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NB The 5 for £6 fan mags can be a mixture of different titles to make up 5




7783. ABBEY CHRONICLE The early ones are full of articles searching for EJO locations - only a few mentioned here - + many other articles by such as S Ray, S Waring, R Allen, H Clare & others; some are creased, have browned pages or slight marking on wraps. If you want a specific description, please let me know
£1.50 each; 5 for £6
2(May 89) Whitelands ceremony
10(Jan 92) Somerset locations-S Waring&S Ray
11(May 92) Campfire Girls, real & imaginary-ME Allan
53(May 06).An imaginary campfire meeting
58(Jan 08) Includes '4 Roses at the Chalet School' part 1 + EJO's gardeners
61(Jan 09) Absent parents
62(May 09)
63(Sep 09) Barbara Holt; an Abbey garden
64(Jan 10) Princess in Tatters; Scottish locations
65(May 10) Problem of Joy; Holiday Queen
66(Sep 10) Mistress Nanciebel
67(Jan 11) Transcriptions of talks at the Canning Town Folk Conference: Daisy Daking & Folk Dancing in the East End of London; EJO & Folk Dancing; Maud Karpeles



13197. BOYFRIEND #12 week ending 12.9.59 A bit frayed round edges Story strips & articles incl Anthony Newley £2.00



15451. CADS (Crime & Detective Stories) issue 50 supplement 10 Private Passions (& neglected authors), Guilty Pleasures with contributions by many authors including Aird, Babson, Barnard, Dexter, Granger, Linscott, Lovesey, Neel, Rankin, Robb (one person chooses Cynthia Harnett as their first detective read) £5.00



11344. CHILDREN'S BOOKS HISTORY SOCIETY Newsletters
£1.50 each; 5 for £6
71(Nov 01)-CM Yonge
73(Aug 02).Black Beauty
75(Apr 03).Editing the New Windmill series; the Morgan Collection in Melbourne
78(Apr 04). Masefield; Brenda




11121. FOLLY magazine 'Fans Of Light Literature for the Young' combines the humerous with the erudite.
£1.50 each; 5 for £6
57(Summer 10) Girl Guide fiction; Collins magazine pt 2; defending Judy Patrol Leader



11349. FRIENDS OF THE CHALET SCHOOL magazine

Longer & better printed. Increasingly they have many pages of short comments, much fanfic & hb/pb comparisons; some browned, wraps marked out of shape etc; some 'extras' have 2 holes punched
£1.50 each; 5 for £6
27 Feb 95 Thekla von Stift; CS Musicians
55 Feb 02 Sarah & Tristram Denny; Simone; Reality in the CS
58 Nov 02 Includes Le Petit Chalet, booklet for FOCS weekend in Oxford & Dustwrappers, covers & illus 3 go; names in EBD
59 Feb 03 Includes Le Petit Chalet& Dustwrappers, covers & illus Island; multiple births; music at the CS; Pfeiffen family
64 May 04 Includes Dustwrappers, covers & illus CS in Oberland; CS & Robin 1 year on
68 May 05 Includes Le Petit Chalet & Dustwrappers, covers & illus Barbara; problems of the long short story Chalets; Verity-Ann
69 Aug 05 Includes Le Petit Chalet & Dustwrappers, covers & illus does it again; tri-lingual system
70 Nov 05 Includes Le Petit Chalet & Dustwrappers, covers & illus Kenya; willow pattern pottery
71 Feb 06 Includes Le Petit Chalet, Collectors' Corner & Dustwrappers, covers & illus Mary-Lou
90 Nov 10 Includes Le Petit Chalet, Collectors Corner & Dustwrappers, covers & illus Adrienne; comparing Elisaveta & Queen Geraldine; real life TB experience in the 1940s
91 Feb 11 Includes Le Petit Chalet, Collectors Corner & Dustwrappers, covers & illus Summer Term; knitting at the CS; banned books



13304. GEM: D'ARCY THE RUNAWAY - M Clifford Howard Baker 1971 1st thus Dw marked, slightly torn & with brown spine. The Gem Library #1 containing facsimile Gem issues 752-8 the entire d'Arcy the Runaway series + single story Toff of the River £9.50



12574. LITTLE FOLKS May 1929 Coloured plate Staples rusty Part of spine missing Wraps a bit creased. Includes long complete story 'The Luckiest Girl at St Chad's'-Talbot; part of serial Cowen + short stories Lake, Goodyear £2.50

12575. LITTLE FOLKS July 1929 Coloured plate Staples rusty Spine ends torn Wraps a bit creased. Includes long complete story 'The Honourable Upper 4th'-Eveline Williams; part of serial Cowen + short stories Talbot £2.50



10927. THE NEW CHALET CLUB JOURNAL
£1.50 each; 5 for £6
1(Autumn 95)-Trying a recipe from the CG Cookbook; beginner's guide to collecting EBD; Jack Maynard.
2(Winter 95)-bibliography of Joey M Bettany; 'I was the Youngest Shepherd' ; investigating the original '2 Chalet Girls in India'-H McClelland; Romance at the CS.
3(Spring 96)-The CS saints; EBD's predecessors; paper dolls.
4(Summer 96)-The Geography readers; articles on food
5(Autumn 96)-EBD's religious books; Grace Nalder; Red Sarafan; Inside the Margaret Roper School.
6(Winter 96)-The First Violin; step-relatives in EBD's books.
7(Spring 97)-Articles on TB & Sans; the sites of Jean of Storms Front wrap & 1st page damaged.
8(Summer 97)-Mary-Lou; Thrilling Term at Janeways.
9(Autumn 97)-Articles, including one by H McClelland, on Scottish connections.
10(Winter 97)-Olive Groom by Sheila Ray; Occupied Guernsey.
11(Spring 98)-Pauline James (girls' author) on her books; Pretty Maids; a visit to Pertisau; obituary of Hazel Bainbridge.
12(Summer 98)-Jo to the Rescue; Mr Valentine (Thrilling Term); Dick Bettany; Professor Fry.
14(Winter 98)-Moreton House School (where EBD taught); weekend in Hereford; obituary of Chloe Rutherford.
15(Spring 99)-Margot Maynard; 'Adventure in the Tyrol' article by EBD in the Moreton House School magazine + thoughts of H McClelland on when EBD went to Austria.
17(Autumn 99)-Lady in the Yellow Gown; Hobbies at the CS.
18(Winter 99)-Peggy, Bride & Maeve Bettany; 2 letters from Nina K Brisley; holidays with the Maynards.
19(Spring 00)-James Russell; Carlotta to the Rescue.
21(Autumn 00)-2nd WW novels of EBD & DFB part 2.
22(Winter 00)-articles on Oberammergau; short story by Merryn Williams
23(Spring 01)-EBD's use of short names; In search of St Briavel's.
24(Summer 01)-EBD's maps of Janeways.
25(Autumn 01)-The real la Sagesse; visits to Canada in the Chalet series.
26(Winter 01)-Kennelmaid Nan as a career story.
28(Summer 02)-A visit to Pertisau; collecting school stories in New Zealand.
29(Autumn 02)-Clare Mallory.
32(Summer 03)-Visit to Zurich & Graz.
33(Autumn 03)-Amateur Prefects(Matthewman).
34(Winter 03)-The Big 3 in Sussex; A look round Roedean; Ballet in children's fiction.
35(Spring 04)-EBD & the Philosopher's Moan; searching for Brents in naval records; memories of Chloe Rutherford.
36(Summer 04)-Chalet Girls Guide to Germany & Austria.
38(Winter 04)-Entry from the DNB for Josephine Bettany/Maynard; The Triplets part 1, a long short story by Merryn Williams; Sanatoria.
39(Spring 05)-Creased Chalet School crafts; The Triplets part 2.
40(Summer 05)-EBD's grandfather & grandparents in her books-H McClelland; visit to Guernsey.
41(Autumn 05)-Visit to Austria.
42(Winter 05)-Innsbruck trams & EBD; how to grow a gentian; EBD's slang.
43(Spring 06)-Visiting Switzerland.
44(Summer 06)-Writing & publishing Peace comes to the CS; CS Librarian & Hilda Annersley: Headmistress re-reviewed.
45(Autumn 06)-Readers' least favourite Chalet books.
47(Spring 07)-Visit to Switzerland.
49(Autumn 07)-Discoveries about EBD's mother; Pertisau & Newcastle.
50(Winter 07)-Chalet School operetta
51(Spring 08)-Susans at the CS; England to Pertisau by train
52(Summer 08)-Achensee steamers
53(Autumn 08)-Investigating EBD’s years in the north-east online
55(Spring 09)-Memories of Helen McClelland
56(Summer 09)
57(Autumn 09)-Children's literary online communities
58(Winter 09)-S Neilson on Greyladies; doctors & nurses in CS; set books at CS
59(Spring/Summer 10)-Chalet Girls Abroad-libretto of the operetta performed at the AGM
60(Autumn 10)-Similarities between the Anne books & EBD; prep school boarding in the 60s



11331. SCHOOLGIRLS OWN LIBRARY (second series) 199: Secret Enemy of the Fourth Form Revue - Anne Gilmore Some text pages torn - no text loss Piece missing bottom spine Names on front wrap Wraps worn & slightly torn £2.50

11335. SCHOOLGIRLS OWN LIBRARY 278: When Vicky came to London - Sybil Shaw Piece missing from front wrap Spine torn £2.50

12560. SCHOOLGIRLS OWN LIBRARY 283: The Queenscourt Snapshot Hunters - Evelyn Day Spine slightly torn £4.00

12566. SCHOOLGIRLS OWN LIBRARY 285: Amazing Schoolgirl from America - Elise Probyn Pages a bit crumpled Spine taped Slight scribble front wrap Wraps creased £4.00

11333. SCHOOLGIRLS OWN LIBRARY 303: Nona Lorne's Schooldays - Hazel Armitage Bottom spine torn £2.50

12567. SCHOOLGIRLS OWN LIBRARY 311: Sue of the Moorland Riding School - Elizabeth Dale Generally OK £4.00

11328. SCHOOLGIRLS OWN LIBRARY 370: Bamboo Hotel Piece torn from page edges of first 10 or so pages - no text loss Front wrap creased £2.50



10978. : SOUVENIR (the journal of the Violet Needham Society)
£1.50 each; 5 for £6
57 Winter 2004 - Christmas in Emerald Crown; Joyce Bruce; Mary Ray
58 Spring 2005 - The Half-Brothers
65 Summer 2007 VN's possible first story, newly discovered in a magazine



15572. : THE THRILLER No 352 Vol 13 November 2nd 1935 Pages browning Staples rusty Spine covered with tape Small tears Quarto format. Contains complete crim novel 'Fingerprints of Fate' by John G Brandon £7.50