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A LITTLE BOOK OF RHYMES NEW AND OLD
Written by Cicely Mary Barker. Illustrated by Cicely Mary Barker.
Stock no. 1326900
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1938. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Chequered boards with pictorial onlay. Grey and white pictorial endpapers. Small format. Spine and corners very slightly bumped. Some light rubbing to cover edges. Heavy foxing otherwise contents clean. Price-cut wrapper ('new' price ink stamp above cut) is a little grubby and edge rubbed. Last title listed on rear panel of wrapper is The Lord of the Rushie River.

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AN AUTUMN IN WALES (1856)
Written by Julius Rodenberg; William Linnard.
Stock no. 1326898
Published by D. Brown & Sons Limited. 1st ed 1985. Very good condition.

Country and people, tales and songs. Originally written in German and published in 1858 the work was translated and first published in English in 1985 by Linnard. Red glazed pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0905928318. Spine faded. Small booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Pale page browning and foxing to top edge of textblock else contents clean.

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CHILDREN'S FICTION A HANDBOOK FOR LIBRARIANS
Written by Sheila Ray.
Stock no. 1326885
Published by Brockhampton Press; Brockhampton Press Ltd.. 2nd 1972. Good condition.

Second revised edition. Purple card wraps. 239 pages. Designed to meet the needs of students reading for the Library Association final examination. ISBN: 0340159146. Covers are well sunned and faded to spine. Creasing to spine (where book has been held open). Foxing to textblock and prelims.

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THE GRENVILLE GARRISON
Written by Gwendoline Courtney. Illustrated by W. Lindsay Cable.
Stock no. 1326883
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Britannic Series. Green cloth, black titles. 277 pages. Colour frontis, b/w text illustrations. 277 pages, top edge green. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Foxspots to textblock and some page margins. Dustwrapper is edge worn with old tape repairs to front and verso, rubbing to spine, crease to front flap where price was folded over.

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MORE ABOUT BEING AN AUTHOR
Written by Mabel Esther Allan.
Stock no. 1326864
Published by Mabel Esther Allan. 1st 1985. Very good condition.

About the author and her writing. White cardwraps with black titles and border to front cover. 68 pages. Published by the author. SIGNED by the author to inside of front cover. a few very light marks and foxspots to covers. Contents clean.

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RAGGED ROBIN BEGAN IT
Written by Mabel Esther Allan.
Stock no. 1326863
Published by Mabel Esther Allan. 1st 1993. Very good condition.

And other articles about Old Girls' Books. Light green cardwraps with black titles and illustration to front cover. B/w illustrations. 116 pages. SIGNED by the author to title-page. A few light marks to covers. Small, light stain affects top corner of textblock.

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GOBLIN ISLAND
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1326859
Published by Collins. Circa 1939. Good condition.

Pale blue boards, silver titles and decoration. B/w frontis. 316 pages. Covers are edge worn and slightly marked. Prize plate to front free-endpaper. Heavy foxing to endpapers and textblock. Small booksellers ink stamp to rear pastedown.

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THE ABBEY GIRLS IN TOWN
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1326855
Published by Collins. 1947. Good condition.

Brown cloth, silver titles. Colour frontis. 314 pages, top edge red. 8.25 x 5.5". Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Spine and cover edges lightly faded. Front joint is cracked. Endpapers lightly browned, small pink biro scribble to front free-endpaper. Textblock is slightly grubby.

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A PRINCESS IN TATTERS
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1326853
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth with black title to spine and embossed decorations to front cover and spine. Colour frontis. 336 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Spine slightly faded and covers slightly marked. Front free-endpaper is missing. Foxing to contents and some fingering to page margins.

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ROBINS IN THE ABBEY
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1326851
Published by Collins. 1959. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red boards. Black title to spine and abbey vignette to front board. Colour frontis plate. 256 pages. Top edge red. Spine and corners bumped. Remains of a sticker and some white typing fluid to front free-endpaper. Typing fluid to centre of title-page (actual title not affected). Some page browning and a few corner tips lightly creased. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn with very slight loss at corners.

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SCHOOLDAYS AT THE ABBEY
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1326849
Published by Collins. 1st thus 1949. Good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Seagull Library edition. Blue boards, silver titles and vignette. 272 pages. Top edge blue. Minimal bumping/fading to top of spine. Some light spotting to front cover. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to endpapers and to textblock. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn and chipped with some slight loss, tape repairs on verso and rear panel grubby.

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SELMA AT THE ABBEY
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1326846
Published by Collins. 1961. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black title to spine and 'the abbey school series' to front board. Colour frontis plate. 255 pages, top edge red. Minimal bumping to spine. Foxing and page browning to contents. Dustwrapper is just a little edge rubbed and very slightly grubby to rear panel.

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