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TESSIE GROWING UP
Written by Priscilla M. Warner. Illustrated by Priscilla M. Warner.
Stock no. 1328834
Published by Basil Blackwell. 1st 1952. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Tessie saves a caravan from destruction and it helps her to travel a considerable distance along the difficult road of growing up, and establishes her more firmly than ever in her resolve to be an artist. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. 189 pages. B/w text illustrations. Red illustrations to endpapers. Spine rubbing to spine. Pale foxing to text block. White pictorial wrapper is slightly rubbed at spine and corners and is very slightly browned to spine with a small (very light) damp stain to centre.

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ANNE OF GREEN GABLES
Written by L.M. Montgomery; Margaret Atwood. Illustrated by Anna Cynthia Leplar.
Stock no. 1828824
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2004. Slightly better than very good condition.

Pretty green pictorial cloth. Colour plates. 266 pages. Introduction by Margaret Atwood. Tiny mark to top of text block (minor), a few minor spots to spine. Else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is a little shelf-scuffed.

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TOM TACKLES THE CHALET SCHOOL
Written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer.
Stock no. 1328483
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited. 1st 1955. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black title to spine. B/w frontis plate. 205 pages. Spine bumped. Contents are well browned but clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn and torn with slight loss, slightly grubby to rear panel and lightly creased to front panel. Lower corner of front flap has been torn off (but printed price still present).

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A HEAD GIRL'S DIFFICULTIES
Written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer. Illustrated by Nina K. Brisley.
Stock no. 1328478
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited. 1934. Very good condition.

Blue cloth with dark blue titles to spine and front cover. B/w frontis. 328 pages. 1.5" thick. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Spine slightly marked and browned. Foxing, mainly to textblock. Some marks to contents but generally clean.

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THE NEW ABBEY GIRLS
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1328477
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. Circa 1931. Almost very good condition.

Orange cloth with black titles and vignettes. 312 pages plus publication list to rear. Colour frontis and two b/w plates. Spine bumped and rubbed. Covers grubby. Prize plate to front pastedown. Foxing to contents. Margin tear and associated creases to last publication page.

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SALLY SCATTERBRAIN
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce. Illustrated by Betty Ladler.
Stock no. 1328461
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1956. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Orange cloth, black titles. 4 b/w plates. 253 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Some light foxing else contents clean. Dustwrapper is worn and creased with minimal loss at spine and corners.

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DIMSIE MOVES UP AGAIN
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce.
Stock no. 1328458
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press. 1944. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Light blue cloth, dark blue title to spine and motif of the letter D to front cover. 288 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed, light brown stain to lower edge of spine. Name in ink to front free-endpaper. A few foxspots to textblock. Dustwrapper is price-cut and a bit marked.

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PIPPA IN SWITZERLAND
Written by E.E. Ohlson. Illustrated by A. Mcwhor.
Stock no. 1328352
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. Circa 1948. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth, black titles to front and spine. 260 numbered pages. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations. Britannic Series. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Large but neat inscription in ik to front pastedown. Foxing to textblock and page margins. Dustwrapper is worn and torn with slight loss and is grubby to rear panel and foxed on verso.

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THE NICEST GIRL IN THE SCHOOL
Written by Angela Brazil. Illustrated by A.A. Dixon.
Stock no. 1328348
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Very good condition.

Green pictorial cloth with light titles. Colour frontis plus 4 b/w plates. 256 pages. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Small dent to top edge of front cover. Foxing else contents clean.

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THE ABBEY GIRLS ON TRIAL
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1328340
Published by Collins. 1951. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Seagull library edition. Blue boards. Silver title. 288 pages. Top edge blue. Spine slightly bumped. Foxing to endpapers. Creases to prelims. Title-page has not been cut correctly meaning the margins are bigger than all other pages and the corner is creased. Price cut wrapper is foxed on verso and slightly edge chipped, rear panel is slightly grubby.

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THE ABBEY GIRLS PLAY UP
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1328339
Published by Collins. 1948. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Seagull Library edition. Silver title to spine and vignette to front cover. 288 pages. Top edge blue. Spine and corners bumped. Some fading and other marks to covers. Small booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is lightly foxed on verso and is edge worn and creased with loss at spine and top edges.

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STOWAWAYS IN THE ABBEY
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1328338
Published by Collins. 1950. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Seagull Library series. Blue boards. 256 pages. Top edge blue. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Foxing to textblock and endpapers. Slight surface paper damage to rear pastedown. Dustwrapper is foxed on verso, is edge worn and torn and the rear panel is grubby.

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