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THE SCHOOL ON THE MOOR
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce.
Stock no. 1310846
Published by Oxford University Press. 1934. Almost very good condition.

Cream cloth with swan decoration. Colour frontis. 285 pages. Spine and corners bumped, some grubby fingering and a couple of light marks to covers. Small hole to cloth at front edge of spine. Prize plate to front pastedown. Foxing to contents else clean.

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CHUDLEIGH HOLD
Written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer.
Stock no. 1401758
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited. 1st 1954. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

First of the three Chudleigh Hold books by the author of the Chalet School series. Blue boards. B/w frontis illustration. 204 pages. 7.5 x 5". Spine and corners bumped. Name in ink to top of front pastedown. Page browning throughout. Couple of margin marks else contents are clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn with a few small tears, Crease to top of front panel. Rear panel is a little grubby.

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JENNY AND THE NEW GIRLS
Written by Harriet Martyn.
Stock no. 1310667
Published by Andre Deutsch. 1st 1985. Good condition.

A Balcombe Hall Story. Pictorial cardwraps. 166 pages. ISBN: 023397783X. Ex-lib with usual stamps and labels. Covers are creased and lightly browned. There are 4 tiny holes to edge of front cover. Page corners creased and pale page browning.

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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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WILLIAM
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 2111106
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1930. Good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Red cloth covers with black title to spine and front cover. B/w illustrations. 256 pages. Front cover is bowed. Uneven fading to covers, with black marks to cover edges. Foxing to pages. Wrapper is torn and chipped with 2-3" loss to top of spine and 1" loss to base; other smaller areas of loss to corners and along edges.

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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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WILLIAM THE SHOWMAN
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1310319
Published by George Newnes Limited. 10th 1949. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red cloth, black title to spine. B/w text illustrations. 252 pages. Spine bumped and very slightly faded. A few tiny spots to covers. Name and address in biro on front endpaper. Foxing to page edges/margins. Large vertical tear to page 238 repaired with tape. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn, foxed to spine with chipping at top and tail.

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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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PREFECTS AT SPRINGDALE
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce. Illustrated by M.D. Johnston.
Stock no. 2110603
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1936. Fair condition.

Cream cloth with swan decoration to spine and front cover. Colour frontis plus 6 b/w illustrations. 288 pages. Covers are marked with heavy wear; some fraying to cloth at edges. Frontis MISSING. Foxing.

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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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