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THE GIRL'S OWN ANNUAL - VOLUME 57
Written by Gladys M. Spratt; Elsie J. Oxenham; Alfred Bestall; et al; Elinor M. Brent-Dyer. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall; M. Sankey; et al..
Stock no. 1327267
Published by The Girl's Own Paper Office. Good condition.

Large heavy format. Green cloth with gilt title to spine and embossed title to front cover. Colour plates and b/w text illustrations. Includes Oxenham story "Peggy and the Brotherhood" and Brent-Dyer story "The Robins Make Good". Spine and corners bumped and worn. Some damp staining to covers. Name and address in ink to front free-endpaper. Some page browning and foxing and some light fingermarks to page margins. Generally contents clean.

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EMPIRE YOUTH ANNUAL 1948
No author listed.
Stock no. 1327266
Published by P.R. Gawthorn Ltd.. 1948. Very good condition.

Includes articles on air, road, rail & radio links to the Commonwealth. Plus numerous illustrated stories. Colour and b/w photos. Blue cloth, gilt titles. 416 pages. Spine and corners bumped, some fading to spine. Inscription in ink to verso of front free-endpaper. Light foxing to textblock. Contents clean.

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COLLINS GIRLS' ANNUAL
Written by Viola Bayley; Noel Streatfeild; Mollie Chappell; Kathleen Fidler; et al. Illustrated by D.L. Wynne; Frank Varty; William Stobbs; et al..
Stock no. 1327265
Published by Collins. Very good condition.

Red spine, front board shows girl sitting down in school uniform with books and a tennis racket. Colour frontis and b/w illustrations throughout. First story Walls of Snow by Bayley. Spine bumped. Corners worn and covers slightly edge rubbed. Textblock and some page margins are a little grubby else contents clean.

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EMPIRE YOUTH ANNUAL 1946
No author listed.
Stock no. 1327264
Published by P.R. Gawthorn Ltd.. 1946. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth, gilt titles to spine and embossed title to front cover. Colour and b/w photos. The Victory Volume containing much world war two material. Spine and corners bumped, slight wear to spine. Spine and rear cover edges slightly faded. Some slight grubbiness to covers. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Some light page browning and fingering else contents clean.

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PERNEL WINS
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham. Illustrated by Margaret Horder.
Stock no. 1327263
Published by Frederick Muller Ltd.. 1948. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Green boards, dark green title to spine. B/w illustrations to text. 211 pages. 7.5 x 5". Third impression. Spine slightly bumped. Name in ink to front free-endpaper. Small mark to top margin of title-page. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn and slightly grubby with a few small chips at edges.

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THE GIRLS OF GWYNFA
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham. Illustrated by Nina K. Brisley.
Stock no. 1327262
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1st 1924. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth, gitl title to spine, embossed title and decoration to front cover. Colour frontis. 310 pages, top edge dyed blue. Spine and corners bumped. Some slightly darkened, a few small and light marks to covers. Front free-endpaper has been removed. Foxing else contents clean.

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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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SECRETS OF THE ABBEY
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1327258
Published by Collins. 1st thus 1949. Good condition.

Seagull Library series. Blue boards, silver title to spine and seagull vignette to front cover. 284 pages, top edge blue. Spine and corners bumped. Fading to edge of front cover and to spine. Foxing to textblock and endpapers. Page corner tips creased.

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THE ABBEY GIRLS ON TRIAL
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1327257
Published by Collins. 1943. Good condition.

Orange cloth, silver titles. Colour frontis. 288 pages, top edge red. Spine and corners bumped. Spine faded. Covers marked and faded. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Frontis is detached but still present. Some hinges cracked. Binding error sees a couple of page corner tips missing (no text missing).

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NEW GIRLS AT WOODEND
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1327256
Published by Frederick Books; Blackie & Son. 1st 1957. Good condition in a good dustwrapper.

A country school, entirely of seniors, is suddenly invaded by five juniors, of 12 years old or less, accepted by the headmistress for various reasons. Green boards with red titles to spine. 240 pages. EX-LIB with remains of labels to front endpapers and library stamp to verso of title-page. Front joint between half title-page and title-page is cracked. Heavy foxing to textblock and some grubby marks to page margins. Spine and corners bumped, a few tiny dents to lower cover edges. Small faded patch to centre of spine. Dustwrapper is grubby to rear panel, foxed on verso and has a small hole to front spine edge.

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