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The Wouldbegoods

by E. Nesbit

Catalogued October 2, 2026

The Work

First published
1901
Original publisher
T. Fisher Unwin

Drew's Copy

Publisher
The Folio Society
Published in
London
Copy published
1993
Binding
Green cloth hardcover with gilt lettering and illustrated spine panel
Collection status
On the shelves
Reading status
Owned
Condition
Green cloth hardcover in very good condition with light signs of handling
Children's LiteratureBritish LiteratureAdventure StoriesFamily Stories

About This Copy

This is the 1993 Folio Society edition, published in London and bound in green cloth printed with a design by David Eccles. It was set in Imprint by Selwood Systems, printed at The Bath Press on Coronet Wove paper, and bound at The Bath Press.

First published by T. Fisher Unwin in 1901, The Wouldbegoods continues the adventures of the Bastable children as they form the Society of the Wouldbegoods and attempt to improve their behavior—with characteristically complicated results. This Folio Society edition pairs the story with C. Walter Hodges’s line illustrations.

Part of a CollectionThe Adventures of the Treasure Seekers

Drew's three-volume Folio Society set of E. Nesbit's Treasure Seekers stories, illustrated by C. Walter Hodges.

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Drew's Copy
Front cover of Drew's copy of The Wouldbegoods
The decorated green cloth front cover of Drew's Folio Society copy of The Wouldbegoods.
Shelf and spine of Drew's copy of The Wouldbegoods
The gilt-lettered spine, with one of C. Walter Hodges's illustrations inset beneath the title.
Back cover of Drew's copy of The Wouldbegoods
The undecorated green cloth back cover.
Title page of Drew's copy of The Wouldbegoods
The title page gives the full subtitle and identifies E. Nesbit, illustrator C. Walter Hodges, the Folio Society, London, and the 1993 publication date.
Copyright page of Drew's copy of The Wouldbegoods
The publication note records the book's 1901 first publication, the source of Hodges's illustrations, and the production details of this Folio Society edition.
Illustration of Drew's copy of The Wouldbegoods
C. Walter Hodges's frontispiece showing the Bastable children gathered in a barn.