One of my all time favourite moments is when Fatty is practising ventriloquism and Goon is terrified -- "ooh where's me auntie" - Think it's in the Mystery of the Strange Bundle.

Will you be treating us to lots of ices and buns at the dairy like we do in every book Fatty - sorry Bets I'm skint, my parents are claiming universal credit these days.

Winter - reindeer - Rudolph - happiness - snow - wreath - holly - Yuletide - epiphany - youngsters - stollen - nuts - summer - roast - turkey - Yule log - Gaudete - Ebenezer - recreation - nostalgia - angels - Silent Night - tinsel - lights - sparkle - excitement - tradition - Noel - love - enjoymen...

The Wishing Chair for me. I got my copy from my auntie, it was hers as a child and she had watercoloured in all the outline illustrations and I read it over and over. Enchanted stores good too.

I thought it was mentioned in The Mystery of Banshee Towers when Buster and Ern's dog curl up in it together.

How can the contents of Fatty's shed be complete without any mention of Buster's basket???

Yes I'm in FFO season too. I am replacing a set of modern paperback books with vintage hardbacks as these were my favourite Blyton books as a child. Still love them now.

I don't mind a little musty smell but this is very pungent. I've been airing it all week but it is still quite horrible.

Thanks Fiona, hadn't thought of that.

As you know I had a disappointment with a poor condition copy of the 1950s title and have been offered a discounted 1990 reprint for about £3, it looks identical in terms of the outer cover but I cannot find any pics of the inside to see if it has illustrations etc - what do you think? should I buy ...

So how will Royal Mail get that bookcase through the letter box?

Merged with an existing topic.

I am reading a Blyton biography called 'looking for enid' and I left it on my desk at work, 3 people have picked it up and expressed interest in reading it, so there is now a queue when I've finished it. We were all sharing our blyton memories from childhood.

I googled it and there seems to be a few ideas but they are not quick - the premise is to make sure the book is thoroughly dry and aired, so Blyton has been in the microwave and is now fanned out to air. Not noticing any improvement yet.

Hi everyone, my first vintage version of The Mystery of the Invisible Thief has just arrived but it smells very musty - anyone have any tips for dealing with this?

Thanks for posting the illustration Pete. Yes the older illustrations are much more accurate. They are one of the things that are so magical about Enid Blyton books.