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THE RIVER OF ADVENTURE
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Stuart Tresilian.
Stock no. 1407032
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1955. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The eighth in the Adventure series. Cream pictorial cloth. B/w illustrations. 277 pages. Bumping to spine and corners. Some foxing to spine and board edges. Name to top of front endpaper. Some foxing to page edges and endpapers. Grubby mark to rear pastedown. A few light margin marks otherwise contents are clean. Hinge cracked in middle of book. Book leans a little to one side. Dustwrapper is edge worn with some tears plus chipping to corners. Browning to panels and spine. Some foxing to rear flap and verso. Front flap has vertical crease. Ring mark to front flap visible on verso.

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THE BOY NEXT DOOR
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1407030
Published by George Newnes Ltd.. 1st 1944. Very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

Three children, home for the holidays find a mysterious boy living next-door. Red cloth, black titles. Black and white illustrations. 184 pages. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Fading to spine and board edges. Small split in cloth at top of spine. Small bookseller's label to top of front pastedown. Boards are slightly bowed. Foxing mainly to page edges. Bottom corner of some pages lightly creased. Dustwrapper is edge worn with some tears (including to front fold and spine) and creasing. Some of the tears have been mended on verso with clear tape. Some loss to top and bottom of spine. Chipping to corners. Light foxing to verso.

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BE BRAVE, LITTLE NODDY!
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Peter Wienk.
Stock no. 1406999
Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd.; Dennis Dobson. 1st 1956. Almost very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

Noddy Book number 13. Green pictorial boards. Colour titles. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Small bump to bottom of front board. Board edges are rubbed. Light browning to endpapers. Name in belongs to box. Foxing and some grubby marks to page margins. Dustwrapper is edge worn with some chipping and tears and small area of loss to bottom of spine. Creasing to top and bottom edges. Wear to front fold. Wrapper is grubby. Some foxing to verso.

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YOU'RE A GOOD FRIEND NODDY!
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Robert Lee; Robert Tyndall.
Stock no. 1406998
Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd.; D.V. Publications Ltd.. 1st 1958. Almost very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

Noddy book no. 16. Pale blue/green pictorial boards. Bright colour pictures. Bumping to spine, corners and top of rear board. Spine and corners worn. Board edges rubbed. Name in belongs to box. Some foxing, mainly to page edges. Some grubby margin marks. Dustwrapper is edge worn and chipped with some tears and creasing. Wrapper is grubby. Light browning and foxing to verso.

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SHOCK FOR THE SECRET SEVEN
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Burgess Sharrocks.
Stock no. 1406956
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1961. Almost very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

The Thirteenth Secret Seven story in which quarrels threaten to disband the Secret Seven. But dog-thieves are at work in the village so the children turn detective. Pale blue boards decorated with SS symbol. Two-tone and b/w illustrations. Bumping to spine and corners. Spine browned. Couple of marks to boards. Front joint beginning to crack. Inscription in ink to belongs to box. Some foxing to page edges and a little light fingering to margins. Dustwrapper is edge worn with some tears and creasing. 3.5" tear to front panel has been mended on verso with tape. Some marks to wrapper. Browning to verso.

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TALES OF ROBIN HOOD
Written by Enid Blyton.
Stock no. 1406937
Published by George Newnes. 1st 1930. Very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black titles. 4 colour plates. B/w illustrations. 128 pages. 6.5 x 5". John O'London's Children's Library. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Browning to title page and to last page of text. Some light foxing to page margins otherwise contents clean. Page 23/24 is creased. Dustwrapper is edge worn with some small tears and slight loss to top and bottom of spine. Spine is rubbed and rear panel marked. Tape to join between spine and rear panel on verso possibly covering a large tear.

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HEYO, BRER RABBIT!
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Kathleen Nixon.
Stock no. 1507449
Published by George Newnes Ltd.. 1st 1938. Slightly better than very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Tales of Brer Rabbit and his friends, retold from the original. Green cloth, gilt titles to spine. 10 x 7.5". Red, grey and white illustrations throughout. 128 pages. Top front corner bumped. A couple of very small marks to covers. Just a little light browning to endpapers and light foxing to text block. Text pages clean. Very scarce dustwrapper is edge worn with slight loss from top of spine and top corner of front panel. A couple of horizontal tears to spine with a few white labels stuck to verso to strengthen/repair. Spine browned. Wrapper slightly grubby.

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THE CIRCUS OF ADVENTURE
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Stuart Tresilian.
Stock no. 1406787
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1952. Almost very good condition.

Cream pictorial cloth, blue titles. B/w illustrations. 316 pages. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Foxing to spine and boards. Slight paper damage plus small piece of clear tape to front pastedown. Light browning to endpapers. A few margin mark otherwise contents generally clean.

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THE CHILDREN AT HAPPY HOUSE
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Kathleen Gell.
Stock no. 1507248
Published by Shakespeare Head Press. 1st 1946. Very good condition in a poor dustwrapper.

Cream cloth with green titles and vignette to front cover. Pictorial endpapers. Red, green, black and white plus b/w illustrations throughout. 65 pages. Base of spine worn, looks like been wet at some stage. Covers slightly grubby to edges. Contents very good. Dustwrapper is very creased and torn, front flap detached and top half missing. Some other small pieces of loss, also grubby, pencil marks to rear panel.

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THE TROUBLESOME THREE
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Leo.
Stock no. 1507247
Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd.; Pleiades Books Ltd.. 1st 1955. Almost very good condition.

An Enid Blyton adventure colour story book. Illustrated boards. Colour illus throughout. Told in strip form. Unpaginated. 10 x 7.5". Bumping and wear to spine and corners. A couple of tiny spots of surface paper damage to front cover. Belongs to box on pastedown completed in pen. Pages lightly edge browned. Contents clean.

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ENID BLYTON'S LITTLE BOOKS NO. 3 - JOLLY TALES
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Alfred E. Kerr.
Stock no. 1406628
Published by Evans Brothers Limited. circa 1942. Very good condition.

Small format. White pictorial card wraps. B/w illustrations. Spine a little rubbed. Covers marked. Staples are rusty. A little light foxing to some page margins otherwise contents are clean.

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PLAYWAYS ANNUAL
Written by Enid Blyton; et al.
Stock no. 1813337
Published by Playways Office. 1955. Very good condition.

Full length Blyton story is 'The very big secret'. Blue spine, pictorial boards, colour plates and two tone text illustrations. Edges and corners of boards worn. Boards a little scuffed. Name and address in belongs to box. Crossword puzzle on page 41 neatly completed in pencil.

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