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THE GREYFRIARS HOLIDAY ANNUAL 1980
Written by Frank Richards.
Stock no. 1304140
Published by Howard Baker Press. 1980. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Green boards, gilt title to spine. Howard Baker Annual Volume No. 13. ISBN: 0703001760. Spine and corners bumped. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is creased at top edges with a couple of closed tears to rear panel.

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BILLY BUNTER IN BRAZIL
Written by Frank Richards. Illustrated by R.J. Macdonald.
Stock no. 1304128
Published by Charles Skilton Ltd.. 1st 1949. Very good condition.

A trip to Brazil was an unexpected pleasure in the summer holidays. However when they got there they discovered that their host, Brian Mauleverer had disappeared. Peach boards. Colour frontis and b/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Covers a little bit grubby. Faint ink address stamp to lower corner of front endpaper. Some light foxing and page edge browning else contents clean.

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THE MANOR HOUSE SCHOOL
Written by Angela Brazil. Illustrated by F.G. Moorsom.
Stock no. 1303911
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. circa 1923. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Red pictorial cloth, cream titles. Colour frontis, 4 b/w plates. 256 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing throughout (some heavy). First gathering of pages is loose. White pictorial wrapper is grubby, creased and edge worn, 1.5" loss to top of spine and slight loss to base, a few repairs on verso.

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ON HONOUR
Written by Ellinor Davenport Adams.
Stock no. 1303861
Published by Thomas Nelson & Sons. 1st 1902. Very good condition.

Blue cloth with illustration to front and spine. Colour frontis and title page. 332 pages plus 4 page publication list to rear. A school and home story. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. A few light marks and an embossed school stamp to rear cover. Prize plate to front pastedown. Endpapers partly browned. Some light foxing to page edges and prelims else contents clean.

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WILLIAM THE BOLD
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1303815
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1st 1950. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Green cloth, gilt titles and vignette to spine. B/w text illustrations. 248 pages. Slight bumping to spine and corners. Gilt to spine has dulled a little. Foxing to page edges. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is badly torn and creased with some loss at corners and 2" loss to base of spine.

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THE IMPOSSIBLE PREFECT
Written by Nancy Breary. Illustrated by Leo Bates.
Stock no. 1303471
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. circa 1964. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 304 pages. Spine slightly bumped. Light damp staining to lower edges of front cover and spine. Name in ink to front endpaper. Endpapers partly browned. Light foxing to outer page edges. Dustwrapper is just a little bit edge rubbed.

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THE SPECTRE OF ST. JIM'S
Written by Martin Clifford.
Stock no. 1202501
Published by Howard Baker. 1974. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Howard Baker Gem Volume No. 7. Large format. Green boards with gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0703000578. Foxing to endpapers, outer page edges and some to wrapper.

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ROSALY'S NEW SCHOOL
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham. Illustrated by T.J. Overnell.
Stock no. 1103869
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited. 1st 1913. Very good condition.

Blue pictorial cloth with gilt titles. 4 colour plates. 303 pages. Spine and corners are bumped and worn. Presentation plate, partially removed to front pastedown. Some foxing to outer page edges and page margins internally. All colour plates are present.

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THE TESTING OF THE TORMENT
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham. Illustrated by P.B. Hickling.
Stock no. 1103039
Published by Cassell & Company Ltd. Circa 1927. Slightly better than very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

The second in the 'Torment' trilogy. Grey decorated cloth, oval pictorial onlay to front cover. Colour frontis and 3 b/w plates. 214 pages. Information of reprint date on copyright page has been carefully erased, leaving impression that it is a 1st edition. Wrapper is torn with loss to top and tail of spine and corners of front panel.

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BUNTER THE BAD LAD
Written by Frank Richards. Illustrated by C.H. Chapman.
Stock no. 1103026
Published by Cassell. 1st 1960. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, yellow titles. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. Rear cover lightly damp stained. Wrapper is damp stained with small area of loss to one corner.

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CAPTAIN ANNE
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce. Illustrated by M.D. Johnston.
Stock no. 1102671
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1st 1939. Good condition.

Brown cloth with dark titles and decorations to spine and front cover. Colour frontis + b/w illustrations. 288 pages. Covers are grubby, marked and unevenly faded. Corners and spine are bumped and worn, with a little fraying to cloth. Presentation plate to front pastedown. Some foxing to outer page edges and some page margins.

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NANCY RETURNS TO ST. BRIDE'S
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce. Illustrated by M.D. Johnston.
Stock no. 1102622
Published by Geoffrey Cumberlege; Oxford University Press. 1946. Almost very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Blue cloth covers, blue title to spine. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations. 288 pages Fading to top and tail of spine. Corners are bumped. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-torn with over 1" loss to base of spine and smaller pieces of loss to other edges. Is also creased and damp marked.

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