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TALES OF ST. CEDRICS
Written by L.C. Douthwaite. Illustrated by J. Phillips Paterson.
Stock no. 1311570
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. circa 1949. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

An excellent school story, in which boxing plays a prominent part. Blue cloth, dark blue titles and borders. 253 pages. Colour frontis, some b/w chapter headers. Spine and corners bumped. Prize plate to front endpaper (with name blacked out). Heavy foxing at page edges. Price-cut wrapper is slightly edge worn and is grubby to rear panel.

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PADDY THE PRIDE OF THE SCHOOL
Written by Dorothy Dennison. Illustrated by Laurence East.
Stock no. 1501955
Published by Every Girl's Paper Office. circa 1931. Very good condition.

Grey cloth with black titles and decorations. Colour frontis. 255 pages. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Pen mark near top edge of front cover. Presentation plate to front pastedown. Light browning to prelims and last few pages. Foxing, mainly to prelims and page edges.

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SELMA AT THE ABBEY
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 2112107
Published by Collins. 1st 1952. Very good condition.

Cream boards, blue title to spine. Colour frontis plate. 255 pages. Some grubby marks and light wear to covers. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges.

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THE SECOND TERM AT ROCKLANDS
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1501786
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. circa 1939. Almost very good condition.

Orange cloth, black titles, borders and vignette of girls playing hockey. 128 pages. Colour frontis. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Spine is browned. A few marks to covers. Damage to rear joint but is being held in place by endpapers. Erased pencil writing to front pastedown. Presentation inscription to half title page. Some page browning and foxing especially to prelims and page edges.

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THE MANOR HOUSE SCHOOL
Written by Angela Brazil. Illustrated by Arthur A. Dixon.
Stock no. 1108784
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1922. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Green pictorial cloth, colour frontis and 4 b/w plates. 256 pages. Prize plate to front pastedown. Some page browning and foxing. Wrapper is grubby and browned, with tears and a little loss to corners and top and tail of spine.

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WILLIAM THE FOURTH
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1808079
Published by George Newnes Limited. 3rd 1924. Almost very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Red cloth with black titles to front and spine. 250 pages and 2 pages of adverts to rear. B/w illustrations. Third impression. Uneven fading to top edge of boards. A few hinges pulled. Scattered foxing throughout. Top edge of text block grubby. Pictorial wrapper is torn with loss and faded.

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THE ABBEY GIRLS AT HOME
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1808066
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. Circa 1941. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Ninth Abbey Girls story. Orange cloth with silver titles to spine and front cover. Colour frontis. 276 pages. Minor uneven fading to covers. Silver titles nice and bright. Minor foxing to outer page edges. Price-cut pictorial wrapper is edge-worn with a few closed tears and small chips, lightly faded to spine and slightly grubby to rear panel. Overall a nice copy.

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THE ABBEY GIRLS
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham. Illustrated by A.A. Dixon.
Stock no. 1108591
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. 1st 1920. Good condition.

Blue illustrated cloth covers. 3 colour plates. 320 pages. 7.75 x 5.25". Bumping and wear to spine and corners; some fraying to cloth at corners and to top and tail of spine. Marks to covers. Browning to pages, with some foxing. One plate is MISSING (2 of 3 present).

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A HARUM-SCARUM SCHOOLGIRL
Written by Angela Brazil. Illustrated by John Campbell.
Stock no. 1108589
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1924. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue pictorial cloth. 6 b/w plates. 288 pages. 7.5 x 5". Spine is browned. Some bumping to corners. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is very browned to spine and edges; a few nicks and some edge-creasing; minimal loss.

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THE CONQUEST OF CHRISTINA
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham. Illustrated by G.B. Foyster.
Stock no. 2112026
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. Good condition.

Blue cloth with pictorial onlays to spine and front cover; border decoration. Colour frontis and half-title page. B/w illustrations. Splits to tops and tails of spine; some fraying to cloth. Marks to covers. Some nicks and fading to onlays (especially one on spine). Prize plate to front endpaper. Some foxing and page browning. Contents are still very good.

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GOLDEN SQUARE HIGH SCHOOL
Written by May Baldwin. Illustrated by A.S. Boyd.
Stock no. 1311119
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited. circa 1927. Good condition.

Green cloth with dark green titles and vignettes. B/w frontis. 311 pages. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed, pale foxing to spine. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Frontis is detached but still present and has name and address written in biro on verso. Hinge between frontis and endpaper cracked, rear joint partly cracked. Endpapers browned.

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A THRILLING TERM AT JANEWAYS
Written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer. Illustrated by Florence Mary Anderson.
Stock no. 1311117
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Beige cloth, black titles. B/w illustrations. Some slight wrinkling of cloth. Spine slightly faded. Foxspots and a small grubby mark to textblock. New Era Series dustwrapper is price-cut by publisher with new price printed above, is edge worn with slight loss and a tape repair to base of spine on verso.

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