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THE CHALET SCHOOL COMPANION
Written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer; Helen McClelland.
Stock no. 1319330
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. SIGNED by the author by means of a dedication to title-page. Minimal rubbing to cover edges and very slight page browning.

MORE WILLIAM
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 2132746
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1946. Very good condition.

Red cloth, black title to spine. B/w illustrations. 252 pages. Bumping to spine and corners. Fading to spine. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to outer page edges.

WILLIAM CARRIES ON
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 2132413
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1952. Almost very good condition.

Red boards, black title label to spine and vignette to front cover. B/w illustrations. 252 pages. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Some fading to spine. Mottling to covers. Some foxing throughout, but heaviest to outer page edges and endpapers.

THE SCHOOL GIRL'S ANNUAL VOL V
Written by Flora Klickmann; et al. Illustrated by Various.
Stock no. 1318561
Circa 1929. Very good condition.

Pictorial front board showing girl picking roses. Blue cloth spine. Edited by Flora Klickmann. Colour plates and b/w text illustrations. 128 pages. 11 x 8.5". Spine bumped, corners worn. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to endpapers and textblock.

THE ATTIC TERM
Written by Antonia Forest.
Stock no. 2132018
Published by Faber & Faber Limited. 1st 1976. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, gilt title to spine. A "Marlow Family" book. Pretty, clever and popular, Ginty has every desirable quality except the power to stand on her own feet... ISBN: 0571109705. Slight knock to spine, also to edge of rear cover. One joint is cracked, with creasing/sticking out of couple of page edges. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper has corner cut off from front flap; edge-creased with couple of tiny nicks.

A FIDDLER FOR THE ABBEY
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham. Illustrated by Margaret Horder.
Stock no. 1318082
Published by Frederick Muller Ltd.. 1st 1948. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

A story about the Hamlet Club and Abbey friends. Brown cloth, light blue title to spine. B/w illustrations. 200 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Small dent to lower edge of front cover. Name in biro and crayon to front pastedown. A few small brown spots to textblock. Dustwrapper is slightly edge chipped and a little grubby and foxed.

THE SCHOOL IN THE WOODS
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce. Illustrated by G.M. Anson.
Stock no. 1318081
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1st 1940. Good condition.

Cream cloth, blue title and vignette to spine and blue vignette to front cover. Colour frontis plate plus 5 b/w illustrations. 256 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Covers slightly grubby. Spine browned. Front free-endpaper has been removed. Light foxing to contents. A couple of hinges are cracked. Inscription in ink to verso of frontis.

THE ABBEY GIRLS IN TOWN
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1317833
Published by Collins. 1946. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Black cloth, silver titles. Colour frontis. Top edge red. Spine slightly bumped, a few faint spots to covers. Inscription in black biro to half-title page else contents clean. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed and ever so slightly grubby to rear panel.

WILLIAM CARRIES ON
Written by Richmal Crompton.
Stock no. 2130560
Published by Armada. 1st thus 1972. Almost very good condition.

Follows the abridged edition. Paperback. B/w illustrations. Cover creasing. Foxing to outer page edges. Page browning.

WILLIAM AND THE MONSTER
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Peter Archer.
Stock no. 2130552
Published by Armada. 1st 1965. Almost very good condition.

Paperback. Cover illustration by Peter Archer. B/w illustrations. Creasing to covers. Old price '20p' in ink to front cover. Page browning.

BIDDY'S SECRET
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 2130271
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited. 1st 1932. Very good condition.

A Romance of the Abbey Girls. Blue cloth, gilt titles. B/w frontis. 264 pages. Spine is bumped and browned with a couple of small nicks to cloth at base. A few marks to covers. Corners are worn. Foxing and some marks to endpapers, outer page edges and page margins. A few hinges are pulled. Scarce item!

NANCY RETURNS TO ST. BRIDE'S
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce. Illustrated by M.D. Johnston.
Stock no. 1317709
Published by Geoffrey Cumberlege; Oxford University Press. 1946. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth covers, blue title to spine. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations. 288 pages Spine and corners bumped. Fading to cover edges and foxing to spine. Remains of a prize-plate to front free-endpaper. Heavy foxing to contents. Dustwrapper is worn and grubby, tears to spine and some loss to spine and edges.