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TOM MERRY AND CO: CARAVANNERS
Written by Frank Richards.
Stock no. 1330157
Published by Spring Books. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, gilt title to spine. Spine and corners bumped. Top corner of front free-endpaper neatly removed. Foxing and some page browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn and slightly chipped with minimal loss.

THE RIVALS OF ROOKWOOD
Written by Owen Conquest.
Stock no. 1330156
Published by Spring Books. Circa 1951. Good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Red boards, gilt title to spine. 188 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Contents browned throughout with some foxing. Inscription in pencil to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is worn and torn and grubby, with some slight loss.

AN EXCITING TERM
Written by Angela Brazil. Illustrated by Francis E. Hiley.
Stock no. 1330114
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Good condition.

Red cloth, black titles to spine and front cover. Top edge red. 4 b/w plates. 255 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Fading to spine and cover edges. Some foxing to spine. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper, small booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Heavy foxing to textblock.

BILLY BUNTER AND THE BLUE MAURITIUS
Written by Frank Richards. Illustrated by R.J. Macdonald.
Stock no. 1330064
Published by Charles Skilton Ltd.. 1st 1952. Almost very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Green covers, dark titles. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. 238 pages. Spine slightly bumped. Spine faded. Small mark to front cover and rear cover slightly grubby. Dustwrapper is very edge worn and faded to spine, front panel is slightly grubby. Front panel of another wrapper has been stuck to rear pastedown of the book.

TAKE JENNINGS FOR INSTANCE
Written by Anthony Buckeridge. Illustrated by Mays.
Stock no. 1330061
Published by Collins. 1st 1958. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Jennings joins the Natural History club. Colour frontis, 4 b/w illustrations. Red boards, black title to spine. 256 pages, top edge red. Spine bumped and a few tiny dents to cover edges. Old tape marks to endpapers and half title-page and some light browning to endpapers. Foxing to textblock. Slight surface paper loss (from pencil erasure) to verso of frontis. Very small annotation mark to margin of page 156. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed with minimal loss at corners.

STRANGERS AT THE ABBEY
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1330014
Published by Collins. 1st thus 1958. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards with black title to spine. The Abbey School Series to front cover. Colour frontis. 256 pages. Top edge red. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Name and address to front free-endpaper. Endpapers partly browned and foxed. Page browning to contents. Dustwrapper is edge worn.

ST. JIM'S FOREVER
Written by Frank Richards; Martin Clifford.
Stock no. 1329362
Published by Howard Baker. 1st 1980. Slightly better than very good condition.

Greyfriars Book Club Volume No. 32. Collectors edition limited to 500 copies. Facsimile of The Gem issue nos. 729-751, 1922. Simulated green leather, gilt titles. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0703001949. This is copy no. 399. Very pale page edge browning else a fine copy. Contained in a brown slipcase which is lightly rubbed at edges.

WILLIAM THE BOLD
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1329170
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1st 1950. Good condition.

Green cloth, gilt titles and vignette to spine. B/w text illustrations. 248 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Covers edge rubbed and lightly stained. Gilt titles faded. Foxing, mainly to textblock but affecting some pages as well.

THE CHALET SCHOOL AND BARBARA
Written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer. Illustrated by D. Brook.
Stock no. 1329115
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited. 1st 1954. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Pale blue boards, blue titles to spine. B/w frontis. 208 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Some browning to top and tail of spine. Contents are well browned but otherwise clean. Dustwrapper is edge chipped with slight loss and 2" loss to base of spine. Rear panel of wrapper is grubby.

TOM TACKLES THE CHALET SCHOOL
Written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer.
Stock no. 1328483
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited. 1st 1955. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black title to spine. B/w frontis plate. 205 pages. Spine bumped. Contents are well browned but clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn and torn with slight loss, slightly grubby to rear panel and lightly creased to front panel. Lower corner of front flap has been torn off (but printed price still present).

A HEAD GIRL'S DIFFICULTIES
Written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer. Illustrated by Nina K. Brisley.
Stock no. 1328478
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited. 1934. Very good condition.

Blue cloth with dark blue titles to spine and front cover. B/w frontis. 328 pages. 1.5" thick. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Spine slightly marked and browned. Foxing, mainly to textblock. Some marks to contents but generally clean.

THE NEW ABBEY GIRLS
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1328477
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. Circa 1931. Almost very good condition.

Orange cloth with black titles and vignettes. 312 pages plus publication list to rear. Colour frontis and two b/w plates. Spine bumped and rubbed. Covers grubby. Prize plate to front pastedown. Foxing to contents. Margin tear and associated creases to last publication page.