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PRINCESS NATALIE'S ADVENTURE
Written by Ierne L. Plunket.
Stock no. 1206252
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
1933.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Beige cloth, blue titles and decorations. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. 175 pages. Free endpapers lightly browned. Wrapper a little grubby.
THAT BOARDING-SCHOOL GIRL
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce.
Illustrated by R.H. Brock.
Stock no. 1305450
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
1930.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Embossed red cloth covers, black title to spine. Colour frontis, 4 b/w illustrations. 190 pages. Spine and corners bumped, small white mark to top of spine. Prize inscription in ink to front endpaper. Hinge between frontis and title-page is cracked. Foxing else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn, torn, chipped and creased with some loss and also a bit grubby.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- SCHOOL STORIES
- GIRLS
- SCHOOL STORIES (GIRLS)
DIMSIE AMONG THE PREFECTS
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce.
Stock no. 1305446
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press.
1940.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Cream covers with black verticle borders and green border with swan detail. Title in black to spine. Colour frontis. 288 pages. Spine bumped. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Some light foxing. Contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn and torn with some slight loss, rear panel is a little grubby.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- GIRLS
- SCHOOL STORIES
- SCHOOL STORIES (GIRLS)
NANCY TO THE RESCUE
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce.
Stock no. 1305440
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
1935.
Very good condition.
Blue cloth with black titles and vignettes to spine and front cover. Colour frontis and four b/w plates. 191 pages. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Inscription in ink to front endpaper (plus neat additional name). Foxspots to page edges.
DIMSIE AMONG THE PREFECTS
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce.
Illustrated by Gertrude Demain Hammond.
Stock no. 1106413
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
1st
1923.
Very good condition.
Cream cloth with gilt title to spine, brown title to front cover and brown vignettes to front and spine. Colour frontis, 4 b/w plates. 288 pages. Book: Inscription in ink to front endpaper. A few foxspots to spine and edge of textblock. Complete with publisher's synopsis loosely inserted.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- GIRLS
- SCHOOL STORIES
- SCHOOL STORIES (GIRLS)
STORIES FROM ELFLAND: GOBLIN GREY
Written by Agnes Grozier Herbertson.
Illustrated by L.A. Govry.
Stock no. 1204200
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press.
Circa
1930.
Very good condition.
Pictorial paperwraps. B/w illustrations. Covers are browned with corner crease. School stamp to inside front cover.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- FAIRY TALES
- GOBLIN
WHEN SANTA CLAUS WAS YOUNG
Written by Helen Reid Cross.
Illustrated by Helen Reid Cross.
Stock no. 1303379
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
Very good condition.
Pictorial card wraps. Pictorial onlay to front cover. Binding is tied up with ribbon. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. Covers are a little bit grubby and edge rubbed. Silk tie is also a little grubby and worn. Foxing to insides of covers and to page edges.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- CHRISTMAS
- FAIRY TALES
US
Written by Cecil Aldin.
Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 1302906
Published by Humphrey Milford.
1st
1922.
Very good condition.
Black cloth spine, pictorial paper boards. Six colour plates plust b/w illustrations. 44 pages. 'A Story in Seven Breaths'. The story of Smut, a little black puppy of the Scotch terrier breed and his six-year old mistress. Spine slightly frayed at top and bottom. Corners just a little worn and edges slightly rubbed. Covers slightly grubby. Joints cracked. Some light fingering else contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- DOGS
- DOGS (CHILDRENS)
- DOGS - TERRIERS
TOBY AT TIBBS CROSS
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce.
Illustrated by Margaret Horder.
Stock no. 1302642
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
1st
1942.
Almost very good condition.
Cream cloth with green title to spine and vignette to front cover. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. 192 pages. An exciting story with a background of farm life in wartime. Spine and corners bumped and spine very slightly darkened. Covers just a little bit grubby. Foxing throughout else clean.
THE BIG BOOK OF ANIMAL STORIES
Written by Margaret Stuart Lane.
Illustrated by Ernest A. Aris; Allan Carter; et al..
Stock no. 1302567
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
1928.
Very good condition.
The Big Books series edited by Herbert Strang. Pictorial boards and spine (monkey to spine). 4 colour plates, b/w text illustrations. First story is "Sai the Panther". Spine and corners very slightly bumped and rubbed. Rear cover is just a tiny bit grubby. Inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper. Foxing to page edges else contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ANIMAL STORY
CAPTAIN ANNE
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce.
Illustrated by M.D. Johnston.
Stock no. 1102671
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
1st
1939.
Good condition.
Brown cloth with dark titles and decorations to spine and front cover. Colour frontis + b/w illustrations. 288 pages. Covers are grubby, marked and unevenly faded. Corners and spine are bumped and worn, with a little fraying to cloth. Presentation plate to front pastedown. Some foxing to outer page edges and some page margins.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- GIRLS
- SCHOOL STORIES
- SCHOOL STORIES (GIRLS)
THAT BOARDING-SCHOOL GIRL
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce.
Illustrated by R.H. Brock.
Stock no. 1302458
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
1935.
Very good condition.
Embossed red cloth covers, black title to spine. Colour frontis, 4 b/w illustrations. 190 pages. Spine slightly bumped. A few light marks to covers. Book leans to one side slightly. Prize plate to front endpaper. Light foxing to contents else clean.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- SCHOOL STORIES
- GIRLS
- SCHOOL STORIES (GIRLS)