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THE ADVENTURES OF SCAMP
Written by Mary Pollock; Enid Blyton.
Stock no. 1506344
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1st 1943. Good condition.

Pictorial boards with 2/- net to front cover. B/w illustrations. Under 'Mary Pollock' - An Enid Blyton pen name. Backstrip is MISSING. Wear to corners and cover edges. A couple of small dents to cover edges. Vertical crease to front cover. Covers slightly scuffed, some browning to rear cover. Rear joint just starting to crack. Two names to front pastedown, one crossed out. Faint coloured writing to front endpaper, some surface paper damage caused when trying to erase. Top corner missing from page 119. Pages browned. Colouring to one illustration.

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TALES OF TOYLAND
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Hilda McGavin.
Stock no. 1405862
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1st 1944. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Another Enid Blyton book - this time all about the delightful Land of Toys, where Tiptoe the Fairy Doll and Jolly the Sailor live happily together in Jolly Cottage... Light orange cloth, red titles. B/w illustrations. Large text. 152 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Covers damp stained. Pencil ticks to booklist at front of book. Name (Susan) in pencil to invitation. Light foxing to page edges otherwise contents are clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn. Spine and rear panel is browned. Foxing, mainly visible on verso.

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MERRY MISTER MEDDLE!
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Rosalind M. Turvey; Joyce Mercer.
Stock no. 2122043
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1st 1954. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Dark cream boards, black titles. B/w text illustrations. A little bumping and wear to corners and cover edges. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is creased with chips and tears to edges; some repairs to verso with sticky tape. Some small loss to corners of wrapper; a few grubby marks.

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WELL, REALLY, MR. TWIDDLE!
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Hilda McGavin.
Stock no. 2122042
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1ST 1953. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The third book about the endearing Mr. Twiddle. Red boards, black titles. B/w text illustrations. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. A little fading along cover edges. Pencil indentation marks (pencil erased) to prelims. Foxing to endpapers, outer page edges and a few page margins. One hinge a little pulled. Wrapper is edge-torn and chipped with scuffing; some loss at corners and top and tail of spine; Some grubby marks and foxing.

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MORE ABOUT AMELIA JANE!
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Sylvia Venus.
Stock no. 2122040
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1st 1954. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, black titles. B/w illustrations. Lots of golly pictures. 160 pages. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Browning to cover edges. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Some grubby margin and page marks. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is price-cut with tears and chips; some loss; repaired to verso with sticky tape. Grubby marks to wrapper.

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SEVEN WHITE GATES
Written by Malcolm Saville. Illustrated by Bertram Prance.
Stock no. 1505832
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1st 1944. Slightly better than good condition.

A Lone Pine Story. Red cloth, black titles. Full-page b/w illustrations plus b/w maps to the endpapers. 200 pages. Spine worn especially at ends, also faded and stained. Corners and cover edges bumped. Covers slightly marked. Book plate and writing to half-title page. A little cracking to both joints. Text block grubby. Contents very good.

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WELL, REALLY, MR. TWIDDLE!
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Hilda McGavin.
Stock no. 1811933
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1st 1953. Slightly better than very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The third book about the endearing Mr. Twiddle. Red boards, black titles. B/w text illustrations. Boards lovely and clean, minor patch of fading to base of spine. Page 31 has minor grubby mark to margin else contents are clean. A couple of pages have small closed tears to margin edges (not affecting any text). Dustwrapper is edge-worn and chipped with a few closed tears to edges and some browning, spine is a little faded. Overall a lovely copy of a first edition.

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THE STORY OF DOLA JULIUS CAESAR'S LANDING PLACE A ROMANTIC HISTORY OF EARLY BRITAIN
Written by Henry S. Chapman.
Stock no. 2117960
Published by George Newnes Limited. Circa 1921. Very good condition.

Brown cloth with gilt titles. B/w plates. Spine and a couple of cover edges are faded. Wear to corners. Some foxing. Couple of pages to prelims have small nicks to edges.

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WILLIAM THE FOURTH
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1404228
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1st 1924. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth with black titles to front and spine. 250 pages and 2 pages of adverts to rear. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and a little worn. Spine is browned and has a small hole on front joint. Covers are marked. Foxing to prelims and page edges. Some joints are cracked.

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JOHN O'LONDON'S CHILDREN'S LIBRARY
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by T.H. Robinson; et al..
Stock no. 1313914
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1st 1930. Very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

Four volumes: Tales From the Arabian Nights; The Knights of the Round Table; Tales of Ancient Greece; Tales of Robin Hood. Each edited by Enid Blyton. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. Those in "Knights" illustrated by Robinson. Each volume has red covers with black titles. Slight bumping to spine and a little rubbing to cover edges. Colouring to the b/w illustrations. Dustwrappers are edge worn with slight loss to top and tail of spine of "Knights", tears to "Arabian Nights" but generally bright and clean. Contained in a slipcase (custom made?) which is slightly worn.

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DEMON ISLAND
Written by Cecil R. Baldock. Illustrated by W. Bryce Hamilton.
Stock no. 1402968
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1st 1946. Very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

The Bannister twins know how to look after themselves and they need all their resourcefulness when they are kidnapped and taken to Demon Island . Light brown boards, black titles. B/w illustrations. Tower House Series. 128 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Board edges browned. Crease to bottom of first few pages. A little foxing to page edges. Dustwrapper is edge worn and creased with some tears, Patch of surface paper damage to front panel. Wrapper is grubby.

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SEVEN WHITE GATES
Written by Malcolm Saville. Illustrated by Bertram Prance.
Stock no. 1711828
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1st 1944. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

A Lone Pine Story. Red cloth, black titles. Full-page b/w illustrations plus b/w maps to the endpapers. 200 pages. Small splash mark to front cover. Spine faded at top and tail. Wrapper is torn and creased with some loss, approx. 1/2" to top and tail of spine and similar across top of rear panel, plus some loss at corners.

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