MYSTERY AND ADVENTURE STORIES FOR BOYS
Written by Eric Duthie; Richard Armstrong; Arthur Catherall; W. Somerset Maugham; Elleston Trevor; et al. Illustrated by John S. Goodall; Stuart Tresilian; et al..
Stock no. 1331398
Published by Odhams Books. 1962. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Edited by Duthie. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. First story is Th Visitor by Henry Treece (illus J.S. Goodall). Spine slightly bumped. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Light page edge browning and some foxing. Dustwrapper is edge worn with a large vertical score mark to front panel.

THE RUBADUB MYSTERY
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Gilbert Dunlop.
Stock no. 1331212
Published by Collins. 1955. 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. Minimal bumping to spine. Endpapers very slightly browned. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed.

RING O' BELLS MYSTERY
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Gilbert Dunlop.
Stock no. 1331203
Published by Collins. 1956. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The third in the Barney Books series. After flu, the children were sent off to Ring O'Bells Village for a holiday. The Old Village is full of queer stories and legends. Red boards, black title to spine. B/w text illustrations. 256 pages. Some very pale marks to rear cover. Endpapers partly browned. Pale page browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is just slightly edge worn with a couple of small tears at top edge.

THE ROCKINGDOWN MYSTERY
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Gilbert Dunlop.
Stock no. 1331202
Published by Collins. 1956. Almost very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The first book about Barney the circus boy and his wicked little monkey Miranda, Roger and Diana and their irrepressible cousin Snubby. Red boards, black title to spine. B/w text illustrations. 256 pages. Top edge red. White spots to front cover and some grubby marks to covers. Spine slightly bumped. Endpapers partly browned. Light page browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn and rear panel is slightly grubby.

THE MYSTERY OF THE INVISIBLE THIEF
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Treyer Evans.
Stock no. 1331200
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1950. Good condition.

Red cloth. B/w illustrations. The 8th adventure of the five find-outers and dog. Spine and corners bumped. Covers scuffed and edge rubbed. Name in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to textblock and endpapers. One page corner tip torn off and some marks to page margins.

THE MYSTERY THAT NEVER WAS
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Gilbert Dunlop.
Stock no. 1829489
Published by Collins. 1st 1961. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This most peculiar mystery was made up by four children to entertain Uncle Bob. Cream boards, red title to spine. B/w and two-tone illustrations. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Front joint slightly pulled (minor). Small fingermark to half-title page and light browning. Else contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is creased, edge-rubbed with a few small closed tears, repaired to verso with clear tape.

THE PHANTOM FISHERBOY
Written by Ruth Ainsworth. Illustrated by Shirley Hughes.
Stock no. 1329054
Published by Andre Deutsch. 1st 1974. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Tales of Mystery and Magic. Dark blue boards, metallic pink title to spine. B/w text illustrations. ISBN: 0233965696. Spine bumped. Foxing to endpapers, textblock and prelims. Dustwrapper is very browned to rear panel, with small damp stain to top edge and small chip (with loss) to top of spine.

MR BUBBUS AND THE RAILWAY SMUGGLERS
Written by Joan Drake. Illustrated by Biro.
Stock no. 1828591
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1976. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Why was the new railway track ripped up as soon as it was laid? Who was using Princess, the 2-6-2 locomotive, at dead of night when the whole village as asleep? Ambrose and Poppy began to investigate - and something very unexpected happened to them! Another mystery story about Mr Bubbus, Mr Deggas and all the Deggas children. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 87 numbered pages. ISBN: 0340196149. SIGNED by the author (TWICE). Once as a gift dedication to free front endpaper and once with no dedication to the top of the title page. Top of spine is bumped which means the contents are also creassed to top gutter edge throughout. Tape stuck to front pastedown and a small patch of surface paper loss where some tape has been removed. Contents are clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine, rubbed at corners, lightly creased and a little grubby to rear panel.

THE MYSTERY OF THE VANISHED PRINCE
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Treyer Evans.
Stock no. 1326918
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1951. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Grey boards, red title. Magnifying glass vignette to front. B/w illustrations. The 9th adventure of the Five Find-Outers and Dog. Spine and corners bumped, some slight browning to top and tail of spine. Minor dents to front cover edge. Light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is well worn, torn and creased. Substantial loss to front panel (top half of front panel mostly missing).

THE MURDER AT CASTLE DEEPING
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1326130
Published by Latimer House Limited. 1951. Almost very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Revised and reset. Blue boards, black title to spine. 152 pages. Spine bumped and faded. Textblock and page margins are slightly grubby. Dustwrapper has large section missing to base of spine and front panel and is edge worn and grubby.

THE PURPLE VALLEY
Written by Malcolm Saville.
Stock no. 1826327
Published by Heinemann. 1st 1964. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The second in a series of Secret Service novels. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 215 pages. Boards clean and bright. Foxing to endpapers, prelims and text block. Pictorial dustwrapper is rubbed at corners, grubby to rear panel, and has surface paper loss to base of spine.

PEG-LEG AND THE FUR PIRATES
Written by Peter Dawlish. Illustrated by Norman Hepple.
Stock no. 1325332
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1939. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Captain Peg-Leg takes his ship into the Arctic seas to find out why certain valuable cargoes of furs have never reached port. Blue cloth. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations. 256 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Name in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing. Price-cut wrapper is grubby and slightly worn at spine and corners.