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A CREDIT TO THE SCHOOL
Written by Alys Chatwyn.
Stock no. 1206220
Published by The Epworth Press. Circa 1928. Slightly better than very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Brown decorative cloth, black titles. Colour frontis. B/w plates. 240 pages. World Wide Series. Book: Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Endpapers lightly browned else book fine. Wrapper torn with loss to rear panel and spine, front pictorial panel almost complete.

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HOLLY OF SWANHOUSE
Written by Olive L. Groom.
Stock no. 1206213
Published by Pickering & Inglis Ltd.. 1959. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green boards, black titles and swan vignette to front cover. B/w frontis. A school yarn for healthy-minded boys and girls. 128 pages. Wrapper price-cut, slightly edge-chipped with faded spine.

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THE NEW GIRL AT GREYCHURCH
Written by Winifred Darch. Illustrated by Gilbert Dunlop.
Stock no. 1206190
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1939. Good condition.

Blue cloth. Black titles and vignette to front cover and spine. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. 255 pages. Lacks front endpaper. Front joint repaired with tape. Scattered foxing to prelims. Spine faded.

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TROUBLE IN THE FOURTH
Written by Nancy Delves.
Stock no. 1704283
Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd.. Circa 1934. Poor condition.

Orange cloth. B/w frontis. Cloth worn to corners and spine. Rear joint cracked. Rear edge of spine cloth split. Spine cocked. Biro writing to half-title page. Front and rear endpaper missing. A few completed games of noughts and crosses in biro to rear pastedown. A few foxspots to contents. A reading copy only, sold with all faults.

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PATSY
Written by Marie Jeanne Lind. Illustrated by Inez Topham.
Stock no. 1704236
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1940. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth with dark blue titles. 4 b/w plates. Bookplate to front endpaper. Price-cut wrapper is torn with a little loss mainly to top of spine.

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THAT BOARDING-SCHOOL GIRL
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce. Illustrated by R.H. Brock.
Stock no. 1305450
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1930. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Embossed red cloth covers, black title to spine. Colour frontis, 4 b/w illustrations. 190 pages. Spine and corners bumped, small white mark to top of spine. Prize inscription in ink to front endpaper. Hinge between frontis and title-page is cracked. Foxing else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn, torn, chipped and creased with some loss and also a bit grubby.

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DIMSIE AMONG THE PREFECTS
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce.
Stock no. 1305446
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press. 1940. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Cream covers with black verticle borders and green border with swan detail. Title in black to spine. Colour frontis. 288 pages. Spine bumped. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Some light foxing. Contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn and torn with some slight loss, rear panel is a little grubby.

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DIMSIE AMONG THE PREFECTS
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce. Illustrated by Gertrude Demain Hammond.
Stock no. 1106413
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1st 1923. Very good condition.

Cream cloth with gilt title to spine, brown title to front cover and brown vignettes to front and spine. Colour frontis, 4 b/w plates. 288 pages. Book: Inscription in ink to front endpaper. A few foxspots to spine and edge of textblock. Complete with publisher's synopsis loosely inserted.

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DOROTHY DALE AT GLENWOOD SCHOOL
Written by Margaret Penrose.
Stock no. 1105885
Published by Cupples & Leon Company. 1st USA 1908. Good condition.

Cream pictorial cloth. B/w plates. A girls school story set in the USA. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Pencil marks to rear cover. Light inscription in pencil to front endpaper. Endpapers browned. Pencil scribble to rear pastedown. Front joint and some hinges cracked. One plate has possibly been reinserted as edges are ragged. Some foxing, occasional pencil marks and some grubby marks. Tear to one page. A reading copy.

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STRANGERS AT THE ABBEY
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1304910
Published by Collins. 1st 1951. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Green cloth, green titles to spine. Colour frontis. 256 pages. Spine bumped and faded. A few light foxspots else contents clean. Price-cut wrapper has loss at top edges and is a little worn at corners.

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THE FEUD IN THE FIFTH REMOVE
Written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer. Illustrated by Ellis Silas.
Stock no. 1304589
Published by R.T.S.; Girl's Own Paper. 1st 1932. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Red cloth, gilt title and black vignette to spine, black title and decoration to front cover. Colour frontis. 222 pages. Spine and corners bumped, small split to base of spine. Remains of very small white sticker to front endpaper. Foxing and some fingering to contents but generally clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn with loss, 2" loss to base of spine, tape repair to top of spine on verso and a few tiny holes (caused by scratches) to front panel. Rear panel is a bit grubby. A nice copy in a decent enough dustwrapper.

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THE SCHOOL ON THE MOOR
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce.
Stock no. 1304471
Published by Oxford University Press. 1937. Good condition.

Cream cloth with swan decoration. Colour frontis. 285 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Covers a little bit grubby and foxed, slight wear to top of spine. There is a large red cross (felt-tip pen?) to front cover. '26. The Salvation Army' written in blue ink to front pastedown, inscription in black ink to front endpaper. Heavy foxing to contents otherwise clean.

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