Five of Us—and Madeline

Overview:

  • Title: Five of Us—and Madeline
  • Author: E. Nesbit
  • Year: 1958
  • Publisher: London: E. Benn; New York: Coward-McCann
  • Pages: 192
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Type: Omnibus
  • Title Reference: The Last of the Dragons
  • Notes:
    • New ed. (new illustrations), one of several reissues by Benn and Coward–McCann around the Nesbit centennial
    • UK price 9/6 to 12/6 --from publisher advert "E. NESBIT Centenary" Manchester Guardian 1958-12-05 p8: "[list of 10] are among [13] Nesbit books in print this Christmas at prices from 9s 6d to 12s 6d."
    • Data from LCCN and WorldCat -- "Contents: The Last of the dragons // Princess Zuleika of Rosyposia" That is, the reissue appends the same short stories as the 310-page 1st ed.
    • Cover image from Amazon UK/US 2017-04-08 as   UK: "Ernest Benn Limited, Coward-McCann Inc. (1958)"   US: "Coward-McCann; First Thus edition (1958)"