Personal Gems From The Cave Of Books
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The Soper illustration is far more realistic.
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Just defending Betty for a moment - it's not very often she draws a table or chair with all four legs!!!
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- Daisy
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Agreed Pete... that is a bonus!
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Good point!
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It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)
It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)
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Thank you Tony.Tony Summerfield wrote:I am a bit late in replying to this as I was on holiday (!!!) when you posted it, but you are absolutely right, none of the J. Saville books had any internal illustrations, so the seller is telling porkies to try and get more money. This painting has nothing to do with Enid Blyton.pete9012S wrote:
As shown above the cave mentions this book is not illustrated.This seller seems to think the illustration for sale could be from this book though??First edition: 1922
Publisher: J. Saville
Illustrator: not illustrated
Category: Poetry Books
Genre: Mixed
Type: Poetry and Song Books
https://www.rubylane.com/item/1000183-M ... or-Phyllis" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;This is an original watercolor by Phyllis Chase dated 1921. Phyllis Chase famously illustrated Enid Blyton's first and second books, Child Whispers in 1922, and Real Fairies and Responsive Singing Games in 1923, all published by J Saville & Co. This picture I believe could be from the Child Whispers. It is watercolor on paper in a simple frame under glass the size of the illustration is 13 3/4 inches by just under 10 inches but the surround makes it bigger. The colors are vibrant as it hasn’t been exposed to sunlight.
Forgot to mention the asking price is £1,264 .
Is that the sort of price the artwork of Phyllis Chase normally commands?
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- Daisy
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Phew! I guess not.
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First edition: 1928
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
To my enemy. What an intriguing title! Has anybody read the poem?To My Enemy
Illustrations: Ethel Everett
Poem: Silver and Gold
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I have 'Silver and Gold' so yes - I've read it! Here it is! I love the first verse, but the second one is a bit weak, in my view!
To My Enemy
A very naughty poem
I'd like to be a spider,
A nasty, crawly spider,
With just about a hundred legs
And twenty eyes.
And I'd scriggle down your neck,
A nasty, leggy speck,
And start a gobble-gobbling you,
Like spiders gobble flies.
But p'raps i should be sorry -
I'm sure I should be sorry -
If Mummy found out what I'd done
And cried a lot.
So I won't eat you today:
Another time I may.
And if you go and tell of me -
Well, you'd better not.
To My Enemy
A very naughty poem
I'd like to be a spider,
A nasty, crawly spider,
With just about a hundred legs
And twenty eyes.
And I'd scriggle down your neck,
A nasty, leggy speck,
And start a gobble-gobbling you,
Like spiders gobble flies.
But p'raps i should be sorry -
I'm sure I should be sorry -
If Mummy found out what I'd done
And cried a lot.
So I won't eat you today:
Another time I may.
And if you go and tell of me -
Well, you'd better not.
'Oh voice of Spring of Youth
hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'
(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)
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hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'
(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)
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Oooooh ! What a creepy little 'pome'. I hate spiders!!!! Well I'm very scared of them actually.
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I was looking in the Cave at short story collections and noticed that I'll Tell You A Story and I'll Tell You Another Story have exactly the same illustration on the dustwrapper. Apart from the title both wrappers are identical. I've never known two separately published books have the same wrapper and I wondered why the publishers did this.
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The Bee and the FlowerFirst edition: 1941
Publisher: Evans Brothers
Illustrator: Harry Rountree, music Alec Rowley
Category: Nature and Other Annual Courses
Genre: Mixed
Type: Courses and Encyclopaedias
Poem: Teachers World No.1789 Sep 8, 1937
I saw my first Bumble Bee of the Spring today. It flew confused and hurriedly right past my head.
There is a poem about a bee in the above volume:
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- Rob Houghton
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Lovely poem! I really love the Book of the Year - such an unusual book, packed with good things!
'Oh voice of Spring of Youth
hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'
(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)
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hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'
(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)
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TWO YEARS IN THE INFANT SCHOOL (BOX 4 TOPICS 64-84)
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A wonderful book. The cave contains lovely illustrations from it:First edition: 1938
Publisher: George Newnes
Illustrator: various
Category: Courses Edited by Enid Blyton
Genre: Mixed
Type: Courses and Encyclopaedias
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Wow! I especially love the picture of the city at night. Very 1930s!
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It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)
It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)