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THE CONDOR CRAGS ADVENTURE
Written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer.
Stock no. 2129551
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited. 1st 1954. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Godfrey Chudleigh paying one of his annual visits to the Argentine didn't expect that the family's possession of an Inca treasure would lead to his own kidnapping! Pale blue boards with dark blue titles to spine. B/w frontis. 204 pages. Spotting to covers. Page browning and some foxing. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few closed tears and chips; a little loss to a couple of corners.

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THE SERENDIPITY SHOP
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce. Illustrated by Margaret Horder.
Stock no. 2129403
Published by Oxford University Press; Geoffrey Cumberlege. 1st 1947. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth, red title to spine and vignette to front cover. 205 pages. B/w illustrations. Top edge red. Top and tail of spine are faded; some browning to cover edges. Bumping to corners. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is torn and chipped; with loss to top and tail of spine and surrounding areas; sticky tape repairs; some to verso, but some visible to edges of wrapper.

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MADELINE AND THE BAD HAT
Written by Ludwig Bemelmans. Illustrated by Ludwig Bemelmans.
Stock no. 2129315
Published by Andre Deutsch. 1st 1958. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Colour pictorial boards. Colour and two-tone illustrations. 1" split to top of spine. Bumping to corners. Inscription in ink to half-title page. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few edge-tears and chips; minimal loss; browning to spine.

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COUSIN LUCY AMONG THE MOUNTAINS AND COUSIN LUCY ON THE SEA-SHORE
Written by Jacob Abbott.
Stock no. 2126918
Published by Thomas Y. Crowell Co.. Almost very good condition.

The Lucy Books Series. Red cloth with gilt title boxes, black decorations. This is one of 3 volumes in the series, containing two Lucy stories. Spine is browning. Some damp marking to covers and page margins next to spine.

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TATTERS OF THE REMOVE
Written by Frank Richards.
Stock no. 2126726
Published by Howard Baker. 1st thus 1978. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green simulated leather covers, gilt titles and decorations. B/w illustrations. Greyfriar's Bookclub Collectors' Edition no. 19. Facsimile of Magnet issue nos 1195 to 1203 Signed by the publisher and limited to 500 copies. ISBN: 0703001426. SIGNED by Publisher. This is Copy No. 112. A little foxing to outer page edges. Original glassine wrapper is browned, especially to spine, with a few closed tears and chips. Slip case is very good, with a few marks.

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GOBLIN ISLAND
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham. Illustrated by T.H. Robinson.
Stock no. 2126372
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth with circular pictorial onlay to front cover and oblong to spine. Titles in gilt to spine and front cover. 3 colour plates (including title-page). 316 pages. Onlay to spine has been pulled off - just a few chips of remains - cloth underneath has faded in colour. A few marks to covers; some spotting. Foxing and browning to outer page edges.

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ROSALY'S NEW SCHOOL
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham. Illustrated by T.J. Overnell.
Stock no. 2126240
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited. 1st 1913. Almost very good condition.

Blue pictorial cloth with gilt titles. 4 colour plates. 303 pages. Bumping and wear to spine and cover edges and corners. Some scuffing and marks. Inscription in ink to half-title page, which also has light surface paper lifting from erased inscription. Foxing. Frontis is a colour PHOTOCOPY. Foxing and margin marks throughout.

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THE ABBEY GIRLS AT HOME
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 2125678
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. Circa 1932. Almost very good condition.

Orange cloth with black titles and vignettes to spine and front cover. Colour frontis. 276 pages plus book list. Fading to spine and cover edges. Bumping also to spine, with some wear. Ink writing to front pastedown. Some foxing and page browning.

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JEN OF THE ABBEY SCHOOL
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham. Illustrated by Florence Meyerheim.
Stock no. 2125329
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. Very good condition.

Grey pictorial cloth. Colour frontis, 2 b/w plates. 311 pages plus publication list to rear. Small ink mark to edge of spine. Spotting along couple of cover edges. Brown mark to rear cover. Foxing to endpapers, outer page edges and a few page margins. All plates present. Contained in a colour PHOTOCOPY wrapper.

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THE TWO FORM CAPTAINS
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham. Illustrated by Percy Tarrant.
Stock no. 2125311
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited. 1st 1921. Very good condition.

Blue cloth with green and blue decorations. 4 b/w plates. 380 pages. A few light marks to covers. Inscription in pencil to front endpaper. Foxing and a few grubby marks to endpapers, outer page edges and some page margins. All plates present.

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TWO JOANS AT THE ABBEY
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham. Illustrated by Margaret Horder.
Stock no. 2125298
Published by Collins. 1st 1945. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth with silver titles. 3 b/w plates. 222 pages. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Joint/hinge next to half-title page is cracked, so that webbing is showing through. Wrapper is edge-torn and chipped, with some repairs; loss to top of spine and a couple of corners.

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THE ABBEY GIRLS IN TOWN
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham. Illustrated by Rosa C. Petherick.
Stock no. 2124918
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. Good condition.

Beige cloth, black titles and vignettes. Colour frontis and b/w plates. 314 pages. All edges gilt. An early reprint (6 end pages to this book, 1st edition had 3). Large split down rear side of spine; fraying of cloth. Small split to base of spine; other chipping to corners. Binding is a little weak. Inscriptions in ink to front endpaper. Some grubby margin marks.

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