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NO CASTANETS AT THE WELLS
Written by Lorna Hill. Illustrated by Eve Guthrie.
Stock no. 1323906
Published by Evans Brothers Limited. 1st 1953. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Minimal bumping to spine. Some marks to rear cover. Endpapers are browned. Some foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is slightly worn to spine and corners, is a little grubby to rear panel and slightly browned to spine. There is browning to the verso of the wrapper.

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MASQUERADE AT THE WELLS
Written by Lorna Hill. Illustrated by Eve Guthrie.
Stock no. 1323905
Published by Evans Brothers Limited. 1st 1952. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Third book in the Sadlers Wells series. Jane wants to be a dancer but her parents want her to be a veterinary surgeon, whilst her cousin Mariella would rather be with animals than train to be a dancer like her mother. The two girsl decide that Jane should masquerade as Mariells at a forth coming audition for the Sadlers Wells company. Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 190 pages. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. A few small, light marks to covers. Endpapers are partly browned. Top edge of textblock is dusty. Dustwrapper is worn and torn with substantial loss on rear panel and some loss to top and tail of spine. Rear panel is also a bit grubby. Wrapper is browned on verso and to spine.

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BEECHY OF THE HARBOUR SCHOOL
Written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer.
Stock no. 1323858
Published by Oliphants Ltd.. 1st 1955. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Green boards, black title to spine and embossed publisher vignette to front board. Colour frontis. 96 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Name and address in biro to front pastedown. Prize plate and a few ink marks to front free-endpaper. Contents are browned but otherwise clean. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn, torn and creased, large tear to front fold which has been tape repaired on verso. Title of book has been written in ink to front flap of wrapper.

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DANCER'S LUCK
Written by Lorna Hill. Illustrated by Esme Verity.
Stock no. 1323768
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. 1st 1955. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

The story of a ballet company on a tour which began in London and ended at the Skye Gathering Ball in far-away Portree. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. Colour frontis plate, b/w illustrations. Endpapers are maps of the Island of Skye. Spine slightly bumped. Foxing to textblock and page margins. Dustwrapper is edge worn and chipped with slight loss, evidence of old tape reinforcements to verso. Dustwrapper is slightly grubby.

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THE NEW HOUSE MISTRESS
Written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer.
Stock no. 1323298
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. 1st 1928. Very good condition.

The Captain Series. Pictorial boards and spine. B/w frontis. 94 pages. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Endpapers partly browned. Contents clean.

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A LEADER IN THE CHALET SCHOOL
Written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer.
Stock no. 1323297
Published by Armada. 1st PB 1985. Very good condition.

Pictorial card wraps, White spine. ISBN: 0006925065. Covers slightly edge rubbed. Name and address in belongs to box. Some pale page browning else contents clean.

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THE NEW HOUSE AT THE CHALET SCHOOL
Written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer.
Stock no. 2140080
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited. 1963. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards with gilt title and strips to spine. 270 pages. Some bumping and wear to spine, which is also faded. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few small nicks and chips.

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THE PRINCESS OF THE CHALET SCHOOL
Written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer.
Stock no. 2140079
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited. 1958. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, gilt title and stripes to spine. 304 pages. Spine is faded. Foxing to endpapers, outer page edges and wrapper flaps. Grubby marks and more foxing to rear panel of wrapper, which also has some nicks and chips

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PEGGY OF THE CHALET SCHOOL
Written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer. Illustrated by Nina K. Brisley.
Stock no. 2140065
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited. 1st 1950. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Green boards, black title to spine. B/w frontis illus. 7.5 x 5 inches. 256 pages. Spine is bumped and faded. Some bumping along cover edges. Spotting to covers. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with chips and nicks; some fading to spine; grubby marks and scuffs to rear panel.

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CHANGES FOR THE CHALET SCHOOL
Written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer.
Stock no. 2140004
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited. 1st 1953. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Green boards, black title to spine. B/w frontis. 200 pages. Bumping to spine and along cover edges; some browning. Name in ink to front endpaper. Page browning; darkest to outer page edges. Wrappers (appears to be two of them) are torn in places (one in two pieces), with some loss; tape repairs to verso.

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HERMY - THE STORY OF A LITTLE GIRL
Written by Mrs. Molesworth. Illustrated by Lewis Baumer.
Stock no. 1322998
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited. 1898. Almost very good condition.

Peach coloured cloth with gilt titles. Plain endpapers. B/w illustrations. 248 pages plus 32 page booklist to rear. Spine and corners bumped and covers edge rubbed. Some slight fading to cover edges. Name in ink to half title-page. Front free-endpaper has been removed. Some grubby fingermarks and light foxing but contents generally clean.

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COLLINS GIRLS' ANNUAL
Written by Viola Bayley; Jane Shaw; Noel Streatfeild; et al. Illustrated by Geoffrey Whittam; Len Fullerton; Jean Walmsley Heap; et al..
Stock no. 2138900
Published by Collins. Almost very good condition.

Yellow cloth spine, blue pictorial front cover showing girl in straw hat holding a spaniel puppy. First story "Turn of the Tide" by Viola Bayley. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Some browning to spine. Chipping to corners. Frontis is partially detached, with small margin tear. Foxing and browning to outer page edges.

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