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JENNINGS' LITTLE HUT
Written by Anthony Buckeridge.
Stock no. 1330561
Published by Collins. 1960. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black lettering. Top edge red. Colour frontis. 255 pages. Jennings and Darbishire are now in their third term at Linbury Court School and are occupying their leisure time in hut-building... Spine bumped. Endpapers partially browned, light page browning throughout else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn with slight loss to spine and corners.

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HILDA ANNERSLEY HEADMISTRESS
Written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer; Lesley Green.
Stock no. 1330548
Published by Matador. 1st 2005. Very good condition.

A carry on from Elinor Brent-Dyer's "Gay From China", what happened in the year after the road accident and before Miss Annersley's return to school? Pictorial cardwraps. 215 pages. ISBN: 1904744915. Book leans to one side a little (just from being held open to read). A couple of small, light marks to textblock.

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ROSAMUND'S TUCK-SHOP
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1330547
Published by Girls Gone By. 1st thus 2002. Very good condition.

The 25th title in the famous Abbey series, originally published in 1936. Complete and unabridged. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour frontis. 183 pages. ISBN: 190441706X. Spine is faded. Spine edges are slightly creased (just where book has been held open to read). Contents clean.

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THE CRICKET TERM
Written by Antonia Forest.
Stock no. 1330542
Published by Puffin Books; Penguin Books Ltd. 1981. Very good condition.

It is busy summer again at Kingscote School. Nicola Marlow is coaching her team with a steely determination to beat the senior girls in the inter-form cricket cup, and her twin sister Lawrie is just as determined to get the part she really wants in the school play. A Puffin paperback. Pictorial cardwraps. 255 pages. ISBN: 0140311378. Light creases to covers. Pale page browning else contents clean.

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A LAST YEAR AT VIVIANS
Written by Patricia K. Caldwell.
Stock no. 1330540
Published by Girls Gone By. 1st thus 2013. Very good condition.

Originally privately printed/published in 2006. Cardwraps. 207 pages. A few b/w photos. ISBN: 9781847451552. Front joint is starting to crack. Some rubbing to cover edges. Textblock is slightly grubby.

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THE CHALET SCHOOL LIBRARIAN
Written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer; Pat Willimott.
Stock no. 1330539
Published by Matador. 1st 2005. Very good condition.

Set a year after Elinor M. Brent-Dyer's New Beginnings at the Chalet School, this story features a new library and swimming pool, built to commemorate the silver anniversary of the school. Pictorial cardwraps. 184 pages. ISBN: 1905237308. Spine and corners slightly rubbed. Corners of front cover slightly creased. Book is leaning to one side a little (just where it has been opened to read).

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THE CHALET SCHOOL AND BARBARA
Written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer. Illustrated by D. Brook.
Stock no. 1330525
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited. 1st 1954. Good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Pale blue boards, blue titles to spine. B/w frontis. 208 pages. Spine and corners bumped, tiny dent to top edge of front cover. Top 2" of spine browned. Base of spine and also front cover damp(?) stained (matching stain to dustwrapper). Contents are very browned/foxed but otherwise contents are clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn and chipped, large section of loss to top of spine and also to spine corner of rear panel. Slight loss, and a magic tape repair to base of spine. Dustwrapper is a bit grubby on rear panel.

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THE NAUGHTIEST GIRL AGAIN
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by W. Lindsay Cable.
Stock no. 1330521
Published by George Newnes Ltd.. 2nd 1943. Very good condition.

Red cloth, gilt titles. B/w illustrations. More adventures of the naughtiest girl in the school. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Small marginal nick to a few pages (51-55).

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WILLIAM AND THE MOON ROCKET
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1330458
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1st 1954. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green boards, gilt vignette of William to spine and gilt lettering to spine/front cover. 248 pages. B/w illustrations to text throughout. Spine and corners bumped. Some browning to top and tail of spine. Prize-plate to front free-endpaper. Some light foxing to contents. Dustwrapper is edge worn and creased with loss to top and tail of spine and slightly grubby/browned to rear panel and faded to spine.

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WILLIAM'S BAD RESOLUTION
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1330394
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1958. Very good condition.

Formerly entitled 'William and A.R.P.'. Red boards with title to spine with black background. Black vignette of William's head to front cover. B/w frontis and text illustrations. 252 pages. 7.5 x 5". Spine and corners bumped. Pages are browned but otherwise contents are clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn and creased, slightly browned to spine.

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WILLIAM THE DETECTIVE
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1330393
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1949. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red cloth, black title to spine. B/w illustrations. 252 pages. Spine and corners very slightly bumped and rubbed. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Some light foxing to textblock. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn, loss to top of spine.

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WILLIAM AND THE BRAINS TRUST
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1330391
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1956. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards with small vignette of William's head to front and title in red on black square background to spine. 252 pages. 6th impression, cheap edition. Minimal bumping to spine. Contents are browned with a slight musty smell else clean. Price-cut dustwrapper (cut by publisher) is just a little worn at spine and corners.

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