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THE ABBEY GIRLS IN TOWN
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham. Illustrated by Rosa C. Petherick.
Stock no. 1306231
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. circa 1930. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth with dark blue titles and vignettes. Colour frontis plate. 314 pages plus 5 page publication list to rear. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Light mark to rear cover. Name and date in ink to front pastedown, tiny booksellers sticker also to pastedown. Front joint was cracked (possibly broken) with some damage to surface paper on pastedown and new front free-endpaper. Foxing to first few and last few pages, and to outer page edges.

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THE TURBULENCE OF TONY
Written by Phyllis Matthewman.
Stock no. 2105290
Published by Latimer House Ltd.. 2nd 1952. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

'A Priory Book'. Red covers, black titles. 150 Pages. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is price-cut with some closed tears and creasing.

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A FOURTH FORM REBEL
Written by Christine Chaundler.
Stock no. 1306061
Published by Nisbet & Co. Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Orange cloth with brown title to spine and vignette to front cover. Yellow and black frontis illustration. 222 pages. Spine and corners bumped, spine faded. Front joint is cracked and has an old tape repair (tape coming unstuck). Small pieces missing to top margin of page 173/4 (not affecting text). Some page corners lightly creased.

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JUNIOR CAPTAIN
Written by Nancy Breary. Illustrated by D. Mays.
Stock no. 2105132
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth covers, white titles. 4 b/w plates. 248 pages. Some uneven marking to covers. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-chipped, with a few small tears; faded to spine with grubby marks.

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NO PEACE FOR THE PREFECTS
Written by Nancy Breary.
Stock no. 2105130
Published by George Newnes Limited. 2nd 1947. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth. Black titles. 216 pages. 7.5 x 5". Spine and corners are bumped and worn. Fading to spine. Marks to coves. Some foxing. Ink writing to rear pastedown, otherwise contents are still very good.

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THE FORM THAT LIKED TO BE FIRST
Written by Nancy Breary. Illustrated by W. Spence.
Stock no. 1305935
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. circa 1948. Almost very good condition.

Beige cloth, purple titles to front and spine. 272 pages. 4 b/w plates. Spine and corners are bumped with some slight wear to top front corner. Front endpapers have been replaced and the front joint (between half-title and frontis) is partially cracked. Light foxing throughout else contents clean.

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THIS TIME NEXT TERM
Written by Nancy Breary. Illustrated by P.B. Hickling.
Stock no. 1305934
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1945. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth with white titles. 4 b/w plates. Very slight bumping to spine and corners, a few tiny dents to cover edges. Inscription in ink to front endpaper (dated 1945). Light foxing to prelims and heavy foxing to page edges. Pictorial wrapper is just slightly edge rubbed/nicked and a little grubby on rear panel.

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THE LOWER FOURTH EXCELS ITSELF
Written by Nancy Breary.
Stock no. 1305925
Published by George Newnes Ltd.. 1st 1945. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth, black titles. 207 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Some fading to lower 1.5" of spine. Top edge of front cover has been ever so slightly nibbled by a rodent(?). Inscription in pencil to front endpaper. Heavy foxing to endpapers and page edges. Dustwrapper is edge worn with tape repairs on verso, loss to base of spine and some slight loss at other corners.

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GIVE A FORM A BAD NAME
Written by Nancy Breary.
Stock no. 1305923
Published by George Newnes Limited. 3rd 1949. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Green cloth, black titles. 200 pages. Spine slightly bumped. Foxing to endpapers and page edges. There is a small patch of damage to the lower edge of the front pastedown which has occurred during the binding process. Dustwrapper is worn and torn but only minimal loss and slightly grubby on rear panel.

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ELSIE J. OXENHAM OMNIBUS FOR GIRLS
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1305915
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. Spine and corners bumped, some fading to cover edges. Inscription in ink and some pencil writing (erased) to front endpaper. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Dustwrapper is edge worn with slight chipping and faded to spine.

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MARGARET PLAYS THE GAME
Written by Winifred Darch.
Stock no. 1704443
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1933. Good condition.

Orange cloth with blind titles and decoration to front. Pale blue titles to spine. Colour frontis. Top of spine frayed with 1" split. Front endpaper missing. Some foxing.

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WHAT HAZEL DID
Written by Mary Bradford Whiting. Illustrated by H.M. Rhodes.
Stock no. 1206323
Published by The Religious Tract Society. Circa 1927. Very good condition.

Brown pictorial cloth, black titles. Colour frontis. 351 pages. Book: book plate to front pastedown. Top of spine chipped with loss.

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