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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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EIGHT O'CLOCK TALES
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Dorothy M. Wheeler.
Stock no. 1326752
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 5th 1950. Very good condition.

A book of short stories by the children's favourite writer. Small format. Green cloth, dark titles. 185 pages. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners have minimal bumping and rubbing. Tiny booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Name and address in ink to front free-endpaper. Endpapers are browned. Very light foxing to textblock. Contents clean.

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THE CONJURING WIZARD AND OTHER STORIES
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Stock no. 1326751
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1950. Very good condition in a poor dustwrapper.

Cream pictorial cloth. Two-tone text illustrations. 191 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Endpapers browned. Name and address in pencil to front free-endpaper. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is missing the rear flap, 2" to base of spine and 0.5" to top. The remains of the wrapper is very worn, torn and creased. A nice copy in a poor wrapper.

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FIVE RUN AWAY TOGETHER
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Stock no. 1326750
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1950. Very good condition.

The third story of the adventures of the four children and their dog. Pale blue boards with black titles. Blue and black endpapers showing children shining a torch in a cave. B/w and two-tone illustrations. 192 pages. Fourth impression. Spine slightly bumped. Covers slightly grubby and spine lightly browned. Foxing to textblock. Pale page browning to prelims and last couple of pages. Name and address in light pencil to half title-page.

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THE YELLOW STORY BOOK
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Kathleen Gell.
Stock no. 1326749
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1950. Good condition.

The fourth of Enid Blyton's Colour books. Yellow cloth, dark green title to spine. B/w text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped, spine very slightly grubby. There is a small patch to the front cover where a compass has been used to pierece the cloth, the indentations from this go through the prelims of the contents. Name and address in biro to front free-endpaper. Foxing to textblock which is also slightly grubby. Rear page is browned.

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FIFTEEN-MINUTE TALES
Written by Enid Blyton.
Stock no. 1326747
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 14th 1951. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A follow-up to Five-Minute and Ten-Minute tales containing 19 stories, all original and wholly delightful. Small format. Blue cloth with dark blue titles. 164 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped, slight fading to base of spine. Light foxing to textblock, contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn with minimal loss at corners.

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THE SHIP OF ADVENTURE
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Stuart Tresilian.
Stock no. 1326711
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1950. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

The sixth book in the Adventure series. Cream pictorial cloth, blue titles. B/w illustrations throughout. 327 pages. 8 x 5.5". Spine and corners bumped. Wear to lower cover edges, mark to base of spine. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Front joint cracked. Foxing to free-endpapers. Dustwrapper is edge chipped with loss and foxed to verso (showing on flaps), spine of wrapper is slightly browned.

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FIVE RUN AWAY TOGETHER
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Stock no. 1326632
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1944. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards with black titles. Blue pictorial endpapers. B/w and two-colour illustrations. Colour frontis. The third Famous Five book. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Some very faint white spots to spine edges and a light tape(?) mark to rear cover and spine. Contents are clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn with a small patch of loss to base of spine, slightly grubby to spine and rear panel and some tears tape repaired on verso. Overall, a nice copy in a decent wrapper of this scarce Blyton first edition. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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