The Enid Blyton Society

And with the added bonus that you don’t even have to pay for it yourself.

Of course!

Very pleased with my copy of 'The Seventh Bedside Book' - lovely wrapper, and very good condition. Its only the second Bedside Book I have with a dust wrapper, so I'm very pleased to have it.

The Famous Five Annual 2014. Strictly speaking, not actually by Enid Blyton, and I've always been a little wary about her books reprinted in this century in case they've been subjected to sweeping edits and renamings. But 25p from a charity shop and the retro Eileen Soper illustrations made it look very inviting!

That's a great buy Rob . The Seventh Bedside book is one of the few that I've seen in a wrapper, they don't seem to appear much full stop let alone for a good price in a dw! There is a copy of the Third one in a spotless wrapper on ebay at the moment so they must be out there somewhere .

Stephen I think you got a bargain there for sure! I thought I'd got a good deal finding that annual for a pound in a charity shop but 25p takes some beating!!

IceMaiden wrote:That's a great buy Rob . The Seventh Bedside book is one of the few that I've seen in a wrapper, they don't seem to appear much full stop let alone for a good price in a dw! There is a copy of the Third one in a spotless wrapper on ebay at the moment so they must be out there somewhere .

I saw the third one on eBay - but that's the other one I already have in a wrapper! Must be slightly easier to find than the others, I guess!

I bought a mint copy of Christmas Treats for a pound in a charity shop today.

did it have a hole in the middle?

That was a lucky find, Eddie.

Rob Houghton wrote:did it have a hole in the middle?

Daisy wrote: That was a lucky find, Eddie.

It was indeed, Daisy.

Scouring Swansea's charity shops earlier, I think I got more Enid Blyton books in one day than any other! Five on a Treasure Island...Go Adventuring Again...Run Away Together. I've owned them all before, but they've all rather fallen into unreadable disrepair.

I also got First, Third, Upper Fourth and Last year/term at Malory Towers. I've never actually owned any Malory Towers, only just read my sister's copies. The Nicola Slater covers look a bit on the modern side so I hope the text hasn't been tampered with too much!

I almost bought The Second Holiday Book with dust wrapper (thanks to IceMaiden!) but then spotted the Secret of Spiggy Holes (1949 edition) with a good dust wrapper. It was £24.00 - which was a bit more than the Holiday book...but I only need Soggy Holes and Island in dust wrappers...so it was too good to resist! The wrapper is slightly ripped, but I'll soon get it straightened out!

Rob Houghton wrote:I only need Soggy Holes and Island in dust wrappers...so it was too good to resist!

As well as repairing the rips, I hope you can do something about the soggy holes!

I'm wondering if that was a typo or Rob's opinion of that particular book??

I got a 1959 edition of The Book of the Year today, complete with a good condition D/W for £7.99 although it had been price clipped. I already have a copy of the book, but without the D/W.

Grr! I really should check for typos! Funny how they often turn into totally different but still appropriate words!!