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TUCK'S ANNUAL FOR BOYS AND GIRLS
Written by Enid Blyton; Pamela Brown; et al.
Stock no. 595301
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.. Circa 1953. Almost very good condition.

Includes "Shadow the Sheepdog" by Blyton and "Toby Takes A Bow" by Pamela Brown. Blue cloth spine, pictorial boards. Front cover shows children boarding an aeroplane. Edges rubbed & worn. Small square patch of surface paper loss to top of rear cover. Inscription in blue pencil to verso of front endpaper. Front joint starting to crack. Very few foxspots, contents generally clean and bright.

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THE BESSIE MARCHANT OMNIBUS BOOK
Written by Bessie Marchant.
Stock no. 434834
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1933. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Contains: The Gold-Marked Charm; Sally Makes Good; Three Girls in Mexico. Red cloth, black titles. A few grubby marks to covers. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is grubby with a few small edge-tears and chips with a little loss to top and tail of spin.e

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HOSEA'S GIRL
Written by Bessie Marchant.
Stock no. 739634
Published by Hutchinson & Co. Ltd. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Grey cloth with black titles and vignettes to spine and front cover. 252 pages. B/w frontis plate. Spine and corners slightly bumped with small dent to edge of front cover. Light page browning and foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Covers and contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn and a bit grubby, creased to front panel and flap and has faint stain to front panel/flap (only visible on verso).

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THE FEUD IN THE FIFTH REMOVE
Written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer. Illustrated by Ellis Silas.
Stock no. 739544
Published by The R.T.S. Office. 1st 1932. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Green cloth, gilt title to spine and black title to front cover. Colour frontis. 222 pages. REDUCED from £180. Spine and corners bumped, slight fading to top and tail of spine. Foxing to prelims and outer page edges. Wrapper is edge chipped with loss, large closed tear to front panel, some tape repairs on verso and grubby on rear panel.

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SECOND CORONET BOOK FOR GIRLS
Written by Eric Leyland; Sonia Myson; et al. Illustrated by Robert McGillivray.
Stock no. 433647
Published by Sampson Low. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Red cloth, gilt titles. B/w illustrations. First story is "Desert Trail". Top of spine and a couple of corners are bumped. Couple of small margin tears to pages. Pictorial wrapper is price-cut, with edge-tear and chipping, with loss to top of spine and a few corners.

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GIRL ANNUAL No. 8
Written by Marcus Morris.
Stock no. 588778
Published by Hulton Press Ltd.. Circa 1960. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

10.25 x 8.25 ins. Pictorial boards with green cloth spine. Theatre through the Ages imprint on front and back paste-downs and flyleaf and rear endpaper. Black and white and colour illustrations. Light rubbing to cover edges. Small circle of surface paper damage to top of front endpaper. Crossword to page 81 completed in pencil. Wrapper is faded to spine, edge-chipped, with a few closed tears and worn at edges.

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THE GIRLS' BOOK OF SPORTS
Written by Winifred Norling; et al.
Stock no. 588343
Published by Birn Brothers Ltd.. Very good condition.

Large format. Cloth spine. Colour pictorial front board shows girl and puppy. B/w illustrations. First story Christmas At Conifers. Most of the b/w illustrations have been neatly coloured in.

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HOPE'S TRYST
Written by Bessie Marchant. Illustrated by James F. Sloane.
Stock no. 735464
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1938. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A Story of the Siberian Frontier. Green pictorial cloth with black to spine and front cover. Grey endpapers. Colour frontis plus 3 b/w plates. 288 pages plus 32 page publication list to rear. Spine slightly bumped. Light fading to covers. Prize plate to front pastedown. Some foxing else contents clean. Pictorial wrapper is slightly edge rubbed, grubby on rear panel.

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THE NEW HOUSE AT THE CHALET SCHOOL
Written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer. Illustrated by Nina K. Brisley.
Stock no. 733380
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited. 1937. Very good condition.

B/w frontis plate by N.K.Brisley. Blue cloth, dark blue title to spine. 7.5 x 5". 270 pages. Spine slightly bumped and rubbed. Corners a little worn. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing otherwise contents clean.

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GOBLIN ISLAND
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham. Illustrated by T.H. Robinson.
Stock no. 733058
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. Circa 1920. Very good condition.

Small format. Blue cloth with black titles and embossed decoration to front and spine. Colour frontis. 316 pages. Spine and corners very slightly bumped and rubbed. Light page browning. A nice copy.

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THE SCHOOL IN THE SOUTH
Written by Angela Brazil. Illustrated by W. Smithson Broadhead.
Stock no. 732920
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1922. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Beige cloth, black titles and black/green vignettes to spine and front. 6 b/w plates. 287 pages. 7.5 x 5". Spine bumped. Endpapers very lightly browned. Covers and contents beautifully bright and clean. Wrapper is edge chipped with loss, patch of loss to top of spine and corners of panels, small patch of loss to centre of rear panel. 2" closed tear to top of spine and 3" closed horizontal tear to centre of rear panel. Wrapper not as bad as it sounds!

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AN EXCITING TERM
Written by Angela Brazil. Illustrated by Francis E. Hiley.
Stock no. 732923
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1936. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Light grey cloth, blue titles and vignette of girl to spine. Four b/w plates. 255 pages. Spine bumped. Slight darkening to cover edges. Erased pencil name to front endpaper. Some light foxing and fingering to page margins. Dustwrapper is worn and creased with 2 x 1" loss to lower edge of front panel, some darkening at edges and grubby on rear panel and spine. Tape repairs on verso of dustwrapper edges.

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