Adventures of the Five Children

NESBIT, E[dith]. The Adventures of the Five Children. Being: Five Children and It, The Phoenix and the Carpet, and The Story of the Amulet. With Illustrations by H.R. Millar. London: Folio Society, [1994]. 8vos, [viii] 214pp.; [viii] 260pp.; and [viii] 291pp. Brown cloth pictorially printed in white and black and stamped in gold and housed in a pale pink slipcase printed in gold. B&w illustrations throughout. A fine set in a fine slipcase.

Folio Society editions, first printings, reproducing all the wonderful H.R. Millar illustrations from the first editions. A charming set of all three novels of E. Nesbit’s beloved series about the five children and the Psammead, the irritable and often-difficult sand fairy. These handsome folio society editions are a wonderful addition to any collection.