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THE SWISH OF THE CURTAIN
Written by Pamela Brown. Illustrated by Newton Whittaker.
Stock no. 1830460
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. 1950. Very good condition.

A story broadcast on the BBC Children's Hour. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. 345 pages. Reprint. A few marks to boards. Text block a little grubby. Some foxing present, mainly to rear endpapers.

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GOLDEN PAVEMENTS
Written by Pamela Brown. Illustrated by Newton Whittaker.
Stock no. 1830459
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. 1949. Almost very good condition in a poor dustwrapper.

The schoolboy and schoolgirl company who ran their own theatre, the "Blue Door", in Fenchester, come to London to finish their training at Dramatic School - and this is the story of their experiences. Red boards with gilt title to cream cloth spine. Colour frontis. B/w full page illustrations throughout. 261 pages. Reprint. Vertical reading crease to spine, boards a little grubby. Text block browned. Some foxing present, especially to prelims end endpapers. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is in two halves with most of the spine missing, edge worn with loss, creased, repaired to verso with clear tape, yellowed with age.

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MADDY ALONE
Written by Pamela Brown. Illustrated by Newton Whittaker.
Stock no. 1830458
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. 1949. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This is the book of the successful play of the same title broadcast in the BBC children's Hour. It deals with the adventures of Maddy, the youngest member of the Blue Door Theatre Company, made famous in Pamela Brown's first book The Swish of the Curtain (broadcast twice), and the sequel, Golden Pavements. An exciting and amusing story to be enjoyed by all children interested in films and filming. Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations. Top edge green. 134 pages. Reprint. Browning to endpapers. Some small foxspots present. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-rubbed iwht slight loss at corners, worn at top & tail of spine and is a little grubby to rear panel.

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BLUE DOOR VENTURE
Written by Pamela Brown. Illustrated by Newton Whittaker.
Stock no. 1328595
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. 1949. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

The boys and girls who started the Blue Door Theatre in "The Swish of the Curtain" and went to Dramatic School in "Golden Pavements" are back again at the Blue Door, running a repertory company. Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. Colour frontis, 8 b/w illustrations. 224 pages. Spine slightly bumped and faded at top and tail. Some foxing to covers, endpapers and textblock. Tiny booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Dustwrapper is edge worn with slight loss, grubby to rear panel. Some tape repairs on verso.

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HARLEQUIN CORNER
Written by Pamela Brown. Illustrated by Marcia Lane Foster.
Stock no. 1323558
Published by Thomas Nelson & Sons. 1954. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Green boards. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Writing in ink (black and pink) to front free-endpaper. Foxing to textblock. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn and chipped, rear panel slightly grubby.

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LOOKING AFTER LIBBY
Written by Pamela Brown.
Stock no. 1319315
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1974. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 146 pages. When Unity hears that their mother is on her way back from Australia, she sets out to find her sister Libby. But Libby has disappeared from drama school... ISBN: 0340175885. Spine and corners bumped. Front free-endpaper removed else contents fine. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed and faded to spine, barcode label stuck to rear panel of wrapper.

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TO BE A BALLERINA AND OTHER STORIES
Written by Pamela Brown. Illustrated by Marcia Lane Foster.
Stock no. 2112102
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. 1957. Very good condition.

Green cloth, gilt title to spine, vignette to front cover. Colour frontis + b/w illustrations. A few marks/light scuffing to covers. Couple of corners are bumped. Grubby marks to endpapers and outer page edges.

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GOLDEN PAVEMENTS
Written by Pamela Brown. Illustrated by Newton Whittaker.
Stock no. 2109095
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. 1st 1947. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

The schoolboy and schoolgirl company who ran their own theatre, the "Blue Door", in Fenchester, come to London to finish their training at Dramatic School - and this is the story of their experiences. Red boards with gilt title to cream cloth spine. Colour frontis. B/w full page illustrations throughout. 261 pages. Darkening to top and tail of spine. Wear to cover edges. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is price-cut with tears and chips; loss to top and tail of spine and edges. Wrapper is also heavily creased in places, with smaller pieces of loss.

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MADDY ALONE
Written by Pamela Brown. Illustrated by Newton Whittaker.
Stock no. 2109089
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. 1946. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations. 134 pages. Top edge blue. A little bumping to spine and corners, with slight dark marks. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-torn and chipped, with small bits of loss; creased.

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GOLDEN PAVEMENTS
Written by Pamela Brown. Illustrated by Newton Whittaker.
Stock no. 2106024
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. 1st 1947. Almost very good condition.

Green boards with cream cloth spine and gilt title. Colour frontis + b/w illustrations. What look like dart/pin holes to front cover and some pages to prelims. Corners are bumped and worn. Some marks to covers. Tape residue to front pastedown. Foxing throughout.

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FIRST HOUSE
Written by Pamela Brown. Illustrated by Drake Brookshaw.
Stock no. 381924
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. 1st 1959. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Brick red cloth with gilt title to spine and vignette to front cover. Colour frontis + b/w illustrations. Spine slightly bumped with a tiny nick to top. Old tape marks to pastedowns. Contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is slightly edge worn and has old tape marks to verso.

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SUMMER IS A FESTIVAL
Written by Pamela Brown.
Stock no. 438200
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1972. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

White boards, metalic red title to spine. For Bethany and the other students at Broomfields, the hightlight of the holidays was to be their performance at Camelyeard's Summer Festival... ISBN: 0340158379. Bumping along a couple of cover edges, with a little browning. A few pages internally have corner creases. Pictorial wrapper is bright with a little edge-creasing and a few wear marks to rear panel and corners.

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