Purnell, publishers

Commissioned by Purnell for Famous Five Annuals to tie-in with television adaptations of the series produced in the late 1970s and 1980s. Illustrators are unknown, and how the artwork passed from the ownership of the publishing company into private hands is also unknown. These illustrations, along with others for the Famous Five Annuals, came up for public sale at the Cambridge Book and Print Gallery in 2012.

From the guide to the Famous Five Annual artwork, 1977-1984, (Seven Stories, the Centre for Children's Books)