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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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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 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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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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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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GOOD WORK SECRET SEVEN
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Bruno Kay.
Stock no. 1326875
Published by Brockhampton Press Ltd.. 1959. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Boards with dark and light blue bands and vignettes showing children holding hands. B/w illustrations. 4th impression. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Child's messy writing to belongs to box (crayon marks to same page and opposite). Light foxing to textblock. Some tiny page corner tips torn off. Price-cut dustwrapper is edge worn with loss.

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PUZZLE FOR THE SECRET SEVEN
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Burgess Sharrocks.
Stock no. 1326874
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1958. Almost very good condition.

The Tenth Secret Seven Adventure. Dark and light blue pictorial boards with the seven holding hands. Pink diamond patterned endpapers. B/w & two-tone illustrations. Spine and corners bumped, spine lightly browned. Covers very slightly grubby. Prize plate to half title-page (covering belongs to box). Light foxing to textblock.

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SECRET SEVEN WIN THROUGH
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Bruno Kay.
Stock no. 1326865
Published by Brockhampton Press Ltd.. 1973. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Pale blue boards with dark blue 'SS' symbols. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0340038187. Spine and corners bumped, some very slight fading to cover edges. A couple of foxspots to textblock. Green felt-tip pen mark to rear free-endpaper. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn and torn with tape repairs on verso. Surface paper damage to rear panel which is also slightly grubby.

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MORE ABOUT BEING AN AUTHOR
Written by Mabel Esther Allan.
Stock no. 1326864
Published by Mabel Esther Allan. 1st 1985. Very good condition.

About the author and her writing. White cardwraps with black titles and border to front cover. 68 pages. Published by the author. SIGNED by the author to inside of front cover. a few very light marks and foxspots to covers. Contents clean.

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RAGGED ROBIN BEGAN IT
Written by Mabel Esther Allan.
Stock no. 1326863
Published by Mabel Esther Allan. 1st 1993. Very good condition.

And other articles about Old Girls' Books. Light green cardwraps with black titles and illustration to front cover. B/w illustrations. 116 pages. SIGNED by the author to title-page. A few light marks to covers. Small, light stain affects top corner of textblock.

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GOBLIN ISLAND
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1326859
Published by Collins. Circa 1939. Good condition.

Pale blue boards, silver titles and decoration. B/w frontis. 316 pages. Covers are edge worn and slightly marked. Prize plate to front free-endpaper. Heavy foxing to endpapers and textblock. Small booksellers ink stamp to rear pastedown.

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