Famous Five China Thimble

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Re: Famous Five China Thimble

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Finding things in the Cave is often a complete mystery to me, lol! ;-) :lol:
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Re: Famous Five China Thimble

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Moonraker wrote:
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Moonraker wrote:I have checked in the Cave, and I see that that is a 1990 Treasure Press edition, illustrations by Jolyne Knox, cover by Peter Kesteven.
I thought I knew every crack and cranny in the Cave, but I can't find this book or the name Peter Kesteven anywhere, you will have to enlighten me as to where it is! :roll:
Yes, it took me a while as it wasn't with the omnibus editions. In the end, I just put the word exciting in the search box and it came up.
My mistake, as I knew exactly where it should be, but didn't go beyond the starting page for that section and it obviously wasn't there - I never considered that it would be under reprints for books like this. :oops:

I did put Peter Kesteven into search, but that only picks up names in the main listing and not in the reprint section.
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Re: Famous Five China Thimble

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So even Tony gets lost in the Cave sometimes! :wink:
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Re: Famous Five China Thimble

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Rob Houghton wrote:Finding things in the Cave is often a complete mystery to me, lol! ;-) :lol:
It is difficult sometimes to know where to put things and books that don't really fit anywhere else often end up in Recreation. I spent the whole morning in that section yesterday, altering adding and correcting and was puzzled by this book which comes out next year.

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It says in its listing that it has books 10-12, which is what it should be. However if the listing (in Amazon) is correct it seems to have missed out Five Go Down to the Sea! Strangely it is using the same illustration as the second book in the series, but the picture is reversed. This is really the correct place for this illustration, but I am surprised that nobody noticed that it has already been used!

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Re: Famous Five China Thimble

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How strange not to include Five Go Down to the Sea - assuming the Amazon listing is correct. Strange too about the same image being used again, but reversed.
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What a boring old-fashioned cover illustration. It'll never appeal to today's kids. :mrgreen: :wink:
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I'm sure it has been mentioned before,but I did notice this cover has been used twice:

Five Fall Into Adventure / Five on a Hike Together

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No prizes for guessing which cover is wrong!! :D
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Re: Famous Five China Thimble

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Courtenay wrote:What a boring old-fashioned cover illustration. It'll never appeal to today's kids. :mrgreen: :wink:
Precisely! Are they aiming these omnibus editions at adults? :wink:
'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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