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evansdoodles · 3 months
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From @arabriddler ‘s The Penguin and The Peacock
👀 I love this fic I had to draw something for it,,
[…] He was closest to Sofia, as they found company in each other since they were both bullied for their looks.
[…] Sofia, on the other hand, was always rather large and hefty. Society expected her to be petite and fit into the typical image of a young woman, but also considered her too womanly to be a Don like her father. That did not deter Sofia, who liked to dress up in extravagant dresses and bright red lipstick. She’d take Oswald to her room, dress him up and apply makeup on his face. Then they’d sneak into her father’s study to eavesdrop on crime families.
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garadinervi · 7 months
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Annie Boige: Un chemin, Éditions Faton, Dijon, 2022, p. 12
Foreword: Claude Blaizot Texts: Carine Picaud, André Lamblin
Image: Annie Boige, bookbinding, [Yves Bonnefoy, Deux Scènes, (back cover), with six aquatints by Gérard Titus-Carmel, Translation by Beppe Manzitti, Cento amici del libro, Milano, 2009, Edition of 130]
Exhibition: Annie Boige: 'Le chemin', Librairie de Claude et Paul Blaizot, Paris, February 3-19, 2022
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svampira · 1 year
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messy render to get back into drawing🤸‍♀️
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papillon82fluttersby · 8 months
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Famous Five Art Nostalgia – Masterpost
Click below for an easy way to navigate through my "Famous Five Art Nostalgia" posts!
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Introductory post
ORIGINAL SERIES BY ENID BLYTON:
Publishing overview
📜🏰🪙 #01 Five on a Treasure Island / Le Club des Cinq et le trésor de l’île
Part 1: illustrations by Jeanne Hives (1962) + cover art
Part 2: illustrations by Jean Sidobre (1983)
Part 3: illustrations by Umberto Nonna (1982)
Part 4A and Part 4B: illustrations by Jean Sidobre – Vermeille (1971)
☃️🎄🔦 #02 Five Go Adventuring Again / Le Club des Cinq
Part 1: illustrations by Simone Baudouin (1961) + cover art
Part 2: illustrations by Jean Sidobre (1982)
Part 3: illustrations by Umberto Nonna (1981)
Part 4A and Part 4B: illustrations by Jean Sidobre – Galaxie (1975)
🛶🥫👒 #03 Five Run Away Together / Le Club des Cinq contre-attaque
Cover art
Part 1: illustrations by Simone Baudouin (1955)
Part 2: illustrations by Jean Sidobre (1976)
Part 3: illustrations by Umberto Nonna (1981)
Part 4: illustrations by Annie-Claude Martin (1984)
⛰️🧺🌫️ #04 Five Go to Smuggler’s Top / Le Club des Cinq en vacances
Part 1: illustrations by Simone Baudouin (1963) + cover art
Part 2: illustrations by Jean Sidobre (1973)
Part 3: illustrations by Umberto Nonna (1981)
Part 4A and Part 4B: illustrations by Jean Sidobre – Vermeille - COMING SOON!
🎪🐵👑 #05 Five Go Off in a Caravan / Le Club des Cinq et les saltimbanques
Part 1: illustrations by Jeanne Hives (1965) + cover art
Part 2: illustrations by Jean Sidobre (1976)
🧣🔭⚗️ #06 Five On Kirrin Island Again / Le Club des Cinq joue et gagne
Part 1: illustrations by Simone Baudouin (1956) + cover art
Part 2: illustrations by Umberto Nonna (1981)
Part 3: illustrations by Jean Sidobre (1975)
🏕️🚞👻 #07 Five Go Off to Camp / Le Club des Cinq va camper
Part 1: illustrations by Paul Durand (1957) + cover art
Part 2: illustrations by Umberto Nonna (1982)
Part 3: illustrations by Jean Sidobre (1977)
🚲🦉🚪 #08 Five Get into Trouble / Le Club des Cinq en péril
Part 1: illustrations by Jeanne Hives (1969) + cover art
Part 2: illustrations by Jeanne Hives – Idéal-Bibliothèque (1962)
Part 3: illustrations by Simone Baudouin (1957)
Part 4: illustrations by Umberto Nonna (1981)
Part 5: illustrations by Jean Sidobre (1979)
🍒🌲⛵ #09 Five Fall into Adventure / Le Club des Cinq et les gitans
Part 1: illustrations by Jeanne Hives (1960) + cover art
Part 2: illustrations by Jean Sidobre (1973)
Part 3: illustrations by Umberto Nonna (1982)
Part 4A and Part 4B: illustrations by Jean Sidobre – Vermeille (1975) - COMING SOON!
🍂🥾🏞️ #10 Five on a Hike Together / Le Club des Cinq en randonnée
Part 1: illustrations by Simone Baudouin (1958) + cover art
Part 2: illustrations by Umberto Nonna (1981)
Part 3: illustrations by Jean Sidobre (1976)
📰👀🐍 #11 Five Have a Wonderful Time / Le Club des Cinq en roulotte
Part 1: illustrations by Jeanne Hives (1960) + cover art
Part 2: illustrations by Jean Sidobre (1974)
Part 3: illustrations by Umberto Nonna (1981)
🌊🏖️🐴 #12 Five Go Down to the Sea / Le Club des Cinq au bord de la mer
Part 1: illustrations by Aldo de Amicis (1959) + cover art
Part 2: illustrations by Umberto Nonna (1981)
Part 3: illustrations by Jean Sidobre (1984)
🐎😶‍🌫️🚂 #13 Five Go to Mystery Moor / La locomotive du Club des Cinq
Part 1: illustrations by Jeanne Hives (1961) + cover art
Part 2: illustrations by Umberto Nonna (1981)
Part 3: illustrations by Jean Sidobre (1987)
🐩⛱️🎡 #14 Five Have Plenty of Fun / Enlèvement au Club des Cinq
Part 1: illustrations by Jeanne Hives (1961) + cover art
Part 2: illustrations by Jean Sidobre (1983)
Part 3: illustrations by Umberto Nonna (1981)
🏚️🏺💼 #15 Five on a Secret Trail / Le Club des Cinq se distingue
Part 1: illustrations by Jeanne Hives (1968) + cover art
Part 2: illustrations by Jeanne Hives – Idéal-Bibliothèque (1961)
Part 3: illustrations by Jean Sidobre (1977)
Part 4: illustrations by Umberto Nonna (1981)
🛩️🦋🐷 #16 Five Go to Billycock Hill / Le Club des Cinq et les papillons
Part 1: illustrations by Jeanne Hives (1962) + cover art
Part 2: illustrations by Umberto Nonna (1981)
Part 3: illustrations by Jean Sidobre (1983)
❄️🛷⛷️ #17 Five Get into a Fix / Le Club des Cinq aux sports d’hiver
Part 1: illustrations by Jeanne Hives (1964) + cover art
Part 2: illustrations by Jean Sidobre (1978)
Part 3: illustrations by Umberto Nonna (1981)
Part 4A and Part 4B: illustrations by Jean Sidobre – Vermeille (1975)
⛏️💎🗡️ #18 Five on Finniston Farm / Le Club des Cinq et le coffre aux merveilles
Part 1: illustrations by Jeanne Hives (1962) + cover art
Part 2: illustrations by Jean Sidobre (1979)
Part 3: illustrations by Umberto Nonna (1981)
Part 4A and Part 4B: illustrations by Jean Sidobre – Vermeille (1973)
🧭🐒🔔 #19 Five Go To Demon’s Rocks / La boussole du Club des Cinq
Part 1: illustrations by Jeanne Hives (1963) + cover art
Part 2: illustrations by Jean Sidobre (1975)
Part 3: illustrations by Umberto Nonna (1981)
⛳ 🪣🌬️ #20 Five Have a Mystery to Solve / Le Club des Cinq et le secret du vieux puits
Part 1: illustrations by Jeanne Hives (1966) + cover art
Part 2: illustrations by Jean Sidobre (1978)
Part 3: illustrations by Umberto Nonna (1982)
🙊📓🕰️ #21 Five Are Together Again / Le Club des Cinq en embuscade
Part 1: illustrations by Jeanne Hives (1967) + cover art
Part 2: illustrations by Jean Sidobre (1981)
Part 3: illustrations by Umberto Nonna (1981)
Part 4: illustrations by Jean Sidobre – Vermeille (1973)
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CONTINUATION SERIES ‘LES CINQ’ BY CLAUDE VOILIER:
Introduction to ‘Les Cinq’
👁️🐓✉️ #LC01 Les Cinq sont les plus forts / The Famous Five and the Mystery of the Emeralds
Part 1: illustrations by Jean Sidobre (1971) + cover art
Part 2: illustrations by Anne Bozellec (1991)
🏞️🎊💼 #LC02 Les Cinq au bal des espions / The Famous Five in the Fancy Dress
Part 1: illustrations by Jean Sidobre (1971)
Part 2: illustrations by Anne Bozellec (1993)
🚴🏰⌚ #LC03 Le marquis appelle les Cinq / The Famous Five and the Stately Homes Gang
Part 1: illustrations by Jean Sidobre (1972)
🐆🐕🐒 #LC04 Les Cinq au Cap des Tempêtes / The Famous Five and the Missing Cheetah
Part 1: illustrations by Jean Sidobre (1972)
🌴🎥🛳️ #LC05 Les Cinq à la télévision / The Famous Five Go on Television
Part 1: illustrations by Jean Sidobre (1973)
Part 2: illustrations by Anne Bozellec (1995)
✈️🛖🪶 #LC06 Les Cinq et les pirates du ciel / The Famous Five and the Hijackers
Part 1: illustrations by Jean Sidobre (1973)
🚢🪄💍 #LC07 Les Cinq contre le Masque Noir / The Famous Five versus the Black Mask
Part 1: illustrations by Jean Sidobre (1974)
🤿🦈🪙 #LC08 Les Cinq et le galion d'or / The Famous Five and the Golden Galleon
Part 1: illustrations by Jean Sidobre (1974)
📦🛻💎 #LC09 Les Cinq font de la brocante / The Famous Five and the Inca God
Part 1: illustrations by Jean Sidobre (1975)
🧺🚇🦪 #LC10 Les Cinq se mettent en quatre / The Famous Five and the Pink Pearls
Part 1: illustrations by Jean Sidobre (1975)
Part 2: illustrations by Anne Bozellec (1992)
⛰️🔦⚱️ #LC11 Les Cinq dans la cité secrète / The Famous Five and the Secret of the Caves
Part 1: illustrations by Jean Sidobre (1975)
⛈️🌳👑 #LC12 La fortune sourit aux Cinq / The Famous Five and the Cavalier's Treasure
Part 1: illustrations by Jean Sidobre (1976)
🚲🐇⚡ #LC13 Les Cinq et le rayon Z / The Famous Five and the Z-Rays
Part 1: illustrations by Jean Sidobre (1977)
🧸🖼️🚤 #LC14 Les Cinq vendent la peau de l'ours / The Famous Five and the Blue Bear Mystery
Part 1: illustrations by Claude Pascal (1977)
Part 2: illustrations by Anne Bozellec (1995)
🧪🐍🔥 #LC15 Les Cinq aux rendez-vous du diable / The Famous Five in Deadly Danger
Part 1: illustrations by Claude Pascal (1978) - COMING SOON!
🚉✒️🧨 #LC16 Du neuf pour les Cinq / The Famous Five and the Strange Legacy
Part 1: illustrations by Claude Pascal (1978) - COMING SOON!
🛕🐘💖 #LC17 Les Cinq et le rubis d'Akbar / no translation
Part 1: illustrations by Claude Pascal (1979) - COMING SOON!
Part 2: illustrations by Anne Bozellec (1993) - COMING SOON!
🔎🌅🛡️ #LC18 Les Cinq et le trésor de Roquépine / The Famous Five and the Knights' Treasure
Part 1: illustrations by Claude Pascal (1979) - COMING SOON!
🛳️🏛️🔒#LC19 Les Cinq en croisière / no translation
Part 1: illustrations by Claude Pascal (1980) - COMING SOON!
Part 2: illustrations by Anne Bozellec (1995) - COMING SOON!
📑🐸🪚 #LC20 Les Cinq jouent serré / The Famous Five and the Strange Scientist
Part 1: illustrations by Claude Pascal (1980) - COMING SOON!
👹🎹😵‍💫 #LC21 Les Cinq contre les fantômes / no translation
Part 1: illustrations by Buci (1981) - COMING SOON!
🛩️🛖🐊 #LC22 Les Cinq en Amazonie / no translation
Part 1: illustrations by Annie-Claude Martin (1983) - COMING SOON!
Part 2: illustrations by Anne Bozellec (1995) - COMING SOON!
📚📜🏴‍☠️ #LC23 Les Cinq et le trésor du pirate / no translation
Part 1: illustrations by Jean Sidobre (1984) - COMING SOON!
🐺🏗️💥 #LC24 Les Cinq contre le loup-garou / no translation
Part 1: illustrations by Annie-Claude Martin (1985) - COMING SOON!
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lateoriadipascal · 6 months
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Roma, amici, cibo, arte e tanto spritz!
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unasicilianaesaurita · 7 months
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inquisitorial-il-posto · 11 months
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A long overdue dye refresh!
(by @jujulebee​ who keeps doing my lad justice, worker’s right from 9 to 5)
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umi-no-onnanoko · 1 year
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Sicuramente poteva uscire molto meglio di così, ma per essere la prima prova di ritratto che faccio sono soddisfatta. 🥺
-umi-no-onnanoko (@umi-no-onnanoko / 16.03.23)
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jadeorgana · 5 months
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An Aayla Secura piece I found and purchased by artist Tom Amici.
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spettriedemoni · 2 years
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Comunque ieri @joekirby mi ha fatto la dedica con schetch sul suo art book.
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francescodemicco · 8 months
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La bellezza arriva
quando non ha più nomi,
né concetti, né definizioni per dirla,
arriva quando non c’è più occhio
che osserva per riconoscere e definire,
arriva solo quando anche tu
sei diventato scoglio,
onda, barca e luce del sole
e promessa grande
e risacca d’onda
arriva quando
sei diventato
solo un punto
materia vibrante
in questo paesaggio,
in questo respiro.
🌊 🌅
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Rose Tico by Tom Amici
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garadinervi · 2 years
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Vittorio Sereni, Stella variabile, Lithographs by Ruggero Savinio printed by Giorgio Upiglio, Cento Amici del Libro, Milano, Printed by Richard-Gabriel Rummonds and Alessandro Zanella for Plain Wrapper Press, Verona, 1979, Edition of 100 ad personam + 30, Edition of 130 [Archivio di Libri d'Artista, Collezione Palma, Desio (MB)]
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ma preferisco i libri, il medioevo e lo strudel di mele
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papillon82fluttersby · 7 months
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Famous Five Art Nostalgia – Publishing Overview
Introductory post
When I started this series of posts a few months ago, I only had the vaguest idea about the various editions of the Famous Five books that existed over the years in France. The most well-known editions are those from the “Bibliothèque Rose” collection from publisher Hachette – ask anyone on the street (born in the last millennium) and it is probably what they have in mind. But through my searches on the second-hand market – both physical and online – I discovered several additional publications, and even the “Bibliothèque Rose” collection itself saw several variations over the years, giving us a plethora of cover art and inside illustrations to enjoy. Read on to get an overview of the publishing history of the Famous Five books in France (and French-speaking Switzerland)!
The French publisher, Hachette, was founded in 1826 by Louis Hachette as a bookshop and publishing company, first specialising in schoolbooks. In the 1850s, Louis Hachette opened several bookshops in railway stations and started to diversify his offer with serialised novels, travel books and magazines. In 1853, he signed a partnership with the Countess of Ségur (still famous to this day in the world of children’s literature) and subsequently founded the “Bibliothèque Rose” collection (lit. “pink library”) three years later, focused on books aimed to children aged 6-12. 150 years later, Hachette is now the first publishing company in France, and the “Bibliothèque Rose” collection still exists, although it has known many changes over the years.
The first Famous Five book was first published in France in 1955, under the simple title “Le Club des Cinq.” The French publisher did not follow the original English publishing order, and instead chose to publish in priority the books which, I assume, were deemed to garner most traction at the time. The first six books published in France have their original editions in a collection named “Ségur-Fleuriot” (thus named as an homage to two female writers whom Louis Hachette had been working with). These books were pocket-sized, with a hard cover, black-and-white illustrations, and a full-colour dust jacket.
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“Ségur-Fleuriot” collection – From left to right:
#02 Five Go Adventuring Again / Le Club des Cinq (1955, ill. Simone Baudouin);
#03 Five Run Away Together / Le Club des Cinq contre-attaque (1955, ill. S. Baudouin);
#04 Five Go to Smuggler’s Top / Le Club des Cinq en vacances (1956, ill. S. Baudouin);
#06 Five Go On Kirrin Island Again / Le Club des Cinq joue et gagne (1956, ill. S. Baudouin);
#07 Five Go Off to Camp / Le Club des Cinq va camper (1957, ill. Paul Durand);
#08 Five Get into Trouble / Le Club des Cinq en péril (1957, ill. S. Baudouin).
(Note: The numbers starting with # correspond to the original English publishing order.)
From what I can gather – even if I find it odd because it doesn’t sound commercially sound – the next books benefitted from a double first edition: one in a collection called “Nouvelle Collection Ségur” with a soft cover, and the other in the above-mentioned “Bibliothèque Rose” with a hard cover. As far as I know, both these editions featured the same inside illustrations, although I have never seen a copy of a “Nouvelle Collection Ségur” book, so I cannot be absolutely sure of this. The red-coloured artwork featuring on the “Nouvelle Collection Ségur” covers were re-used (in black) on the inside title pages of the “Bibliothèque Rose” editions.
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“Nouvelle Collection Ségur” – From left to right (in addition to the first six books which joined this collection at some point):
#10 Five on a Hike Together / Le Club des Cinq en randonnée (1958, ill. S. Baudouin);
#12 Five Go Down to the Sea / Le Club des Cinq au bord de la mer (1959, ill. Aldo de Amicis);
#09 Five Fall into Adventure / Le Club des Cinq et les gitans (1960, ill. Jeanne Hives);
#11 Five Have a Wonderful Time / Le Club des Cinq en roulotte (1960, ill. J. Hives);
#13 Five Go to Mystery Moor /  La locomotive du Club des Cinq (1961, ill. J. Hives);
#14 Five Have Plenty of Fun / Enlèvement au Club des Cinq (1961, ill. J. Hives);
#16 Five Go to Billycock Hill / Le Club des Cinq et les papillons (1962, ill. J. Hives);
#01 Five on a Treasure Island / Le Club des Cinq et le trésor de l’île (1962, ill. J. Hives);
#18 Five on Finniston Farm / Le Club des Cinq et le coffre aux merveilles (1962, ill. J. Hives);
#19 Five Go To Demon’s Rocks / La boussole du Club des Cinq (1963, ill. J. Hives); 
#17 Five Get into a Fix /  Le Club des Cinq aux sports d’hiver (1964, ill. J. Hives);
#05 Five Go Off in a Caravan / Le Club des Cinq et les saltimbanques (1965, ill. J. Hives) [not featured];
#20 Five Have a Mystery to Solve / Le Club des Cinq et le vieux puits (1966, ill. J. Hives) [not featured];
#21 Five Are Together Again / Le Club des Cinq en embuscade (1967, ill. J. Hives).
If you count carefully, the 6 books from the “Ségur-Fleuriot” edition added to the 14 books from “Nouvelle Collection Ségur” make for a total of 20… out of 21 from the original English series! Where is the last book?? Well, the missing book (namely #15 Five on a Secret Trail / Le Club des Cinq se distingue) benefitted from a higher-end edition called “Idéal-Bibliothèque,” featuring a larger-size format, hard cover, better-quality paper, a dust jacket, and more numerous illustrations. A second book joined this upgraded edition a year later.
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“Idéal-Bibliothèque” collection:
#15 Five on a Secret Trail / Le Club des Cinq se distingue (1961, ill. J. Hives);
#08 Five Get into Trouble / Le Club des Cinq en péril (1962, ill. J. Hives).
The “Bibliothèque Rose” editions, featuring hard covers, 4 to 6 full-page colour art, and several black and white illustrations, are the most well-known to this day.
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“Bibliothèque Rose” original editions from 1958 to 1967, featuring artwork from the four original illustrators
(Note: Covers sorted according to the original English publication order, as it is very difficult to pinpoint the exact French publishing order due to the many re-editions.)
The series became wildly popular and benefitted from several re-editions, some of them with new cover art produced by the then-current illustrator, Jeanne Hives.
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Some “Bibliothèque Rose” re-editions from 1965-1969, featuring new cover art by Jeanne Hives
The 1970s saw a renewal of the “Bibliothèque Rose” collection with the arrival of illustrator Jean Sidobre who, over the next 15 years, produced numerous covers for all 21 books and, in time, produced the full set of inside illustrations. In these newer editions though, the number of full-page colour illustrations was reduced to four due to economic constraints.
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Various cover art by Jean Sidobre from 1971 to 1985
(Note: The third cover for '#03 Five Run Away Together / Le Club des Cinq contre-attaque' is not from Sidobre but from another illustrator, called Annie-Claude Martin.)
Back in the early 1970s, thanks to the series’ popularity, some of the books were published in a larger size format featuring several more colour illustrations and some black and white ones. These editions were respectively called “Galaxie” and “Vermeille” and were both illustrated by Jean Sidobre. Some of the art is the same as in “Bibliothèque Rose” above, and some is new. You will notice that the two books from the “Galaxie” edition are also part of the “Vermeille” edition; my guess is that they started these upgraded editions as “Galaxie”, but for some reason decided that “Vermeille” was better, and so they fitted the first two books into the developing new collection – as far as I can figure out, the contents of these two books are the same under “Galaxie” and “Vermeille”, the only difference being the cover art.
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“Galaxie” collection:
#02 Five Go Adventuring Again / Le Club des Cinq (1971, ill. J. Sidobre);
#21 Five Are Together Again / Le Club des Cinq en embuscade (1972, ill. J. Sidobre).
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“Vermeille” collection:
#18 Five on Finniston Farm / Le Club des Cinq et le coffre aux merveilles (1973, ill. J. Sidobre);
#21 Five Are Together Again / Le Club des Cinq en embuscade (1974, ill. J. Sidobre);
#02 Five Go Adventuring Again / Le Club des Cinq (1974, ill. J. Sidobre);
#01 Five on a Treasure Island / Le Club des Cinq et le trésor de l’île (1975, ill. J. Sidobre);
#17 Five Get into a Fix / Le Club des Cinq aux sports d’hiver (1975, ill. J. Sidobre);
#09 Five Fall into Adventure / Le Club des Cinq et les gitans (1975, ill. J. Sidobre);
#04 Five Go to Smuggler’s Top / Le Club des Cinq en vacances (1975, ill. J. Sidobre).
The 1980s saw a drop in “Bibliothèque Rose” sales as kids were moving from books to TV and video games. To boost sales, the publisher made several changes to the look and format of the books, and the original text was sometimes abridged.
In 1988, as sales continued to fall, and to save money, Hachette changed its “Bibliothèque Rose” hardbacks to a softcover pocket format. The inside colour illustrations disappeared and the black and white ones decreased in number (re-using former art from Sidobre). On the upside, these editions saw a series of new cover art from a different illustrator, Yves Beaujard, whose art style on these covers is very similar to Sidobre’s, which leads me to think that this was a requirement from the publisher who wanted a certain consistency between Beaujard’s cover art and Sidobre’s inside illustrations.
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From 1988 to 1992, the whole series benefitted from new cover art by Yves Beaujard (with the exception of ‘Le Club des Cinq au bord de la mer’ and ‘Le Club des Cinq et les papillons’, which re-used former art from Jean Sidobre)
(Note: As far as I know, ‘#03 Five Run Away Together / Le Club des Cinq contre-attaque’ was never included in this edition.)
In the 1990s, a series of new cover art was produced by Paul Gillon, with the same general layout as the previous edition. The inside black and white illustrations are either former art by Sidobre or new art by Anne Bozellec.
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Cover art by Paul Gillon from 1991-98
In 2000, Hachette celebrated the new millennium with a new style for its “Bibliothèque Rose” collection, featuring a hybrid format between hardback and softback adorned with a glossy aesthetic. The inside illustrations are the same as the previous editions, by Sidobre or Bozellec.
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Cover art by Philippe Munch and Jame’s Prunier from 1999-2004
(Note: As far as I know, ‘#10 Five Go on a Hike Together / Le Club des Cinq en randonnée’, ‘#11 Five Have a Wonderful Time / Le Club des Cinq en roulotte’, ‘#12 Five Go Down to the Sea / Le Club des Cinq au bord de la mer’, ‘#17 Five Get into a Fix / Le Club des Cinq aux sports d’hiver’ and ‘#21 Five Are Together Again / Le Club des Cinq en embuscade’ were never included in this edition.)
In the mid-2000s, the morality police made their way through the books, resulting in watered-down translations and some title changes. Fr��déric Rébéna did a series of new cover art. The inside illustrations all but disappeared, only featuring as small vignettes at the opening of each chapter.
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Cover art by Frédéric Rébéna from 2005-11
In the 2020s, the series changed from “Bibliothèque Rose” to “Bibliothèque Verte” collection with new cover art by Auren.
Similar to “Bibliothèque Rose,” “Bibliothèque Verte” (lit. “green library”) was another historically popular collection from publisher Hachette, initially aimed toward a teenage male readership, while “Bibliothèque Rose” was leaning toward a younger and female audience. Nowadays, the line between what is deemed appropriate reading material for boys or girls has thankfully blurred and both collections are now thematically oriented, “Bibliothèque Rose” focusing on humour/emotion and “Bibliothèque Verte” on action/adventure. Hence the marketing decision that caused the Famous Five series to lose its historical pink palette.
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Cover art by Auren from 2019-21
And that’s a wrap for the main French editions! But there’s still a few more to go through.
First is France Loisirs, a book sales club to which you can register and you will receive a certain number of books each month. I do not know if the whole series was ever fully published by France Loisirs; the visuals that you will find below are all that I could find. The books are hardbacks with a dust jacket and without any inside illustrations. From what I could gather, they were published from 1975 to the early 1980s. The illustrator is called J.P. Morvan and, if you look closely, often took inspiration from earlier “Bibliothèque Rose” illustrations by Jean Sidobre.
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“France Loisirs” edition from 1975-82 with cover art by J.P. Morvan
In the 1990s, France Loisirs published another batch, re-using cover art by Paul Gillon from the contemporary “Bibliothèque Rose” edition. I’m a bit fuzzy on the exact dates, but these were published from the early to mid-1990s to around 2000. I do not know anything about the books themselves, but I can assume that they contain only plain text without any inside illustrations.
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“France Loisirs” edition from the 1990s featuring art by Paul Gillon
Last on our exploration of “Famous Five” French publishing is actually not French at all! But I’m including it in this post because it uses the same French translations as Hachette.
This particular edition is from a publisher named “Edito Service SA, Genève”, which you may have guessed is from Switzerland. I don’t have a lot of information about its history and only learned about its existence because some of these books made it through the border into France, and from there onto the online second-hand market. The books each contain 5 illustrations by Umberto Nonna (3 black and white and 2 full-colour), and they come both in softback and hardback formats. They were published in 1981-82.
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“Edito Service” edition from 1981-82 (softbacks)
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“Edito Service” edition from 1981-82 (some of the hardbacks)
(Note: Despite what the above pictures suggest, all the hardback covers have the same dark green background.)
Thank you for your attention, and see you soon!
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We’ve now truly come to the end of this deep-dive into Famous Five French publishing.
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signora mia questa cosa del viaggio in sudafrica da sola sta diventando a) la più grande e incredibile avventura della mia vita finora e b) la principale ragione di quella parte della mia ansia ancorata alle istanze della contemporaneità
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