1946 The Mystery Of The Burnt Cottage- Enid Blyton (Joseph Abbey Illust) Methuen & Co Ltd

3rd edition good for age no names or colouring. The first adventure for the Five Find-Outers collectible hardback.

Joseph Abbey, often credited as J. Abbey, was a British illustrator known for his work on Enid Blyton’s Five Find-Outers mystery series during the 1940s. His illustrations featured in several titles, including:

• The Mystery of the Burnt Cottage (1943)
• The Mystery of the Disappearing Cat (1944)
• The Mystery of the Secret Room (1945)
• The Mystery of the Spiteful Letters (1946)
• The Mystery of the Missing Necklace (1947)
• The Mystery of the Hidden House (1948)