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BLACKIE'S GIRLS' ANNUAL
Written by Constance Bickersteth; Primrose Cumming; Ruth Cobb; et al. Illustrated by Ruth Cobb; R.H. Brock; Alfred Bestall; Eileen Soper; et al..
Stock no. 1324765
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Good condition.

Cream cloth spine. Pictorial front board shows girl with hockey stick. 4 colour plates. B/w illustrations. First story "Lance" by Bickersteth. Spine bumped and a bit grubby. Corners worn, covers edge rubbed. Small patch of surface paper damage to top front corner. Some foxing and other marks to page edges/margins.

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DORA: A HIGH SCHOOL GIRL
Written by May Baldwin. Illustrated by Mabel Lucie Attwell.
Stock no. 1324698
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited. Circa 1923. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth with dark blue vignettes and titles. 6 b/w plates. 319 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Spine slightly grubby. Prize plate to front pastedown and name plate to front free-endpaper. Endpapers browned. Some foxing to contents.

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STRANGERS IN THE LAND
Written by Ethel F. Heddle. Illustrated by Harold Copping.
Stock no. 1324682
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1904. Very good condition.

Blue pictorial cloth, gilt titles. 8 b/w plates. 383 pages. Top edge gilt, fore-edge untrimmed. Spine and corners bumped. Some light scuffing to covers. Prize-plate to front pastedown has been mostly removed (leaving evidence of glue residue). A few foxspots to page margins else contents clean.

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MARIGOLD'S FANCIES
Written by L.E. Tiddeman. Illustrated by Kate Robinson.
Stock no. 1324681
Published by S.W. Partridge & Co.. 1st 1902. Almost very good condition.

Blue pictorial cloth, gilt titles. 4 b/w plates. 168 pages plus 24 page catalogue to rear. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Prize plate to front pastedown and name plate to front free-endpaper. Page browning throughout. Small nibbled(?) patch to edge of rear cover.

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THE GREAT BOOK FOR GIRLS
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang; Phillippa Francklyn; Winifred Darch; Bessie Marchant; et al. Illustrated by Grace Lodge; Mary S. Reeve; M.D. Johnston; et al..
Stock no. 1324607
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1937. Very good condition.

Pictorial boards, front shows The Games Captain (girl with a tennis racquet). First story is "The Sea Eagles' Nest" by Francklyn. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations throughout. Unpaginated. Covers are edge worn. Contents are browned but clean.

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CHRISTIE REDFERN'S TROUBLES
Written by Mrs Robertson. Illustrated by E. Barnard Lintott.
Stock no. 1324595
Published by The Religious Tract Society. Circa 1911. Very good condition.

Green cloth with red decoration to spine and front cover. Pictorial onlay to centre of front cover. 3 b/w plates. 384 pages plus 4 page booklist to rear. Spine and corners bumped. Small white paint(?) spot to top edge of rear cover. Name plate and tiny booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Prize plate to front free-endpaper. Foxing throughout else contents clean.

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THE GIRL WHO WOULDN'T MAKE FRIENDS
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham. Illustrated by P.B. Hickling.
Stock no. 1324580
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. Circa 1926. Very good condition.

Blue cloth, black titles and vignettes to front cover and spine. Colour frontis plus one other colour plate. 288 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Book leans to one side a little. A few small marks to covers. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Joint between frontis and title-page is cracked, some other hinges pulled. A few foxspots to textblock else contents clean.

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MAID OF THE ABBEY
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1324516
Published by Collins. 1951. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Seagull library. Blue boards, and top edge blue. 220 pages. 7.5 x 5". Tiny bit of fading to base of spine. Name in ink and inscription in ink to front free-endpaper (both neat). Contents otherwise fine. Price-cut dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed with a couple of small tape repairs on verso (which have browned with age and this can been seen on front panel). A few tiny, light marks to rear panel.

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JANDY MAC COMES BACK
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1324511
Published by Collins. 1950. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Seagull Library. Blue boards. 256 pages, top edge blue. Spine and corners bumped. Name in ink to front free-endpaper. Tiny spot to lower edge of textblock. Price-cut wrapper is slightly edge rubbed with a couple of small tears, rear panel is very slightly grubby.

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CLARINDA'S QUEST
Written by Ethel F. Heddle. Illustrated by Frances Ewan.
Stock no. 1324481
Published by Blackie And Son Limited. 1st 1910. Very good condition.

A story of London. Green pictoirial cloth with gilt titles. 6 tinted plates. 359 pages plus booklist to rear. All edges olivine. Spine and corners bumped. Light mark to spine edge of front cover, small white mark to rear cover. Inscription in ink to verso of frontis. Foxing to textblock.

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A LADY OF METTLE
Written by Dorothea Moore.
Stock no. 1324451
Published by S.W. Partridge & Co. Ltd.. Circa 1917. Almost very good condition.

Burgundy decorated cloth with gilt titles and pictorial onlays to front and spine. Colour frontis of My Lady Bellamy, 4 other colour plates. 384 pages plus 32 page publication list to rear. Spine and corners are bumped. Onlay to spine is sunned. Name plate and a tiny booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Endpapers browned, some creasing to front free-endpaper. Hinges are pulled causing contents to be a little loose but still tightly bound.

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A PROBLEM FOR THE CHALET SCHOOL
Written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer. Illustrated by D. Brook.
Stock no. 1824645
Published by Girls Gone By. 1st thus 2005. Nearly fine condition.

Complete and unabridged. Pictorial cardwraps. 248 pages. ISBN: 1904417787. Previous bookseller's lable to rear cover. Contents clean.

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