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The Birthday Kitten Enid Blyton Sweet Vintage Children's Book old Bedtime Story

The Birthday Kitten Enid Blyton Sweet Vintage Children's Book old Bedtime Story

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Lovely Hardback Edition of "The Birthday Kitten" by Enid Blyton Sweet Old Children's Story Book Illustrated by Grace Lodge .

This adorable vintage Enid Blyton book of a children's story first published in the 1950's is a tale of how the Twins Tessie have a wonderful Birthday suprise. 

They find a little kitten and save her and call her Snowy, and there the gentle little adventure begins. The twins have a little problem though, mummy doesn't want them to have a pet so how they keep their secret and how it all works out happily in the end is the storyline of this lovely old children's book. The wonderful frontispiece by illustrator Grace Lodge and the delightful nostalgic line drawn illustrations throughout the text add to the pleasure of reading this quaint old bedtime story.

This book is the second printing of the First Edition from 1968 and is really quite scarce with the dust jacket in such bright and fresh condition, perfect to display with any Enid Blyton collection. Mild signs of aging and a previous owner's name overall very good indeed for this scarce hardback edition. 

Enid Blyton of course, one of the greatest children's authors of the 20th century and her stories are still as popular today as when she first wrote them. 

Why not relive these collectable old Enid Blyton Books with your own children or grandchildren they are always sure to delight!

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Kitty's Reader Notes & Book Snippet

Kitty's Notes:

Famous most of all for her "Famous Five" series of adventure stories Enid Blyton wrote so many wonderful vintage children's books it is hard to know where to begin.

There are lots of wonderful, lesser known, little book gems like this adorable story about two children and their rite of passage to keeping a little pet. As well as a valuable lesson about caring for animals and guarding against animal cruelty.

A very sweet story indeed, obviously set in the time frame of the 1950's when this story was originally written, if you like nostalgic children's literature and want to buy this book as a gift to share with your children or grandchildren this is a wonderful little vintage bedtime story that can be read chapter by chapter.

Excerpt from this book "The Birthday Kitten":

"You will love this delightful story Enid Blyton has written for you, all about Snowy, the kitten that the twins found
on their birthday ! Terry and Tessie had many lovely presents, but none of them quite made up for not having a kitten or a puppy.

Then, while they were playing with Terry's new boat, they saw a small, wriggling bundle in the pond. Terry rescued it—and found a tiny white kitten inside! The twins had to look after Snowy in secret, for Mummy did not want a pet while Baby was small.

In the end, though, Mummy did find out about it; and you will enjoy reading how Snowy became quite a hero, and a real family kitten at last! "

BOOK HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Hardback
  • Illustrated
  • Collectable
  • Vintage Children's Book

BOOK ERA:

  • 1960's Vintage Children's Books

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Author Bio & Publication

Read about the life of Enid Blyton and browse more super Enid Blyton vintage children's books.

Enid Blyton (1897 - 1968) was a prolific children's author and wrote over 600 wonderful story books for children including the Famous Five Series.

Publisher: Lutterworth Press Ltd. London
Date: 1968
Edition: First Edition: 2nd Impression.
Binding: Hardback
Dust Jacket: Yes ( Full Colour)

Illustrated by Grace Lodge

Condition Notes: VERY GOOD

This lovely old Enid Blyton Hardback Book with the origianl dust jacket comes to you in very good condition.

The dust jacket by Grace Lodge with the little white kitten is delightful if a bit rubbed and chipped to the extremities.

The lovely colour plate frontispiece often lost is still intact.

Fragile areas of the wrapper have been conserved with archival repair tape to preserve this precious dust jacket.

The light green board are very good with just some minor fading to the outer edges.

There is some mild age spotting (foxing) to the exterior of the text block but the interior pages are generally creamy bright and fresh with just a few small marks.

There is a previous owners name gift inscription in a childish hand to the first free endpaper.

Overall a very good and pleasing edition of this hard to find Vintage Enid Blyton Book.

Please remember this vintage book has been loved before and is not new condition is graded taking this into consideration.

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SIZE: Height 19 cms x Width 12.5 cms.
FORMAT: Hardback
PAGES: 95 pages

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