I've never seen this book with a dust wrapper before...but not sure what edition this is.
I have the 1947 edition, but it looks identical to the one pictured in The Cave, with white cloth spine, while this one has red cloth spine -
A bit expensive though! I've always thought it was a bit of a strange book, and I'm not a fan of the illustrations!
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/THE-FAMOUS-JI ... SwqfNXmcli
The Famous Jimmy
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The Famous Jimmy
'Oh voice of Spring of Youth
hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'
(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)
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hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'
(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)
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Re: The Famous Jimmy
According to the sellers (our old friends Stella & Rose), it's the first American edition.
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It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)
It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)
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Re: The Famous Jimmy
I have three completely different editions of The Famous Jimmy, but the only one that I can lay my hands on at present is the very small one. 6 inches high, with no colour illustrations, just line drawings and printed on shiny art paper. It has a wrapper attached to the card cover, so the only loose things are the flaps. It is called a 'Fourth edition 1943'. Very cute!!
E.P. Dutton are an American publisher and all mine are by Muller.
E.P. Dutton are an American publisher and all mine are by Muller.
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Re: The Famous Jimmy
That's interesting! Seems various editions were various sizes? My 1947 edition (fifth) is published by Muller and is quite a bit bigger than 6 inches - It's almost 11" x 9". Mine has the (rather unattractively coloured!) coloured illustrations - some of them just in shades of yellow and some in 'full' colour - or something resembling full colour anyway!
'Oh voice of Spring of Youth
hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'
(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)
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hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'
(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)
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Re: The Famous Jimmy
Didn't a certain (ahem) "famous" authority on Enid Blyton once put forth his theory, on these very forums, that The Famous Jimmy was obviously Enid's inspiration for The Famous Five?
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It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)
It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)
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Lol! I don't remember that...but wouldn't be surprised!
I can quite easily see how a story about a duck and a cat would evolve into a story about four children and a dog having adventures...
I can quite easily see how a story about a duck and a cat would evolve into a story about four children and a dog having adventures...
'Oh voice of Spring of Youth
hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'
(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)
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hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'
(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)
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Re: The Famous Jimmy
Ah yes, here it is... http://www.enidblytonsociety.co.uk/foru ... 90#p216929" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)
It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)