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CHILDREN'S FICTION A HANDBOOK FOR LIBRARIANS
Written by Sheila Ray.
Stock no. 1326885
Published by Brockhampton Press; Brockhampton Press Ltd.. 2nd 1972. Good condition.

Second revised edition. Purple card wraps. 239 pages. Designed to meet the needs of students reading for the Library Association final examination. ISBN: 0340159146. Covers are well sunned and faded to spine. Creasing to spine (where book has been held open). Foxing to textblock and prelims.

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THE GRENVILLE GARRISON
Written by Gwendoline Courtney. Illustrated by W. Lindsay Cable.
Stock no. 1326883
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Britannic Series. Green cloth, black titles. 277 pages. Colour frontis, b/w text illustrations. 277 pages, top edge green. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Foxspots to textblock and some page margins. Dustwrapper is edge worn with old tape repairs to front and verso, rubbing to spine, crease to front flap where price was folded over.

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FUN FOR THE SECRET SEVEN
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Burgess Sharrocks.
Stock no. 1326876
Published by Brockhampton Press Ltd.. 1st 1963. Good condition in a good dustwrapper.

The Fifteenth Secret Seven adventure. How could the Secret Seven save old Tolly's horse from being destroyed?... Light blue boards with SS symbol. B/w illustrations. 120 pages. ISBN: 034003405X. Spine and corners bumped, rubbing to cover edges. Heavy foxing to textblock, endpapers, prelims and some page margins. Child's name in belongs to box and also a biro line on same page. Child's felt-tip writing to title-page (BL.2 121185). Dustwrapper is edge worn with tape repairs and a bit grubby.

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GOOD WORK SECRET SEVEN
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Bruno Kay.
Stock no. 1326875
Published by Brockhampton Press Ltd.. 1959. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Boards with dark and light blue bands and vignettes showing children holding hands. B/w illustrations. 4th impression. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Child's messy writing to belongs to box (crayon marks to same page and opposite). Light foxing to textblock. Some tiny page corner tips torn off. Price-cut dustwrapper is edge worn with loss.

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PUZZLE FOR THE SECRET SEVEN
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Burgess Sharrocks.
Stock no. 1326874
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1958. Almost very good condition.

The Tenth Secret Seven Adventure. Dark and light blue pictorial boards with the seven holding hands. Pink diamond patterned endpapers. B/w & two-tone illustrations. Spine and corners bumped, spine lightly browned. Covers very slightly grubby. Prize plate to half title-page (covering belongs to box). Light foxing to textblock.

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SECRET SEVEN WIN THROUGH
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Bruno Kay.
Stock no. 1326865
Published by Brockhampton Press Ltd.. 1973. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Pale blue boards with dark blue 'SS' symbols. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0340038187. Spine and corners bumped, some very slight fading to cover edges. A couple of foxspots to textblock. Green felt-tip pen mark to rear free-endpaper. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn and torn with tape repairs on verso. Surface paper damage to rear panel which is also slightly grubby.

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MORE ABOUT BEING AN AUTHOR
Written by Mabel Esther Allan.
Stock no. 1326864
Published by Mabel Esther Allan. 1st 1985. Very good condition.

About the author and her writing. White cardwraps with black titles and border to front cover. 68 pages. Published by the author. SIGNED by the author to inside of front cover. a few very light marks and foxspots to covers. Contents clean.

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RAGGED ROBIN BEGAN IT
Written by Mabel Esther Allan.
Stock no. 1326863
Published by Mabel Esther Allan. 1st 1993. Very good condition.

And other articles about Old Girls' Books. Light green cardwraps with black titles and illustration to front cover. B/w illustrations. 116 pages. SIGNED by the author to title-page. A few light marks to covers. Small, light stain affects top corner of textblock.

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GOBLIN ISLAND
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1326859
Published by Collins. Circa 1939. Good condition.

Pale blue boards, silver titles and decoration. B/w frontis. 316 pages. Covers are edge worn and slightly marked. Prize plate to front free-endpaper. Heavy foxing to endpapers and textblock. Small booksellers ink stamp to rear pastedown.

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EXPELLED FROM SCHOOL
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1326857
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. Circa 1932. Almost very good condition.

Red boards, black titles and decorative border. Colour frontis. 319 pages plus advert pages at rear. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Foxing to textblock and endpapers. Small ink blot to rear endpaper.

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THE ABBEY GIRLS IN TOWN
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1326855
Published by Collins. 1947. Good condition.

Brown cloth, silver titles. Colour frontis. 314 pages, top edge red. 8.25 x 5.5". Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Spine and cover edges lightly faded. Front joint is cracked. Endpapers lightly browned, small pink biro scribble to front free-endpaper. Textblock is slightly grubby.

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A PRINCESS IN TATTERS
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1326853
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth with black title to spine and embossed decorations to front cover and spine. Colour frontis. 336 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Spine slightly faded and covers slightly marked. Front free-endpaper is missing. Foxing to contents and some fingering to page margins.

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