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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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THE BOY NEXT DOOR
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Gilbert Dunlop.
Stock no. 1326891
Published by Collins. 1962. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Junior Story Books series. Yellow boards with red titles to spine, top edge red. B/w text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Ink stamp to half title page (This Book Belongs To....). Contents browned but otherwise clean. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn with small tears and minimal loss. White rear panel is very slightly grubby.

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THE NAUGHTIEST GIRL IN THE SCHOOL
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by W. Lindsay Cable.
Stock no. 1326890
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1941. Fair condition.

Orange cloth, gilt titles to spine and front cover. 184 pages. B/w text illustrations. Covers are well worn, faded, speckled and stained. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Some foxing and some colouring to the illustrations. Page 11/12 is loose but still present.

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A FRIEND FOR FRANCES
Written by P.M. Warner.
Stock no. 1326889
Published by Collins. 1st 1956. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Pale blue, boards, dark blue title to spine. 255 pages. Colour frontis. Minimal bumping to spine and minimal fading to lower cover edges. Heavy foxing to textblock and endpapers/prelims. Price-cut wrapper is a little grubby to rear panel and is foxed on verso.

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IF IT HADN'T BEEN FOR FRANCES
Written by P.M. Warner.
Stock no. 1326886
Published by Collins. 1966. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Seagull Library. Blue boards with silver title to spine and vignette to front cover. 256 pages. Spine bumped. Heavy foxing to endpapers and prelims. Light page browning throughout. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn and price-cut.

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CHILDREN'S FICTION A HANDBOOK FOR LIBRARIANS
Written by Sheila Ray.
Stock no. 1326885
Published by Brockhampton Press; Brockhampton Press Ltd.. 2nd 1972. Good condition.

Second revised edition. Purple card wraps. 239 pages. Designed to meet the needs of students reading for the Library Association final examination. ISBN: 0340159146. Covers are well sunned and faded to spine. Creasing to spine (where book has been held open). Foxing to textblock and prelims.

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TRUST JENNINGS!
Written by Anthony Buckeridge. Illustrated by Mays.
Stock no. 1326884
Published by Collins. Circa 1970. Good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Everyone agreed that Jennings' plan to raise money for a worthy cause was highly commendable. They agreed too that Jennings' plans always worked well on paper but in practice they often ran into such disaster that he was obliged to think of new ones to stave off disaster! Pale grey boards with red title to spine. 4 b/w illustrations. 192 pages, top edge red. Spine and corners bumped. Prelims have been removed along with title page and colophon page, so no edition details. Textblock foxed. Contents grubby. Dustwrapper is worn at edges with browned tape repairs on verso and a light stain to base of spine. Price sticker on front flap shows 50p or 10/- (so assuming date of this edition is circa 1970).

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THE GRENVILLE GARRISON
Written by Gwendoline Courtney. Illustrated by W. Lindsay Cable.
Stock no. 1326883
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Britannic Series. Green cloth, black titles. 277 pages. Colour frontis, b/w text illustrations. 277 pages, top edge green. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Foxspots to textblock and some page margins. Dustwrapper is edge worn with old tape repairs to front and verso, rubbing to spine, crease to front flap where price was folded over.

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THE SECRET SEVEN
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by George Brook.
Stock no. 1326882
Published by Brockhampton Press Ltd.. 1957. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Dark and light blue boards with vignettes of children holding hands. Two-tone illustrations to text. 96 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Prize plate to front free-endpaper. Light browning, foxing and fingering to contents which are generally clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn and creased, browned to spine with tape repairs to top and tail of spine

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WELL DONE SECRET SEVEN
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by George Brook.
Stock no. 1326881
Published by Brockhampton Press Ltd.. 1st 1951. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Green and dark cream pictorial boards showing Seven holding hands.. Two-tone & b/w illustrations. 126 pages. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Neat name in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to textblock and rear endpapers. Small booksellers sticker to rear pastedown. Dustwrapper is edge worn and torn with slight loss at top and tail of spine and lower front corner, some faint damp stains to spine and rear panel is slightly grubby.

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