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THE CHALET GIRLS IN CAMP
Written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer.
Illustrated by Nina K. Brisley.
Stock no. 2111410
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited.
3rd
1937.
Very good condition.
Blue cloth with dark blue title to spine. B/w frontis piece by Brisley. 234 pages. 7.5 x 5 inches. Light wear to covers. Bumping to spine. Pale foxing/browning to endpapers and outer page edges. A few hinges are pulled.
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THE SCHOOL ON THE MOOR
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce.
Stock no. 2111071
Published by Oxford University Press.
1934.
Almost very good condition.
Cream cloth with swan decoration. Colour frontis. 285 pages. Spine is creased, with some bumping. Grubby marks and foxing to covers. Some foxing also to endpapers, outer page edges and some page margins.
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STOWAWAYS IN THE ABBEY
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1604679
Published by Collins.
1958.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Red boards, black title to spine and "The Abbey School Series" vignette to front board. Colour frontis. 256 pages, top edge red. Spine and corners bumped. Endpapers foxed, pages browned. Top edge faded. Wrapper is creased and grubby with 1 inch loss at top of spine, with tape and sticky paper repairs / strengthening to verso.
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THAT BOARDING-SCHOOL GIRL
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce.
Illustrated by R.H. Brock.
Stock no. 2110595
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
1935.
Almost very good condition.
Embossed red cloth covers, black title to spine. Colour frontis, 4 b/w illustrations. 190 pages. Spine is faded, with a little fraying to top corner. Old ink price written to front cover. Some other marks to covers. Foxing to outer page edges.
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THE ABBEY GIRLS IN TOWN
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Illustrated by Rosa C. Petherick.
Stock no. 2110274
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press.
Circa
1930.
Almost very good condition.
Blue cloth with dark blue titles and vignettes. Colour frontis plate. 314 pages plus 5 page publication list to rear. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Repaired split to top of spine. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Some page browning and foxing.
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THE NEW HOUSE CAPTAIN
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce.
Illustrated by Mary Strange Reeve.
Stock no. 1309965
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press.
1st
1928.
Fair condition.
Yellow and blue cloth with vignettes to spine and front cover. Colour frontis and 4 b/w plates. 288 pages. Covers are worn and grubby. Prize plate to front pastedown partially torn out. Frontis plate has been badly torn and now has tape repairs on vesro and a small hole to centre. Pencil scribbles erased from title-page. One plate missing and one has large section torn off (and missing) from lower corner. Contents foxed and fingered.
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NANCY CALLS THE TUNE
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce.
Illustrated by Margaret Horder.
Stock no. 1708152
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
1ST
1944.
Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Beige cloth, purple title to spine and vignette to front cover. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. 192 pages. New endpapers. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper has 1/2" loss to top of spine and chipping to base, also grubby.
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THE SCHOOL IN THE WOODS
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce.
Illustrated by G.M. Anson.
Stock no. 1309768
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
1st
1940.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Gold cloth, red title and vignette to spine and red vignette to front cover. Colour frontis plate plus 6 b/w illustrations. 256 pages. Spine bumped and slightly darkened. Light foxing else contents clean. Later dustwrapper (lists a Dimsie book published in 1942 and is a few mm too short for the book!) is price-cut with a few small tears at edges, minimal loss to base of spine. Wrapper is also just a little grubby.
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THAT BOARDING-SCHOOL GIRL
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce.
Illustrated by R.H. Brock.
Stock no. 1309762
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
1926.
Fair condition.
Pretty pictorial boards with wraparound picture by Sybil Tawse. Colour frontis and b/w illustrations. 160 pages. 8.25 x 6.25". Spine worn with old tape marks to spine and also to edges of covers. Corners worn. Covers scuffed, small patch of surface paper damage to rear cover. Prize plate to front endpaper. Small splash marks to margins of pages 90 & 91, contents are well fingered with light foxing. A decent copy of a very early reprint.
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BILLY BUNTER IN BRAZIL
Written by Frank Richards.
Illustrated by R.J. Macdonald.
Stock no. 2110035
Published by Charles Skilton Ltd..
3rd
1957.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A trip to Brazil was an unexpected pleasure in the summer holidays. However when they got there they discovered that their host, Brian Mauleverer had disappeared. Peach boards. Colour frontis and b/w illustrations. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few small edge-tears and chips; minimal loss; some tears repaired to verso with small amounts of tape.
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- BILLY BUNTER
- BOYS
- SCHOOL STORIES
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A PRINCESS IN TATTERS
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Illustrated by Frank Adams.
Stock no. 2109464
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press.
Circa
1915.
Very good condition.
Blue decorated cloth, pictorial onlay to front cover. Colour frontis plate. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Prize plate to front endpaper. Front joint is a little cracked. Some foxing and page browning.
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MOLLIE HAZELDENE'S SCHOOLDAYS
Written by Maude Forsey.
Stock no. 1806913
Published by Thomas Nelson.
Almost very good condition.
Orange cloth with black titles and vignettes to spine and front cover. B/w frontis. 297 pages. 6 pages of adverts to rear. Boards browned and grubby. Corners bumped. Name in ink to front pastedown. Foxing to text block else contents clean.
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