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THE VALLEY OF ADVENTURE.**

by BLYTON**, ENID:

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  • Hardcover
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VG+./Minus dw/dj.
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UK,8vo HB minus dw/dj,reprint.[The 3rd of 8 adventures and all were illustrated by Stuart Tresilian.] VG+.No owner inscrptn.Generally bright,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's paper-covered brown+green pictorial decorated cream boards (front cover+spine) with bright, crisp,blocked green+black letters to same and clean plain white free ndepapers and pastedowns - all with minimal spotting/foxing to same. Boards/covers and spine/ backstrip with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners and without any nicks,splits or tears present to same.Top edges with slightest of any ageing,minimal and light sporadic dust- soiling speckling,fore-edges also similarly and very lightly aged and also with minimal,sporadic foxing/spotting - considerably much less than is usual/normal or encountered; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - near pristine - text body clean,no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - appears unread - apart from my own collation.UK,8vo HB minus dw/dj,reprint,includes v-xpp+1-340pp [paginated] includes author's foreword,a contents list/table,31 chapters,profuse full-page,chapter head+tail pieces and part page b/w illustrations by Stuart Tresilian throughout the text and the book; plus [unpaginated] half-title with b/w illus frntis to it's verso,title page with b/w vignette illustration and date,1965.
Once again we meet the characters we all know so well - Jack and Lucy-Ann,Philip,Dinah,and Bill Smugs,always ready to help in time of trouble; and of course,Kiki, the parrot,who,with her ridiculous chatter,is an essential part of the story. This time the children literally drop from the skies into a strange and thrilling adventure.A lonely and deserted valley - half-ruined houses - towering mountains - caves and underground passages - treasure! But what treasure? and where is it hidden? Who is after it? This is the riddle the children set themselves to solve,and in the solving they have many hair-raising adventures, and narrow escapes. Please contact seller @ rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE.
** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

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Bookseller
R. J. A. PAXTON-DENNY. GB (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #
rja715617
Title
THE VALLEY OF ADVENTURE.**
Author
BLYTON**, ENID:
Illustrator
illus by Stuart Tresilian.
Format/Binding
UK,8vo HB minus dw/dj,reprint.
Book Condition
Used - VG+.
Jacket Condition
Minus dw/dj.
Quantity Available
1
Edition
UK,8vo HB minus dw/dj,reprint.
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
LONDON.MACMILLAN,1965.
Weight
0.00 lbs
Keywords
q52.CHILDRENS/LLUSTRATED.UK,8vo HB minus dw/dj,reprint.No ISBN.Enid Blyton_adventure fiction.The Island of Adventure.Philip_Dinah_Lucy-Ann_Bill Smugs_Kiki the Parrot.The Island of Adventure.The Castle of Adventure.The Sea of Adventure.Books new,used,signe
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R. J. A. PAXTON-DENNY.

Seller rating:
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Biblio member since 2009
PLYMOUTH., Devon

About R. J. A. PAXTON-DENNY.

Bookdealer/seller established 1984, selling used,new,out-of-print,collectable (vintage and TV tie-in p/backs etc.), modern and second-hand books and book-related ephemera.We specialise in Children's Illustrated books, Modern Firsts, Fiction and Non-fiction - a good, wide range of subjects - Nautical, Naval/ Military, Theatre+Film biography/ autobiography, GENERAL (non-fiction/ reference), Author/Illustrator SIGNED copies/edns, and other Collectables. I no longer have a B&M store (established 1984) since 1996,as I then became an internet- based seller exclusively, continuing with Mail Order selling as well. Viewing by arranged appointment(s), book searches undertaken and welcomed. Minimal grade of stock is VG/VG (the exception), the majority around FINE/FINE.[Criteria used - as a bibliophile myself,would I want to see this book on my own personal bookshelves!!] Welcome,and thank you for browsing my stock - enjoy! "WE HAVE WHAT YOU WANT, THOUGH YOU MAY NOT KNOW IT!!" 'From paper to boards,to you'.

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