Enid Blyton: The Rat - A - Tat Mystery
Item History & Price
The 5th book in the "Barney" mystery series by Enid Blyton. First published by Collins in 1956, this is a 1969 impression.
The actual book is in good condition for its age. The yellow board covers are quite bright, with clear red titles. There is minor bumping & rubbing to the edges and corners. The text block is dark, so it is difficult to see any imperfections, but there is a small faded area to the upper block and some foxing to the lower block.
I...nside, the pages are mostly crisp and clean, although a little yellowed with age. The type of paper used for this book does yellow considerably, unfortunately, and the edges more so. There are no inscriptions of any kind in this book.
The dust jacket is original, is in very good condition for its age and is not price-clipped. There is minor rubbing and creasing to the folds & edges, but no areas of loss, except for tiny chips from the fold and spine edges.
NB. Condition of Books and Book Repairs
When you purchase one of my Enid Blyton books, you can be assured that each book has been carefully inspected and lightly cleaned. I am not a professional book seller or book conservator: simply a collector of Enid Blyton books who wants to appreciate & maintain the condition of the books.
I may make minor repairs to the dust jacket and/or the interior/ exterior of the book, always using archival quality materials & only if I consider such repairs beneficial to the book and/or dust jacket. The repairs I make are completely reversible, unlike sticky tape, glues, adhesive contact film and other types of materials that are often used to quickly patch up books.
The books are priced according to their condition, whilst also considering the time & additional materials used to conserve & present the book in the best condition possible. All dust jackets are enclosed in a protective archival quality sleeve unless otherwise stated.
Please view my other listings: I have other Enid Blyton titles for sale, as well as may books that I haven't managed to list as yet.
The actual book is in good condition for its age. The yellow board covers are quite bright, with clear red titles. There is minor bumping & rubbing to the edges and corners. The text block is dark, so it is difficult to see any imperfections, but there is a small faded area to the upper block and some foxing to the lower block.
I...nside, the pages are mostly crisp and clean, although a little yellowed with age. The type of paper used for this book does yellow considerably, unfortunately, and the edges more so. There are no inscriptions of any kind in this book.
The dust jacket is original, is in very good condition for its age and is not price-clipped. There is minor rubbing and creasing to the folds & edges, but no areas of loss, except for tiny chips from the fold and spine edges.
NB. Condition of Books and Book Repairs
When you purchase one of my Enid Blyton books, you can be assured that each book has been carefully inspected and lightly cleaned. I am not a professional book seller or book conservator: simply a collector of Enid Blyton books who wants to appreciate & maintain the condition of the books.
I may make minor repairs to the dust jacket and/or the interior/ exterior of the book, always using archival quality materials & only if I consider such repairs beneficial to the book and/or dust jacket. The repairs I make are completely reversible, unlike sticky tape, glues, adhesive contact film and other types of materials that are often used to quickly patch up books.
The books are priced according to their condition, whilst also considering the time & additional materials used to conserve & present the book in the best condition possible. All dust jackets are enclosed in a protective archival quality sleeve unless otherwise stated.
Please view my other listings: I have other Enid Blyton titles for sale, as well as may books that I haven't managed to list as yet.
