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JOY'S NEW ADVENTURE
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham. Illustrated by Rene Cloke.
Stock no. 1327051
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited. 1st 1935. Almost very good condition.

A Romance of the Abbey Girls. Pale blue cloth with gilt titles to front and spine. 4 b/w plates. 254 pages. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Spine slightly faded. Small black spot to edge of front cover. Small booksellers sticker (Foyles) to front pastedown. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Some foxing to page margins and textblock. Very slight damage (surface paper?) to edge of front free-endpaper. A decent copy of the scarce first edition.

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PATCH AND A PAWN
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1327050
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1st 1940. Good condition.

Orange cloth, black titles. B/w frontis. 250 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Covers a bit grubby. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing and some grubby fingermarks to contents.

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MARGERY MEETS THE ROSES
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1327049
Published by Lutterworth Press. 1st 1947. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

18-year-old Margery Paine goes to Rainbows, a model village built by a young heiress, to open its first sweet shop. Blue cloth, black title to spine. B/w frontis. 258 pages. Spine slightly bumped with some slight fading to base. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Light browning to endpapers and light foxing to textblock. Contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is slightly edge chipped at spine.

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QUEEN OF THE ABBEY GIRLS
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1327048
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. Circa 1934. Good condition.

Red boards, black titles and borders. Colour frontis. 314 pages. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Wear and grubbiness to front cover. Prize plate to front free-endpaper. Foxing to textblock, prelims and to last text page.

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STRANGERS AT THE ABBEY
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1327047
Published by Collins. 1st 1951. Good condition.

Green cloth, green titles to spine. Colour frontis. 256 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Fading to spine and cover edges. Small black mark to top of spine. Front free-endpaper removed, half title-page is part detached at top 2".

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THE GIRL WHO WOULDN'T MAKE FRIENDS
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham. Illustrated by P.B. Hickling.
Stock no. 1327046
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. Circa 1943. Good condition.

Orange cloth with black titles and vignettes. B/w frontis plate by P.B. Hickling. 288 pages. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Covers slightly grubby. Writing in ink to endpapers (front and rear) and some erased pencil writing. Textblock is grubby. Some foxing and fingering to page margins.

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SCHOOLGIRLS AND SCOUTS
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1327045
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. Circa 1945. Very good condition.

Blue boards, silver title labels to front cover and spine. 320 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Covers edge worn, small splits to top and tail of spine. Prize plate to front free-endpaper. Foxing to endpapers. Contents browned but otherwise clean.

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THE FAIRY TALES OF THE BROTHERS GRIMM
Written by Brothers Grimm. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 1827633
Published by Folio Society. 1997. Slightly better than very good condition.

A reproduction of the 1909 edition. Blue cloth, gilt titles and decorations. Colour plates. Top edge blue. A beautiful book. Second printing. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has some minor scuff marks.

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LET'S PRETEND
Written by Georgette Agnew. Illustrated by E.H. Shepard.
Stock no. 1827603
Published by J. Saville & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1927. Almost very good condition.

A book of poems for children. Blue cloth, gilt titles and vignettes. Delightful b/w line and silhouette drawings. Top edge gilt. Boards mottled and unevenly faded. Gift inscription in ink to front endpaper. A few foxspots to prelims. Hinges lightly pulled but binding is tight. Contents clean.

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FIVE GET INTO A FIX
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Stock no. 1327014
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1958. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black titles and black vignette of the Five to front. Blue, black and white pictorial endpapers. Two-tone and b/w illustrations. 182 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Endpapers partly browned. Heavy foxing to endpapers and textblock, affects some page margins. Dustwrapper is edge worn with some small tears and foxed on verso.

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FIVE ON A HIKE TOGETHER
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Stock no. 1327013
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1962. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black titles. Plain endpapers. B/w illustrations. 192 pages. 8th impression. Spine bumped. Some slight rubbing/wear to edges of wrapper, small tear to base of spine and a light stain to rear panel.

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FIVE GET INTO TROUBLE
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Stock no. 1327012
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1960. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black titles. Yellow and black pictorial endpapers. Two-tone and b/w illustrations. 190 pages. 9th impression. Spine and corners bumped. Some page corner tips creased. A couple of small, light stains to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn and creased.

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