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EIGHT O'CLOCK TALES
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Dorothy M. Wheeler.
Stock no. 1318152
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 2nd 1945. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A book of short stories by the children's favourite writer. Small format. Green cloth, dark titles. 185 pages. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped, slight darkening to cover edges. Front free-endpaper missing. Some foxing to textblock else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn and grubby.

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TEN-MINUTE TALES
Written by Enid Blyton.
Stock no. 1318151
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 10th 1943. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

29 varied stories for children. Small format. Grey cloth, red title to spine and vignette to front cover. 185 pages. Spine very slightly bumped. Inscription in ink crossed out with black felt-tip pen on front pastedown. Contents clean. Pictorial wrapper is slightly edge-rubbed and chipped at corners. A nice copy.

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THE ADVENTURE CLUB
Written by Rose Fyleman. Illustrated by A.H. Watson.
Stock no. 2131045
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1925. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Blue covers. B/w plates. Spine is a bit faded. Name and date in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is unevenly browned and foxed with some chips and nicks; a few corners of loss.

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BABAR THE KING
Written by Jean De Brunhoff.
Stock no. 2129829
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st thus 1953. Almost very good condition.

Smaller format Babar book. Yellow pictorial boards, with black spine. Beautiful colour illustrations throughout. 48 pages. Top 1cm of backstrip missing. Bottom couple of inches of spine split to one side. Some marks and scuffs to covers.

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SIX ENID BLYTON PLAYS
Written by Enid Blyton.
Stock no. 2129802
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 4th 1940. Almost very good condition in a poor dustwrapper.

Grey/blue cloth with dark blue titles. 166pp. 6.75 x 4.25". Covers are very foxed with some uneven fading. Foxing to outer page edges. Contents are very good. Wrapper is foxed and torn with a third of front panel missing!

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THE IRRESPONSIBLE GOAT
Written by Joan Kiddell-Monroe. Illustrated by Joan Kiddell-Monroe.
Stock no. 2129463
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1948. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth with black titles and vignette. Two colour and b/w illustrations. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is foxed and browned.

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FUN & FANTASY A BOOK OF DRAWINGS
Written by A.A. Milne; E.V. Knox. Illustrated by E.H. Shepard.
Stock no. 2128979
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1927. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Large format. Pictorial boards. Introduction by A.A. Milne. 7 colour plates, with verses by E.V. Knox. B/w illustrations. The artists illustrations from Punch Magazine. Heavy bumping and wear to covers; some splash/stains to covers. Foxing to endpapers, outer page edges and a few page margins. Some corner creasing. Contents are still very good. Wrapper is grubby, creased with tears and chips; a few pieces of loss; some tape repairs.

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BILLY-BOB TALES
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by May Smith.
Stock no. 2124054
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1938. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Small format. Pink cloth, blue titles. Full page b/w illustrations. 148 pages. NOTE: This book is contained in a LATER dustwrapper (c.1942). A little bumping to spine and a couple of corners; a few light white marks to covers. Dark foxing to outer page edges. Later dustwapper is faded to spine, with 0.5" loss to base; some chipping to top; also small edge loss to top edge of rear panel. Wrapper also has some foxing and a few marks.

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LITTLE PEOPLE
Written by Wilhelmina Stitch.
Stock no. 1507713
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1934. Very good condition.

Very small format 3.5 x 2.5". Muted multicolour paperwraps with blue titles. Numerous short stories which rhyme. 87 pages. Wear to spine. Lower corner tips creased on front cover and first few pages.

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THE MYSTERY OF THE PANTOMIME CAT
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by J. Abbey.
Stock no. 1407034
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1949. Almost very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

Being the Seventh Adventure of the Five Find-Outers and Dog. Cream covers, green titles and magnifying glass vignette. B/w illustrations. 181 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Browning to spine, front cover and edges of rear cover. Bookplate to front pastedown. Foxing particularly to endpapers and page edges. Some light fingering. Colouring to some illustrations. Dustwrapper is edge worn and creased with some tears. Folds are rubbed. Scratch to edge of front cover. Spine is browned.

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RUTHLESS ROGER
Written by Geoffrey Lowis. Illustrated by Winslade.
Stock no. 1506822
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1946. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A lively, stirring tale of pirates on the Spanish Main, thrilling but never frightening, told by a sailor with a glorious sense of humour. Red cloth, dark blue titles and vignette to front. Colour and b/w illustrations. 48 pages. Spine bumped, darkening to top edges of covers. Endpapers browned. Tear to margin of pages 25-32. Foxing to text block. Dustwrapper is edge worn, torn and chipped with loss from top of spine and rear fold. Spine browned.

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BABAR'S KINGDOM
Written by Jean De Brunhoff. Illustrated by Jean De Brunhoff.
Stock no. 1316075
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1970. Very good condition.

Little Babar Books 7. Small format, pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0416154808. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Some slight creasing to page corner tips.

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