Blyton (Enid) The Ship of Adventure
£125
London, Macmillan, 1950.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original pictorial cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 8s6d.
In this sixth installment of the ‘Adventure’ series, Philip, Dinah, Lucy-Ann and Jack embark on a Mediterranean cruise. A birthday gift – a ship in a bottle – reveals a hidden treasure map, leading the children on a quest to find the lost treasure of the Andra, while evading dangerous adversaries.
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Cloth very good; jacket rather rubbed at edges with split at head of spine.
Illustrations and jacket artwork by Stuart Tresilian.
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