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THE STRANGE UMBRELLA AND OTHER STORIES
Written by Enid Blyton.
Stock no. 1326782
Published by H.A. and W.L. Pitkin Ltd.. 1st 1949. Almost very good condition.

Pitkin Pleasure Book series. Brown textured boards with gilt titles to spine and front cover. B/w text illustrations. Covers slightly edge worn and spine slightly faded. Very pale page browning to endpapers.

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TWENTY-MINUTE TALES
Written by Enid Blyton.
Stock no. 1326781
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1950. Almost very good condition.

School Edition. Red cloth covered cardwraps. Black titles to spine and front cover. 168 pages. Cloth at cover edges is just starting to fray. Spine is very slightly faded. Some page corner tips are creased.

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SHADOW THE SHEEP-DOG
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by G.W. Backhouse.
Stock no. 1326780
Published by Collins. 1st thus 1950. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Seagull Library Edition. Blue boards, silver title to spine and vignette to front cover. B/w illustrations throughout. 256 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Very pale page browning to contents which are otherwise clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn, torn and creased with slight loss at edges and a little more loss to top and tail of spine.

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MISTER MEDDLE'S MUDDLES
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Rosalind M. Turvey; Joyce Mercer.
Stock no. 1326779
Published by George Newnes Ltd.. 1st 1950. Almost very good condition in a poor dustwrapper.

Pale blue cloth, blue titles. B/w illustrations. 159 numbered pages. Spine and corners bumped, fading to top and tail of spine. Foxing to cover edges and to contents. Name and address in pencil to half title-page. Front joint at half title is cracked. Most (if not all) of the illustrations have been coloured in (neatly). Dustwrapper is badly worn, torn and creased with slight loss at edges and more loss to spine (see picture).

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FIVE ON A HIKE TOGETHER
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Stock no. 1326778
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1951. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Grey boards, red titles. Orange and black pictorial endpapers. B/w & two-tone illustrations. 192 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Name and address in pencil to title-page. Light foxing, mainly to textblock but affecting some page margins also. Price-cut wrapper is worn, torn and creased with 1" loss to base of spine.

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THREE BOYS AND A CIRCUS
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Grace Lodge.
Stock no. 1326777
Published by Werner Laurie. 2nd 1951. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Originally written under the pen-name of Mary Pollock in 1940, this edition re-issued in 1949. Blue cloth, burgundy title to spine and authors name to front cover. B/w text illustrations. 96 pages. Minimal bumping and rubbing to spine and corners. Light foxing to textblock. Contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is slightly edge worn with small tears to top and tail of spine.

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THE CHILDREN OF KIDILLIN
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by C. Holland.
Stock no. 1326776
Published by Werner Laurie. 1951. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Originally published in 1940 under the pen-name of 'Mary Pollock', and re-issued in 1951. Brown cloth with yellow title to spine and author name to front cover. B/w illustrations. 94 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. A few foxspots to textblock. Light browning to rear free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is edge worn with a repaired tear to top of rear panel and a small tear to base of spine. Dustwrapper is browned on verso.

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THE WISHING-CHAIR AGAIN
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Hilda McGavin.
Stock no. 1326758
Published by George Newnes Ltd.. 1st 1950. Very good condition.

Red cloth, black titles. Black and white illustrations. 192 pages. Spine slightly bumped, rubbed and faded. A couple of small marks to rear cover. Foxing to textblock. Contents clean.

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THE SECRET MOUNTAIN
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Harry Rountree.
Stock no. 1326757
Published by Basil Blackwell. 1949. Almost very good condition.

The third story of the strange adventures of the Secret Island children. Green cloth, black title to spine. Colour frontis and b/w illustrations. 192 pages. 8.25 x 6". Spine and corners bumped. Fading to cover edges. Some erased pencil writing to front free-endpaper. Light foxing to textblock.

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THE ADVENTURES OF BINKLE AND FLIP
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Kathleen Nixon.
Stock no. 1326755
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1st thus 1950. Very good condition.

Red covers with black titles to spine and front cover. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Contents clean.

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A CAT IN FAIRYLAND AND OTHER STORIES
Written by Enid Blyton.
Stock no. 1326754
Published by Pitkin. 1st 1949. Good condition.

Dark red imitation leather boards, gilt titles. B/w illustrations. 96 pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Spine slightly faded, top and tail of spine loose. Name and address in pencil to title-page. Neat colouring to a few of the illustrations.

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THE ROCKINGDOWN MYSTERY
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Gilbert Dunlop.
Stock no. 1326753
Published by Collins. 1951. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

A Collins Junior Mystery. Yellow cloth, brown title to spine and vignette to front. B/w illustrations. Top edge brown. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Foxspots to endpapers and textblock. Contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn with some loss to spine and corners.

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