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CHALET SCHOOL WORLD
Written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer; Helen Barber.
Stock no. 1324153
Published by Girls Gone By. 1st 2013. Slightly better than very good condition.

12 short stories. Cardwraps. 279 pages. ISBN: 9781847451743. Slight rubbing to cover edges. A few spots to textblock which also affect the page margins slightly. Neat barcode label to rear cover.

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FORGE OF FOXENBY
Written by R.A.H. Goodyear. Illustrated by T.M.R. Whitwell.
Stock no. 1324057
Published by Blackie And Son Limited. Good condition.

Green cloth. 4 b/w plates. 280 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Covers slightly grubby. Name plate to front free-endpaper. Some foxing and other grubby marks to page margins.

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JANE AND THE CHALET SCHOOL
Written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer.
Stock no. 1324017
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited. 1st 1964. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Blue covers, gilt title and stripes to spine. B/w frontis. 211 pages. Minimal bumping to spine and a small patch faded to top of front cover. Prize plate to front endpaper. Some light foxing to page edges, very pale page browning to endpapers. Some grubby fingermarks to page margins but generally contents are clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn, torn and creased to front panel.

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DEIRA JOINS THE CHALET SCHOOL
Written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer; Caroline German.
Stock no. 1323997
Published by Girls Gone By. 1st 2010. Slightly better than very good condition.

Motherless from birth, fifteen-year-old Deira O'Hagan is suddenly plucked from her tiny day-school and sent overseas to become a boarder at the Chalet School. Pictorial cardwraps. 281 pages. B/w frontis. ISBN: 9781847450968. Slight rubbing to cover edges. Some light marks to textblock.

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THE BETTANYS OF TAVERTON HIGH
Written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer; Helen Barber.
Stock no. 1323969
Published by Girls Gone By. 1st 2008. Very good condition.

How Madge and Joey pull together in the face of adversity is the theme of this much-awaited forerunner to the Chalet School series. Pictorial cardwraps. 303 pages. ISBN: 9781847450548. Slight rubbing to corners of covers. Some slight wrinkling to covers and pages. Neat barcode sticker to rear cover.

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BUNTER THE SPORTSMAN
Written by Frank Richards. Illustrated by C.H. Chapman.
Stock no. 1323959
Published by Cassell & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1965. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green boards, black titles. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. 214 pages. Minimal bumping to spine. Small dents to top edges of covers. Name in blue biro to front free-endpaper. Looks like a free-endpaper at the rear of the book has been removed? Contents clean. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed and a little grubby to rear panel.

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ROSANNA JOINS THE WELLS
Written by Lorna Hill. Illustrated by Eve Guthrie.
Stock no. 1323912
Published by Evans Brothers Limited. 1st 1956. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Spine bumped, slight rubbing to spine and corners. Foxing to textblock and page margins. Dustwrapper is edge worn and chipped with slight loss to top and tail of spine.

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PRINCIPAL ROLE
Written by Lorna Hill. Illustrated by Esme Verity.
Stock no. 1323910
Published by Evans Brothers Limited. 1st 1957. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth with gilt titles. B/w illustrations. A "Wells" book. Spine and corners bumped, slight fading to lower cover edges. Foxing to textblock and some page margins. Dustwrapper is edge worn with slight loss, section of loss to front panel (1x1").

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JANE LEAVES THE WELLS
Written by Lorna Hill. Illustrated by Eve Guthrie.
Stock no. 1323909
Published by Evans Brothers Limited. 1955. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Spine bumped. Foxing to textlbock. Some browning to half title-page. Dustwrapper is browned on verso, is slightly edge rubbed and foxed to rear panel.

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NO CASTANETS AT THE WELLS
Written by Lorna Hill. Illustrated by Eve Guthrie.
Stock no. 1323906
Published by Evans Brothers Limited. 1st 1953. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Minimal bumping to spine. Some marks to rear cover. Endpapers are browned. Some foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is slightly worn to spine and corners, is a little grubby to rear panel and slightly browned to spine. There is browning to the verso of the wrapper.

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MASQUERADE AT THE WELLS
Written by Lorna Hill. Illustrated by Eve Guthrie.
Stock no. 1323905
Published by Evans Brothers Limited. 1st 1952. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Third book in the Sadlers Wells series. Jane wants to be a dancer but her parents want her to be a veterinary surgeon, whilst her cousin Mariella would rather be with animals than train to be a dancer like her mother. The two girsl decide that Jane should masquerade as Mariells at a forth coming audition for the Sadlers Wells company. Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 190 pages. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. A few small, light marks to covers. Endpapers are partly browned. Top edge of textblock is dusty. Dustwrapper is worn and torn with substantial loss on rear panel and some loss to top and tail of spine. Rear panel is also a bit grubby. Wrapper is browned on verso and to spine.

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BILLY BUNTER AND THE BLUE MAURITIUS
Written by Frank Richards. Illustrated by R.J. Macdonald.
Stock no. 1323901
Published by Charles Skilton Ltd.. 1st 1952. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Green covers, dark titles. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. 238 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Spine slightly faded and foxed. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Some foxing to textblock, prelims and endpapers. Dustwrapper is edge worn, faded to spine and a little grubby to rear panel.

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