vintage collectable item:

Enid Blyton's BRER RABBIT BOOK
illustrated by Grace Lodge

"All children love Brer Rabbit, the mischievous Bunny who is always planning to play jokes on Brer Fox, Brer Bear and the others. Read all about him in this book. You will laugh all the time!" [quoted from the flap]

Published by Dean & Son Ltd, copyright date 1963; hardcover; red boards with black titles on spine; b/w illustrations, 43 stories; first story "Brer Rabbit's Pond"; last story "Brer Rabbit Tricks Mr Man". 184 pages; 19 x 13 cm; 260g.

Book condition: BB* vintage condition: no apparent writing or scribbling; paper browned with age,
*Please see "seller’s condition rating for vintage books" at end of this listing to help evaluate book’s condition.

Jacket condition:   this book does not have its original jacket

Bonus!    Provided with a copied jacket and a new clear removable archival-film cover to protect and preserve the book and look better on the shelf.

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),

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* 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.

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