First edition Pictorial boards Ladybird Series 497: Animal Tales no. 7

Ned the Lonely Donkey (1952)

Identification points are listed only where two independent sources agree. Last reviewed 16 Oct 2026.

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Who published the Ned the Lonely Donkey first edition?
Wills & Hepworth, Loughborough, in 1952, in pictorial boards.
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1952

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Who published the Ned the Lonely Donkey first edition?

Wills & Hepworth, Loughborough, in 1952, in pictorial boards.

Sources

Where these facts come from

  • Complete Ladybird list 1940 to 1980s (ladybirdflyawayhome.com, Feb 2023)
  • collectingbooksandmagazines.com Ladybird series list
  • Stella & Rose's Books listings
  • ladybirdflyawayhome.com product pages
  • Ladybird Fly Away Home complete list Feb 2023 (https://ladybirdflyawayhome.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Complete-Ladybird-list-1940-1980s-Feb-2023.pdf)
  • Stella & Rose series 497 page, read via search index as direct fetch is blocked (https://stellabooks.com/information/ladybird-series-497)
  • Nick Robinson series 497 page (https://nickrobinson.info/ephemera/ladybird/40s/497/497.htm)
  • The Wee Web formats page (https://www.theweeweb.co.uk/ladybird/ladybird_format.html)
  • Ladybird Fly Away Home first editions intro (https://ladybirdflyawayhome.com/ladybird-books-and-first-editions-an-introduction/)
  • Open Library edition records (https://openlibrary.org)
  • Stella & Rose first edition copy dated 1952 (https://www.stellabooks.com/books/noel-barr/ned-the-lonely-donkey/2135161)

Points of issue are listed only where at least two independent sources agree. Last reviewed 16 October 2026.