Dorita Fairlie Bruce
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MRS. STRANG'S ANNUAL FOR GIRLS
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang; Phillippa Francklyn; Thora Stowell; Dorita Fairlie Bruce; Winifred Darch; et al.
Illustrated by Howard K. Elcock; Mary Strange Reeve; M.D. Johnston; M.A. Peart; et al..
Stock no. 1506885
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
circa
1924.
Almost very good condition.
Cloth spine with pictorial onlay of girl in yellow dress, pictorial front cover shows two girls, one playing a whistle(?). 6 colour plates and b/w illustrations. 168 pages. First story is 'The Sea-Eagle' Nest' by Francklyn. Spine browned, bumped and worn with a little loss from top edge of onlay. Wear to corners and cover edges. Uneven fading and a few marks to covers. A couple of hinges cracked. A little foxing, mainly to text block. One plate partially detached.
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- CHILDRENS
- ANNUALS
- ANNUALS (GIRLS)
- GIRLS
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LITTLE FOLKS 1912
Written by Dorothea Moore; John Comfort; Dorita Fairlie Bruce; et al.
Illustrated by Harry B. Neilson; Mabel Lucie Attwell; Noel Harrold; et al..
Stock no. 1405232
Published by Cassell & Company Limited.
1912.
Good condition.
Volume 76. Green pictorial cloth. Gilt titles. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. First story is 'Penelope - Poet' by Dorothea Moore. 10" x 7" Spine and corners bumped and a little worn. A few light marks to rear board. Both joints cracked. Title page and prelims missing. Inscription to verso of frontis. Colouring to a few b/w illustrations. Biro has been used to outline some smaller illustrations. Biro drawing on reverse of one illustration which does affect a small part of text. Small hole to one colour plate. Some foxing and grubby margin marks.
MRS. STRANG'S ANNUAL FOR GIRLS
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang; Phillippa Francklyn; Thora Stowell; Dorita Fairlie Bruce; Winifred Darch; et al.
Illustrated by Howard K. Elcock; Mary Strange Reeve; M.D. Johnston; M.A. Peart; et al..
Stock no. 1505231
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
circa
1924.
Slightly better than good condition.
Cloth spine with pictorial onlay of girl in yellow dress, pictorial front cover shows two girls, one playing a whistle(?). 6 colour plates and b/w illustrations. 168 pages. First story is 'The Sea-Eagle' Nest' by Francklyn. Slight bumping and wear to spine, corners and lower edge of front cover. A couple of small marks to rear cover and fading to edges. Spine and front cover general lovely and bright. Ink inscription to front pastedown. Hinge cracked next to first page of text and first gathering pulled so feels very loose. A few hinges cracked. Contents generally clean with just a little foxing.
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- ANNUALS
- ANNUALS (GIRLS)
- GIRLS
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TRIFFENY
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce.
Illustrated by Margaret Horder.
Stock no. 1404235
Published by Oxford University Press; Geoffrey Cumberlege.
1st
1950.
Almost very good condition.
Triffeny joins the family pottery firm and rather unexpectedly becomes an asset to the business in more ways than one... Brown cloth, silver title to spine and small vignette of a squirrel to front cover. B/w text illustrations. 275 pages. Spine and corners are bumped and rubbed. Spine is faded and a little marked. Title on spine faded. Front joint is cracked. Foxing mainly to endpapers, prelims and page edges. Rear endpaper is browned. Frontis is creased. Contained in a photocopy dustwrapper.
NANCY CALLS THE TUNE
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce.
Illustrated by Margaret Horder.
Stock no. 1404139
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
1944.
Almost very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.
Beige cloth, purple title to spine and vignette to front cover. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. 192 pages. Spine and corners a little bumped. Front joint beginning to crack. Pages are lightly browned. Light foxing mainly to page edges. Dustwrapper is in two halves with the split being at the rear of the spine. The front flap is partially detached and the rear flap has tears along the join. The rear panel is grubby and torn piece of white paper to verso to strengthen it. Loss to top of spine and and front panel.
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- CHILDRENS
- GIRLS
- SCHOOL STORIES
- SCHOOL STORIES (GIRLS)
NANCY AT ST. BRIDE'S
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce.
Illustrated by M.D. Johnston.
Stock no. 1404138
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
1933.
Slightly better than good condition.
Cream cloth with black border lines and green swan design to front cover, black title to spine. Colour frontis. 288 pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Cloth at the top of the spine is beginning to split. Board edges lightly rubbed. Spine browned and covers grubby. Both joints are cracked. Endpapers are browned. Foxing throughout which is especially heavy to prelims and last few pages.
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- CHILDRENS
- GIRLS
- SCHOOL STORIES
- SCHOOL STORIES (GIRLS)
DIMSIE HEAD GIRL
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce.
Illustrated by Mary Strange Reeve.
Stock no. 1503792
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press.
1st
1925.
Good condition.
Green covers with black title and decoration to front cover and spine. Colour frontis plus 4 b/w illustrations. 280 pages. Covers are damp stained. Top of spine bumped. Wear to corners. Front cover slightly bowed. Prize plate to front endpaper. Top of text block grubby. Some foxing. One hinge cracked. Contents generally clean.
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- CHILDRENS
- GIRLS
- SCHOOL STORIES
- SCHOOL STORIES (GIRLS)
THE GIRLS OF ST. BRIDE'S
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce.
Illustrated by Henry Coller.
Stock no. 1503316
Published by Girls Gone By.
1st thus
2002.
Fine condition.
Complete and unabridged. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour frontis, 4 b/w illustrations. 222 pages. ISBN: 1904417019. Light score mark to front cover. A nice copy.
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NANCY TO THE RESCUE
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce.
Stock no. 2112108
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
1935.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Orange cloth, black title to spine and embossed title and vignette to front cover. Colour frontis and b/w illustrations. 191 pages. Light bumping and wear to spine and corners. A few marks to covers. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Crossed out inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to endpapers, outer page edges and some page margins. Wrapper is price-cut with edge-tears and chips; some small pieces of loss; grubby.
THE SCHOOL ON THE MOOR
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce.
Stock no. 1310846
Published by Oxford University Press.
1934.
Almost very good condition.
Cream cloth with swan decoration. Colour frontis. 285 pages. Spine and corners bumped, some grubby fingering and a couple of light marks to covers. Small hole to cloth at front edge of spine. Prize plate to front pastedown. Foxing to contents else clean.
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- CHILDRENS
- GIRLS
- SCHOOL STORIES
- SCHOOL STORIES (GIRLS)
THE SCHOOL ON THE MOOR
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce.
Stock no. 2111071
Published by Oxford University Press.
1934.
Almost very good condition.
Cream cloth with swan decoration. Colour frontis. 285 pages. Spine is creased, with some bumping. Grubby marks and foxing to covers. Some foxing also to endpapers, outer page edges and some page margins.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- GIRLS
- SCHOOL STORIES
- SCHOOL STORIES (GIRLS)
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TRIFFENY
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce.
Illustrated by Margaret Horder.
Stock no. 2110624
Published by Oxford University Press; Geoffrey Cumberlege.
1st
1950.
Fair condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Triffeny joins the family pottery firm and rather unexpectedly becomes an asset to the business in more ways than one... Brown cloth, silver title to spine and small vignette of a squirrel to front cover. B/w text illustrations. 275 pages. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Large initials in ink to base of spine. Front endpaper is MISSING and front joint is cracked and repaired with tape. Foxing. Some tape marks to rear endpapers. Wrapper is unevenly faded with edge-tears and chips; some loss and grubby marks.