The Rubadub Mystery by Enid Blyton
$24.00
The Rubadub Mystery is the fourth adventure in Enid Blyton’s Barney Mystery series. During a summer holiday in the seaside town of Rubadub, Roger, Diana, Snubby and Barney become caught up in sinister events involving a secret submarine base, suspicious visitors at an old inn, mysterious signals and a possible saboteur.
This 1957 Collins hardcover retains its original illustrated dust jacket, with dramatic artwork by Gilbert Dunlop. It is a collectible mid-century edition of one of Blyton’s best-known mystery adventures.
Bibliographic details
Author: Enid Blyton
Title: The Rubadub Mystery
Series: Barney Mystery Series, Book 4
Illustrator: Gilbert Dunlop
Publisher: William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd
Publication place: London and Glasgow
Edition: Collins reprint
First printed in this edition: 1956
This impression: 1957
Original publication: 1952
Format: Hardcover
Binding: Cloth boards with illustrated dust jacket
Language: English
Printed in: Great Britain
Genre: Children’s mystery and adventure fiction
ISBN: None stated
Condition: Fair to good vintage condition. The dust jacket is heavily worn, with substantial chipping, tears, creasing, surface loss and missing sections around the edges and spine ends. The boards and binding remain presentable beneath. Pages are age-toned, with general signs of handling consistent with age.
Collections: ALL BOOKS, ALL PRODUCTS, Books > Children-babies > Enid-Blyton, ENID BLYTON, FICTION BOOKS, VINTAGE CHILDRENS BOOKS
Type: FICTION
Category: BARNEY MYSTERIES, BOOKS, CHILDREN'S FICTION, CLASSIC CHILDREN'S BOOKS, COLLINS, ENID BLYTON, FICTION, GILBERT DUNLOP, HARDCOVER, MYSTERY, THE RUBADUB MYSTERY, VINTAGE CHILDREN'S BOOKS, VINTAGE CHILDRENS BOOK
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