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BLACKIE'S GIRLS' ANNUAL
Written by Winifred F. Peck; Florence Harrison; C. Bernard Rutley; Angela Brazil; et al. Illustrated by C.E. Brock; Florence Harrison; Ruth Cobb; et al..
Stock no. 1324830
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1931. Good condition.

Large format. Cloth spine. Front board shows a girl in skirt and blazer with a black dog on a lead. First story is "The First Flight" by Peck. 4 colour plates, b/w text illustrations throughout. Corners are worn, edges rubbed. Spine and rear cover slightly grubby, front cover lightly scuffed. Name plate to front pastedown. Inscription in pencil to front free-endpaper. Foxing to contents.

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BLACKIE'S GIRLS' ANNUAL
Written by Angela Brazil; E.E. Cowper; Josephine Elder; et al. Illustrated by C.E. Brock; Florence Harrison; et al..
Stock no. 1324829
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Good condition.

Cloth spine, cream front board showing dark-haired girl with hat on. First story is "The Luck of the School" by Angela Brazil. 4 colour plates. B/w text illustrations. Covers are edge worn. Front cover and spine a little grubby. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Front joint (between frontis and title-page) is cracked showing webbing beneath. Some foxing and fingering to contents. Plate opposite page 56 is loose but still present.

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STEPSISTERS FOR LORNA
Written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer.
Stock no. 1324810
Published by Girls Gone By. 1st thus 2004. Slightly better than very good condition.

Complete and unedited. Pictorial cardwraps. 223 pages. B/w text illustrations. Part of the Wynyards School Series. ISBN: 1904417310. Slight rubbing to spine and corners. A few tiny light marks to textblock else contents fine.

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THE CHALET SCHOOL AND THE LINTONS
Written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer.
Stock no. 1324806
Published by Girls Gone By. 1st thus 2020. Very good condition.

"For this GGBP edition we have used the text of the original hardback edition, which contained very few errors. We have added the occasional missing full stop, comma or quotation mark". Pictorial cardwraps. 285 pages. ISBN: 9781847452634. Some foxspots to textblock. Small mark to top edge of textblock also affects top margins of a few of the rear pages.

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WILLIAM THE FILM STAR
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1324725
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1956. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Formerly entitled William and the Evacuees. Red boards, black title label to spine. Vignette to front cover. 160 pages. Abridged edition. Ninth impression (cheap edition). Spine and corners slightly bumped. Tiny bookseller's sticker to front pastedown. Light page browning throughout and light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn and a little grubby to spine and rear panel.

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JUST WILLIAM'S LUCK
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1324722
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1960. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards with black title label to spine. Small vignette of boys head to front board. B/w frontis piece and text illustrations. 256 pages. 7.5 x 5". Fifth impression. Spine bumped. Some foxspots and contents browned throughout else contents clean. Dustwrapper is rubbed at corners and grubby to rear panel.

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WILLIAM THE OUTLAW
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1324721
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1963. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black title label to spine and vignette to front cover. B/w illustrations. 187 pages. 26th impression. Spine and corners bumped. Foxing else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn and creased.

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WILLIAM DOES HIS BIT
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1324718
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1947. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red cloth, black title to spine. 252 pages. B/w illustrations. Fifth impression. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Some light damp(?) spotting to covers. Small white mark to front edge of spine. Some slight foxing, mainly to textblock. Tiny bookseller's sticker to rear pastedown. Dustwrapper is a little edge worn and slightly browned to spine.

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WILLIAM'S BAD RESOLUTION
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1324717
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1958. Fair condition in a fair dustwrapper.

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 piece and text illustrations. 252 pages. 7.5 x 5". Spine and corners bumped and worn with small splits to top and tail of spine. Cover edges worn. Evidence of library labels being removed from front endpapers and erasure of an ink stamp to title-page. Endpapers have been replaced and hinges reinforce. Contents are well browned and fingered with some small margin tears. Some hinges cracked. Grubby fingermarks to page margins and some felt-tip pen marks to margins. Dustwrapper is well worn, torn and creased with only slight loss to top of spine. SOLD WITH ALL FAULTS (no returns).

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WILLIAM AND THE SPACE ANIMAL
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1324715
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1966. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black title label to spine and vignette of William to front. B/w illustrations. 158 pages. Abridged Impression. Third impression (cheap edition). Spine very slightly bumped. Page browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge browned and slightly edge rubbed but complete.

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WILLIAM'S TREASURE TROVE
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1324713
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1st 1962. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green boards, gilt titles. 192 pages. B/w illustrations. Slight bumping to spine. A couple of tiny dents to edge of front cover. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is just slightly edge rubbed and lightly browned to rear panel and flaps.

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WILLIAM AND THE MASKED RANGER
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Henry Ford.
Stock no. 1324709
Published by George Newnes Ltd.. 1st 1966. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green boards, gilt titles to spine and front cover. Gilt vignette of William saluting to spine. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped. A couple of spots to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed with slight loss to top of spine and just a tiny bit grubby to rear panel.

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