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THE POLE STAR FAMILY
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Ruth Gervis.
Stock no. 1827945
Published by Lutterworth Press. 1961. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Mike, Belinda and Ann had been ill, and they wanted a real change! So they left their caravans and went off with their parents and Granny in a big ship, the Pole Star. Blue boards, black titles. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. 88 pages Foxing present, mainly to text block, endpapers and page edges. Tiny closed tear to lower edge of title page (no loss, minor). Contents browned. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn and chipped at corners.

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HURRAH FOR MARY MOUSE
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Olive F. Openshaw.
Stock no. 1827751
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1949. Very good condition.

Small oblong format strip book. Pictorial card wraps with red front cover and red linen spine. Rear cover has b/w illustration of Mary Mouse looking at notice board which has 8 Mary Mouse titles on it, from 'Dolls' House' to Hurrah'. 124 red and black illustrations. Light staple rust marks showing to front of spine. Very minor surface paper loss to lower edge of front cover (due to rubbing). Rear cover is browned and a bit grubby. Text block browned. Contents clean. Overall a nice copy.

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SCAMP AND CAROLINE
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Pierre Probst.
Stock no. 1327431
Published by Hackett's; Blackie. 1st 1954. Almost very good condition.

Hackett's Little Gift Books. Yellow spine, pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Staples rusty. Covers edge worn, some loss of surface paper covering to lower 2" of spine. Names in belongs to box. Some grubby marks to contents. Front joint cracked.

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FIVE GO TO BILLYCOCK HILL
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Stock no. 1327011
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1962. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The sixteenth book about the Famous Five. Red boards, black titles. B/w endpapers and illustrations. 182 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Heavy foxing to endpapers and textblock. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed/worn with some foxing/browning to verso.

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FIVE HAVE PLENTY OF FUN
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Stock no. 1327006
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1959. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

The 14th Famous Five adventure. B/w and two-tone illustrations. Red boards. 183 pages. Blue & black pictorial endpapers. Spine and corners bumped. Textblock is grubby. Front joint partially cracked. Name and address in ink to half title-page. Some grubby marks to contents and some small pieces of loss to lower margins (text not affected). Dustwrapper is creased and grubby, tear to base of spine.

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FIVE ARE TOGETHER AGAIN
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Stock no. 1326998
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1963. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

The Five share in their 21st Adventure, at the circus with their friend Tinker and his monkey, Mischief. Red boards, black lettering. B/w endpapers and illustrations. 182 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Child's name in black felt-tip pen to front free-endpaper. Erased pencil writing from prelims. Dustwrapper is edge worn, creased and grubby. Evidence of old tape reinforcements on verso (tape now gone). Browning of spine on verso.

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FIVE FALL INTO ADVENTURE
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Stock no. 1326992
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1950. Almost very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

The Famous Five in the 9th adventure, alone at Kirrin Cottage with the problem of Gipsy-girl Jo. Red boards. B/w and two-tone illustrations. Blue and white endpapers. 192 pages. Covers are a bit grubby and bumped at corners. Heavy foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn with some slight loss and a bit grubby.

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THE MYSTERY OF THE STRANGE BUNDLE
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Treyer Evans.
Stock no. 1326926
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1952. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Being the Tenth Adventure of the Five Find-Outers and Dog. Why did a man rush out of his house in the middle of the night, in his dressing-gown and slippers, carrying a bundle? Yellow boards, green titles and magnifying glass vignette. B/w illustrations. 179 pages. Spine is slightly bumped and faded, a couple of small, light marks to covers. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Light foxing to top edge of textblock else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn, torn and creased. Slight loss to wrapper spine and corners, very faded spine also has a small hole to centre.

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THE MYSTERY OF THE VANISHED PRINCE
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Treyer Evans.
Stock no. 1326918
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1951. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Grey boards, red title. Magnifying glass vignette to front. B/w illustrations. The 9th adventure of the Five Find-Outers and Dog. Spine and corners bumped, some slight browning to top and tail of spine. Minor dents to front cover edge. Light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is well worn, torn and creased. Substantial loss to front panel (top half of front panel mostly missing).

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THE MYSTERY OF THE HIDDEN HOUSE
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by J. Abbey.
Stock no. 1326916
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1948. Good condition.

Orange cloth, black titles and magnifying glass vignette. B/w illustrations. The 6th adventure of the Five Find-Outers and Dog. Spine and corners bumped, covers grubby. Book leans to one side a little. Yellow crayon scribbles to endpapers. Foxing to prelims and textblock.

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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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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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