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JANE AND THE CHALET SCHOOL
Written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer.
Stock no. 1405379
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited.
1st
1964.
Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Blue covers, gilt title and stripes to spine. B/w frontis. 211 pages. Spine bumped and a little faded. Small bump to top of front board. Endpapers lightly browned. Light damp marks to rear endpaper. Foxing mainly to paged edges and margins otherwise contents are generally clean. Price-cut dustwrapper is edge worn with several tears which have been mended on verso with tape. Rear panel is grubby.
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THE SCHOOL IN THE SOUTH
Written by Angela Brazil.
Illustrated by W. Smithson Broadhead.
Stock no. 1505751
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd..
1st
1922.
Almost very good condition.
Beige cloth, black titles and black/green vignettes to spine and front. 6 b/w plates. 287 pages. 7.5 x 5". A little bumping and wear to spine and corners. Covers slightly rubbed with a few small marks. Name in ink twice to front endpapers plus small bookseller's label. Front joint and quite a few hinges cracked. Page 15/16 partially detached. Contents generally clean. Endpapers browned. Some light foxing. All plates present, one partially detached.
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MONITRESS MERLE
Written by Angela Brazil.
Illustrated by Treyer Evans.
Stock no. 1505750
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd..
1st
1922.
Very good condition.
Brown pictorial cloth. Circular picture on front of girl sitting reading, picture of same girl standing on spine. B/w plates. Title list of 25 titles including self. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Two light bumps to outside edge of front cover. Covers slightly grubby. Spine browned and rubbed with a small light stain. Endpapers browned. A couple of hinges cracked. A few light fox spots. Contents generally clean. All plates present but one detached and one partially detached.
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LOYAL TO THE SCHOOL
Written by Angela Brazil.
Illustrated by Treyer Evans.
Stock no. 1505748
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd..
1st
1921.
Very good condition.
Brown cloth, vignettes to spine and front cover. 288 pages. 7.5 x 5". 6 b/w plates. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Covers slightly grubby. Name in ink to front endpaper. A couple of hinges cracked but binding still firm. Endpapers browned. Odd fox spot. Contents generally clean.
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ST. CATHERINE'S COLLEGE
Written by Angela Brazil.
Illustrated by Frank Wiles.
Stock no. 1505739
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd..
1st
1929.
Almost very good condition.
Beige cloth covers with lilac borders and black titles. 6 b/w plates. 320 pages. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Covers grubby with stain to rear cover. Light foxing and browning, mainly to endpapers, prelims and text block. All plates present.
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THE MAIDS OF LA ROCHELLE
Written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer.
Illustrated by Nina K. Brisley.
Stock no. 1405186
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited.
1st
1924.
Almost very good condition.
The third of the La Rochelle books. Red illustrated board showing a girl sat at an easel and another girl looking over her shoulder plus a girl writing on the spine. Black titles to front board and spine. 4 b/w plates. 294 pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Spine a little faded. Some marks to covers. Both joints cracked.Name and address to front endpaper. Endpapers browned. Foxing throughout. A few grubby marks to margins.
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THE ABBEY GIRLS ON TRIAL
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1405185
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press.
1st
1931.
Almost very good condition.
Dark blue cloth, gold title to front and spine. Front cover has gilt border. 4 sepia plates. 228 pages. Spine bumped and very faded. Corners bumped and worn. A little fading to rear cover. A few light marks. Front joint is cracked showing webbing beneath. Small piece cut from front endpaper. Date in ink to front endpaper. Foxing especially to prelims and page edges. Contents otherwise clean.
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A GO-AHEAD SCHOOLGIRL
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Illustrated by Harold C. Earnshaw.
Stock no. 2120690
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited.
Very good condition.
Brown cloth with decorations. 6 b/w plates. 376 pages. Some light bumping and wear to spine and corners. A few light marks to covers. Slight scuffing to spine. Name in ink to front endpaper. Some grubby marks and page browning to outer page edges. All plates present. A nice copy of an early reprint.
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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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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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THE CONQUEST OF CHRISTINA
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Illustrated by G.B. Foyster.
Stock no. 1404020
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press.
1st
1909.
Almost very good condition.
Green cloth with pictorial onlays to spine and front cover; decoration borders. Gilt titles to spine. Black titles in gilt title block. Colour frontis and half-title page. B/w illustrations. 343 pages. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Mark to pictorial onlay on front and gilt a little rubbed. Pictorial only on spine is very rubbed as is author's name. Light marks to rear board. Front joint and a few hinges are cracked. Name in ink to top of half title page. Foxing mostly to prelims and page edges. Top edge of text block is a bit grubby. Some fingering otherwise contents generally clean.
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