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FIVE ON A TREASURE ISLAND
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Stock no. 1328739
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1948. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Cream boards with black titles. Plain endpapers. B/w illustrations. 191 pages. The Famous Five's first adventure featuring a ruined castle, a wreck and buried treasure. 5th impression. Spine slightly bumped. Covers very slightly grubby. Name in ink to front free-endpaper. Light foxing to endpapers and textblock. Dustwrapper is chipped to spine and corners with slight loss and is grubby to rear panel and spine. Foxing on verso of wrapper spine.

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THE RAVEN
Written by Derek Ratcliffe. Illustrated by Chris Rose.
Stock no. 1829026
Published by T. & A.D. Poyser. 1st 1997. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A Natural History in Britain and Ireland. A thorough summary of our knowledge of the Raven's natural history, emphasizing the long association of the bird with humankind. Green boards, gilt title & vignette to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. xxii and 326 pages including index. ISBN: 0856610909. Light shelf wear to base of spine. Minor foxing to text block. Contents clean. White pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased and a little scuffed.

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FIVE GO TO SMUGGLER'S TOP
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Stock no. 1328738
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1948. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Burgundy textured boards. Gilt titles. Blue pictorial endpapers. Colour frontis. B/w and two-tone illustrations. 2nd impression. Spine and corners bumped. Dent to lower edge of front cover. Name in ink to front free-endpaper. Light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge chipped and torn with some slight loss and slightly grubby to rear panel and spine.

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FIVE RUN AWAY TOGETHER
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Stock no. 1328737
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1948. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Burgundy textured boards with gilt titles to front and spine. Blue, white and black pictorial endpapers. Colour frontis. B/w and two-tone illustrations. 2nd impression. Spine and corners bumped. Fading to top and tail of spine. Spine slightly faded with faint 'enid blyton' transferred from dustwrapper. Foxing to contents and textblock. Dustwrapper is foxed on verso, edge chipped with slight loss to spine and rear panel and spine grubby.

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FIVE ON A HIKE TOGETHER
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Stock no. 1328736
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1951. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black titles. Orange and black pictorial endpapers. B/w & two-tone illustrations. 192 pages. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Very light browning to endpapers and light foxing to textblock. Half title-page has been removed. Dustwrapper is slightly edge chipped but only very minimal loss, tiny hole to front edge of spine.

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HEDGEHOGS
Written by Nigel Reeve. Illustrated by Ruth Lindsay.
Stock no. 1829025
Published by T. & A.D. Poyser. 1st 1994. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A wealth of information for wildlife enthusiasts and non-specialist academics. Brown cloth boards, gilt title and vignette to spine. B/w illustrations and graphs, a few colour photos. xi and 313 pages including index. ISBN: 085661081X. Light shelf wear to top & tail of spine, faint scuff mark crossing the width of the front board. Else contents clean. White pictorial dustwrapper has a few minor marks, is lightly faded to spine (usual for this series of books) and lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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FIVE GO TO BILLYCOCK HILL
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Stock no. 1328735
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1957. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The sixteenth book about the Famous Five. Red boards, black titles. Blue pictorial endpapers. Two-tone and b/w illustrations. 182 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Pencil(?) mark to rear cover and a light mark to front cover. Endpapers browned, foxing to textblock. Small booksellers sticker to front pastedown. LATER d/w (price 7s 6d) is edge creased with a small tear to top of spine. Pale pink mark to front panel and biro tick marks to title list on flaps.

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FIVE HAVE PLENTY OF FUN
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Stock no. 1328734
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1955. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The 14th Famous Five adventure. B/w and two-tone illustrations. Red boards. 183 pages. Blue & black pictorial endpapers. Spine bumped. Browning to endpapers. Foxing to textblock and page margins. LATER dustwrapper (c1956) is edge rubbed and very slightly chipped.

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THE LAPWING
Written by Michael Shrubb. Illustrated by Robert Gillmor.
Stock no. 1829023
Published by T. & A.D. Poyser. 1st 2007. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A concise yet authoritative monograph of this popular bird species. A thorough review of Lapwing biology and an impressively detailed review of our understanding of beeding biology, plus discussion of other species in the genus. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations, graphs and colour photos. 232 pages including index. ISBN: 9780713668544. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned, lightly faded to spine and lightly scuffed.

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FIVE ARE TOGETHER AGAIN
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Stock no. 1328732
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1963. Almost 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, crease to top of spine. Child's name in black felt-tip to front free-endpaper, child's writing in blue biro and green felt-tip to half title-page. Small booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Some foxspots else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn and creased, slightly grubby and browned and has messy biro ink ticks to title list on flaps.

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THE JOURNALS OF GILBERT WHITE 1774-1783 VOLUME TWO
Written by Gilbert White; Francesca Greenoak; Richard Mabey. Illustrated by Clare Roberts.
Stock no. 1829022
Published by Century Hutchinson Ltd.. 1st 1988. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Edited by Francesca Greenoak and Richard Mabey. This volume contains the years 1774-1783, a period in which Gilbert White's knowledge about the natural world developed rapidly. There are still notes about the garden, but these take second place as he becomes more involved with the wild plants and animals in the parish of Seelborne. Grey cloth boards. Gilt title to spine and title onlay to front. B/w illustrations. 520 pages including index. ISBN: 0712615571. Text block slightly grubby, minor foxing to top edge. Contents clean. Cream pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-worn and slightly scuffed.

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FIVE ON A SECRET TRAIL
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Stock no. 1328731
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1956. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

The 15th Famous Five adventure which all began because of Timmy's wounded ear and the collar he had to wear... Red boards, black lettering. Pictorial blue and black endpapers. Two-tone & b/w illustrations throughout. 182 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Foxing to endpapers and textblock. Dustwrapper is foxed on verso, is edge chipped with slight loss to spine and corners, has a large tear to front spine edge and has a small patch missing to edge of front panel.

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