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DAMARIS DANCES
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham. Illustrated by Margaret Horder.
Stock no. 1327247
Published by Oxford University Press. 1947. Very good condition.

Blue cloth covers, dark blue titles and vignette. Colour frontis plate. B/w illustrations. 271 pages. 7.5 x 5". Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Initials CC written in red biro to front free-endpaper. Textblock is slightly grubby but generally clean.

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DANCER IN DANGER
Written by Lorna Hill. Illustrated by Esme Verity.
Stock no. 1826779
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. 1st 1960. Good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The story of a ballet company's tour in Sicily. Blue boards, black title to spine. 3 colour plates and 8 b/w pencil drawings. Boards are nice and bright. Front joint is broken, front endpaper consequently detaching but present. Foxing throughout. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is also heavily foxed, browned and worn at top & tail of spine.

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ROSANNA JOINS THE WELLS
Written by Lorna Hill. Illustrated by Eve Guthrie.
Stock no. 1323912
Published by Evans Brothers Limited. 1st 1956. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Spine bumped, slight rubbing to spine and corners. Foxing to textblock and page margins. Dustwrapper is edge worn and chipped with slight loss to top and tail of spine.

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PRINCIPAL ROLE
Written by Lorna Hill. Illustrated by Esme Verity.
Stock no. 1323910
Published by Evans Brothers Limited. 1st 1957. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth with gilt titles. B/w illustrations. A "Wells" book. Spine and corners bumped, slight fading to lower cover edges. Foxing to textblock and some page margins. Dustwrapper is edge worn with slight loss, section of loss to front panel (1x1").

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JANE LEAVES THE WELLS
Written by Lorna Hill. Illustrated by Eve Guthrie.
Stock no. 1323909
Published by Evans Brothers Limited. 1955. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Spine bumped. Foxing to textlbock. Some browning to half title-page. Dustwrapper is browned on verso, is slightly edge rubbed and foxed to rear panel.

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NO CASTANETS AT THE WELLS
Written by Lorna Hill. Illustrated by Eve Guthrie.
Stock no. 1323906
Published by Evans Brothers Limited. 1st 1953. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Minimal bumping to spine. Some marks to rear cover. Endpapers are browned. Some foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is slightly worn to spine and corners, is a little grubby to rear panel and slightly browned to spine. There is browning to the verso of the wrapper.

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MASQUERADE AT THE WELLS
Written by Lorna Hill. Illustrated by Eve Guthrie.
Stock no. 1323905
Published by Evans Brothers Limited. 1st 1952. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Third book in the Sadlers Wells series. Jane wants to be a dancer but her parents want her to be a veterinary surgeon, whilst her cousin Mariella would rather be with animals than train to be a dancer like her mother. The two girsl decide that Jane should masquerade as Mariells at a forth coming audition for the Sadlers Wells company. Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 190 pages. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. A few small, light marks to covers. Endpapers are partly browned. Top edge of textblock is dusty. Dustwrapper is worn and torn with substantial loss on rear panel and some loss to top and tail of spine. Rear panel is also a bit grubby. Wrapper is browned on verso and to spine.

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DANCER'S LUCK
Written by Lorna Hill. Illustrated by Esme Verity.
Stock no. 1323768
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. 1st 1955. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

The story of a ballet company on a tour which began in London and ended at the Skye Gathering Ball in far-away Portree. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. Colour frontis plate, b/w illustrations. Endpapers are maps of the Island of Skye. Spine slightly bumped. Foxing to textblock and page margins. Dustwrapper is edge worn and chipped with slight loss, evidence of old tape reinforcements to verso. Dustwrapper is slightly grubby.

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JANE LEAVES THE WELLS
Written by Lorna Hill. Illustrated by Eve Guthrie.
Stock no. 1322162
Published by Evans Brothers Limited. 1st 1953. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

The fifth story in the Sadler's Wells ballet series. Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Covers damp spotted. Foxing to endpapers and textblock. Dustwrapper is edge chipped with slight loss to top and tail of spine, rear panel is a bit grubby and browned.

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NO CASTANETS AT THE WELLS
Written by Lorna Hill. Illustrated by Eve Guthrie.
Stock no. 1322160
Published by Evans Brothers Limited. 1st 1953. Good condition in a poor dustwrapper.

Red cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Fading to cover edges and small stain to base of spine. Endpapers browned. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge chipped, foxed and browned with 1" loss to base of spine and 0.5" loss at top, front flap is almost detached.

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IN JUST ORDER MOVE
Written by F.M.G. Willson.
Stock no. 2127071
Published by The Athlone Press. 1st USA 1997. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Progress of the Laban Centre for Movement and Dance 1946-1996. B/w photos. ISBN: 0485115182. Possibly SIGNED by author, as 'Glenn Willson', with dedication to previous owner. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few marks.

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DANCER ON HOLIDAY
Written by Lorna Hill. Illustrated by Esme Verity.
Stock no. 1208797
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. 1st 1962. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A broken ankle gives Annette Dancy an unexpected holiday at home in the lovely old peel tower where he family lives. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. Colour frontis and a couple of colour and b/w plates. Spine very slightly bumped. Light brown stain to lower corners of pages else a near fine copy. Wrapper, price-cut by publisher, has light brown stain at front corners, a closed tear repaired on verso and is rubbed at edges.

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