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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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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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THE GOLDEN ANNUAL FOR GIRLS 1926
No author listed.
Stock no. 1107754
Published by The Fleetway House. 1926. Almost very good condition.

Orange boards with green titles and red cloth spine. Pictorial cover showing a girl riding with another running along beside her. 16 short girls stories. B/w illustrations throughout. 3 colour plates. Cloth spine. Split to rear of spine for around 1-2"; some fraying of cloth. Scuffing to covers. Bumping to corners and cover edges. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges.

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SELMA AT THE ABBEY
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1308120
Published by Collins. 1st 1952. Almost very good condition.

Cream boards, blue title to spine. Colour frontis plate. 255 pages. Spine and corners bumped, covers slightly grubby. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Some light foxing and fingering to contents.

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TWO OF A KIND
Written by Bessie Marchant. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1706095
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Orange cloth. B/w frontis plus 3 other plates. 253 pages. Price-cut wrapper is grubby with small patch of surface damage to front panel.

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THE CHALET SCHOOL COMPANION
Written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer; Helen McClelland.
Stock no. 2106765
Published by Armada. 1st 1994. Nearly fine condition.

Pictorial card wraps, White spine. A fascinating collection of articles written by the CS expert! Also contains two CS short stories never before available in paperback! ISBN: 0006749119. Light wear to cover edges.

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MONICA TURNS UP TRUMPS
Written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer.
Stock no. 1306893
Published by Lutterworth Press. 3rd 1944. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Orange cloth, black title to spine. 224 pages. Spine bumped and slightly rubbed. Tiny dent to lower edge of rear cover. There are some grubby marks to front cover edges. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn with slight loss to spine and corners.

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ISOBEL HARDY'S SCHOOLDAYS
Written by Alys Chatwyn.
Stock no. 2106220
Published by The Epworth Press. Circa 1932. Very good condition.

Stiff card covers. Chipping to spine. Creasing to cover edges and corners.

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ROBINS IN THE ABBEY
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham. Illustrated by Margaret Horder.
Stock no. 1306596
Published by Collins. 1st 1947. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Blue cloth, silver titles and borders. Three b/w plates. 256 pages. Spine and corners bumped and ever so slightly rubbed. There is a tiny white mark to lower edge of rear cover. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Top corner tip of title-page is lightly creased. Dustwrapper is edge worn and a bit grubby, with some loss to spine and corners.

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