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The Secret - The Adventures of Wonk
Ladybird series 417

Author
Muriel Levy
Illustrator
Joan Kiddell-Monroe
Publisher
Wills & Hepworth
First Published
1945
ISBN
N/A

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The first edition cover, 1945
Synopsis

Contains two stories, The Secret and The Night Watchman.

Opening text



Characters and Keywords

The Adventures of Wonk - Koala Bear

First edition issue points for collectors

Hardback book issued with dust-wrapper. Original price of 2'6 Net. No printed date appears on the book. No titles are listed on the rear flap of the dust-wrapper. On the front of the dust-wrapper there is a black strip at the top with the title "The Secret" - later editions had the 'The Adventures of Wonk' written across the top. The last titles to be listed in each series on the catalogue pages at the rear of the book are as follows:

Series 401 - Bob Bushtail's Adventure
Series 413 - The Ladybird Book of Nursery Rhymes
Series 417 - Fireworks

French edition

This title has also been published in french; Le Secret - Les Adventures de Pouf, by Muriel Levy. Translated by Anne-Marie Menanteau, illustrated by Joan Kiddell-Monroe and Published by Wills and Hepworth, Loughborough - Contains two stories: Le Secret and Le Veilleur de Nuit.

Reprint Dates

Second Edition, 1946
Fifth Edition 1948
Eighth Edition 1952


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In 1906 William Hepworth became a partner to Henry Wills - the new parnership was called Wills & Hepworth.


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