Yes, Julie, Buchanan's coloured book jackets are crisp and clear....her Blyton ones included. She was a truly dedicated professional over her book illustrations.Julie2owlsdene wrote:Love the dust jackets of these books,Aurelien, makes you want to step inside and have a read.
) they only catch a distant sight of the Inn to the east of One Tree Hill, with it's shady beer-garden to the back. 
Julie, don't encourage the old codger...Julie2owlsdene wrote:
Aurelien, if you lived closer we could borrow and read yours.
save me the trouble of finding and struggling into a range of natty uniforms before answering the door to you..... of his beer.Nobody is the answer! Hodders owned Brockhampton then and still own them now, which is why they still publish the Secret Seven series which if you remember were also Brock Books, with similarly designed dustwrappers - one of the reasons why I started collecting the Cherrys books was that I liked those Lilian Buchanan dustwrappers. The bad news is that I know that all the original artwork from that period ended up in a skip as Hodders threw it all away. This of course included all the Famous Five dustwrappers! I know that one or two things got 'rescued' from the skip, but the bulk of artwork was destroyed. It is also true to say that most publishers through lack of space have sold off all the books in their archives.Aurélien wrote: * Tony may be able to tell us who bought out / took over Brockhampton Press.
Great to hear from you, Tony. Thanks for the [woeful] news....a plus that Brockhampton was part of H&S, but a negative that they've thrown out the original artwork, and possibly even their file copies of the books, so that they're likely not in a position to reprint Scott's 'Cherrys' series. There are times when I'd love to have a personal time machine to help minimise such problems.Tony Summerfield wrote:Hodders owned Brockhampton then and still own them now, which is why they still publish the Secret Seven series which if you remember were also Brock Books, with similarly designed dustwrappers - one of the reasons why I started collecting the Cherrys books was that I liked those Lilian Buchanan dustwrappers. The bad news is that I know that all the original artwork from that period ended up in a skip as Hodders threw it all away. This of course included all the Famous Five dustwrappers! I know that one or two things got 'rescued' from the skip, but the bulk of artwork was destroyed. It is also true to say that most publishers through lack of space have sold off all the books in their archives.
We know that you're always working flat-out, Tony, and appreciate it when you can snatch a few moments to add your knowledge and experience to any discussion. You're dead right that trying to collect a full set of almost any book series [more than 20 years old] is *sigh* a frustrating, expensive, and long drawn-out hobby. I have to learn to live with the fact thatTony Summerfield wrote:I know I don't often come in on posts, but I do read most and I followed the ones about the two books on ebay. I have the first four books myself and two of these were the ones on ebay. They are by far the commonest of the Cherrys books which get much scarcer (and more expensive!) as the series went on. This is often the case with many popular series, any collector will tell you that the later Biggles books cost a small fortune and the same applies to the William books. William the Lawless (the last book) is like gold dust, but books from the late 40s and early 50s are fairly common and shouldn't cost too much.
there are holes in my collection which I'll likely never manage to fill. And if I had a house-fire or burglary there's simply no way 
that I could replace much of my book collection. And you would be more than welcome, old boy! I have already entertained a young lady from Bangladesh and another young lady from New Zealand (a Yahoo Group lurker), a gentleman and his family from the USA and a lady from Essex (well, no list is perfect!Aurélien wrote: Of course, if I lived in the UK I'd also be close enough to drop by Moonraker's place to guzzle some [make that lots]
), so another friend from Kiwiland would be warmly welcomed into the grounds of my humble stately home. 
Moonraker wrote:...and a lady from Essex (well, no list is perfect!
Pikeys?Anita Bensoussane wrote:Moonraker wrote:...and a lady from Essex (well, no list is perfect!
You forgot to mention your fellow Salisburyite/Sarumite (what are those Salisbury inhabitants called?!)
Yes, I didn't mention him, but I see so much of him, that I don't consider him a visitor! smuggle me and my trusty I lack sufficient storage space...... final book, first published in 1965 - the year after Will Scott died - the usual suspects hit the trail in an attempt to rescue the mysterious 'Augustus' whom they believe to be imprisoned by an unknown villain, somewhere, anywhere. we have to leave them for all time, unless H & S one day make the brave decision to reissue the series..... 
