[The Adventure Series]. [Comprising:] The Island of Adventure; The Castle of Adventure; The Valley of Adventure; The Sea of Adventure; The Mountain of Adventure; The Ship of Adventure; The Circus of Adventure; The River of Adventure. BLYTON, Enid.

First editions, first impressions; 8 vols (complete); 8vo (205 x 140 mm); illustrated by Stuart Tresilian, a few minor, peripheral spots to 3 or 4 leaves and endpapers of first title, small marginal mark to p. 11 of third, the odd minor, peripheral spot to about 8 margins of the sixth, otherwise very bright and near-fine internally; publisher's cloth in varying shades of yellow and light ochre, with stunning illustrations (different from the jacket) in dark brown and blue, all exceptionally bright, offsetting to free endpapers from flap folds in sixth title, a few spots to upper free endpaper of fourth and rear free endpaper of fifth and offsetting to rear free endpaper of last title, pictorial dust-jackets, also illustrated by Treselian, minor rubbing to extremities, small loss to bottom corner of rear panel at flap-fold of second title, small, discrete, repair to to top of rear flap-fold of third, small closed tear to head of spine and small losses to top and bottom edges of rear panel of fifth, two closed tears to rear panel of sixth, short closed split to rear spine-fold of seventh, otherwise in exceptionally good condition and the few repairs mentioned all professionally executed. An exceptionally rare and complete set of the Adventure books; all the illustrated dust-jackets with prices intact, except for the third one, none of the books with ownership names, inscriptions or juvenile scribblings. Generations of children have grown up with Blyton's Adventure stories of Jack, Philip, Dinah and Lucy-Ann, together with Jack's intelligent and talkative parrot Kiki. They have the most extraordinary adventures not only in England, Scotland and Wales but also abroad Austria, Greece, the Middle East and even Tauri-Hessia! 'Whether dealing with forgers, gun-runners, Nazis, traitors, mad scientists or thieves, they frequently find themselves in desperate situations. Their adventures are a step up from those of the Famous Five in that they involve aeroplanes, motor-boats, a cruise-ship, seaplanes and helicopters' (The Enid Blyton Society).