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FIVE ON KIRRIN ISLAND AGAIN
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Stock no. 1325109
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1947. Very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

Red textured boards with black title to spine. Blue and black pictorial endpapers. Two-colour and b/w illustrations. Colour frontis. Spine and corners very slightly bumped and rubbed. Some light foxing and page browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn, grubby to white spine and rear panel, large tear across front panel has been neatly repaired on verso (so hardly noticeable on front now).

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NODDY'S SHOP OF BOOKS
Written by Enid Blyton.
Stock no. 1320090
Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1958. Almost very good condition.

Five little card wrap books contained in box shaped to look like a sweetshop with opening door at front. The books are generally very good with some foxing and light page browning. The front cover of book 1 has indentations to front cover (from heavy pencil marks?) and a small stain to top edge of rear cover. The box is worn, grubby and foxed on the inside with a tape reinforcement to the shop of the shaped section of the shop (on the verso).

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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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ENID BLYTON PRESENTS MARY MOUSE
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Olive F. Openshaw.
Stock no. 2123534
Published by T. Werner Laurie Ltd.. 1st 1950. Very good condition.

A Werner Laurie Show Book Series A No. 2. Oblong format. Colour pictorial boards. A brilliantly coloured showbook, based on the Victorian Peepshow. Fold-out theatre at the end of the book and pages of characters to press out. Bumping to top and tail of spine, with some chipping of paper cover. Some foxing to pages internally. Contents are UNUSED!

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ENID BLYTON PRESENTS MARY MOUSE
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Olive F. Openshaw.
Stock no. 2123306
Published by T. Werner Laurie Ltd.. 1st 1950. Very good condition.

A Werner Laurie Show Book Series A No. 2. Oblong format. Colour pictorial boards. A brilliantly coloured showbook, based on the Victorian Peepshow. Fold-out theatre at the end of the book and pages of characters to press out. Contents are UNUSED! Wear to cover edges; bumping to top of spine and to pages internally. Some browning. A few page margins have small bumps. Push out pieces are all still present and lovely and bright.

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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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SPORTS AND GAMES
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Ogle.
Stock no. 1406180
1st 1924. Slightly better than good condition.

A Book for Children, With a Story for Every Month In the Year. A Scarce, early Enid Blyton book, with 4 exceptional colour illustrations. Stiff cardwraps. Spine and corners bumped and worn. 3" split to bottom of spine. Top of spine beginning to split. Covers grubby and scratched. Pages browned and foxed. Small piece torn from top corner of page 3/4. A scarce Blyton item.

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MORE ABOUT JOSIE, CLICK AND BUN
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Dorothy M. Wheeler.
Stock no. 1406147
Published by George Newnes Ltd.. 1st 1947. Almost very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

The fourth book about them. Red boards, black titles. B/w illustrations (2 to a page with text below). Bumping to spine and corners. Browning to bottom of spine and boards. Endpapers are lightly browned. Some foxing mainly to page edges. A few marks to page margins. Dustwrapper is edge worn with several tears. Small area of loss at top of spine disguised with paper behind. Creasing to both panels. Wrapper is grubby. Browning and foxing to verso.

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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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FIVE GO TO SMUGGLER'S TOP
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Stock no. 1506249
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1945. Slightly better than good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Blue cloth, black titles. Blue pictorial endpapers. Colour frontis, b/w and two-colour illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and worn, tint split to cloth at top of spine. Covers are damp spotted. Spine a little faded. Some browning/foxing to cover edges and base of spine. Small grubby mark to rear cover. Faint erased writing to top edge of front endpaper and ink inscription to verso. Four pencil numbers to top edge of rear endpaper. Brown marks to text block affects many page margins but otherwise contents very good. A few fox spots to top edge of text block. Dustwrapper has loss, mainlt from bottom edge of front panel and spine and from top edge of rear panel and spine. Creasing to front panel. Spine and rear panel browned and grubby.

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SPORTS AND GAMES
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Ogle.
Stock no. 1316063
1st 1924. Almost very good condition.

A Book for Children, With a Story for Every Month In the Year. A Scarce, early Enid Blyton book, with 4 exceptional colour illustrations. Stiff cardwraps. Covers slightly browned and a little worn at spine and corners. Light scratch marks to front cover and a small damp spot to lower edge of front cover. Front and rear hinges feel like they may have been re-glued. Staples rusty. Contents detached at lower staple. Light page browning and some foxspots. A nice copy of a scarce Blyton book. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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