Noddy Goes To Toyland (Noddy Classic Collection, Book 1): v. 1

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Of course it’s not an unfair association between Beek and Noddy as he illustrated 82 titles in total – including record sleeves and so on. Etsy’s 100% renewable electricity commitment includes the electricity used by the data centres that host Etsy. Wrapper is creased with fading to spine and a couple of edges; some tears with tape repairs; a little loss. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Even today, 60 years after his 'birth' and just over 40 years after his creator's death, he is probably the main character to be associated with the name Enid Blyton.

It is said that Enid Blyton took inspiration for Noddy from the village of Studland in Dorset where she would holiday virtually every summer.On rare occasions, however, Big Ears finds himself in trouble, in which case Noddy comes to his aid. This is not at all like what we see in some of the other series with multiple illustrators where each artist is responsible for a book or consecutive set of books, and often taking an entirely different style while they are at it.

The first title Noddy Goes To Toyland was first published in 1949 by Sampson Low, and the last Noddy and the Aeroplane was published in1964. In the book Seven Deadly Wonders by Matthew Reilly, a character is nicknamed Noddy, while his best friend's nickname is Big Ears. He was naughty in the books and older television series, but he was better behaved in Make Way for Noddy. Brilliant communication from the seller, item was in amazing condition especially for how old the book is! First edition first printing FILE COPY Publishers FIle stamp to front inside board The front board bottom right hand corner and back bottom left hand corner is slightly bumped.Toytown was a BBC radio series for children, broadcast for Children's Hour on the Home Service from 1929. The illustrator most associated with Noddy is Harmsen Van der Beek – Pictures by Beek is even written in the train’s steam on the covers of the books he illustrated – but he only illustrated seven of the twenty-four main books. The Noddy character was formerly owned by Chorion, who sold the rights on to DreamWorks Classics (a part of DreamWorks Animation which now a subsidiary of NBCUniversal) in 2012. Sellers are responsible for following applicable laws and regulations, including posting items with accurate labelling and warnings. Noddy Loses His Clothes; Noddy and the Naughty Toys; Noddy Makes a Mistake; Noddy Wins a Prize; Noddy and Jimmy Giraffe.

These books are generally printed from 1955 - 1965 so they are not all first editions but they are the first prints. To enable personalised advertising (like interest-based ads), we may share your data with our marketing and advertising partners using cookies and other technologies. The marketing people did an excellent PR job as not only was there a wealth of merchandise to enchant the small child, numerous books of all shapes and sizes were produced — strip, tall, giant, tiny, pop-up, big and board — all took their place alongside the main Noddy Library. Box has creases and is slightly edge rubbed, there is an inscription in blue biro to lower edge of front of box. Big Ears, a wise, bearded gnome who lives in a toadstool house outside of Toyland and is Noddy's helper and father figure, as well as his best friend.Always read labels, warnings, directions and other information provided with the product before using it. Clean hardback spiral bound in pictorial boards, boards rubbed at corners, gift inscription inside front board. A Very Good- Copy in original card cover wraps,with black and white illustrations first five pictures have been coloured,but could be erased with some care,40pp uncommon First Edition. The Noddy Strip books were a reflection on the popularity of the original novels, with the included four being early examples of these popular stories. I’m only talking about the main 24 book series (1949-1963), here, though it appears that few few of the other Noddy books were ever reprinted at all.

The series might take you on a rollercoaster of emotions or provide a steady companion on lazy Sunday afternoons. Interestingly, though, despite every edition you could imagine being in the Cave of Books (minus some omnibus editions) I have two versions of Noddy books that are not in there.

On one Noddy and Big Ears are not waving, on another the middle carriage has two policemen in it with the Golly and so on. Judging by the cover they’re some sort of musical people, and I’m sure I will discover more as I read. Products that contain small parts may pose a choking hazard and should not be used by children under 3. This was created by Chorion, in association with SD Entertainment and the 100 episodes were produced in 2001 externally. The title of the book is always in different coloured letters, though the colours vary presumably based on how they look against the colour of the background.