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SHOCK FOR THE SECRET SEVEN
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Burgess Sharrocks.
Stock no. 1328749
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1961. Very good condition in a 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. Spine and corners bumped, some fading to top and tail of spine. Child's name in blue biro written twice in belongs to box (some crossing out as well). Light foxing to textblock, pen mark to edge of textblock. Small stain to top margin of front endpapers. Dustwrapper is edge worn with loss and rear panel is slightly grubby.

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PERILOUS PARADISE: PHOTO STORY OF NEW GUINEA AND ITS EMERGING PEOPLE
Written by Eric Were.
Stock no. 1829032
Published by Pacific Press Publishing Association. 1st 1968. Very good condition.

From its steamy, mosquito-infested swamps to its high fertile valleys and mist-enshrouded peaks, New Guinea presents 300,000 square miles of highly diversified terrain with 2,000,000 needy but fascinating tribal people. This land is a perilous paradise with minimum of comfort and maximum of challenge. Especially featured in this book are a group of missionaries who are doing humanitarian work, often under difficult circumstances. Matt pictorial boards. B/w photos, a few colour photos. Not paginated. Spine lightly faded, corners of boards lightly worn. Bookplate to half-title page and a few grubby marks to same. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean.

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SECRET SEVEN MYSTERY
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Burgess Sharrocks.
Stock no. 1328748
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1970. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Pale blue boards with SS symbol. B/w illustrations. 120 pages. Spine bumped. Child's name in blue felt-tip pen to front free-endpaper and rear pastedown, name also in blue biro to half title-page. Foxing to textblock and endpapers. Small red blot to textblock which affects page margins slightly. Price-cut wrapper is edge rubbed/worn.

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PUZZLE FOR THE SECRET SEVEN
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Burgess Sharrocks.
Stock no. 1328747
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1965. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Pale blue boards with dark blue SS symbols to covers. B/w illustrations. 120 pages. ISBN: 0340037636. 4th impression. Slight bumping to spine and corners. Foxing to textblock and front endpaper. Name and address in ink to half title-page. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed, wear to top of spine.

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THE SECRET SEVEN ADVENTURE
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by George Brook.
Stock no. 1328746
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1959. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Dark and pale blue pictorial boards with vignettes of children holding hands. Red two-tone illustrations. 127 pages. 8th impression. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Small booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Child's name in ink to belongs to box. Foxing to textblock and some page margins. Endpapers partially browned. Grubby fingermarks to pages of pages 71/2 and top corner tip of same leaf torn off (text not affected). Dustwrapper is edge worn and creased with some loss to top of spine and rear panel is slightly grubby.

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THE HISTORY OF HOLDEN SINCE 1917
Written by Norm Darwin.
Stock no. 1829031
Published by E.L. Ford Publications Pty. Ltd.. 1st 1983. Very good condition.

Holden Motor Body Builder, Australia. Large format. Red pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos throughout and some colour. 223 pages including index. Covers a little creassed, spine is a little faded and bowed upright. Text block browned, contents lightly so. A few pale foxspots to prelims.

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WELL DONE SECRET SEVEN
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by George Brook.
Stock no. 1328745
Published by Brockhampton Press Ltd.. 1st 1951. Good condition.

Green and dark cream pictorial boards showing Seven holding hands.. Two-tone & b/w illustrations. 126 pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Front cover is slightly grubby. Child's name in heavy pencil to front pastedown. Front free-endpaper has been removed. Heavy foxing to endpapers, prelims and textblock. Some grubby fingermarks to page margins.

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GOOD WORK SECRET SEVEN
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Bruno Kay.
Stock no. 1328744
Published by Brockhampton Press Ltd.. 1st 1954. Very good condition in a poor dustwrapper.

Red and yellow boards showing children holding hands. Two-tone and b/w illustrations. 124 pages. Spine and corners bumped with some fading to top and tail of spine. Foxed/marked to textblock. Price-cut dustwrapper is in two pieces (torn at front spine edge) with large sections missing to front panel and spine. Rear panel is slightly grubby with some slight loss to top corner.

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SECRET SEVEN ON THE TRAIL
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by George Brook.
Stock no. 1328743
Published by The Brockhampton Press Ltd.. 1st 1952. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

The Secret Seven Society's fourth adventure. Orange and grey boards showing Secret Seven holding hands. Plain endpapers. B/w and two-tone text illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Heavy foxing to endpapers, textblock and some page margins. Price-cut wrapper is edge chipped, torn and creased, grubby to rear panel and has a large tear across front panel.

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SECRET SEVEN WIN THROUGH
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Bruno Kay.
Stock no. 1328742
Published by Brockhampton Press Ltd.. 1963. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Pale blue boards with dark blue 'SS' symbols. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0340038187. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Pale foxing to prelims and outer page edges. Dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at edges and slightly foxed on verso.

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SQUIRRELS (NMN 12)
Written by Monica Shorten.
Stock no. 1829029
Published by Collins. 1st 1954. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist Monograph No. 12. Green buckram cloth, gilt titles. B/w photos. Based on a finely and detailed study in geographical distribution of the squirrel, investigating every aspect of the lives of squirrels, economics, food, life-history, and ecology. xii and 212 pages including index. A few tiny marks to boards. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf-worn. Text block browned. Foxing to endpapers. Pale grubby mark to pages viii and ix. Contents lightly browned. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned, has some foxing, wear to top & tail of spine with slight loss, rear panel grubby.

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THE ENTITY: FIVE CENTURIES OF SECRET VATICAN ESPIONAGE
Written by Eric Frattini.
Stock no. 1829028
Published by Jr Books. 1st 2009. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Holy Alliance, later 'The Entity', a secret spy service, has been used by the Vatican for over five centuries to execute its will. Forty popes have relied on it to carry out their policies. This is the tale of this sacred secret service and its involvement in the killings of monarchs, poisonings of diplomats, financing of South American dictators, protection of war criminals, laundering of mafia money, manipulation of financial markets, provocation of bank failures, and financing arms sales to combatants even as their wars were condemned, all in the name of God. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. x and 431 pages including index. ISBN: 9781906217884. Base of spine lightly shelf-rubbed. Text block browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed.

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