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MR. PAPINGAY'S FLYING SHOP
Written by Marion St. John Webb. Illustrated by Franke Rogers.
Stock no. 1329938
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. Good condition.

Blue cloth, pink title to spine and vignette to front cover. Colour frontis, b/w text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Covers grubby. Endpapers browned. Old tape marks to front pastedown. Some neat ink writing to front free-endpaper (Francis Holland School Juniors Fiction Library E.47). Some grubby marks to contents. Unfortunately the colour frontis is MISSING from this copy.

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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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HANS ANDERSEN'S FAIRY STORIES
Written by Hans Christian Andersen. Illustrated by Anne Anderson.
Stock no. 1327907
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. Fair condition.

Blue cloth, gilt titles to spine and front cover, pictorial onlay to front. 11 stories. 8 colour plates plus b/w illustrations. 160 pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn with fraying of cloth. Covers slightly faded and marked. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Front joint is cracked, hinges pulled. Foxing to contents.

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ELSIE J. OXENHAM OMNIBUS FOR GIRLS
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1327432
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. 1st 1932. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Three complete full length novels, including 'Win through', 'At home', and 'Play up'. Orange covers with black titles. Top edge red. Spine bumped. Covers slightly grubby at edges. Prize plate to front pastedown. Small orange stain to lower corner of front free-endpaper else contents clean. Dustwrapper is grubby and edge torn/chipped but no loss.

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JEN OF THE ABBEY SCHOOL
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1327261
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. 1940. Good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Orange cloth, silver titles. Colour frontis. 311 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Small tears to base of spine. Front free-endpaper has been removed causing slight damage to inner margin of pastedown. Page browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is grubby and worn with some loss.

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THE ABBEY GIRLS PLAY UP
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1327260
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. Almost very good condition.

Orange cloth with black titles and vignettes. Colour frontis. 288 pages. A chunky volume. Spine and corners bumped. Fading to spine and cover edges. Some foxing else contents clean.

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QUEEN OF THE ABBEY GIRLS
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham. Illustrated by E.J. Kealey.
Stock no. 1327259
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. Circa 1929. Very good condition.

Bright green pictorial cloth. Black titles and border. Colour frontis. 314 pages plus publication list at rear. 8 x 5.5". A chunky volume. Spine and corners bumped. Slight rubbing to spine. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Front joint cracked. Some light foxing and page browning.

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THE THIRD TERM AT ROCKLANDS
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1327254
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. 1st thus 1931. Good condition.

Adapted from "Jen of the Abbey School". Blue boards, bold black titles to front cover and spine. Colour frontis plate. 112 pages. 7.5 x 5". Spine and corners bumped and worn, cover edges rubbed. Small patch of surface paper damage to top edge of front cover, slight damp staining to front cover. Frontis is MISSING from this copy. There are some small red ink stamps (can't read what they say) scattered to the first few pages. The contents are very browned but otherwise clean.

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A PRINCESS IN TATTERS
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1326853
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth with black title to spine and embossed decorations to front cover and spine. Colour frontis. 336 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Spine slightly faded and covers slightly marked. Front free-endpaper is missing. Foxing to contents and some fingering to page margins.

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TOT AND TIM ANNUAL 9TH YEAR
Written by Barbara E. Todd; Constance Heward; Violet Metheley; Madeline Barnes; et al. Illustrated by Charles Robinson; Grace Lodge; Anne Anderson; et al..
Stock no. 1325965
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. Circa 1928. Good condition.

Beige cloth spine, front cover shows two children playing at Tally-Ho. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. 139 numbered pages. First verse is "The Lane in May" by Tadema. Covers are grubby and edge-worn. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Light foxing.

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MOTHER GOOSE
Written by Peter Patch. Illustrated by Peter Patch; Jean Walmsley Heap.
Stock no. 2140213
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. Very good condition.

A Panto-Peep book. Top edge of covers and contents shaped. Lift the flaps and peep through the windows. Brightly illustrated throughout. Oblong format, pictorial paperwraps. Peter Patch is Jean Walmsley Heap. Light wear to edges. Contents are lovely and bright with lift-the-flaps and see-through windows in very good working order.

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THE THREE BEARS
Written by Molly B. Thomson. Illustrated by Molly Thomson.
Stock no. 2138154
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. Very good condition.

A shaped 'Kiddie Kut' book with windows which allow you to peep through to the following pages. Charming! Colour illustrations throughout. Small split to top of spine. Some browning marks to edges of top of some cut out pages.

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