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BLACKIE'S GIRLS' STORY BOOK
Written by Angela Brazil; Josephine Elder; Doris Pocock; Dorothea Moore; et al. Illustrated by H.M. Brock; C.E. Brock; P.B. Hickling; et al..
Stock no. 1406409
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Good condition.

Beige cloth spine, pictorial front board showing school girl with tennis racket. Colour frontis, 4 b/w plates and numerous b/w text illustrations. 208 pages. 9.75 x 7.25". Spine bumped and rubbed with small splits to top and bottom. Corners bumped and worn. Board edges rubbed. Covers grubby and marked. Front joint cracked and mended with tape. Frontis detached. Slight colouring to one plate. Pencil scribble to rear endpapers and some other pages. Red pen and pencil scribble to verso of one plate. A little foxing and some fingering to page margins.

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THE GIRLS OF SQUIRREL HOUSE
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1406291
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. 1st 1932. Very good condition.

Bright yellow cloth with brown lettering and vignette of galleon to front. Colour frontis. 128 pages. Story taken from part of the Abbey Girls On Trial. Spine and corners bumped. Light browning to endpapers. Some foxing, mainly to text block edge. Some light fingering.

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TWO JOANS AT THE ABBEY
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham. Illustrated by Margaret Horder.
Stock no. 1406218
Published by Collins. 1st 1945. Almost very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

Green cloth with silver titles. 3 b/w plates. 222 pages. Bumping to spine and corners. Slight rubbing to titles on front cover. Small bump to side of front board. Couple of hinges are cracked. Top edge of text block is dusty. Some light fingering. Scarce dustwrapper is edge worn and creased with loss to top and bottom of spine and corners. Rear panel is torn and mended on verso with tape. . Wrapper is a little grubby.

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THE SCHOOL OF UPS AND DOWNS
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham. Illustrated by Harold C. Earnshaw.
Stock no. 1406217
Published by W. & R. Chambers. 1st 1918. Almost very good condition.

Blue pictorial cloth covers. 6 b/w plates. 327 pages. 7.5 x 5.5". Spine and corners bumped. Spine browned and rubbed. Rear cover is grubby. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Endpapers browned and have some lighter marks on them. Foxing mostly to page edges and an occasional margin mark. Plates are all present.

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EXPELLED FROM SCHOOL
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham. Illustrated by Victor Prout.
Stock no. 1506626
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. 1st 1919. Almost very good condition.

Blue pictorial cloth shows girl in mountains, black titles, girl holding book to spine. 4 colour plates. 319 pages. Spine bumped, worn and slightly faded. A little bumping and wear to corners. A few marks to covers. Light browning to endpapers. Foxing, mainly to text block and prelims. Small grubby mark to title page. All plates present but one is detached.

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A PRINCESS IN TATTERS
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham. Illustrated by Frank Adams.
Stock no. 1506624
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. 1st 1908. Almost very good condition.

Blue pictorial cloth, with gilt title labels. Front cover shows artist being watched by girl, spine shows lady with girl. 4 colour plates. 336 pages. Purple endpapers. Spine bumped, worn and darkened, gilt title block rubbed, some loss from lady and child. A little bumping and wear to corners. A few small marks to covers, picture on front is rubbed with some spots of loss. Presentation plate to front pastedown, surface paper damage to plate. Joints and some hinges cracked but binding is firm. Small tear to top edge of front endpaper. An odd mark to contents. Some foxing, especially top of first few text pages. All plates present.

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TOM TACKLES THE CHALET SCHOOL
Written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer.
Stock no. 2122167
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited. 1st 1955. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black title to spine. B/w frontis plate. 205 pages. Bumping to spine and a couple of corners. Inscription in ink to half-title page. Some foxing and page browning. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few tears and chips; a little loss. Some scuff marks also to wrapper.

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ELSIE J. OXENHAM OMNIBUS FOR GIRLS
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1506248
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. 1st 1932. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Three complete full length novels, including 'Win through', 'At home', and 'Play up'. Orange covers with black titles. Top edge red. Minimal bumping and wear to spine and corners. Some darkening to spine and cover edges. Presentation plate to front endpaper. One hinge cracked. Contents very good. Dustwrapper is edge worn with a couple of chips and tears to base of spine and base of rear fold. Darkening to bottom edge.

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THE SCHOOL OF UPS AND DOWNS
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham. Illustrated by Harold C. Earnshaw.
Stock no. 1506158
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited. 1st 1918. Good condition.

Green pictorial cloth covers. 6 b/w plates. 327 pages. 7.5 x 5.5". Spine and corners bumped and worn. Nicks to cloth at ends of slightly browned spine. Rear cover is rippled and stained. A few small marks to front cover. There is evidence of glue along the front joint so there's possibly been a repair. One hinge cracked at top. Name and address in ink to dedication page. Endpapers browned, faint erased writing to pastedown. Browning, some foxing and a few marks to contents. All plates present.

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THE ABBEY GIRLS AT HOME
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1506015
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. circa 1932. Slightly better than good condition.

Orange cloth with black titles and vignettes to spine and front cover. Colour frontis. 276 pages plus book list. A little bumping and wear to spine and corners. Spine and cover edges alongside faded. White blotches to rear cover and spine. A couple of hinges cracked. Some light browning and foxing otherwise contents very good.

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THE GIRLS OF ROCKLANDS SCHOOL
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham. Illustrated by Elsie Anna Wood.
Stock no. 1405487
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. 1st thus 1930. Almost very good condition.

First part of "Jen Of The Abbey School". Orange cloth, black titles and vignettes. Colour frontis. 91 pages plus 4 page booklist to rear. Spine and corners bumped. Spine browned. Covers a bit grubby. Small ink mark to front board and '17' in ink to front endpaper. Some hinges cracked. Light browning to endpapers. Foxing and light fingering to some pages.

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THE NAUGHTIEST GIRL AGAIN
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by W. Lindsay Cable.
Stock no. 2121208
Published by George Newnes Ltd.. 1st 1942. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red cloth, gilt titles. B/w illustrations. More adventures of the naughtiest girl in the school. Light bumping to spine and corners. Inscriptions in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is foxed all over with a few small nicks and chips.

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