DIMSIE AMONG THE PREFECTS
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce.
Stock no. 1305446
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press. 1940. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Cream covers with black verticle borders and green border with swan detail. Title in black to spine. Colour frontis. 288 pages. Spine bumped. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Some light foxing. Contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn and torn with some slight loss, rear panel is a little grubby.

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DIMSIE AMONG THE PREFECTS
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce. Illustrated by Gertrude Demain Hammond.
Stock no. 1106413
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1st 1923. Very good condition.

Cream cloth with gilt title to spine, brown title to front cover and brown vignettes to front and spine. Colour frontis, 4 b/w plates. 288 pages. Book: Inscription in ink to front endpaper. A few foxspots to spine and edge of textblock. Complete with publisher's synopsis loosely inserted.

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DOROTHY DALE AT GLENWOOD SCHOOL
Written by Margaret Penrose.
Stock no. 1105885
Published by Cupples & Leon Company. 1st USA 1908. Good condition.

Cream pictorial cloth. B/w plates. A girls school story set in the USA. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Pencil marks to rear cover. Light inscription in pencil to front endpaper. Endpapers browned. Pencil scribble to rear pastedown. Front joint and some hinges cracked. One plate has possibly been reinserted as edges are ragged. Some foxing, occasional pencil marks and some grubby marks. Tear to one page. A reading copy.

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STRANGERS AT THE ABBEY
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1304910
Published by Collins. 1st 1951. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Green cloth, green titles to spine. Colour frontis. 256 pages. Spine bumped and faded. A few light foxspots else contents clean. Price-cut wrapper has loss at top edges and is a little worn at corners.

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THE FEUD IN THE FIFTH REMOVE
Written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer. Illustrated by Ellis Silas.
Stock no. 1304589
Published by R.T.S.; Girl's Own Paper. 1st 1932. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Red cloth, gilt title and black vignette to spine, black title and decoration to front cover. Colour frontis. 222 pages. Spine and corners bumped, small split to base of spine. Remains of very small white sticker to front endpaper. Foxing and some fingering to contents but generally clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn with loss, 2" loss to base of spine, tape repair to top of spine on verso and a few tiny holes (caused by scratches) to front panel. Rear panel is a bit grubby. A nice copy in a decent enough dustwrapper.

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THE SCHOOL ON THE MOOR
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce.
Stock no. 1304471
Published by Oxford University Press. 1937. Good condition.

Cream cloth with swan decoration. Colour frontis. 285 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Covers a little bit grubby and foxed, slight wear to top of spine. There is a large red cross (felt-tip pen?) to front cover. '26. The Salvation Army' written in blue ink to front pastedown, inscription in black ink to front endpaper. Heavy foxing to contents otherwise clean.

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LAVENDER LAUGHS IN THE CHALET SCHOOL
Written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer. Illustrated by Nina K. Brisley.
Stock no. 1304455
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited. 1st 1943. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Blue cloth, dark blue titles to spine. 288 pages. B/w frontis by Brisley. Spine and corners bumped. Name plate to front pastedown (attempt has been made to remove it). Heavy foxing to page edges. Wrapper is worn and torn with tape repairs on verso, some slight loss and a bit grubby.

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MONICA TURNS UP TRUMPS
Written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer.
Stock no. 1304452
Published by Lutterworth Press. 1937. Almost very good condition.

Green, blue titles to spine and front cover. 223 numbered pages. Spine bumped and faded. Corners bumped. Cover edges slightly faded. Some pencil erasure marks to half title-page which also has a 1.5" closed tear at inner margin. A couple of hinges are pulled. It is possible that the free-endpapers (front and rear) are missing - or it may not have had any in the first instance? Contained in a photocopy dustwrapper.

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THE MANOR HOUSE SCHOOL
Written by Angela Brazil. Illustrated by F.G. Moorsom.
Stock no. 1303911
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. circa 1923. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Red pictorial cloth, cream titles. Colour frontis, 4 b/w plates. 256 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing throughout (some heavy). First gathering of pages is loose. White pictorial wrapper is grubby, creased and edge worn, 1.5" loss to top of spine and slight loss to base, a few repairs on verso.

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THE IMPOSSIBLE PREFECT
Written by Nancy Breary. Illustrated by Leo Bates.
Stock no. 1303471
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. circa 1964. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 304 pages. Spine slightly bumped. Light damp staining to lower edges of front cover and spine. Name in ink to front endpaper. Endpapers partly browned. Light foxing to outer page edges. Dustwrapper is just a little bit edge rubbed.

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ROSALY'S NEW SCHOOL
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham. Illustrated by T.J. Overnell.
Stock no. 1103869
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited. 1st 1913. Very good condition.

Blue pictorial cloth with gilt titles. 4 colour plates. 303 pages. Spine and corners are bumped and worn. Presentation plate, partially removed to front pastedown. Some foxing to outer page edges and page margins internally. All colour plates are present.

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THE TESTING OF THE TORMENT
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham. Illustrated by P.B. Hickling.
Stock no. 1103039
Published by Cassell & Company Ltd. Circa 1927. Slightly better than very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

The second in the 'Torment' trilogy. Grey decorated cloth, oval pictorial onlay to front cover. Colour frontis and 3 b/w plates. 214 pages. Information of reprint date on copyright page has been carefully erased, leaving impression that it is a 1st edition. Wrapper is torn with loss to top and tail of spine and corners of front panel.

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