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MRS. STRANG'S ANNUAL FOR GIRLS
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang; Phillippa Francklyn; Thora Stowell; Dorita Fairlie Bruce; Winifred Darch; et al.
Illustrated by Howard K. Elcock; Mary Strange Reeve; M.D. Johnston; M.A. Peart; et al..
Stock no. 1505231
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
circa
1924.
Slightly better than good condition.
Cloth spine with pictorial onlay of girl in yellow dress, pictorial front cover shows two girls, one playing a whistle(?). 6 colour plates and b/w illustrations. 168 pages. First story is 'The Sea-Eagle' Nest' by Francklyn. Slight bumping and wear to spine, corners and lower edge of front cover. A couple of small marks to rear cover and fading to edges. Spine and front cover general lovely and bright. Ink inscription to front pastedown. Hinge cracked next to first page of text and first gathering pulled so feels very loose. A few hinges cracked. Contents generally clean with just a little foxing.
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- GIRLS
A STEPMOTHER FOR SUSAN OF ST. BRIDE'S
Written by Ruth Adam.
Stock no. 2119177
Published by Hulton Press.
1st
1958.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Yellow boards, blue title to spine. B/w frontis. Wrapper is faded to spine, with edge-creasing and chipping; small piece of loss to top edge of front panel.
ELOISE IN PARIS
Written by Kay Thompson.
Illustrated by Hilary Knight.
Stock no. 1404470
Published by Max Reinhardt.
1st UK
1958.
Very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.
Paris has just been discovered by Eloise the little girl from the Plaza... Here is what Eloise does in Paris: everything. The effect is rawther extraordinaire. If you come to Paris with Eloise you will always by glad you did. Large format. Blue boards with gilt titles. Pictorial endpapers. Colour illustrations to text throughout. Spine and corners are a little bumped. Bottom edge of boards slightly browned. Light browning to endpapers. Light foxing to top edge of text block otherwise contents are clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn and rubbed. Price has been torn off front flap. Wrapper is browned, foxed and a little grubby.
PAT FROM KILMARA
Written by Annie M. Stoneley.
Stock no. 1504721
Published by Dawson Publications.
1st
1949.
Almost very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.
Pat stages a mock pirates' visitation on Grant's Creek but when she goes to recover the evidence it has disappeared, then Pat disappears. Green boards, black title to spine. 4 b/w illustrations. 207 pages. 7.75 x 5". Spine and lower corners bumped. A few small marks to covers. Front endpaper is MISSING. Underlined name in pen to half-title page, 200 in pen to top corner of pastedown. Foxing, mainly to endpapers, prelims and page edges. Dustwrapper is edge worn with loss from ends of spine and folds, also grubby.
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STEPSISTERS FOR LORNA
Written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer.
Illustrated by John Bruce.
Stock no. 1504694
Published by C. & J. Temple Ltd..
1st
1948.
Very good condition.
A "Wynyards" book. Red boards, gilt title to spine. Colour frontis and b/w chapter headers. 238 pages. SIGNED by author, with dedication, to prelims. Book has been rebound and has new endpapers. Small stain near bottom corner of text block also slightly affects page edges. Light stain to person's name in dedication. Contents lightly browned with some foxing but generally clean. Contained in photocopy dustwrapper.
AMELIARANNE CINEMA STAR
Written by Constance Heward.
Illustrated by S.B. Pearse.
Stock no. 1504663
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd..
1st
1929.
Very good condition.
Brown boards with pictorial onlay to front cover. Pictorial endpapers and colour illustrations. Spine bumped with 0.75" split to top front edge, nick towards base of spine. Small piece of surface paper damage to onlay. One hinge cracked. Endpapers browned. Just a few small marks to contents. Browning to some pages alongside stitching.
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- AMELIARANNE
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THE GIRL WHO WOULDN'T MAKE FRIENDS
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Illustrated by P.B. Hickling.
Stock no. 1404277
Published by Thomas Nelson & Sons.
1st
1909.
Very good condition.
Fawn pictorial cloth, gilt title box to spine. All edges olivine. Colour frontis. 288 pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Board edges scuffed and a little faded. Name in ink to front endpaper. Endpapers lightly browned. Some light foxing and fingering otherwise contents are clean. Text block edge scuffed.
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MORE ABOUT MANDY
Written by Lorna Hill.
Illustrated by Ann Kent Robinson.
Stock no. 1404240
Published by Evans Brothers Limited.
1st
1963.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Red boards, gilt title to spine. Blue/white endpapers are maps. B/w illustrations. A second story about the King family. SIGNED by author to title page. A little bumping to spine and corners. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is a little edgeworn.
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TRIFFENY
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce.
Illustrated by Margaret Horder.
Stock no. 1404235
Published by Oxford University Press; Geoffrey Cumberlege.
1st
1950.
Almost very good condition.
Triffeny joins the family pottery firm and rather unexpectedly becomes an asset to the business in more ways than one... Brown cloth, silver title to spine and small vignette of a squirrel to front cover. B/w text illustrations. 275 pages. Spine and corners are bumped and rubbed. Spine is faded and a little marked. Title on spine faded. Front joint is cracked. Foxing mainly to endpapers, prelims and page edges. Rear endpaper is browned. Frontis is creased. Contained in a photocopy dustwrapper.
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ELIZABETH THE GALLANT
Written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer.
Stock no. 1404171
Published by Thornton Butterworth.
1st
1935.
Almost very good condition.
Elizabeth Felthwaite longs to take part in the struggle against the Roundheads. She is sent to take despatches to the King at Oxford and then onto London where she is caught and imprisoned. Pale green boards with black titles to spine. 288 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Spine browned. Uneven fading to covers. Couple of small marks to covers. Name in ink to front endpaper. Small erasure mark to top of front endpaper. Pages browned. Foxing mostly to endpapers and page edges, otherwise contents are generally clean. Contained in a photocopy dustwrapper.
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- SCHOOL STORIES
- GIRLS
- SCHOOL STORIES (GIRLS)
NANCY CALLS THE TUNE
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce.
Illustrated by Margaret Horder.
Stock no. 1404139
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
1944.
Almost very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.
Beige cloth, purple title to spine and vignette to front cover. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. 192 pages. Spine and corners a little bumped. Front joint beginning to crack. Pages are lightly browned. Light foxing mainly to page edges. Dustwrapper is in two halves with the split being at the rear of the spine. The front flap is partially detached and the rear flap has tears along the join. The rear panel is grubby and torn piece of white paper to verso to strengthen it. Loss to top of spine and and front panel.
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NANCY AT ST. BRIDE'S
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce.
Illustrated by M.D. Johnston.
Stock no. 1404138
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
1933.
Slightly better than good condition.
Cream cloth with black border lines and green swan design to front cover, black title to spine. Colour frontis. 288 pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Cloth at the top of the spine is beginning to split. Board edges lightly rubbed. Spine browned and covers grubby. Both joints are cracked. Endpapers are browned. Foxing throughout which is especially heavy to prelims and last few pages.
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- GIRLS
- SCHOOL STORIES
- SCHOOL STORIES (GIRLS)