The Magic Faraway Tree - 1943 - acceptable

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Boatbuilder wrote: ↑11 Aug 2021, 00:09
pete9012S wrote: ↑11 Aug 2021, 00:05
I wonder if someone is buying them all up to control the market and raise the overall prices - or have I been watching too much James Bond!!
Perhaps it's Moonraker. :D
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There is a copy for sale on ebay - currently the most expensive copy at £1,200.00.
I'm not sure who would buy it, even though it is a signed copy and coloured in??
Enid Blyton - The Magic Faraway Tree - signed / inscribed 1943 UK 1st edition
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/174878588930 ... Swgb5hDp7h

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The signature from Enid looks genuine too (going by others we've seen), but for that price in that condition... :shock: :x
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Judith Crabb wrote: ↑12 Aug 2021, 23:01One thing, Anita, about Enid Blyton is that no one can ever say for sure 'my collection is complete'. Even when you decide to confine yourself to this series, or that cut-off date, something else irresistible bobs up.
True. Bargains do crop up from time to time. Not that I'm "collecting" in earnest but I enjoy an occasional browse.

I bet your non-Blyton Dorothy Wheeler illustrations are lovely, Judith.
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Anita Bensoussane wrote: ↑13 Aug 2021, 14:04 Not that I'm "collecting" in earnest but I enjoy an occasional browse...
That's what I keep telling myself, yet I've bought five Blyton books this week!! :wink:
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Just imagine how many Blyton books you'd have bought if you permanently browsed, Pete.
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Five books sounds super! Few things beat the thrill of acquiring a long-desired book and turning to page 1, knowing you're about to be enthralled.
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