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THE ISLAND OF ADVENTURE
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Stuart Tresilian.
Stock no. 598744
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1944. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Cream pictorial cloth. The first book in the "Adventure" series. 326 pages. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners are bumped and worn. Bottom 2.5" of spine are darkened/damp marked; a few other grubby marks to covers, with a little foxing. Inscription in ink to front endpaper (dated 1944); part of ink name has transferred across to front pastedown. Foxing to endpapers, outer page edges and some page margins internally. Binding is nice and tight. Pictorial wrapper is quite damaged, with front flap at one time being completely detached, but has been stuck back on with browning sticky tape. Bottom 2.5" of wrapper spine is missing and partially repaired with tape. Other splits and tears to wrapper down edges, with a couple of repairs - otherwise, showing signs of chipping. Front panel illustration is still bright (apart from tape). Still a collectable copy of this 1st edition.

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GOBLIN ISLAND
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham. Illustrated by T.H. Robinson.
Stock no. 733058
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. Circa 1920. Very good condition.

Small format. Blue cloth with black titles and embossed decoration to front and spine. Colour frontis. 316 pages. Spine and corners very slightly bumped and rubbed. Light page browning. A nice copy.

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ONE ISLAND, TWO NATIONS?
Written by D.G. Pringle.
Stock no. 568355
Published by Research Studies Press. 1st 1985. Nearly fine condition.

A political geographical analysis of the national conflict in Ireland. Green boards. 293 pages. ISBN: 0863800297. A little foxing to text block.

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THE GOLLIWOGG'S DESERT ISLAND
Written by Bertha Upton. Illustrated by Florence Upton.
Stock no. 604491
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1st 1906. Slightly better than very good condition.

Red cloth spine. Pictorial front cover. Large, oblong format. Wonderful colour illustrations. Corners worn. Small dent to top edge of front and rear cover. Rear cover slightly scuffed. One margin tear internally. Covers beautifully bright, contents near fine.

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SUMMER ISLAND
Written by Renee Sidney. Illustrated by Achoy.
Stock no. 619890
Published by Lutterworth Press. 1st 1944. Very good condition.

Yellow boards. Green titles and decoaration. Colour and b/w illustrations. Corners and spine bumped. Rear cover marked. Marked endpapers. Slight foxing throughout.

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THE BUNNY WHISKERS FIND AN ISLAND
Written by Isobel Knight. Illustrated by John S. Goodall.
Stock no. 623652
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1958. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Why the Bunny Whiskers had to move from their comfortable little home and how they moved house on to an island. The Anytime Series. Pictorial boards, blue spine with white title. Pink, b/w pictorial endpapers and illustrations. 35 pages. Corners rubbed, top of spine worn with slight loss. Inscription in ink to top of half-title page. Pictorial wrapper edge-torn & creased.

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SUMMER ISLAND
Written by Renee Sidney. Illustrated by Achoy.
Stock no. 705563
Published by Lutterworth Press. 1st 1944. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Yellow cloth, green titles and vignette. Colour and b/w illustrations. Rose Mary was a little sick girl who found sunshine on Summer Island. Spine and corners a little bumped. Lower edges slightly worn. Name to front endpaper. Some slight foxing. Dustwrapper is worn with 2" loss to head of spine and small section missing from top corner of front flap.

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GOBLIN ISLAND
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham. Illustrated by T.H. Robinson.
Stock no. 731273
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. Circa 1909. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth with gilt titles, pictorial onlay to front cover. Pictorial endpapers by A.A.Dixon. Colour frontis, title-page and two other plates. 316 pages. All edges gilt. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers a bit grubby. Picture to spine rubbed off. Joints cracked. Inscription in ink to front fly-leaf. Some hinges pulled. Foxing mainly to prelims and last page of text. Some fingering to contents.

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THE MYSTERY OF HORSESHOE ISLAND
Written by F.W. Gumley.
Stock no. 804370
Published by Roger Gordon. 1st 1946. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

4 b/w illustrations. 143 pages. Board edges worn. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Pictorial wrapper is torn with loss.

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