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SELMA AT THE ABBEY
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1308120
Published by Collins. 1st 1952. Almost very good condition.

Cream boards, blue title to spine. Colour frontis plate. 255 pages. Spine and corners bumped, covers slightly grubby. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Some light foxing and fingering to contents.

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MONICA TURNS UP TRUMPS
Written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer.
Stock no. 1306893
Published by Lutterworth Press. 3rd 1944. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Orange cloth, black title to spine. 224 pages. Spine bumped and slightly rubbed. Tiny dent to lower edge of rear cover. There are some grubby marks to front cover edges. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn with slight loss to spine and corners.

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ISOBEL HARDY'S SCHOOLDAYS
Written by Alys Chatwyn.
Stock no. 2106220
Published by The Epworth Press. Circa 1932. Very good condition.

Stiff card covers. Chipping to spine. Creasing to cover edges and corners.

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THE GREYFRIARS HOLIDAY ANNUAL FOR 1973
Written by Frank Richards; Edwy Searles Brooks.
Stock no. 2106079
Published by Howard Baker. 1973. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Howard Baker Omnibus No 21. Best-loved works from the Golden Years of boys' fiction. Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 235 pages. 10 x 7.25". ISBN: 0703000144. Uneven fading to cover edges. Foxing and a few grubby marks to outer page edges. Wrapper is faded to spine, with edge-creasing.

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ROBINS IN THE ABBEY
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham. Illustrated by Margaret Horder.
Stock no. 1306596
Published by Collins. 1st 1947. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Blue cloth, silver titles and borders. Three b/w plates. 256 pages. Spine and corners bumped and ever so slightly rubbed. There is a tiny white mark to lower edge of rear cover. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Top corner tip of title-page is lightly creased. Dustwrapper is edge worn and a bit grubby, with some loss to spine and corners.

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A PRINCESS IN TATTERS
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham. Illustrated by Frank Adams.
Stock no. 2105946
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. 1st 1908. Fair condition.

Red cloth, red lettering in gilt oval on front and circle on spine. Front cover shows artist being watched by girl, spine shows lady with girl. Colour frontis plate. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Some light fraying/chipping to cloth at corners. Front joint has been repaired - lots of tape residue marks. Rear joint is repaired with tape. Inscription in ink to verso of frontis. Some plates are taped in with magic tape. Foxing.

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BETSY-GO-LUCKY OF THE FOURTH
Written by Jessie Leckie Herbertson. Illustrated by Gordon Browne.
Stock no. 1306411
Published by Jarrolds Publishers. circa 1924. Very good condition.

Blue pictorial cloth. 284 pages. Colour frontis, 4 b/w plates. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Prize plate to front endpaper. Pale browning to endpapers and foxing to contents else clean.

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THE LEADER OF THE REBELS
Written by Winifred Norling.
Stock no. 1106704
Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd.. Circa 1939. Almost very good condition.

Orange cloth with black titles and vignettes. B/w frontis. Carol and Jeryl cause Monica Merton, head girl of St. Monica's, a lot of trouble by their naughtiness... Wear and bumping to spine and corners. Fraying to cloth at top of spine, with small split. Presentation plate to front pastedown. Foxing.

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ROBINS IN THE ABBEY
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham. Illustrated by Margaret Horder.
Stock no. 1106665
Published by Collins. 1ST 1947. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

What girl would not be thrilled to find herself heiress to a lovely Welsh castle! Green cloth, silver titles and borders. 3 B/w plates. 256 pages. Bumping to spine; a little fading. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is very browned/faded to spine, with edge-tears and chips of loss.

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THE RIVALS OF MAIDENHURST
Written by Dorothy M. Parkin.
Stock no. 1106470
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. Circa 1950. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w frontis. A school story for girls. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Wrapper is price-cut and edge-torn with a few chips of loss; grubby marks.

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THE STAR OF ST. ANNE'S
Written by Bertha Leonard.
Stock no. 1106452
Published by Cassell & Company Ltd. 1st 1930. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Grey/blue boards with dark blue titles and decorations. B/w frontis. Presentation plate to front endpaper. Wrapper is edge-torn and chipped, with a few pieces of loss; grubby marks.

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THE ABBEY GIRLS IN TOWN
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham. Illustrated by Rosa C. Petherick.
Stock no. 1306231
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. circa 1930. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth with dark blue titles and vignettes. Colour frontis plate. 314 pages plus 5 page publication list to rear. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Light mark to rear cover. Name and date in ink to front pastedown, tiny booksellers sticker also to pastedown. Front joint was cracked (possibly broken) with some damage to surface paper on pastedown and new front free-endpaper. Foxing to first few and last few pages, and to outer page edges.

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