Blyton (Enid) House at the Corner
£150
London, Lutterworth Press, 1947.
First edition. 8vo. Original pale brown cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 6s.
Lovely wrap-around jacket artwork on this lesser-known Blyton tale about an interfering aunt.
In stock
Large ownership inscription on front free endpaper; cloth very good; jacket spine slightly sunned, mild rubbing, but overall very good.
Frontispiece.
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