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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



12601. BINDER FOR NCC JOURNALS
Used - a bit bashed, but usable. £3.50




13197. BOYFRIEND #12 week ending 12.9.59 A bit frayed round edges Story strips & articles incl Anthony Newley £2.50



13209. BUNTY 20.1.68 Very slightly creased £2.50



12600. THE CHALETIAN
#1 (November 1991) to #9 (July 1994) . The full set of the first UK EBD fan newsletters. £25.00



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
81(Apr 05). Pencil writing on front. The Borrowers
82(Aug 05).Many obits including Treadgold & G Avery on H Carpenter
84(Mar 06).Obit of C Pullein-Thompson



11121. FOLLY magazine
'Fans Of Light Literature for the Young' combines the humerous with the erudite. Edges brown & some wraps a bit worn & marked
£1.50 each; 5 for £6
50(Summer 07) Natalie Joan & her books; Writing the Juneli stories-S Dutta
54(Winter 08/09) Cherry Ames in WW2 pt 1; food in WW2 children's books pt 2; girls' school stories & real life pt 1




11349. AUSTRALIAN FRIENDS OF THE CHALET SCHOOL magazine

1 Aug 89 Intro 2 photocopied A4 sheets £1.00

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
25 Aug 94 EBD's poem 'War'; Matey
26 Nov 94 Christmas Legends by EBD; Jack Maynard; Rosalie Dene
27 Feb 95 Thekla von Stift; CS Musicians
28 May 95 Mental illness & the CS; modern language teaching in the CS
30 Nov 95 EBD's politics; CG Camp; Jo's languages
43 Feb 99 Incl LePetitChalet,We return to CS bklet &Dustwraps,covs&ills CG Camp;Missing Terms
44 May 99 Incl LePetitChalet&Dustwraps,covs & ills Exploits;Heroines of CS-Joey, Mary-Lou & Len
45 Aug 99 Includes Le Petit Chalet
48 May 00 Includes Dustwrappers, covers & illus New CS
49 Aug 00 Includes LePetitChalet & Dustwrappers, covers & illus Exile; Bund Deutsche Madel
50 Nov 00 Includes Dustwrappers, covers & illus goes to it; problems with Future CG
51 Feb 01 Includes Le Petit Chalet & Dustwrappers, covers & illus Highland Twins
52 May 01 Includes Le Petit Chalet & Dustwrappers, covers & illus Lavender
53 Aug 01 Includes Le Petit Chalet & Dustwrappers, covers & illus Gay; D Brook; In Defence of Jem
54 Nov 01 Includes Le Petit Chalet & Dustwrappers, covers & illus Jo to Rescue; a personal view of TB
55 Feb 02 Includes Dustwrappers, covers & illus Mystery at CS; Sarah & Tristram Denny; Simone; Reality in the CS
56 May 02 Includes Dustwrappers, covers & illus Tom
57Aug 02 Incl LePetitChalet&Dustwrappers, covers & ill Rosalie; Ivy Norman; Jo as head girl
58 Nov 02Inc LePetitChalet, Oxford weekend booklet & Dustwrappers, covers & illus 3 go; names in EBD
59 Feb 03 Incl Dustwrappers, covers & illus Island; multiple births; music at the CS; Pfeiffen family
62 Nov 03 Includes Marys Shand & Shaw; Angela Thirkell & EBD
63 Feb 04 Includes Dustwrappers, covers & illus Shocks; Chalet School compared with Blyton's school stories
64 May 04 Includes Le Petit Chalet & Dustwrappers, covers & illus CS in Oberland; CS & Robin 1 year on
65 Aug 04 Includes Dustwrappers, covers & illus Bride
66 Nov 04 Includes Dustwrappers, covers & illus Changes; friendship in the CS; Jack dosing Jo
67 Feb 05 Incl LePetChalet,Dustwraps,covs ills Joey goes Oberland+York conference bklet;faith in CS
68 May 05 Incl Le Petit Chalet, Collectors' Corner & Dustwrappers, covers & illus Barbara; Verity-Ann
69 Aug 05 Includes Le Petit Chalet & Dustwrappers, covers & illus does it again; tri-lingual system
70 Nov 05 Incl Le Petit Chalet & Dustwrappers, covers & illus Kenya; willow pattern pottery
71 Feb 06 Incl Le Petit Chalet,Collectors' Corner& Dustwrappers, covs & ills Mary-Lou
72 May 06 Includes Le Petit Chalet & Dustwrappers, covers & illus Genius; book collections & wills
73 Aug 06 Includes Le Petit Chalet & Dustwrappers, covers & illus Problem
74 Nov 06 Includes Le Petit Chalet & Dustwrappers, covers & illus New Mistress
75 Feb 07 Incl LePetChalet&Dustwraps,covs&illsExcitements;love&marriage atCS;Talents' parable
76 May 07 Incl LePetChalet&Dustwraps,covs&illsComing of Age;wasting food at CS;Victor/Victoria




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 £10.00



9515. LITTLE FOLKS July 1928 Coloured plate Staples rusty Most of spine missing Wraps a bit creased. Includes long complete story 'The Castle School'-Hayes; part of serial Chaundler £2.50

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 £3.50

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 £3.50



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.
3(Spring 96)-The CS saints; EBD's predecessors; paper dolls.
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.
10(Win 97) Olive Groom;Occupied Guernsey
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.
20(Summer 00)-Various articles on the 2nd World War & the CS; James Russell part 2; Kitty Barne.
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.
37(Autumn 04)-Dickie Christie; CS & Barbara; visits to Switzerland.
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.
50 (Win 07)-Chalet School operetta
52(Sum 08)-Achensee steamers




13205. ROVER & WIZARD 20.1.68 A bit frayed round edges Staple rusting £1.50



11334. SCHOOLGIRLS OWN LIBRARY (2nd series) 148: Her Detective Task at St Claire's - Renee Frazer Loose in wraps Spine quite badly torn Staples rusted away £3.00

11331. SCHOOLGIRLS OWN LIBRARY 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 £4.00

9626. : SCHOOLGIRLS OWN LIBRARY 263 The Threat to their Swimming Gala - S Austin 2.7.57 Wraps a bit creased & worn £2.00

11335. SCHOOLGIRLS OWN LIBRARY 278: When Vicky came to London - Sybil Shaw Piece missing from front wrap Spine torn £4.00

12560. SCHOOLGIRLS OWN LIBRARY 283: The Queenscourt Snapshot Hunters - Evelyn Day Spine slightly torn £5.00

12566. SCHOOLGIRLS OWN LIBRARY 285: Amazing Schoolgirl from America - Elise Probyn Pages a bit crumpled Spine taped Slight scribble front wrap Wraps creased £5.00

11333. SCHOOLGIRLS OWN LIBRARY 303: Nona Lorne's Schooldays - Hazel Armitage Bottom spine torn £4.00

12567. SCHOOLGIRLS OWN LIBRARY 311: Sue of the Moorland Riding School - Elizabeth Dale Generally OK £5.00

11328. SCHOOLGIRLS OWN LIBRARY 370: Bamboo Hotel Piece torn from page edges of first 10 or so pages - no text loss Front wrap creased £4.00



10941. SCHOOLGIRLS PICTURE LIBRARY 130: WONG & PETE INVESTIGATE Page edges a bit bumped £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



13294. : STORY PAPER COLLECTORS' DIGEST £1 each 5 for £4 Edited by Mary Cadogan, articles on Magnet, SBOL, Nelson Lee, Sexton Blake, BFL, Cliff House, Morcove etc etc Some are a bit creased with folded corners
483 Mar 87
491 Nov 87
506 Feb 89
509 May 89
510 Jun 89
511 Jul 89
512 Aug 89
514 Oct 89
515 Nov 89
516 Dec 89
517 Jan 90
518 Feb 90
519 Mar 90
520 Apr 90
521 May 90 Wraps a bit marked
522 Jun 90
523 Jul 90
524 Aug 90
525 Sep 90
526 Oct 90
527 Nov 90
528 Dec 90
529 Jan 91
530 Feb 91
531 Mar 91
532 Apr 91



13210. : THE VICTOR 11.11.67 Very slightly creased £2.00