Five Children and It

Overview:

  • Title: Five Children and It
  • Author: E. Nesbit
  • Year: 1948
  • Publisher: Ernest Benn
  • Price: 7/6
  • Pages: 275
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Type: Novel
  • Title Reference: Five Children and It
  • Notes: New large Crown ed. (new illustrations) Publ date (inferred, may be October) and price from seasonal coverage of children's books (both by Mary Crosbie, M.C.) The Observer 1948-11-28 p3 and Manchester Guardian -12-04 p3 --the latter as one of "old books with new and pleasing covers and pictures"

    Cover artist probably Goodall, whose work was used on the cover of the 1960 Looking Glass Library ed. of book 3, with his interior illustrations (ISFDB states).

    As for book 2, WorldCat library records show previous and next Benn eds. (here 1947 and 1956) both illustrated by H.R. Millar, same as the 1st ed. (here 1902)