THE MOUNTAIN OF ADVENTURE. by Blyton, Enid - 1966

London: Macmillan, 1966. 327 pp, 8" H. Yellow cloth with blue & brown lettering/decoration on spine and front board. B&w illustrations throughout. The fifth book in the "Adventure" series. "Philip, Dinah, Jack, Lucy-Ann, Bill Smugs - and, of course, Kiki, the talkative, comical parrot go for a summer holiday in the Welsh mountains - and fall, as usual, headlong into a most extraordinary adventure. What is going on inside the mountain? What causes the rumbling and earth-shaking - and the curious clouds of crimson smoke? Who lives there and why? Where is the entrance? Follow Philip and his companions through all the dangers and surprises they have to face before the mystery is solved." Small gift inscription on the front free endpaper, areas minor browning on the endpapers, light wrinklng at the top/bottom of the spine, two small light soiling marks on the top of the text block and one on the bottom of the text block,. Dust jacket is price-clipped, has light edgewear/wrinkling, several tears and small chips at the top/bottom edges, waviness and some water marks on the panels - mostly noticeable on the inside surface, minor browning at the top inside edge - now protected in removable mylar sleeve.. Not Signed. Reprint.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good+. Illus. by Stuart Tresilian..