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THREE BOYS AND A CIRCUS
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Grace Lodge.
Stock no. 1326777
Published by Werner Laurie. 2nd 1951. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Originally written under the pen-name of Mary Pollock in 1940, this edition re-issued in 1949. Blue cloth, burgundy title to spine and authors name to front cover. B/w text illustrations. 96 pages. Minimal bumping and rubbing to spine and corners. Light foxing to textblock. Contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is slightly edge worn with small tears to top and tail of spine.

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THE CHILDREN OF KIDILLIN
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by C. Holland.
Stock no. 1326776
Published by Werner Laurie. 1951. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Originally published in 1940 under the pen-name of 'Mary Pollock', and re-issued in 1951. Brown cloth with yellow title to spine and author name to front cover. B/w illustrations. 94 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. A few foxspots to textblock. Light browning to rear free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is edge worn with a repaired tear to top of rear panel and a small tear to base of spine. Dustwrapper is browned on verso.

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THE PICK OF PUNCH
Written by Miles Kington.
Stock no. 1326774
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1998. Slightly better than very good condition.

Selected and Introduced by Miles Kington. Gold pictorial cloth. B/w illustrations. Contained in green slipcase which is slightly faded at opening edges.

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MASS-OBSERVATION BRITAIN IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR
Written by Sandra Koa Wing.
Stock no. 1326768
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2007. Slightly better than very good condition.

Red-cloth with silver titles and pictorial front board. B/w photos. Book is fine. Grey slipcase is faded at edges with a few tiny marks.

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THE WISHING-CHAIR AGAIN
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Hilda McGavin.
Stock no. 1326758
Published by George Newnes Ltd.. 1st 1950. Very good condition.

Red cloth, black titles. Black and white illustrations. 192 pages. Spine slightly bumped, rubbed and faded. A couple of small marks to rear cover. Foxing to textblock. Contents clean.

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THE SECRET MOUNTAIN
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Harry Rountree.
Stock no. 1326757
Published by Basil Blackwell. 1949. Almost very good condition.

The third story of the strange adventures of the Secret Island children. Green cloth, black title to spine. Colour frontis and b/w illustrations. 192 pages. 8.25 x 6". Spine and corners bumped. Fading to cover edges. Some erased pencil writing to front free-endpaper. Light foxing to textblock.

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THE ADVENTURES OF BINKLE AND FLIP
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Kathleen Nixon.
Stock no. 1326755
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1st thus 1950. Very good condition.

Red covers with black titles to spine and front cover. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Contents clean.

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A CAT IN FAIRYLAND AND OTHER STORIES
Written by Enid Blyton.
Stock no. 1326754
Published by Pitkin. 1st 1949. Good condition.

Dark red imitation leather boards, gilt titles. B/w illustrations. 96 pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Spine slightly faded, top and tail of spine loose. Name and address in pencil to title-page. Neat colouring to a few of the illustrations.

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THE ROCKINGDOWN MYSTERY
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Gilbert Dunlop.
Stock no. 1326753
Published by Collins. 1951. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

A Collins Junior Mystery. Yellow cloth, brown title to spine and vignette to front. B/w illustrations. Top edge brown. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Foxspots to endpapers and textblock. Contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn with some loss to spine and corners.

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EIGHT O'CLOCK TALES
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Dorothy M. Wheeler.
Stock no. 1326752
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 5th 1950. Very good condition.

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 have minimal bumping and rubbing. Tiny booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Name and address in ink to front free-endpaper. Endpapers are browned. Very light foxing to textblock. Contents clean.

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THE CONJURING WIZARD AND OTHER STORIES
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Stock no. 1326751
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1950. Very good condition in a poor dustwrapper.

Cream pictorial cloth. Two-tone text illustrations. 191 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Endpapers browned. Name and address in pencil to front free-endpaper. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is missing the rear flap, 2" to base of spine and 0.5" to top. The remains of the wrapper is very worn, torn and creased. A nice copy in a poor wrapper.

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FIVE RUN AWAY TOGETHER
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Stock no. 1326750
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1950. Very good condition.

The third story of the adventures of the four children and their dog. Pale blue boards with black titles. Blue and black endpapers showing children shining a torch in a cave. B/w and two-tone illustrations. 192 pages. Fourth impression. Spine slightly bumped. Covers slightly grubby and spine lightly browned. Foxing to textblock. Pale page browning to prelims and last couple of pages. Name and address in light pencil to half title-page.

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