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THE DANDY BOOK 1978
No author listed.
Stock no. 1331218
Published by D.C. Thomson & Co Ltd.. 1978. Very good condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. Korky is dress as Santa, holding a cage full of mice! Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Tiny dent to top of vertical edge of front cover. Price NOT cut. No names, belongs to box clean. Contents clean.

BOY'S OWN ANNUAL 1969
Written by Jack Cox; Patrick Moore; et al. Illustrated by Glenn Steward; Robert Hodgson; et al..
Stock no. 1331217
Published by Purnell. 1969. Very good condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. Front cover shows moon rocket. Pictorial endpapers. First story "Man Toward the Moon" by Patrick Moore. ISBN: 0361010842. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Spine slightly faded. Price CUT and some surface paper damage from the surrounding area. Red X to title-page (crayon?). Foxing to textblock, light musty smell to contents.

BOYS' WORLD ANNUAL 1969
No author listed.
Stock no. 1331216
Published by Odhams Books. 1969. Good condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. Articles and stories throughout. Spine and corners bumped and worn, small splits to top of spine. Front joint is cracked at top and tail. Price CUT. Some light foxing to textblock and a light musty smell to contents.

RUPERT ANNUAL 1973
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1331215
Published by Daily Express. 1973. Slightly better than very good condition.

Pictorial laminated boards - Rupert playing in a tree. 1st story Rupert and the Bouncers. The last cover design by Alfred Bestall - and the first with a white-faced Rupert. This change caused Bestall to resign. 115 pages. 10 x 7 inches. Minimal bumping to base of spine. Corners sharp. A light crease to laminate of lower edge of front cover. No names, NOT price cut. Top edge of textblock is slightly dusty. Contents bright and clean. A super copy.

RUPERT ANNUAL 1970
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1331214
Published by Daily Express. 1970. Slightly better than very good condition.

Colour pictorial glazed boards - Rupert climbing up a slope and waving. 1st story Rupert and the Outlaws. 10 x 7 inches. 115 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Small dent to lower edge of front cover. No names, price NOT cut. Textblock is slightly fingered and dusty. Contents bright and clean. A super copy.

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.

GO AHEAD SECRET SEVEN
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Bruno Kay.
Stock no. 1331210
Published by Brockhampton Press Ltd.. 1953. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Red and grey pictorial boards showing children holding hands. Double-spread two-tone illustration to title page. B/w and two-tone illustrations to text. 128 pages. Second impression. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Some light marks to covers. Name and address in ink to front pastedown. Child's name in red crayon to half title-page. Browning to prelims and endpapers, foxing to endpapers and textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn with some loss.

SECRET SEVEN ON THE TRAIL
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by George Brook.
Stock no. 1331205
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1956. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Dark/light blue pictorial boards showing the children holding hands. Two-tone and b/w illustrations. Fourth impression. Spine and corners bumped. Foxing to endpapers and textblock. Front joint just starting to crack. Dustwrapper is just a little edge worn and very slightly grubby to rear panel.

THE SECRET SEVEN ADVENTURE
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by George Brook.
Stock no. 1331204
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1956. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Dark and pale blue pictorial boards with vignettes of children holding hands. Red two-tone illustrations. 127 pages. Sixth impression. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Foxing to textblock and endpapers else contents bright and clean. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed and ever so slightly grubby.

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.