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THE MYSTERY OF THE STRANGE MESSAGES
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Lilian Buchanan.
Stock no. 1326917
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1957. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Being the Fourteenth Adventure of the Five Find-Outers and Dog. Grey boards, red titles and magnifying glass vignette to front. B/w illustrations. 186 pages. Spine and corners bumped, slight fading to base of spine. Old tape marks to free-endpapers. Pale page edge browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn with slight loss to top and tail of spine, vertical crease to front edge of spine.

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THE MYSTERY OF THE HIDDEN HOUSE
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by J. Abbey.
Stock no. 1326916
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1948. Good condition.

Orange cloth, black titles and magnifying glass vignette. B/w illustrations. The 6th adventure of the Five Find-Outers and Dog. Spine and corners bumped, covers grubby. Book leans to one side a little. Yellow crayon scribbles to endpapers. Foxing to prelims and textblock.

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THE MYSTERY OF THE SECRET ROOM
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by J. Abbey.
Stock no. 1326915
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1945. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth, yellow titles and magnifying glass vignette. B/w illustrations. The third adventure of the Five Find-Outers and Dog. Spine and corners bumped. Spine slightly faded and a small damp stain to front edge. Contents generally clean.

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THE MYSTERY OF THE MISSING NECKLACE
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by J. Abbey.
Stock no. 1326914
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. Good condition in a good dustwrapper.

The fifth adventure of the Five Find-Outers and Dog. Green boards, vignette to front cover. B/w drawings. 167 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Old tape marks to rear cover. Prelims have been removed (up to foreword page). Ink business address stamp to foreword page. Label removed from front pastedown. Textblock is grubby and there is an in name to fore-edge. Dustwrapper is edge worn and has been covered with laminate and has old tape marks to front flap.

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THE MYSTERY OF THE HIDDEN HOUSE
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by J. Abbey.
Stock no. 1326913
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1959. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The 6th adventure of the Five Find-Outers and Dog. Blue boards, dark blue titles to spine and front board plus vignette of magnifying glass and finger-print to front. 197 pages. B/w illustrations. Spine slightly bumped and a litle grubby to top and tail. Uneven light discolouration to covers. Endpapers lightly browned. 3 small tick marks to title list on foreword page. Foxing and a couple of other spots to textblock. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed with a few small tears at corners.

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THE MYSTERY OF THE MISSING MAN
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Lilian Buchanan.
Stock no. 1326912
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1956. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, red titles and vignette to front. B/w illustrations. 182 pages. Being the Thirteenth Adventure of the Five Find-Outers and Dog. Spine and corners bumped. Slight fading to top and tail of spine. Child's name in biro to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is edge worn, rubbed and torn with tape repairs on verso.

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THE MYSTERY OF HOLLY LANE
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Treyer Evans.
Stock no. 1326911
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1957. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Being the Eleventh Adventure of the Five Find-Outers and Dog. Red boards, black titles. Vignette to front cover. 179 pages. This edition measures 1.25" across spine. Spine slightly bumped. Endpapers and page edges lightly browned. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is rubbed at edges and a little faded to spine.

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A LITTLE BOOK OF RHYMES NEW AND OLD
Written by Cicely Mary Barker. Illustrated by Cicely Mary Barker.
Stock no. 1326900
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1938. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Chequered boards with pictorial onlay. Grey and white pictorial endpapers. Small format. Spine and corners very slightly bumped. Some light rubbing to cover edges. Heavy foxing otherwise contents clean. Price-cut wrapper ('new' price ink stamp above cut) is a little grubby and edge rubbed. Last title listed on rear panel of wrapper is The Lord of the Rushie River.

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BIGGLES MAKES ENDS MEET
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1326899
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1957. Almost very good condition.

Red boards, black titles and vignette. Colour plates. Spine and corners bumped. Some light markings to covers. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to textblock and page margins. Title list before title-page has some underlining to it.

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THE RILLOBY FAIR MYSTERY
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Gilbert Dunlop.
Stock no. 1326897
Published by Collins. 1st 1950. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

The second of the Barney mystery series. Blue cloth with silver title to spine and vignette to front. B/w text illustrations. 256 pages. Spine and corners bumped, a few very small indentations to cover edges. Some fading to base of spine. Heavy foxing to endpapers and textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn with some tape repairs and foxing on verso and suface paper damage to front panel.

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THE RUBADUB MYSTERY
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Gilbert Dunlop.
Stock no. 1326896
Published by Collins. 1st 1952. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A seaside holiday at a queer old inn with strange and unusual guests... Another exciting mystery-adventure book. Red boards, black title to spine. B/w illustrations. 256 pages. Top edge red. Spine bumped. Light browning to endpapers, foxing to endpapers and textblock. Price-cut wrapper is edge rubbed with slight foxing on verso.

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THE RAT-A-TAT MYSTERY
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Anyon Cook.
Stock no. 1326895
Published by Collins. 1st 1956. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A winter holiday down at Rat-A-Tat House in the snow-clad hills, cut off from everywhere, and suddenly mystery and adventure spring up out of the snow! Red boards, black title to spine. Colour frontis. B/w text illustrations. 256 pages, top edge red. Spine and corners slightly bumped, slight fading to base of spine. Endpapers browned and foxed, foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is slightly worn at spine and corners with reinforcement on verso at top of spine.

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