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NO CASTANETS AT THE WELLS
Written by Lorna Hill. Illustrated by Eve Guthrie.
Stock no. 1322160
Published by Evans Brothers Limited. 1st 1953. Good condition in a poor dustwrapper.

Red cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Fading to cover edges and small stain to base of spine. Endpapers browned. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge chipped, foxed and browned with 1" loss to base of spine and 0.5" loss at top, front flap is almost detached.

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FIRST TERM AT MALORY TOWERS
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Stanley Lloyd.
Stock no. 1322077
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1946. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Yellow cloth, green titles and vignette. Blue and green pictorial endpapers. B/w illustrations. 153 pages. Spine and corners bumped, some slight fading to cover edges. Both pastedowns have faded (fading caused by glue in binding process?). Light foxing to endpapers and textblock. Small name and address in ink to verso of front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is just a little edge worn and faded to spine, slight chipping with minimal loss. A super copy of a very scarce first edition.

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JUNE BOOK 1973
No author listed.
Stock no. 1322073
Published by IPC Magazines Ltd.. 1973. Very good condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. Colour and two-tone illustrations. ISBN: 0850370027. Minimal rubbing to spine and corners. Contents are fine, just a light musty smell.

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JUNE BOOK 1971
No author listed.
Stock no. 1322072
Published by IPC Magazines Ltd.. 1971. Very good condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. Colour and two-tone illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Contents clean. Slight musty smell to contents.

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JUNE BOOK 1970
No author listed.
Stock no. 1322071
Published by IPC Magazines Ltd.. 1970. Very good condition.

Glazed pictorial boards show two girls pond skating. Colour, b/w and two tone illustrations. ISBN: 0900376384. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Puzzles untouched. Slight musty smell to contents.

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PRINCESS GIFT BOOK FOR GIRLS 1969
No author listed.
Stock no. 1322068
Published by Fleetway Publications Ltd.. 1969. Very good condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. ISBN: 0900376147. Spine and corners slightly bumped and worn. Front joint is slightly cracked. Textblock is foxed. Slight musty smell to contents.

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THE BETTANYS OF TAVERTON HIGH
Written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer; Helen Barber.
Stock no. 1321882
Published by Girls Gone By. 1st 2008. Nearly fine condition.

How Madge and Joey pull together in the face of adversity is the theme of this much-awaited forerunner to the Chalet School series. Pictorial cardwraps. 303 pages. ISBN: 9781847450548. Tiny bump to top of spine else a fine copy.

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LAVENDER LEIGH AT THE CHALET SCHOOL
Written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer.
Stock no. 1321852
Published by Armada. 1st thus 1988. Very good condition.

Number 19 - Pictorial card wraps, White spine. ISBN: 000692946X. Some rubbing to cover edges. Price on rear cover has been blotted out with small blue biro mark. Pale page edge browning.

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THE TWINS AT ST. CLARE'S
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by W. Lindsay Cable.
Stock no. 2135603
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1941. Almost very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

A school story for girls. Yellow cloth with blue lettering. 8 b/w drawings. 217 pages. Fading and foxing to spine. Mottling/foxing to rest of covers. Bumping to corners. Inscriptions in ink to front endpaper. Page edge browning; some light foxing. Contents are still very good. Wrapper has bottom 2-3" of rear panel and base of spine torn off and MISSING; other corners of loss; front panel is mostly complete.

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CARAVAN FOR THREE
Written by Ursula Bloom. Illustrated by Lunt Roberts.
Stock no. 2135590
Published by University of London Press. 1st 1947. Almost very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Three children set off for their holidays in the caravan driven by the colourful Mr. Pepper. Blue cloth, dark blue titles to spine and small vignette to front cover. Colour plates and b/w text illustrations. 217 pages. Spine and cover edges are faded. Spine is also foxed. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is torn and chipped with some loss to top and tail of spine; rear panel is almost detached from spine; fading and browning; marks.

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ROSAMUND'S VICTORY
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 2135507
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1933. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth with black titles and two-tone blue diagonally striped front cover. Colour frontis. 256 pages. A Romance of the Abbey Girls. Light bumping to spine. Small inscription in ink to front pastedown. Foxing to endpapers, outer page edges and a few page margins. Just under 1" tear to bottom margin of frontis, next to spine. A few margin marks. Wrapper is price-cut with tears and chips; some tape repairs to verso; a little loss; some creasing.

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THE THIRTEENTH ORPHAN
Written by Christine Chaundler. Illustrated by Honor C. Appleton.
Stock no. 1321791
Published by Nisbet & Co. Ltd.. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Dark blue cloth, silver title to spine. Endpapers decorated with fairies. Colour frontis. B/w plates and tailpieces. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Light dusty mark to top edge of front cover. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge chipped with loss and grubby on rear panel.

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