Five On Finniston Farm
by Blyton, Enid
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+ in Poor dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0340033789
- ISBN 13
- 9780340033784
- Seller
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Dunedin, New Zealand, New Zealand
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About This Item
London: Hodder And Stoughton. Good+ in Poor dust jacket. (1960). First Edition. Hardcover. 0340033789 . Owner's inscription on half-title page. Some fading to spine. Some knocking to corners of boards and ends of spine. Large 3" x 3" chip missing at tail of dust-jacket spine. 2 1/2" tear at head of dust-jacket spine. Dust-jacket protected in archival mylar cover. ; 183 pages + [1] page advertisements. Red boards with black lettering on spine and front board. Illustrated endpapers. Page dimensions: 182mm x 120mm. "In this exciting adventure story the Famous Five spend a holiday at Finniston Farm and discover the long-hidden secret of Finniston Castle." - from dust-jacket blurb. .
Synopsis
Five On Finniston Farm is the eighteenth novel in The Famous Five series by Enid Blyton. It was first published in 1960. In this novel, the five children (Julien, Dick, George and Anne), visit Finniston farm, where they discover ancient ruins of a medieval castle. Whilst they solve this mystery, they are helped by two twins, who are known by their ability to speak in unison, and held up by a family of arrogant, spoilt Americans, one of which an angry Grandfather threatens with a sword.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Renaissance Books (NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7586
- Title
- Five On Finniston Farm
- Author
- Blyton, Enid
- Illustrator
- Soper, Eileen
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+ in Poor dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0340033789
- ISBN 13
- 9780340033784
- Publisher
- Hodder And Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- (1960)
- Keywords
- 0340033789
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About the Seller
Renaissance Books
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Dunedin, New Zealand
About Renaissance Books
We are located in Dunedin, in the South Island of New Zealand. We have in stock over 8,500 books. We are a general antiquarian and out-of-print home-based bookseller, with some specialty areas in English literature, Maori, Travel, Tibet, and New Zealand history.
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