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THE MYSTERY OF THE STRANGE MESSAGES.

by BLYTON**, ENID:

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  • Hardcover
  • first
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VG+./Minus dw/dj.
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UK,slim 12mo HB,minus dw/dj,1st edn.VG+.Two sets of previous owner's inked inscrptns+date - one to each of the front pastedown and front free endpaper,which is also sporadically and faintly foxed/spotted, and no issued dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,generally sharp-cornered, publisher's original grey/taupe cloth boards,with crisp white ink printed lettering and a magnifying glass and fingerprint illustration to front lower corner on front cover; with negligible shelf-wear or bumping and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present. Spine /backstrip imperceptibly sunned/faded and with a few tiny blemishes around author's letters but with reddish brown lettering lightly dulled but still discernible though,and aforementioned white endpapers.Top edges slightly aged/toned,fore-edges less so,and brighter and slightly cleaner with some minimal sporadic foxing/spotting; contents bright, tight and generally clean - minimal,sporadic foxing/spotting throughout, some minor blemishes scattered in pp47-52,otherwise solid and sound - a couple of dog-ear reading creases to top corners of pages 99/100 and 101/2.UK,slim 12mo HB minus dw/dj,1st edn,1-186pp [paginated] includes 22 chapters,8 full-page b/w line illustrations by Lilian Buchanan,throughout the text and the book; plus [unpaginated] half-title page with b/w line illustrated frntis to it's reverse,title page,and author's foreword.
The penultimate and 14th of 15 'Mystery' stories from this series.An adventure of the Five Find-Outers and dog.Bets,Pip,Daisy,Larry and Fatty with his black Scottie dog Buster,solve another mystery. Lilian L. Buchanan (born 1914 died 2005 - active from c1954 and very prolific.) Worked as Lilian Buchanan,an illustrator of children's books and gift books; was the principal illustrator of H.E. Todd's 'Bobby Brewster' series.She also illustrated two other Blyton titles from this series: 'The Mystery of the Missing Man (1956) and 'The Mystery of Banshee Towers' (1966). Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!
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Bookseller
R. J. A. PAXTON-DENNY. GB (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #
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Title
THE MYSTERY OF THE STRANGE MESSAGES.
Author
BLYTON**, ENID:
Illustrator
illus by Lilian Buchanan.
Format/Binding
UK,slim 12mo HB,minus dw/dj,1st edn.
Book Condition
Used - VG+.
Jacket Condition
Minus dw/dj.
Quantity Available
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Edition
UK,slim 12mo HB,minus dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
LONDON.METHUEN & CO. LTD.,1957.
Weight
0.00 lbs
Keywords
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About R. J. A. PAXTON-DENNY.

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