UK: Lutterworth Press, 1965. Bound in the publishers caramel cloth boards with contrasting maroon titles to the spine and the authors famous signature blind stamped to the front board. Binding is as new with no marks or blemishes. The 61 pages remain in excellent condition throughout and are squarely bound. Presentation plate neatly attached to the fixed endpaper otherwise no marks or inscriptions. Colour pictoral frontispiece and black and white illustrations support the text throughout. Housed in the distinctive dustwrapper which has excellent colour tone and no fading. Neatly priceclipped. Light wear and creasing to the edges otherwise in very good condition. Placed in a removeable archival sleeve to preserve its condition. The photograph supplied is a picture of the book and dustwrapper and we are happy to send more on request. A nice example of an unusual Enid Blyton title.. First Edition. Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Elsie Walker.

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Bookseller: The Rare Book Shelf (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 000296
Title: The Man Who Stopped To Help
Author: Blyton, Enid
Illustrator: Elsie Walker
Book Condition: Used - Fine
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Lutterworth Press
Place of Publication: UK
Date Published: 1965

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