What Enid Blyton book have you recently bought?

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I suppose you mean "Kalli Schlaumeier" or "Pfiffig, der schlaue Schuster", the original English title is "Rubbalong tales", but it's no Noddy/Nicki/Purzelknirps book.
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Wolfgang, somehow I mixed it up. Having read the Barbara Stoney EB biography shortly before, I was under the impression that it's a Noddy book in German.
So Noddy was called Nicki or Purzelknirps in German :).
I always liked Purzel aka Buster from the FFO & Dog books and thought it was a cute name for a little dog.
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I recently bought 'Tales At Bedtime' and 'the Treasure Hunters' - both Collins editions, which I intended to resell. they only cost me £1.99 and 99p in an eBay auction.

However, I'm now keeping 'tales At Bedtime' as I realised its one of the Collins Junior Story Books I don't have! Its in very good condition with a wrapper, as is 'The Treasure Hunters'... :-)

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I missed the auction for Tales At Bedtime, Rob. I'm after that book. :(
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I was going to resell it...but its a lovely copy and only cost me 99p - so I'm going to keep it! ;-) I was very lucky because most of his books go for high prices but no one else bid!
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Well done, Rob! :D

Don't worry, John. It's a common title and will be listed on Ebay from time to time. Good luck! :D
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Thanks Sixret! I'm not sure how common it is in a dust jacket, which mine was. Sometimes I see it with the printed boards, which is a later edition. Hope you find one, John! :-)
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Some books arrived today,
Los cinco y el teroso de la isla Editorial Juventud 2006 Five on a treasure island
Otra aventura de los cinco Editorial Juventud 2015 Five go adventuring again Fünf Freunde
Additionally the last two Quercus Blyton für adults books I didn't own so far have arrived.
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Wolfgang wrote:Additionally the last two Quercus Blyton für adults books I didn't own so far have arrived.
You have my commiserations.
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Anita Bensoussane wrote:
Wolfgang wrote:Additionally the last two Quercus Blyton für adults books I didn't own so far have arrived.
You have my commiserations.
:lol: :lol: :lol:
"Blyton für adults" - You mean they have actually been translated into German, Wolfgang? Oh dear!
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No Daisy, I suppose it's a Freudian slip ;-).
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Anita Bensoussane wrote:
Wolfgang wrote:Additionally the last two Quercus Blyton für adults books I didn't own so far have arrived.
You have my commiserations.
Much appreciated, Anita :-).
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I forgot to say I also bought 'Feefo, Tuppeny and Jinks the other day - won for £4.75 with a very good dust jacket. Up until now I've only had the Collins version, which reversed the names, for some reason - and I don't have The Green Goblin Book -- but I'm pleased to have this version, as I'm very fond of the illustrations by Norman Meredith.


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'Oh voice of Spring of Youth
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I'll warm me with your echoes
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It is a very nice book that one, Rob, but now it is another added to my lost list! I went to look and see if I had asked him to sign it, as he is one of the few Blyton illustrators that I actually met - but it wasn't there! :cry:

His other two were, Rubbalong Tales and The Queer Adventure and they were both signed.
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