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THE FORM THAT LIKED TO BE FIRST
Written by Nancy Breary. Illustrated by W. Spence.
Stock no. 1305935
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. circa 1948. Almost very good condition.

Beige cloth, purple titles to front and spine. 272 pages. 4 b/w plates. Spine and corners are bumped with some slight wear to top front corner. Front endpapers have been replaced and the front joint (between half-title and frontis) is partially cracked. Light foxing throughout else contents clean.

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THIS TIME NEXT TERM
Written by Nancy Breary. Illustrated by P.B. Hickling.
Stock no. 1305934
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1945. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth with white titles. 4 b/w plates. Very slight bumping to spine and corners, a few tiny dents to cover edges. Inscription in ink to front endpaper (dated 1945). Light foxing to prelims and heavy foxing to page edges. Pictorial wrapper is just slightly edge rubbed/nicked and a little grubby on rear panel.

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THE LOWER FOURTH EXCELS ITSELF
Written by Nancy Breary.
Stock no. 1305925
Published by George Newnes Ltd.. 1st 1945. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth, black titles. 207 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Some fading to lower 1.5" of spine. Top edge of front cover has been ever so slightly nibbled by a rodent(?). Inscription in pencil to front endpaper. Heavy foxing to endpapers and page edges. Dustwrapper is edge worn with tape repairs on verso, loss to base of spine and some slight loss at other corners.

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MARGARET PLAYS THE GAME
Written by Winifred Darch.
Stock no. 1704443
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1933. Good condition.

Orange cloth with blind titles and decoration to front. Pale blue titles to spine. Colour frontis. Top of spine frayed with 1" split. Front endpaper missing. Some foxing.

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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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