The Adventures of the Five Children

This collection brings together E. Nesbit's three novels about five Edwardian children - Cyril, Anthea, Robert, Jane, and the baby - first published from 1902 to 1906: Five Children and It, The Phoenix and the Carpet, and The Story of the Amulet. In a gravel pit they meet the Psammead, a sand-fairy that grants a daily wish that always goes wrong; later a phoenix and a flying carpet, then an Egyptian amulet, move them through time and London. Each book is a complete comic fantasy. The set is the Psammead trilogy, not Nesbit's Bastable stories.

Quarter bound in red cloth with cream paper covers printed with a picture in dark brown (each book different) by David Eccles. Maroon endleaves. Brown three-volume slipcase titled in gold on front. 50 line drawings printed in the text. 68 Line drawings printed in the text. 70 line drawings printed in the text.