illustrated by Grace Lodge "In this second volume of Enid Blyton’s delightful Brer Rabbit stories we now meet the Tar Baby, Jack Sparrow and Brer Bull-Frog, as well as all his other animal friends. Needless to say, Brer Rabbit hops, lippity clippity, through them all, as full of mischief as ever and still scoring off his old enemy Brer Fox." [quoted from the flap] First Australian Editon, 1954. Thin hardcover with jacket; yellow boards with black titles on spine and front; b/w illustrations, 25 stories; first story "Oh, Brer Rabbit"; last story "Brer Bear's Tail". 96 pages; 20.5 x 14 cm; 220g. Book condition: BB* vintage condition: paper browned as is common with the Australian editions; story text neat and clean, *Please see "seller’s condition rating for vintage books" at end of this listing to help evaluate book’s condition. Jacket condition: Chipping and wear along edges; small losses as shown; flaps good; not price clipped "8s.6d." Bonus item! This book will be supplied with a new clear removable archival-film cover to protect the jacket and the book. Grace Lodge illustrated many Blyton books including A Story Party at Green Hedges and A Picnic Party With Enid Blyton (1949 and 1951, both published by Hodder and Stoughton), The Birthday Kitten (Lutterworth 1958), Just Time for a Story (Macmillan), The Latimer House publication of Tales of Toyland (replaced artwork by Hilda McGavin), Three Boys and a Circus, The Children at Green Meadows, Holiday House, Those Dreadful Children, Will The Fiddler (1960), all of the Latimer House Brer Rabbit books, Bible Stories From the Old Testament (Frederick Muller) and Before I Go to Sleep. She contributed illustrations (along with Hilda Boswell and Kathleen Gell) to Blyton's The Daffodil Story Book (Latimer House) and The Second Holiday Book (Sampson Low), I COMBINE POSTAGE * Seller’s Condition rating for vintage and collectable books: *AA down to *BB – cover and pages are mostly clean and unmarked. There may be some minor rubbing or minimal creasing on spine. Binding is tight. No apparent writing or scribbling. Some older books may have page yellowing or browning. Excellent collectable quality. *CC – cover and pages may have minor marks, blemishes and/or creasing. There may be some rubbing or creasing on spine. All pages are intact and binding is tight. Previous owner’s name or gift inscription may be written and/or covered by bookplate. Some older books may have age yellowing, browning and foxing. Still very good collectable quality. *DD – visible signs that the book has had good pre-loved life. Cover, pages and spine will have noticeable marks, blemishes and or creasing, including writing on front or back pages. Endpapers may have been removed. Pages may be browned and foxed. *EE significant visible signs of wear and tear. There may be writing or scribbling within the text. Pages may be loose or torn. Cover, pages and or spine will have major noticeable marks, blemishes and or creasing. *FF:- There may be missing pages, tears or other significant defects as noted. Binding may be loose or have parts missing. Books are only sold in FF condition due to scarcity or are highly collectable. REFUNDS POLICY: Refund given if item significantly not as described – email seller first to discuss any problem using the “contact seller” option. The ACCC advises Consumer guarantees do not apply if you: (a) got what you asked for but simply changed your mind, found it cheaper somewhere else, decided you did not like the purchase or had no use for it (b) misused a product in any way that caused the problem (c) knew of or were made aware of the faults before you bought the product (d) asked for a service to be done in a certain way against the advice of the business or were unclear about what you wanted
Price: 44.99 AUD
Location: Gympie, Queensland
End Time: 2024-11-22T23:44:08.000Z
Shipping Cost: 17.39 AUD
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Returns Accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Year Printed: 1954
Binding: Hardcover
Illustrator: Grace Lodge
Author: Enid Blyton
Subject: Children's
Language: English
Character Family: Brer Rabbit
Publisher: ANGUS AND ROBERTSON AUSTRALIA
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Dust Jacket, Illustrated