Bound issues of Sunny Stories
- Rob Houghton
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Bound issues of Sunny Stories
I've never seen Sunny Stories bound in this way before - a proper old book, with gold embossed title to spine. Were these professionally bound? Interesting item, starting at £10 for 15 issues, 1942.
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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: Bound issues of Sunny Stories
I've never seen Sunny Stories bound that way but I have seen it with plenty of journals and periodicals. It would hopefully have protected them from the damage that seems common in the mags now.
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Re: Bound issues of Sunny Stories
I have a number dating from late 1939 that are bound, although the boards and spine are missing.
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- Rob Houghton
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Re: Bound issues of Sunny Stories
That's interesting. I wonder if the early issues were bound for a reason? Were they an amateur binding or do they have more significance, such as belonging to the publishers as file copies, or to someone else 'official'? Or were they commercially produced? I guess not, as there aren't that many around!
'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
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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: Bound issues of Sunny Stories
I got the impression (can't remember who from) that it was a fairly common practise for someone to get a collection of magazines bound, just as a way of keeping the magazines in good condition.
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- Rob Houghton
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Re: Bound issues of Sunny Stories
I think it was, but I've never seen Sunny Stories bound in this way - usually its adult magazines...but I guess some people did have them bound.
'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.'
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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: Bound issues of Sunny Stories
Thank you, Rob. I have put my bid. I won't go more than £15. £1 for each magazine. I've bought all my Sunny Stories within the range of £0.5 to £3 each.
By the way, I have 3 bounds volumes.
1) Enid Blyton's Sunny Stories no. 292- no. 307 in fair condition. All intact but the spine is a bit loose. But the pages are all secured firmly.
2) Enid Blyton's Sunny Stories For Little Folks no. 159- no. 166 in a very good condition.
3) Enid Blyton's Sunny Stories For Little Folks no. 115- no. 121 in a very good condition.
Both volumes of Sunny Stories For Little Folks are almost like new! Even the colours of the boards are not faded! Only the spines are faded They have a very pleasant smell to boot!
I will take some photos if you want to see them.
By the way, I have 3 bounds volumes.
1) Enid Blyton's Sunny Stories no. 292- no. 307 in fair condition. All intact but the spine is a bit loose. But the pages are all secured firmly.
2) Enid Blyton's Sunny Stories For Little Folks no. 159- no. 166 in a very good condition.
3) Enid Blyton's Sunny Stories For Little Folks no. 115- no. 121 in a very good condition.
Both volumes of Sunny Stories For Little Folks are almost like new! Even the colours of the boards are not faded! Only the spines are faded They have a very pleasant smell to boot!
I will take some photos if you want to see them.
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Re: Bound issues of Sunny Stories
I was thinking of bidding but also wouldn't go over £15. However, I will let you hopefully be the winner!
In a way I'd rather have my Sunny Stories as separate magazines, but I thought it was unusual.
I see they also have EB Magazine bound issues, but as I already have all those issues, I don't want to bid on them.
In a way I'd rather have my Sunny Stories as separate magazines, but I thought it was unusual.
I see they also have EB Magazine bound issues, but as I already have all those issues, I don't want to bid on them.
'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: Bound issues of Sunny Stories
I suppose the one difficulty in buying bound editions would be getting a whole collection. People will likely have bound them in varying ranges of numbers so it would be hard to find one that started where the last one left off if that makes sense. Of course you could just overlap and have more than one copy of something, or some bound and some unbound if all you're aiming for is a copy of each edition.
I over think things, sometimes.
I over think things, sometimes.
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That's why you fit in so well here.Fiona1986 wrote:.....I over think things, sometimes.
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Cheers!
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"Listen to its terrible groans and creaks!" yelled Julian, almost beside himself with impatience.
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Re: Bound issues of Sunny Stories
No bids from either so good luck with your bid sixret.Rob Houghton wrote:I was thinking of bidding but also wouldn't go over £15. However, I will let you hopefully be the winner!
In a way I'd rather have my Sunny Stories as separate magazines, but I thought it was unusual.
I see they also have EB Magazine bound issues, but as I already have all those issues, I don't want to bid on them.
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Re: Bound issues of Sunny Stories
Thank you, Rob and Francis.
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Re: Bound issues of Sunny Stories
Sadly, I did not win this item.
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How much did it go for in the end?
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"Listen to its terrible groans and creaks!" yelled Julian, almost beside himself with impatience.
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"Listen to its terrible groans and creaks!" yelled Julian, almost beside himself with impatience.
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