The Valley of Adventure by Enid Blyton
 
About the Book: 
“Philip, Dinah, Lucy-Ann and Jack expect some excitement when the set off for a night flight in Bill Smug’s plane. But they get more than even they bargained or when they literally drop into another adventure, with a lonely valley, caves, secret tunnels, hidden treasure – and danger…”
Genre:  Children’s Classic fiction
Book Type:
Piccolo Collectable 1970s Paperback
A Piccolo book – Pan Books in association with Macmillan London. Appealing to collect all eight of the 1970s Piccolo book series.
Edition:  Piccolo edition 1976
Size: 18cm x 11cm
Number of pages:  203 + 2 Pages of books advertisements
Illustrations: Cover illustration by Juliet Stanwell-Smith.
16 black and white illustrations throughout the book.  Text illustrations as the original books by Stuart Tesilian his professional name (Cecil Stuart Hazell Tesilian 1891 -1974). As well as the Adventure series for Enid Blyton, Stuart Tesilian also illustrated Rudyard Kipling’s Animals Stories & All the Mowgli Stories. He was a Second Lieutenant with the Fifth London Regiment and was captured in 1918 and held at Rastatt, Baden Württemberg, Germany on the upper Rhine Plain. He was able to draw during this time and these precious works are held at the Imperial War Museum.
Table of contents. 
31 chapters
Up in Bill’s aeroplane
Bill gets his way
A grave mistake
Wherever can we be?
A little exploring
What are the two men up to?
A wonderful find
Kiki talks too much
New plans
A fine hiding place
The cave of echoes
Behind the waterfall
Safe in the cave
The poor prisoner
A disappointment for the men
Rescue of the prisoner
A reassure map
Now for Windy Pass!
A great disappointment – and a plan
Signposts to the treasure
The strange caves
The treasure at last!
The guardians of the treasures
Juan finds the caves
Philip’s astonishing plan
The getaway
A discovery -  and a fine idea
The day after the storm
A very strange journey
Bill gets busy
An exciting finish
 
Biography of Author:
Enid Blyton prolific children’s author. She originally wrote ‘Adventure’ series of eight books during the final years of the second world war, the first one The Island of Adventure being published in 1944 through to 1955 when the final book, The River of Adventure was produced. The series was reproduced by Piccolo in 1970s with a new interpretation for the cover design and using the original text illustrations by Stuart Tesilian.
More information about the Adventure series at https://www.enidblytonsociety.co.uk/book-details.php?id=166
CONDITION:
Covers:  Card covers are good, clean with excellent colouring. Slight rubbing and age-related wear to the outer edges. Faint scuffing on bottom front image.
Binding: Tight
Spine: Slight scuffing along bottom and top edges of spine
Pages.  All pages complete and are age toned, yellowing with no tears or creasing. Author list has ink ticks and an ink outline around the adventure series.
A very good copy of a vintage 45-year-old well-loved paperback.
Books, pamphlets and magazines are pre-owned and pre-loved showing some signs of use.  Photos are included to help you judge the condition.