Published by Methuen, 1950
Seller: HAUNTED BOOKSHOP P.B.F.A., CAMBRIDGE, CAMBS, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Reprint. Reprint, very good book, small former owners name on free front end paper, all else very clean inside, The dust jacket is dusty with taped repair to rear joint and fading.
Seller Inventory # 001423
Published by Newnes, 1960
Seller: HAUNTED BOOKSHOP P.B.F.A., CAMBRIDGE, CAMBS, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Reprint, black & white illustrations. Page edges a little embrowned otherwise clean inside. All firm. Complete dustjacket slightly embrowned, some small closed edge tears.
Seller Inventory # 001614
Published by Macmillan & Co., London, 1953
Seller: HAUNTED BOOKSHOP P.B.F.A., CAMBRIDGE, CAMBS, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 8vo. Foxing to cover and internally. Publisher's stamp to front free endpaper. Otherwise very good condition.
Seller Inventory # 000909
Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd, 1964
Seller: HAUNTED BOOKSHOP P.B.F.A., CAMBRIDGE, CAMBS, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. New Edition. Colour illustrations. Very clean and firm copy inside and out. "This Book belongs to" has not been filled-in. Bright laminated pictorial boards with minimal edge wear.
Seller Inventory # 010297
Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co., London
Seller: HAUNTED BOOKSHOP P.B.F.A., CAMBRIDGE, CAMBS, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. The book is in near fine condition. First edition. Full of lovely black and white illustrations of the natural world. In a bright and complete dustjacket with minor edge wear.
Seller Inventory # 001448
Published by Brockhampton Press, 1944
Seller: HAUNTED BOOKSHOP P.B.F.A., CAMBRIDGE, CAMBS, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Eileen Soper (illustrator). 1st Edition. 1st edition, spine a trifle worn, slightly dusty boards, internally clean and bright, illustrations by Eileen Soper.
Seller Inventory # 010978
Published by Brockhampton Press, 1957
Seller: HAUNTED BOOKSHOP P.B.F.A., CAMBRIDGE, CAMBS, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Paul-Hoye, R. (illustrator). Colour illustrations. "This book belongs to-" has been neatly filled-in, all else is very clean inside. Firm and clean pictorial laminated boards with minor edge wear, mainly to corners.
Seller Inventory # 011315
Published by Macmillan, 1950
Seller: HAUNTED BOOKSHOP P.B.F.A., CAMBRIDGE, CAMBS, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Reprint, page edges foxed, a little embrowning to end papers, else a very good copy in dust jacket with fragmentary edge loss, very good.
Seller Inventory # 000836
Published by W. & A. K. Johnstone
Seller: HAUNTED BOOKSHOP P.B.F.A., CAMBRIDGE, CAMBS, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Linen wrappers, very goo, undated reprint in the 'Old Thatch' series.
Seller Inventory # 100602
Published by Brockhampton Press, 1957
Seller: HAUNTED BOOKSHOP P.B.F.A., CAMBRIDGE, CAMBS, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Paul-Hoye, R. (illustrator). 1st Edition. Colour illustrations. Very clean and firm inside and out. The boards have some minor edge wear and tiny dints to edges. The dustjacket has some small areas of loss to fore corners and top of spine area, other edge wear and creases.
Seller Inventory # 006841
Published by Simpkin Marshall Ltd, 1949
Seller: HAUNTED BOOKSHOP P.B.F.A., CAMBRIDGE, CAMBS, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Reissue. 14 full page colour illustrations and numerous black & white. The book is extremely clean and firm inside and out. The cloth boards with gilt titles have very minor edge wear. The dustjacket has 2.5cm losses to both top and base of spine area and a 1.5cm x 6cm strip loss to base of back panel. Other general edge wear and several tape repairs verso to large closed tears.
Seller Inventory # 008547
Published by The Brockhampton Book Club, 1943
Seller: HAUNTED BOOKSHOP P.B.F.A., CAMBRIDGE, CAMBS, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Soper, Eileen A. (illustrator). 1st Edition. Full page colour illustrations and black & white within text. There is an erased inscription and wear/nibbles to fore edge of half-title page otherwise clean inside. The binding has loosened but is still intact. The pictorial boards are clean with edge wear and most of paper to spine strip miissing.
Seller Inventory # 011385
Published by Hodder Children's Books, 2008
Seller: HAUNTED BOOKSHOP P.B.F.A., CAMBRIDGE, CAMBS, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Reprint. All clean and firm. Minimal edge wear. Postcard sized code reader present attached to original red ribbon. Fine.
Seller Inventory # 006689
Published by Brockhampton Press, 1956
Seller: HAUNTED BOOKSHOP P.B.F.A., CAMBRIDGE, CAMBS, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Paul-Hoye, R. (illustrator). 1st Edition. Colour illustrations. Small asterisks in biro on several pages but otherwise the book is very clean inside and out. Firm pictorial boards with some minor edge wear. A largely complete dustjacket but with a few nibbles to edges, light creases and fingermarking.
Seller Inventory # 006838
Published by Old Thatch Series/ W & A.K. Johnston Ltd
Seller: HAUNTED BOOKSHOP P.B.F.A., CAMBRIDGE, CAMBS, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Black & white illustrations. Clean and firm inside but small closed tear to lower edge of first 4 leaves. The soft cloth covers are firm with edge wear and a light crease to rear.
Seller Inventory # 008178
Published by Brockhampton Press, 1960
Seller: HAUNTED BOOKSHOP P.B.F.A., CAMBRIDGE, CAMBS, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Sharrocks, Burgess (illustrator). 1st Edition. Illustrated in black, white and teal. Some light foxing and browning to page edges and "This book belongs to-" has been filled-in then crossed out and new name inscribed above, All else clean and firm inside and out. A price clipped but otherwise complete dustjacket with minor edge wear and some light creases.
Seller Inventory # 008507
Published by Macmillan & Co Ltd, 1952
Seller: HAUNTED BOOKSHOP P.B.F.A., CAMBRIDGE, CAMBS, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Tresilian, Stuart (illustrator). 1st Edition. Black & white illustrations. Very clean inside. Firm boards with minimal edge wear and a few very tiny marks. The dustjacket has small losses to top and base of spine area, a superficial scuff to top edge of front panel, closed tears to edge of spine area and other general edge wear.
Seller Inventory # 006179
Published by Brockhampton Press, 1960
Seller: HAUNTED BOOKSHOP P.B.F.A., CAMBRIDGE, CAMBS, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Paul-Hoye, R. (illustrator). 1st Edition. Colour illustrations. "This book belongs to" has been filled-in but otherwise the book is very clean and firm inside and out. Minimal edge wear to boards. A complete dustjacket with very minor edge wear and a few small light marks.
Seller Inventory # 006840
Published by Brockhampton Press, 1947
Seller: HAUNTED BOOKSHOP P.B.F.A., CAMBRIDGE, CAMBS, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Soper, Eileen A. (illustrator). 1st Edition. Clean and firm inside and out. A few leaves slightly wrinkled. Very minor edge wear to boards and tiny split (0.75cm) to base of spine. Nice copy.
Seller Inventory # 004583
Published by George Newnes, 1941
Seller: HAUNTED BOOKSHOP P.B.F.A., CAMBRIDGE, CAMBS, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Wheeler, Dorothy M. (illustrator). 1st Edition. 1st edition, this is the true first edition issued with glacine dust jacket priced at 2/- , wrapper trifle frayed at edges, a scarce book , nine of the illustrations have ben coloured in, as has the frontispiece, but quite neatly, and indeed on the final page as it is suggested the owner should do 'This will be a splendid game for a rainy day'.
Seller Inventory # 001590
Published by Macmillan, 1952
Seller: HAUNTED BOOKSHOP P.B.F.A., CAMBRIDGE, CAMBS, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Tresilian, Stuart (illustrator). 1st Edition. 1st edition, a very good plus book, neat contemporary inscription to free front end paper, very bright clean yellow cloth, Complete dustjacket with very minor edge wear.
Seller Inventory # 000463
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1944
Seller: HAUNTED BOOKSHOP P.B.F.A., CAMBRIDGE, CAMBS, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Abbey, J. (illustrator). 1st Edition. Scarce. Black & white illustrations. Inner hinges have loosened and been repaired with glue but all content is clean and firm. The green cloth boards are firm but faded particularly to spine. Some browning to edges. The dustjacket is complete but in two pieces, split along fore edge of spine area, and has nibbles to edges.
Seller Inventory # 007058
Published by Collins, 1950
Seller: HAUNTED BOOKSHOP P.B.F.A., CAMBRIDGE, CAMBS, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good Plus. Dunlop, Gilbert (illustrator). 1st Edition. Black & white illustrations within text. Pages 173 - 177 have a small mark to page margins which is spread onto closed page edges. All else is very clean inside. Clean and firm blue cloth boards with silver gilt titles to spine and decoration to front board. Very slight wear/fading to board edges. A bright and complete dust jacket but with edge wear.
Seller Inventory # 010430
Published by Country Life, 1942
Seller: HAUNTED BOOKSHOP P.B.F.A., CAMBRIDGE, CAMBS, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 1st edition, very good in dust jacket with some edge wear, a few short closed tears, taped repair to reverse, a fragment lost at tail spine.
Seller Inventory # 000397
Published by Brockhampton, 1948
Seller: HAUNTED BOOKSHOP P.B.F.A., CAMBRIDGE, CAMBS, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1st edition, the book is in very good plus condition, pages clean and not inscribed, the dust jacket has edge wear, a few closed tears, and has been price clipped, but is very largely complete. A very very scarce Blyton title.
Seller Inventory # 101168
Published by The National Magazine Co. Ltd., 1945
Seller: HAUNTED BOOKSHOP P.B.F.A., CAMBRIDGE, CAMBS, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 1st edition, a slightly dusty copy, yellow cloth with s few light marks, in dust jacket with sunned spine some edge wear, small loss at head front panel. SIGNED on half title by Blyton, and with the former owners name and address, as shown. Signed by Author(s).
Seller Inventory # 011380
Published by Methuen, 1949
Seller: HAUNTED BOOKSHOP P.B.F.A., CAMBRIDGE, CAMBS, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Lloyd, Stanley (illustrator). 1st Edition. 1st edition, a fine book, bright clean yellow cloth, small neat contemporary inscription on title page, see image, dust jacket has price removed, some peripheral wear, small loss at head of spine, small, a little dusty rear panel, very good and largely complete.
Seller Inventory # 101077
Published by George Newnes Ltd, 1947
Seller: HAUNTED BOOKSHOP P.B.F.A., CAMBRIDGE, CAMBS, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Wheeler, Dorothy (illustrator). 1st Edition. 1st edition, a very nice clean and firm copy, A tiny amount of sunning at head and tail spine, internally very clean and unmarked, the dustjacket has light peripheral wear and is not price clipped, a small loss at head spine area, one or two small closed and repaired (on reverse) edge tears.
Seller Inventory # 002355
Published by Pitkin, 1952
Seller: HAUNTED BOOKSHOP P.B.F.A., CAMBRIDGE, CAMBS, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1st edition, a splendid copy, inscribed and signed by Blyton on half title. Jacket has light edge wear, a few short closed tears, one very small one repaired (archival tape to reverse) at tail of spine on joint rear panel, a smaller one at head, some rubbing to folds etc. a very good jacket. Signed by Author(s).
Seller Inventory # 101323
Published by G. Ricordi & Co. Ltd, London
Seller: HAUNTED BOOKSHOP P.B.F.A., CAMBRIDGE, CAMBS, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. IMPORTANT ITEMS FROM THE ESTATE OF GILLIAN BAVERSTOCK, ENID BLYTON'S DAUGHTER. (1) Enid Blyton's Noddy Song Book 1, priced at 3/6 net and first published in 1952. This is in thin card wrappers and contains 12 Noddy songs, all illustrated in Black and white. complete and clean but with 2" tear to tail spine, a simple repair. 19pp. including inner wrappers. (2) Enid Blyton's New Noddy Song Book. Thin card wrappers, priced 2/6d and first published in 1959. New songs were selected for this collection and the source books have been identified by ink notes in Enid Blyton's Hand at the head of four of the songs. 15pp. Including inner wrappers. A Chance to purchase these two books from Enid Blyton's daughter's estate. Provenance: both books were purchased in Ilkley at the sale of Gillian Baverstocks estate in 2010. (3) Enid Blyton's Song Book 1 New Edition. (1952) Containing the same selection of songs as the first edition of 1952 but priced at 2/6d and the background colour of wrappers is cream. Again annotated by Blyton, marking the source books from which the songs were taken 19pp. Including inner wrappers.
Seller Inventory # 100528