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QUEEN'S MANOR SCHOOL
Written by Evelyn Everett-Green.
Stock no. 1305543
Published by Stanley Paul & Co. 1st 1921. Very good condition.

Grey pictorial cloth. B/w frontis. Spine and corners bumped. Spine slightly browned and rear cover slightly rubbed. Foxing to endpapers and textblock is a little grubby.

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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. Front and rear endpaper missing Cloth worn to corners and spines. Rear joint cracked. A reading copy.

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THE GIRLS OF DORMITORY TEN
Written by Betty Laws. Illustrated by P.B. Hickling.
Stock no. 1205959
Published by Cassell & Company Ltd. 1931. Very good condition in a poor dustwrapper.

An enthralling story that every girl will enjoy. Grey cloth with blue decorations and titles. B/w frontis. 184 pages. New edition. Book: Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Spine lightly browned. Pictorial wrapper torn with 1 inch loss along lower edge of front panel and other areas of loss.

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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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STRANGERS AT THE ABBEY
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1304910
Published by Collins. 1st 1951. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Green cloth, green titles to spine. Colour frontis. 256 pages. Spine bumped and faded. A few light foxspots else contents clean. Price-cut wrapper has loss at top edges and is a little worn at corners.

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THE FEUD IN THE FIFTH REMOVE
Written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer. Illustrated by Ellis Silas.
Stock no. 1304589
Published by R.T.S.; Girl's Own Paper. 1st 1932. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Red cloth, gilt title and black vignette to spine, black title and decoration to front cover. Colour frontis. 222 pages. Spine and corners bumped, small split to base of spine. Remains of very small white sticker to front endpaper. Foxing and some fingering to contents but generally clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn with loss, 2" loss to base of spine, tape repair to top of spine on verso and a few tiny holes (caused by scratches) to front panel. Rear panel is a bit grubby. A nice copy in a decent enough dustwrapper.

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THE SCHOOL ON THE MOOR
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce.
Stock no. 1304471
Published by Oxford University Press. 1937. Good condition.

Cream cloth with swan decoration. Colour frontis. 285 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Covers a little bit grubby and foxed, slight wear to top of spine. There is a large red cross (felt-tip pen?) to front cover. '26. The Salvation Army' written in blue ink to front pastedown, inscription in black ink to front endpaper. Heavy foxing to contents otherwise clean.

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LAVENDER LAUGHS IN THE CHALET SCHOOL
Written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer. Illustrated by Nina K. Brisley.
Stock no. 1304455
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited. 1st 1943. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Blue cloth, dark blue titles to spine. 288 pages. B/w frontis by Brisley. Spine and corners bumped. Name plate to front pastedown (attempt has been made to remove it). Heavy foxing to page edges. Wrapper is worn and torn with tape repairs on verso, some slight loss and a bit grubby.

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MONICA TURNS UP TRUMPS
Written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer.
Stock no. 1304452
Published by Lutterworth Press. 1937. Almost very good condition.

Green, blue titles to spine and front cover. 223 numbered pages. Spine bumped and faded. Corners bumped. Cover edges slightly faded. Some pencil erasure marks to half title-page which also has a 1.5" closed tear at inner margin. A couple of hinges are pulled. It is possible that the free-endpapers (front and rear) are missing - or it may not have had any in the first instance? Contained in a photocopy dustwrapper.

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