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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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COLLINS' CHILDREN'S ANNUAL
Written by Katharine Tynan; Christine Chaundler; Ethel Talbot; Katharine Oldmeadow; et al. Illustrated by Honor C. Appleton; A.A. Dixon; Agnes Richardson; R. James Williams; et al..
Stock no. 2125067
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. Almost very good condition.

Large format, cloth spine, front cover shows two children sledging, three stood behind. 5 colour plates plus 23 full page colour illustrations, b/w illustrations to text. 184 pages. First story is Chris's Knight by Tynan. Heavy bumping and wear along cover edges and to spine; some chipping. Fading to spine. Foxing to rear cover and throughout book.

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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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THE RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM
Written by Omar Khayyam; Edward Fitzgerald; Laurence Housman. Illustrated by Charles Robinson.
Stock no. 1316945
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. circa 1940. Very good condition.

Translated by Fitzgerald, introduction by Housman. Red cloth covers, elaborate gilt vignette and title to front cover. 4 superb tipped-in colour plates. Pink decorations surrounding text. 94 pages. Spine and corners bumped and spine very slightly faded. Inscription in ink to half-title page. Light corner creases to 3 of the 4 plates. Foxing to contents.

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THE ANNE ANDERSON PICTURE BOOK
Written by Hans Christian Andersen; Brothers Grimm. Illustrated by Anne Anderson.
Stock no. 1814807
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. Good condition.

Orange/brown cloth spine. Large format. Pictorial boards. Numerous coloured and b/w illustrations by Anne Anderson, illustrating Hans Andersen and Grimms' Fairy Tales. Boards scuffed and edge-worn. 'Angela' written in pencil to rear board. Front hinge starting to split (between frontis and title page. Most top margin corners have loss or surface paper damage... perhaps the book had been exposed to damp which caused the top corners to stick together and they have then been prised apart? Clear tape repair to first page of Hansel and Grethel.

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THE CONQUEST OF CHRISTINA
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1208817
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. Circa 1925. Very good condition.

Red cloth with gilt title to spine and black title to front cover, pictorial onlays to front and spine. Colour frontis and title-page, b/w illustrations. 343 pages. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Spine onlay slightly scuffed. Covers bright and clean. Endpapers browned. Foxing to prelims. Light page browning.

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GOBLIN ISLAND
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham. Illustrated by T.H. Robinson.
Stock no. 2123598
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. Circa 1908. Very good condition.

Rebound. Blue cloth with gilt title to spine.Colour frontis and title-page. B/w plates. 316 pages. Some wear to spine. Bookplate to front pastedown. Some margin marks.

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BARBARA IN BRITTANY
Written by E.A Gillie. Illustrated by E. Heatly.
Stock no. 1407047
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. circa 1921. Almost very good condition.

Green pictorial cloth with gilt titles. B/w plates. 192 pages. Bumping and rubbing to spine and corners. Front endpaper is MISSING. Small bookseller's label to front pastedown. Inscription in ink to half -title page which is a marked by transfer of colour from pastedown. Rear joint and several hinges cracked. A few foxspots and some grubby margin marks.

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GOBLIN ISLAND
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham. Illustrated by T.H. Robinson; A.A. Dixon.
Stock no. 1316476
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. circa 1913. Very good condition.

Red cloth with pictorial onlays and titles in gilt to spine and front cover. 3 colour plates (including title-page), endpapers are illustrated by Dixon. 316 pages. All edges gilt. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Prize plate to front pastedown. Both joints are cracking (showing webbing). Heavy foxing but contents generally clean.

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THE GIRLS OF SQUIRREL HOUSE
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1406291
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. 1st 1932. Very good condition.

Bright yellow cloth with brown lettering and vignette of galleon to front. Colour frontis. 128 pages. Story taken from part of the Abbey Girls On Trial. Spine and corners bumped. Light browning to endpapers. Some foxing, mainly to text block edge. Some light fingering.

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EXPELLED FROM SCHOOL
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham. Illustrated by Victor Prout.
Stock no. 1506626
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. 1st 1919. Almost very good condition.

Blue pictorial cloth shows girl in mountains, black titles, girl holding book to spine. 4 colour plates. 319 pages. Spine bumped, worn and slightly faded. A little bumping and wear to corners. A few marks to covers. Light browning to endpapers. Foxing, mainly to text block and prelims. Small grubby mark to title page. All plates present but one is detached.

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