3854. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: LORNA AT WYNYARDS
Girls Gone By Books 2003 paperback reissue.New .
£15.00

8030. OXENHAM Elsie J: THE ABBEY GIRLS GO BACK TO SCHOOL
Girls Gone By Books 2005 paperback.New .
£12.00

8116. BIGGS Margaret: HEAD GIRL OF MELLING
Girls Gone By Books 2005 paperback reissue.New .
£12.00

9109. MARCHANT Bessie: TWO ON THEIR OWN
Blackie nd 1941 ins.6 bw plates Ownership stamp Corners bumped & rubbed Pictorial spine Corners bumped. Adventures in New Brunswick
£5.00

9394. BIGGS Margaret: THE NEW GIRL AT MELLING
Girls Gone By Books 2006 paperback reissue.New .
£12.00

9396. BRAZIL Angela: A FOURTH FORM FRIENDSHIP
Girls Gone By Books 2006 paperback reissue.New Fun in the 4th series reprinting individual titles of merit
£12.00

9540. TREASE Geoffrey: BLACK BANNER ABROAD
Girls Gone By Books 2006 paperback reissue.New .
£12.00

9653. ELDER Josephine: EVELYN FINDS HERSELF
Girls Gone By Books 2006 paperback reissue.New Article on the author book & Croydon High School
£12.00

9654. BRUCE Dorita Fairlie: THE SCHOOL ON THE MOOR
Girls Gone By Books 2006 paperback reissue.New .
£12.00

9675. BIGGS Margaret: SUMMER TERM AT MELLING
Girls Gone By Books 2007 paperback reissue.New .
£12.00

9686. PEYTON K M: FLY-BY-NIGHT
Fidra Books 2007 reissue.New Preface by author
£3.00

9764. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: A GENIUS AT THE CHALET SCHOOL
Chambers 1956 1st.Bw frontis Pages brown Inscr Boards slightly marked Torn creased & worn dw missing chunk top spine
£30.00

9980. WALKER Victoria: THE HOUSE CALLED HADLOWS
Fidra Books 2007 paperback reissue.New .
£3.00

10040. BRUCE Dorita Fairlie: THE SCHOOL IN THE WOODS
Girls Gone By Books 2007 paperback reissue.New .
£12.00

10112. DIGBY Anne: SECRET LETTERS AT TREBIZON
Fidra Books 2007 paperback reissue.Slightly damaged
£2.00

10654. CHAUNDLER Christine: THE RIGHT ST JOHN'S
Girls Gone By Books 2007 paperback reissue.New Fun in the Fourth series; intros on the author & her books
£12.00

11144. BRUCE Dorita Fairlie: NANCY IN THE SIXTH
OUP 1935 1st.Line illus Lacks frontis & all prelim pages to title page weakening front hinge 1 text page loose & a couple damaged Drawings & inscr bep Ownership stamp Semipictorial boards worn & grubby Spine separate and faded Reading copy
£20.00

11279. HILL Lorna: SWAN FEATHER
Girls Gone By Books 2006 paperback reissue.Slightly damaged Wells series
£15.00

11546. NEEDHAM Violet: THE SECRET OF THE WHITE PEACOCK
Girls Gone By Books 2008 paperback reissue.New Introduction + article on religion in VN's books
£12.00

11569. ELDER Josephine: LADY OF LETTERS
Greyladies paperback reissue 2008.New Intro & biblio. Adult novel of a history mistress her romance & friendships
£10.00

11638. MALLORY Clare: THE NEW HOUSE AT WINWOOD
Girls Gone By Books 2008 paperback reissue.New .
£12.00

11642. BRUCE Dorita Fairlie: THE SCHOOL IN THE WOODS
Girls Gone By Books 2007 paperback reissue.Slightly damaged - 2 copies
£11.00

11734. OXENHAM Elsie J: THE ABBEY GIRLS GO BACK TO SCHOOL
Girls Gone By Books 2005 paperback.Slightly damaged
£11.00

11755. MACKENZIE James: ANOTHER COUNTRY
Girls Gone By Books paperback 2008.New Coloured & line illustrations Larger format. A guide to the children's books of the Lake District & Cumbria
£10.00

11795. CHAUNDLER Christine: THE RIGHT ST JOHN'S
Girls Gone By Books 2007 paperback reissue.Slightly damaged - 2 copies
£11.00

11935. DARCH Winifred: THE NEW SCHOOL & HILARY
Girls Gone By Books 2008 paperback reissue.New Articles on Darch
£12.00

11973. BARBER Helen: THE BETTANYS OF TAVERTON HIGH
Girls Gone By Books 2008 paperback 1st.New Prequel to School at the Chalet
£17.00

12564. COURTNEY Gwendoline: THE WILD LORINGS AT SCHOOL
Girls Gone By Books 2009 paperback reissue.New .
£12.00

12775. BROWN Pamela: GOLDEN PAVEMENTS
Nelson 1949 rep.Illus Hinges a bit weak Boards a bit bumped & ink marked. 3rd Blue Door story
£19.50

12849. MALLORY Clare: THE NEW HOUSE AT WINWOOD
Girls Gone By Books 2008 paperback reissue.Slightly damaged
£11.00

12920. HILL Lorna: MORE ABOUT MANDY
Girls Gone By Books 2009 paperback.New Introduction & publishing history; new memories of Hill; Drina meets Veronica
£12.00

12921. TREASE Geoffrey: A WHIFF OF BURNT BOATS
Girls Gone By Books 2009 paperback.New Large format Article about his early books. An early autobiography
£10.00

13121. SMITH Evelyn: VAL FORREST IN THE FIFTH
Girls Gone By Books 2009 paperback reissue.New Article on the author; Fun in the 4th series
£12.00

13122. DOUGLAS O: PINK SUGAR
Greyladies paperback reissue 2009.New Pseudonym of Anna Buchan sister of John; foreword by her great-niece & article on the Peeblesshire locations
£10.00

13187. NEEDHAM Violet: PANDORA OF PARRHAM ROYAL
Girls Gone By Books 2009 paperback reissue.New Introduction
£12.00

13426. BIGGS Margaret: CHANGES AT MELLING
Girls Gone By Books 2009 paperback.New Newly written final book in the series; intro by author
£12.00

13542. NEEDHAM Violet: PANDORA OF PARRHAM ROYAL
Collins 1951 1st.Illus Front hinge a bit weak Boards a bit grubby & bumped Spine a bit faded Photocopy dustwrapper
£10.00

13598. DOUGLAS O: ELIZA FOR COMMON
Greyladies paperback reissue 2010.New Pseudonym of Anna Buchan sister of John; introduction; a minister's family in Glasgow just after the 1st World War very similar to her own
£10.00

13606. THOMAS Tig (edited by): TRUE TO THE TREFOIL A Celebration of Fictional Girl Guides
Girls Gone By Books 2010 paperback.New Illus Large format paperback
£10.00

13774. PLEYDELL Susan: SUMMER TERM
Greyladies paperback reissue 2011.New Intro. The daughter of a boys' public school headmaster takes her mother's place in the school for a term; life love & intrigue for power
£10.00

13843. CALDWELL Patricia K: PREFECTS AT VIVIANS
Girls Gone By Books 2010 paperback reissue.New Short autobiography of the author
£12.00

13853. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: JUDY THE GUIDE
Girls Gone By Books 2010 paperback reissue.New Article on the Empire
£12.00

13854. CHANNON E M: TWICE DEAD
Greyladies paperback reissue 2010.New Intro. Crime novel by the school story writer
£10.00

14079. NEEDHAM Violet: THE HORN OF MERLYNS
Girls Gone By Books 2010 paperback reissue.New Various introductory information
£12.00

14090. NEEDHAM Violet: THE BETRAYER
Girls Gone By Books 2007 paperback reissue.Slightly damaged. Includes article on Joyce Bruce (the illustrator).
£20.00

14112. NEEDHAM Violet: THE RED ROSE OF RUVINA
Girls Gone By Books 2009 paperback reissue.Slightly damaged - 4 copies. Introduction + article on Richard Kennedy
£11.00

14229. BIGGS Margaret: THE TWO FAMILIES
Girls Gone By Books 2010 paperback.New Intro by author
£12.00

14230. BRUCE Dorita Fairlie: TRIFFENY
Girls Gone By Books 2010 paperback reissue.New Articles on the setting of the book
£13.00

14236. COURTNEY Gwendoline: THE WILD LORINGS - DETECTIVES
Girls Gone By Books 2010 paperback reissue.New .
£12.00

14248. BRUCE Dorita Fairlie: THE SCHOOL ON THE MOOR
Girls Gone By Books 2006 paperback reissue.Slightly damaged - 6 copies
£11.00

14251. SCARLETT Susan: PIROUETTE
Greyladies paperback reissue 2009.Slightly damaged. Streatfeild's pseudonym an adult ballet novel with probably the worst stage mother of any of her books
£30.00

14278. EDWARDS Monica: FIRE IN THE PUNCHBOWL
Girls Gone By Books 2010 paperback reissue.New Individual preface by her daughter; article on the real Devil's Punchbowl
£12.00

14441. STREATFEILD Noel: MOTHERING SUNDAY
Collins 1950 1st.Inscribed by author 'To Sidney with my dear love Noel 1950' Smells a bit musty Slightly chipped dw; small scrapes front; tiny pieces missing spine ends; back grubby. Slight mystery amongst a surprise visit by her children and grand-children
£30.00

14574. CALDWELL Patricia K: HEAD GIRL AT VIVIANS
Girls Gone By Books 2010 paperback reissue.New Different intro
£12.00

14695. VAIZEY Mrs George de Horne: THE IGNORANCE OF SYBILLA & other stories
Greyladies paperback reissue 2010.New Witty tales
£10.00

14700. PLEYDELL Susan: A YOUNG MAN'S FANCY
Greyladies paperback reissue 2010.New Intro. Sequel to Summer Term
£10.00

14948. BRUCE Dorita Fairlie: TOBY AT TIBBS CROSS
Girls Gone By Books 2008 paperback reissue.Slightly damaged - 2 copies
£11.00

15156. McCLELLAND Helen: SUMMER'S ENDING
Girls Gone By Books 2006 paperback 1st.Slightly damaged
£10.00

15200. BRUCE Dorita Fairlie: TRIFFENY
Girls Gone By Books 2010 paperback reissue.Slightly damaged
£11.00

15201. DOUGLAS O: PINK SUGAR
Greyladies paperback reissue 2009.Slightly damaged - 2 copies
£9.00

15607. CROMPTON Richmal: LEADON HILL
Greyladies paperback reissue 2011.New .
£10.00

15658. BIGGS Margaret: DILLY GOES TO AMBERGATE
Girls Gone By Books 2011 paperback.New Intro by author
£12.00

15659. CALDWELL Patricia K: STRANGERS AT VIVIANS
Girls Gone By Books 2011 paperback reissue.New Intro by author; originally published privately
£12.00

15662. HILL Lorna: DANCER IN DANGER
Girls Gone By Books 2011 paperback reissue.New Article on the Sicily Landings. Annette #5
£12.00

15666. OXENHAM Elsie J: THE GIRL WHO WOULDN'T MAKE FRIENDS
Nelson nd.Coloured frontis Prize label Front hinge almost split Semipictorial boards Spine separate to book - faded creased & missing bits Corners bumped & rubbed
£15.00

15745. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: KENNELMAID NAN
Girls Gone By Books 2011 unabridged paperback reissue.New Article on a real life kennelmaid
£12.00

15780. NEEDHAM Violet: THE BETRAYER
Children's Book Club nd.Illus Hiinges very weak Inscr Boards dirty Spine faded & unattached one side
£15.00

15786. ALLAN Mabel Esther: MARGARET FINDS A FUTURE
Girls Gone By Books 2011 unabridged paperback reissue.New Includes appreciation of the author
£12.00

15856. TREASE Geoffrey: SNARED NIGHTINGALE
Vanguard (US) 1958.Nice copy in slightly torn dw worn round edges with faded spine. Italian boy inherits an earldom in mid 16th century Welsh marches SWAP
£25.00

15882. MALLORY Clare: LEITH AND FRIENDS
Girls Gone By Books 2011 paperback reissue.New Article on secondary education in England & NZ in the 1940s
£12.00

16084. CURRY Jane Louise: THE WOLVES OF AAM
Atheneum (US) 1981 1st.Dw. Part of the Abaloc series an ancient fantasy
£12.50

16159. CHANNON E M: THE CHIMNEY MURDER
Greyladies paperback reissue 2012.New Crime novel by the school story writer
£10.00

16192. OXENHAM Elsie J: STRANGERS AT THE ABBEY
Collins 1951 1st.Coloured frontis Front hinge very weak Spine faded Corners bumped Frayed dw chipped on spine ends
£5.00

16440. OXENHAM Elsie J: GIRLS OF THE HAMLET CLUB
Elsie J Oxenham Appreciation Society 2012 paperback.New 4 coloured illus. The first of the Abbey series
£18.00

16560. HILL Lorna: DANCER IN DANGER
Girls Gone By Books 2011 paperback reissue.Slightly damaged - 4 copies
£11.00

16563. SCARLETT Susan: MURDER WHILE YOU WORK
Greyladies paperback reissue 2008.More: crease front wrap
£15.00

16731. ELDER Josephine: SISTER ANNE RESIGNS
Greyladies paperback reissue 2012.New Nursing in London's East End in the 20s & 30s; orig published under pseudonym Margaret Potter
£10.00

16734. NEEDHAM Violet: HOW MANY MILES TO BABYLON
Girls Gone By Books 2012 paperback reissue.New Intro + article on VN & Music
£12.00

16756. BALDWIN May: THE BRILLIANT GIRLS OF THE SCHOOL
Chambers nd.4 bw plates Inscr Pictorial boards a bit rubbed & bumped Smells musty
£15.00

16785. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: JUDY THE GUIDE
Nelson nd early reprint.Bw frontis + line Slight foxing Pictorial boards Slightly grubby & chipped dw
£20.00

16794. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: THRILLING TERM AT JANEWAYS
Nelson nd.Line illus Prize label removed Spine ends a bit marked & rubbed Corners bumped
£15.00

16822. NEEDHAM Violet: THE HORN OF MERLYNS
Collins 1956 rep.Illus Feels exlibrary Lacks fep Tape marks on eps & slightly on boards Think foredge has been handcoloured Foxing SWAP
£8.50

16823. MONTGOMERY L M: THE STORY GIRL
Harrap 1943 rep.Small inscr Hinges slightly weak Spine foxed Corners bumped Frayed dw with faded spine & scored on front
£7.50

16834. OXENHAM Elsie J: QUEEN OF THE ABBEY GIRLS
Collins nd 1929 inscr.Coloured frontis Foxing Hinges weak Standard pictorial boards (green with tennis girl on spine) grubby bumped & rubbed
£17.50

16911. MONTGOMERY L M: RILLA OF INGLESIDE
Harrap 1936 rep.Coloured frontis Inscr Bookplate Corners & board edges bumped & worn Spine dulled & very scraped coming unattached on one side
£6.00

17198. CURRY Jane Louise: SHADOW DANCERS
McElderry (US) 1983 1st.Dw. High fantasy - last of the Abaloc series
£8.50

17201. CURRY Jane Louise: THE WONDERFUL SKY BOAT
McElderry (US) 2001 1st.Illus Dw. Native American tales of the southeast
£7.50

17222. UTTLEY Alison: JOHN BARLEYCORN
Faber 1948 1st.Illus Inscr Corners bumped Boards a bit worn & marked Spine split down one side. Tales of Fairy and Magic SWAP
£4.50

17228. LEWIS C S: THE HORSE AND HIS BOY
Bles 1954 1st.Map fep 4 bw plates + line P Baynes Hinges weak in middle Fairly well read Boots Library sticker on front board-no other signs Boards bumped & grubby Spine browned creased & a bit rubbed on ends SWAP
£12.50

17232. BOLGER Francis & EPPERLY E (eds): MY DEAR MR M: Letters to G B MacMillan from LM Montgomery
McGraw Hill (Canada) 1980 1st.Bw photo plates Lacks fep Dw a bit browned with small tear on front. 39 years of letters between friends SWAP
£4.50

17285. BREARY Nancy: NO PEACE FOR THE PREFECTS
Newnes 1947 rep.Ex library with labels partly removed Back hinge torn Page edges foxed & very grubby Worn bumped partly faded & grubby boards
£7.50

17331. BIGGS Margaret: CHRISTMAS TERM AT VERNLEY
Girls Gone By Books 2012 paperback.New Includes a short story by the author
£12.00

17342. CLARK Catherine Anthony: THE SUN HORSE
Macmillan (Canada) 1951 1st(?).Illus Spine faded Smells slightly musty. Set in the British Columbian Rockies Native American myths & fantasy creatures are woven together when 2 children follow a magical horse SWAP
£10.00

17399. CHANNON E M: TWICE DEAD
Greyladies paperback reissue 2010.Slightly damaged - 2 copies. Crime novel by the school story writer
£9.00

17416. ELDER Josephine: THE MYSTERY OF THE PURPLE BENTLEY
Greyladies paperback reissue 2012.New Preface by Rosemary Auchmuty a nursing mystery/adventure orig published under pseudonym Margaret Potter in 1932
£10.00

17434. OXENHAM Elsie J: BIDDY'S SECRET
Elsie J Oxenham Appreciation Society 2012 paperback.New .
£18.00

17445. SMITH Evelyn: SEVEN SISTERS AT QUEEN ANNE'S
Blackie nd.4 bw plates Lacks fep slightly weakening front hinge Foredge a bit foxed Pictorial spine Corners bumped SWAP
£7.50

17449. GILMAN Dorothy: MRS POLLIFAX & THE HONG KONG BUDDHA
Hale 1986 1st.Slightly torn & worn dw SWAP
£4.50

17494. CHANNON E M: THE CHIMNEY MURDER
Greyladies paperback reissue 2012.Slightly damaged
£9.00

17504. ALLAN Mabel Esther: THE WYNDHAMS WENT TO WALES
Girls Gone By Books 2013 paperback reissue.New Also includes short story article on MEA & biblio
£12.00

17505. MATTHEWMAN Phyllis: CHLOE TAKES CONTROL
Girls Gone By Books 2013 paperback reissue.New EBD's friend who wrote excellent school stories in her own right this is the first of her Daneswood school series - includes biography
£12.00

17543. MOSSOP Irene: THE TAMING OF PRICKLES
Shaw nd 1939 prize label.4 bw plates Decorated boards Repaired grubby & slightly rubbed dw missing small piece bottom spine Very scarce title
£25.00

17554. TURNER Ethel: FUGITIVES FROM FORTUNE
Ward Lock nd.8 bw plates Fep stained Decorated boards a bit damaged & back marked Slightly bowed SWAP
£7.50

17652. CALDWELL Patricia K: A LAST YEAR AT VIVIANS
Girls Gone By Books 2013 paperback 1st.New Article by author on Guides
£12.00

17654. OXENHAM Elsie J: JOY'S NEW ADVENTURE
Elsie J Oxenham Appreciation Society 2013 paperback.New 4 bw illus
£18.00

17663. STEVENSON DE: FOUND IN THE ATTIC
Greyladies paperback 2013.New Bw photo illus Intro. Newly discovered short stories plays poems and essays
£10.00

17667. CHANNON E M: THE CINDERELLA GIRL
Nelson nd.Line illus Spine slightly faded at top Slightly worn dw with faded torn spine & large chunk missing from back; small scrape front. Family story
£9.50

17673. GREY Janet: THE CONCERNS OF CECILY
Nelson 1947 1st.Illus Crossed out inscr Edges foxed. #2
£6.00

17682. OLDMEADOW Katharine: PRINCESS ANNE
Collins 1940 rep.Coloured frontis Corners softened & bumped Boards slightly worn
£4.50

17683. OLDMEADOW Katharine: PRINCESS CHARMING
Collins nd 1928 inscr.Coloured frontis 3 sepia plates Semi pictorial boards (blazer girl spine) a bit worn & rubbed
£15.00

17699. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: THE SCHOOL BY THE RIVER
Bettany Press 1999 paperback reissue.2nd hand Covers creased grubby & bumped. A music college in Mirania.
£15.00

17702. PLEYDELL Susan: THE GLENVARROCH GATHERING
Greyladies paperback reissue 2013.New Paying guests in a West Highland house
£10.00

17759. ELDER Josephine: EVELYN FINDS HERSELF
Girls Gone By Books 2006 paperback reissue.Slightly damaged
£11.00

17764. OXENHAM Elsie J: ROSALY'S NEW SCHOOL
Elsie J Oxenham Appreciation Society 2013 paperback.New 4 coloured illus
£18.00

17779. DARCH Winifred: JEAN OF THE FIFTH
OUP 1923.Coloured frontis 4 bw plates Inscr Some foxing & page marking Hinges slightly weak Coloured pic onlaid on front board Boards a bit rubbed & bumped SWAP
£9.50

17786. NESBIT E: GHOST STORIES
Greyladies paperback 2013.New 7 chilling ghost tales
£8.00

17803. ARMSTRONG M Vera: MARIS OF GLENSIDE
Warne 1953 1st.Coloured frontis Inscr Front hinge slightly weak Spine faded Slightly torn dw missing small pieces. School & guide story
£12.50

17821. AIKEN Joan: THE TEETH OF THE GALE
Cape 1988 1st.Illus Dw. 3rd of swashbuckling trilogy about Felix set in 19th century Spain
£4.50

17829. BALDWIN May: MISS PETER
Chambers 1917 1st.4 bw plates Lacks fep Front hinge very weak & partly split Smells musty Pictorial boards grubby scraped & a bit worn. School story
£9.50

17834. BALDWIN May: THE GIRLS' ETON
Chambers 1930 rep.Bw frontis Edges foxed Inscr Boards faded (possibly scrubbed) Spine & corners worn
£15.00

17841. BALDWIN May: SPOILT CYNTHIA AT SCHOOL
Chambers 1918 1st.4 bw plates Inscr Pages browning Smells musty Semipictorial boards Corners bumped Sepia dw torn grubby and missing large chunk of spine. A small family-style school
£12.50

17845. BALDWIN May: THREE PICKLES IN AND OUT OF SCHOOL
Chambers 1921 1st.4 bw illus Front hinge weak Pencil inscr Smells musty Decorated boards bumped Spine dull
£30.00

17846. BALDWIN May: HOLLY HOUSE & RIDGES ROW A Tale of London old and new
Chambers 1908 1st.12 coloured plates + line M V Wheelhouse Smells musty Gilt decorated bevelled pictorial boards Corners rubbed. An impoverished family learn about London's people and places
£17.50

17892. BLYTON Enid: FIVE HAVE A MYSTERY TO SOLVE
Hodder & Stoughton 1962 1st.Illus Small scrape on spine Frayed rubbed dw with hole on spine & grubby on back
£8.50

17948. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: CHALET GIRLS IN CAMP
Chambers 1955 rep.Pages very brown Name fep Spine & board edges faded Corners bumped Smells a bit musty
£10.00

17972. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: THE NEW HOUSE AT THE CHALET SCHOOL
Chambers 1963 rep.Spine slightly faded & creased Photocopy of yellowed & slightly chipped Mackay dw
£17.50

17995. HACKFORTH-JONES Gilbert: GREEN SAILORS IN THE GALAPAGOS
Hodder & Stoughton 1960 1st.Map eps Line illus Spine faded Slightly worn & creased dw. Penultimate story of the series
£15.00

18016. BIGGS Margaret: SUMMER TERM AT MELLING
Girls Gone By Books 2007 paperback reissue.Slightly damaged - 3 copies
£11.00

18017. ELDER Josephine: EXILE FOR ANNIS
Girls Gone By Books 2013 paperback.Slightly damaged - 2 copies
£11.00

18019. SIDNEY Margaret: FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AT SCHOOL
Lothrop Lee & Shepard (US) 1903 24th thou (1915 inscr).8 bw plates Some page marking Sticker on fep Front hinge very weak Standard pictorial gilt lettered boards Corners bumped A bit of rubbing on spine Pepper family series #8 SWAP
£6.50

18020. TURNER Ethel: THE RAFT IN THE BUSH
Ward Lock 1910 1st.14 of 16 bw plates (lacks frontis & 1 other) Front hinge very weak Large inscr Possibly lacks fep Bumped & slightly worn gilt decorated boards. Unusual fantasy novel about an Aboriginal man building a raft on wheels & having adventures with talking animals SWAP
£10.00

18030. BROWN Pamela: BACK-STAGE PORTRAIT
Nelson 1957 1st.Illus Ex school library Very well read Page marking Tape marks all over softened boards Dw strengthened on reverse and brown-taped along edges Reading copy of scarce title. Learning backstage skills
£15.00

18034. BROWN Pamela: MADDY ALONE
Nelson 1954 rep.Coloured frontis + line Some foxing Spine dulled Corners bumped. 2nd Blue Door story
£20.00

18093. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: A GENIUS AT THE CHALET SCHOOL
Chambers 1956 1st.Bw frontis Inscr Pages brown Boards marked & spotted
£30.00

18095. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: A GENIUS AT THE CHALET SCHOOL
Chambers 1956 1st.Bw frontis Prize label Pages brown Boards a bit marked Spine faded & blotchy Dw with big tear across front and down spine sides worn chipped and missing small pieces + 1 bottom spine"
£35.00

18100. CADELL Elizabeth: DECK WITH FLOWERS
Romance Book Club 1974.Exlibrary Boards worn Baggy slightly worn dw. Mystery surrounding a prima donna Russian princess SWAP
£3.50

18126. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: RUEY RICHARDSON - CHALETIAN
Chambers nd 1st.Bw frontis Inscr Front hinge a bit weak Spine ends faded Ragged creased dw
£25.00

18129. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: RUEY RICHARDSON - CHALETIAN
Chambers nd 1st.Bw frontis Spine ends faded Torn & ragged dw missing several chunks
£30.00

18140. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: THE CHALET SCHOOL REUNION
Chambers 1963 1st.5 coloured plates Lacks fep Boards bumped Spine grubby
£35.00

18143. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: THE CHALET SCHOOL REUNION
Chambers 1963 1st.5 coloured plates Some page marking Front hinge a bit weak Boards slightly rubbed Ragged dw in 2 pieces missing chunks especially on spine
£40.00

18191. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: MONICA TURNS UP TRUMPS
RTS nd 1939 inscr 1st.Coloured frontis Corners bumped Very slight fading spine ends - one of those irritating books that looks as though it's had a dw until very recently
£50.00

18192. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: MONICA TURNS UP TRUMPS
RTS 1937 rep.Coloured frontis Lacks fep Prelims foxed Spine & part front faded
£35.00

18194. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: MONICA TURNS UP TRUMPS
Lutterworth 1949 new edition.Coloured frontis Spine & board edges faded Boards bumped & a bit marked
£25.00

18195. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: MONICA TURNS UP TRUMPS
Lutterworth 1952 rep.Coloured frontis a bit crinkly Lacks fep Foxing Page edges marked Corners bumped Boards very dirty Spine dull & torn on ends
£20.00

18199. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: THE NEW HOUSE MISTRESS
Nelson nd.Bw frontis Spine faded
£6.00

18204. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: THRILLING TERM AT JANEWAYS
Nelson nd.Lacks prelims to title page Slight foxing Boards marked creased & bumped
£15.00

18205. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: THRILLING TERM AT JANEWAYS
Nelson nd 1952 inscr but, I would guess, earlier.Line illus Foredge slightly stained Spine & board edges faded Corners bumped Spine worn a bit on ends & sides
£20.00

18206. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: THRILLING TERM AT JANEWAYS
Nelson nd.Line illus Foredge foxed Spine & board edges faded & foxed Corners bumped Spine worn a bit on ends
£15.00

18207. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: THRILLING TERM AT JANEWAYS
Nelson nd 1952 prize label.Line illus Foredge slightly foxed Boards a bit marked Corners bumped Torn creased dw missing small chunks
£25.00

18218. BROWN Pamela: GOLDEN PAVEMENTS
Nelson 1955 rep.Illus Inscr Top spine faded where piece missing from chipped & creased dw also missing piece back. 3rd Blue Door story
£10.00

18220. BROWN Pamela: HARLEQUIN CORNER
Nelson 1953 1st.Illus Inscr Torn dw missing chunks from spine ends. Theatrical story in London
£10.00

18221. BROWN Pamela: HARLEQUIN CORNER
Nelson 1953 1st.Illus :Large inscrs Corners & spine ends slightly bumped & rubbed. Theatrical story in London
£20.00

18222. BROWN Pamela: HARLEQUIN CORNER
Nelson 1953 1st.Illus Lacks fep Prelims slightly foxed Boards a bit rubbed Photocopy dw. Theatrical story in London
£20.00

18223. BROWN Pamela: MADDY ALONE
Nelson 1952 rep.Illus Foredge foxed Photocopy dw. 2nd Blue Door story
£10.00

18225. BROWN Pamela: THE TELEVISION TWINS
Nelson 1952 1st.Illus Front hinge very weak Spin & board edges faded Photocopy dw. 12 year old twins and the early days of television
£12.50

18226. BROWN Pamela: THE WINDMILL FAMILY
Nelson 1954 1st.Illus Spin faded Corners bumped
£15.00

18227. BROWN Pamela: THE WINDMILL FAMILY
Nelson 1954 1st.Illus Large bookplate Spine ends very slightly bumped Dw. Ruritanian adventure
£12.00

18228. OXENHAM Elsie J: AN ABBEY CHAMPION
Elsie J Oxenham Appreciation Society 2014 paperback.New .
£18.00

18236. SCARLETT Susan: BABBACOMBE'S
Greyladies paperback reissue 2014.New Streatfeild's pseudonym an adult novel of an interloper in a happy family and a department store
£20.00

18238. BRUCE Dorita Fairlie: DIMSIE MOVES UP
OUP 1950 rep.Slight foxing Boards worn Lacks spine
£4.50

18243. BRUCE Dorita Fairlie: A LAVEROCK LILTING
OUP 1945 1st.Illus Horder Inscr Corners bumped Torn chipped & creased dw missing bits from edges
£27.50

18244. BRUCE Dorita Fairlie: A LAVEROCK LILTING
OUP 1945 1st.Illus Horder Slight foxing Boards slightly bumped & rubbed
£25.00

18256. BRUCE Dorita Fairlie: NANCY TO THE RESCUE
OUP 1930 rep.Coloured frontis + line Front hinge possibly restuck Foredge foxed Embossed boards grubby Spine seperate Spine ends & corners rubbed
£17.50

18261. BRUCE Dorita Fairlie: THAT BOARDING SCHOOL GIRL
OUP 1930 rep.Line illus Lacks frontis & prelims to title page Hinges very weak Foxing Inscr 1 text page loose Boards dirty Spine torn Reading copy
£10.00

18269. BRUCE Mary Grant: BILLABONG RIDERS
Ward Lock 1984 rep of reissue.Pictorial laminated boards Foredge slightly stained A few pages in the middle creased Spine slightly faded. The last of the series droving cattle from the north.
£17.50

18273. BIGGS Margaret: BOBBY AT HILL HOUSE
Girls Gone By Books 2014 paperback.New Includes an article on new headmistresses
£15.00

18275. BRUCE Mary Grant: CIRCUS RING
Ward Lock nd.Bw frontis Some foxing Foredge grubby Bottom spine faded where 1 missing from dw Dw creased chipped & slightly torn Back marked with red. Sequel to Road to Adventure a travelling circus in 19th century NSW"
£15.00

18285. BRUCE Mary Grant: MATES AT BILLABONG
Ward Lock 1959 rep.Bw frontis Ex school library Sticky tape marks on the boards Slightly worn dw with label on faded spine. #2 of series - a city cousin comes to stay at Billabong
£9.50

18287. BRUCE Mary Grant: MATES AT BILLABONG
Ward Lock 1981 rep.Pictorial laminated boards slightly torn top spine. #2 of series - a city cousin comes to stay at Billabong
£7.50

18288. BRUCE Mary Grant: MATES AT BILLABONG
Ward Lock 1984 rep.Pictorial laminated boards Spin eslightly faded. #2 of series - a city cousin comes to stay at Billabong
£7.50

18294. BRUCE Mary Grant: NORAH OF BILLABONG
Ward Lock 1977.Coloured pictorial boards? Board edges a bit worn. #3 of Billabong series - Summer holidays & fires
£7.50

18316. CASTLETON Ann: THE WITCH'S WOOD
Blackie nd war economy.4 bw plates Foredge slightly foxed Front hinge a bit weak Boards a bit bumped Front board stained. School story SWAP
£4.50

18333. CHAUNDLER Christine: A CREDIT TO HER HOUSE
Ward Lock 1926 1st.4 bw plates Inscrs Lacks fep weakening front hinge Pictorial boards Corners bumped Spine a bit staind
£15.00

18351. CHAUNDLER Christine: THE MADCAP OF THE SCHOOL
Nelson nd.Bw frontis Crossed out inscr Top spine faded where 1 missing from slightly torn dw"
£6.50

18354. CHAUNDLER Christine: THE REPUTATION OF THE UPPER FOURTH
Dean nd.Coloured frontis Lacks fep Corners bumped
£8.50

18355. CHAUNDLER Christine: THE REPUTATION OF THE UPPER FOURTH
Dean nd.Coloured frontis Name fep Pages browning Corners bumped Boards slightly marked
£9.50

18393. CURRY Jane Louise: THE BIRDSTONES
Kestrel 1978 1st UK.Dw chipped on spine ends. An Abaloc story SWAP
£3.50

18399. DARCH Winifred: ALISON TEMPLE PREFECT
OUP 1938 rep.Coloured frontis + line Front hinge weak Slight foxing A bit loose Embossed boards Spine faded Back board a bit crinkled SWAP
£12.00

18400. DARCH Winifred: CHRIS & SOME OTHERS
OUP 1923 rep.Coloured frontis Prize label Pages browning A bit loose Embossed boards marked worn & bumped Spine faded & chipped at top swap
£9.00

18402. DARCH Winifred: FIFTH FORM RIVALS
OUP 1930 1st.Coloured frontis Inscr Pictorial paper covered boards Corners bumped Spine starting to detach one side SWAP
£12.50

18407. DARCH Winifred: MARGARET PLAYS THE GAME
OUP 1936 rep.Some foxing Corners bumped Top edge boards faded where strip missing from dw which is also a bit creased & grubby SWAP
£12.50

18408. DARCH Winifred: THE NEW SCHOOL & HILARY
OUP 1930 rep.Coloured frontis Pencil inscr Foxing Standard embossed boards Corners bumped & edges worn SWAP
£12.50

18425. DUDLEY-SMITH Trevor (Elleston Trevor): BY A SILVER STREAM
Swan 1944 1st.Illus Boards & dw waterstained but doesn't seem to affect text pages Spin ends faded where bits missing from slightly rubbed. Sequel to Into the Happy Glade SWAP
£12.00

18428. EDWARDS Monica: BLACK HUNTING WHIP
Collins 1950 1st.Illus Spine & board edges faded Corners & spine ends bumped
£25.00

18429. EDWARDS Monica: BLACK HUNTING WHIP
Collins 1950 1st.Illus Spine & board edges faded Corners & spine ends bumped Spine a bit foxed
£10.00

18449. EDWARDS Monica: THE WANDERER
Children's Book Club 1955.Illus Pages browning Corners bumped Spine dulled
£10.00

18458. ELDER Josephine: EVELYN FINDS HERSELF
OUP 1952 rep.Prize label Corners bumped Boards marked & scraped Spine faded
£15.00

18479. FOREST Antonia: THE PLAYERS & THE REBELS
Faber 1971 1st.Exlibrary Lacks fep Tape on boards Dw with slightly faded spine
£40.00

18485. FRENCH Allen: THE LOST BARON
Houghton Mifflin 1940 US 1st.Coloured frontis + line Andrew Wyeth Cloth boards faded on spine & board edges. Adventures in Cornwall under King John SWAP
£4.50

18490. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: THE FEUD IN THE FIFTH REMOVE
Girls Gone By Books 2014 paperback unabridged reissue.New
£12.00

18498. BROWN Pamela: BLUE DOOR VENTURE
Nelson 1956 rep.Illus Inscr Corners & spine ends rubbed & bumped. 4th of Blue Door series
£30.00

18500. CHAUNDLER Christine: THE MADCAP OF THE SCHOOL
Nelson nd.Bw frontis Dw rubbed on creases & spine ends. Also includes The Prize for Valour
£7.50

18537. GOODALL John: LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD
Deutsch 1988 1st.Small scrapes on fep Crayon scribble on bep Pictorial laminated boards Corners & spine ends bumped Landscape quarto format. No text - alternating full and half coloured pages
£10.00

18548. GREY Janet: THE ADVENT OF ANNE
Nelson nd.Illus Inscr + prize label Corners bumped Spine faded. 1st of the school quartet
£9.50

18563. HANLEY Phyllis: GIRLS GRIT
Sharp/Epworth nd 1935 prize label.Coloured frontis Boards bumped Spine faded SWAP
£4.50

18573. HARDY DM: CHRISTABEL'S CORNISH ADVENTURE
Nelson 1958 rep.Line illus Prize label Pages browning Back hinge weak Corners bumped Small bit of writing on spine
£7.50

18604. HILL Lorna: DANCER'S LUCK
Nelson 1956 rep.Illus Map eps with prize label on fep Corners & spine ends bumped. Annette series #2
£15.00

18622. HOGARTH Grace: A SISTER FOR HELEN
Deutsch 1976 1st.Illus Ex college library Bump on front board & dw. Sequel to Funny Guy - a small girl living near Boston in early 1900s
£4.50

18663. DIGBY Anne: FIFTH YEAR FRIENDSHIPS AT TREBIZON
Swift 1991 1st hardback edition (paperback was the true 1st).Exlibrary Pictorial laminated boards a bit grubby. Trebizon School #12 SWAP
£7.50

18670. KENT Helen: THE MYSTERY PRIZE
CSSM nd Prize label that could say '1940' though it's very squished?.Foxing? Boards grubby? Corners bumped & rubbed? Spine faded worn & torn at top
£7.50

18676. OXENHAM Elsie J: THE TWO FORM CAPTAINS
Elsie J Oxenham Appreciation Society 2014 paperback.New 4 bw plates. First of the 'Swiss set' it introduces characters that later appear in the Abbey series and interconnects with the 'Sussex set' and 'Woody Dean set'
£18.00

18679. SMITH Evelyn: THE SMALL SIXTH FORM
Books to Treasure paperback reissue 2013.New Illus
£10.00

18680. SMITH Evelyn: SEVEN SISTERS AT QUEEN ANNE'S
Books to Treasure paperback reissue 2013.New Illus. First of the three school stories about the Shortt sisters
£10.00

18725. ELLIOT Geraldine: THE LONG GRASS WHISPERS
Routledge Kegan Paul 1974 rep.Bw illus Sheila Hawkins Pictorial eps Nice copy in dw with 2 tear top front. Central African animal folk tales SWAP"
£4.00

18746. FITZ ROY Olivia: STEER BY THE STARS
Fidra Books 2007 paperback.Slightly damaged
£9.50

18751. ALLAN Mabel Esther: MARGARET FINDS A FUTURE
Girls Gone By Books 2011 unabridged paperback reissue.Slightly damaged
£11.00

18754. BIGGS Margaret: HEAD GIRL OF MELLING
Girls Gone By Books 2005 paperback reissue.Slightly damaged - 2 copies
£11.00

18756. BIGGS Margaret: LAST TERM FOR HELEN
Girls Gone By Books 2005 paperback reissue.Slightly damaged
£11.00

18757. BIGGS Margaret: THE NEW GIRL AT MELLING
Girls Gone By Books 2006 paperback reissue.Slightly damaged - 2 copies
£11.00

18760. LILLINGTON Kenneth: SOAPY AND THE PHARAOH'S CURSE
Heinemann 1957 1st.Illus Some page marking Front hinge a bit weak Spin efaded Corners bumped. Scarce early title SWAP
£12.00

18803. COURTNEY Gwendoline: WELL DONE DENEHURST!
Girls Gone By Books 2005 paperback reissue.Slightly damaged - 3 copies
£11.00

18812. EDWARDS Monica: STRANGERS TO THE MARSH
Girls Gone By Books 2007 paperback reissue.More: bad crease front wrap & fep
£19.00

18818. HILL Lorna: MARJORIE & CO
Girls Gone By Books 2003 paperback unabridged reissue.Slightly damaged - 2 copies
£11.00

18840. TREASE Geoffrey: UNDER BLACK BANNER
Girls Gone By Books 2005 paperback reissue.2nd hand with creased spine
£25.00

18869. LYON Elinor: THE HOUSE IN HIDING
Hodder & Stoughton 1950 1st.Illus author Foxing Boards grubby Dw chipped on spine ends. The first Ian & Sovra story (spelt 'Sovria' on the dw flap)
£19.50

18884. MAHY Margaret: DANGEROUS SPACES
Hamilton 1991.Dw. Chilling story
£7.50

18886. GOUDGE Elizabeth: THE DEAN'S WATCH
Hodder & Stoughton 1961 2nd imp.Illus Pictorial eps Boards a bit rubbed Dw torn on spine ends rubbed on edges & marked on spine. Set in an 1860s cathedral city it tells of the friendship between an elderly unpopular Dean and a simple watchmaker SWAP
£3.50

18893. MALLORY Clare: JULIET OVERSEAS
OUP Australia 1949 1st.Spine dulled Boards a bit marked
£35.00

18895. MALLORY Clare: MERRY AGAIN
OUP Australia 1947 1st.Pages browning Inscr Boards marked Corners bumped
£20.00

18899. MALLORY Clare: THE PEN & PENCIL GIRLS
OUP Australia nd.Pages browning Inscr Smells very musty Spine faded Boards worn Photocopy dw
£32.00

18900. MICHAELS Barbara: THE DARK ON THE OTHER SIDE
Souvenir Press 1973 1st UK.Bottom edges of pages bumped Slightly torn & worn dw.
£4.00

18913. STEVENSON DE: GOLDEN DAYS
Jenkins 1934 1st.Hinges weak Foredge lightly foxed Corners bumped Spine spotted Pic from dw front and book description possibly cut from back loosely inserted (rest of dw missing). This is the original sequel to Mrs Tim of the Regiment which so far as I understand is included in post 1940s reprints of Mrs Tim ... though at over 300 pages that seems strange SWAP
£22.50

18917. TEY Josephine: A SHILLING FOR CANDLES
Arrow paperback 2011.Generally good. Inspector Grant investigates a film star found dead on a south coast beach SWAP
£2.50

18923. WENTWORTH Patricia: THE IVORY DAGGER
Hodder paperback 2006.Wraps slightly creased. Miss Silver SWAP
£2.50

18929. WELCH Ronald: BOWMAN OF CRECY
OUP 1966 1st.Illus Ex library Slightly bumped dw with white letter on spine SWAP
£17.50

18935. MARCHANT Bessie: BY HONOUR BOUND
Nelson nd 1952 inscr.Bw frontis Frayed dw with faded slightly worn spine. School story
£5.00

18939. MARCHANT Bessie: A DAUGHTER OF THE RANGES
Blackie nd.4 bw plates Prize label Grubby pictorial boards Spine a bit creased & rubbed on ends Corners bumped & rubbed. A tale of western Canada
£8.50

18945. MARCHANT Bessie: GLENALLAN'S DAUGHTERS
Nelson nd.Coloured frontis + line Inscr Ownership stamp Pictorial boards a bit bumped on spine ends. Adventures in Malaysia
£9.50

18948. MARCHANT Bessie: THE HALF-MOON GIRL
Partridge nd.Bw frontis Lacks fep weakening front hinge Ownership stamp Semipictorial boards Spine slightly marked.Set in Brunei
£9.50

18952. MARCHANT Bessie: JANE FILLS THE BREACH
Blackie nd.6 bw plates Inscr Ownership stamp Boards slightly marked Pictorial spine. Adventure in South America
£7.50

18955. MARCHANT Bessie: MARTA THE MAINSTAY
Blackie nd.4 bw plates Inscr. Set in Sweden (I think)
£7.50

18959. MARCHANT Bessie: A MYSTERIOUS INHERITANCE
Blackie nd.4 bw plates Lacks fep Foxing Decorated boards. Adventures in British Columbia
£7.50

18960. MARCHANT Bessie: NANCY AFLOAT
Nelson nd 1941 ins.Illus Ownership stamp Slight foxing Corners bumped Spine dulled. Adventures at sea
£7.50

18967. MARCHANT Bessie: THREE GIRLS ON A RANCH
Blackie nd 1951 inscr.4 bw plates Ex school library Hinges split Well read Boards very worn Spine replaced by black tape Reading copy. A story of New Mexico
£2.50

18969. MARCHANT Bessie: TWO OF A KIND
Blackie nd war econ 1946 inscr.4 bw plates L Stead Front hinge weak Ownership stamp Spine worn on ends Corners bumped. Adventures in Canada
£5.00

18972. MARCHANT Bessie: THE YOUNGEST SISTER
Blackie nd.3 bw plates Bookplate Hinges a bit weak Some page marking Spine faded Boards a bit bumped Ownership stamp. A tale of Manitoba
£7.50

18982. VIPONT Elfrida: THE PAVILION
Girls Gone By Books 2014 paperback.New Last of the Haverard sequence also includes a letter from EV to Children's Library Magazine & a short story The Show Must Go On
£12.00

18983. MAYNE William: CATHEDRAL WEDNESDAY
OUP 1960 1st.Illus Minor signs of school library but text pages seem unread Tape marks on boards and residue of tape marks on dw reverse showing through on back. 3rd of the Choir School quartet
£40.00

18985. MAYNE William: CATHEDRAL WEDNESDAY
OUP 1960 1st.Illus Dw missing small piece bottom front & strip top back. 3rd of the Choir School quartet
£50.00

18997. MEADE Mrs L T: THE BEAUFORTS
OUP 1927 rep.Coloured frontis 1943 inscr Edges foxed Spine faded Corners bumped. Family story
£7.50

19007. MILES Edith: JILL FOR JULIA
Spring Books nd.Coloured frontis Inscr Spine faded Very ragged dw almost in 2 pieces A girl who has to do everything for her family longs to be a nurse SWAP
£6.00

19008. MILES Edith: A MYSTERIOUS SCHOOLGIRL
Wells Gardner Darton 1930 1st.4 bw plates 1 text page torn Embossed boards faded & marked SWAP
£8.50

19012. MOCKLER Anthony: KING ARTHUR & HIS KNIGHTS
Oxford Illustrated Classic 1987 rep.Full page coloured plates & line illus Nick Harris Corners & spine ends slightly rubbed Dw
£7.50

19018. MONTGOMERY L M: ANNE OF AVONLEA
Harrap 1946 rep.Lacks fep weakening front hinge Inscr Slightly chipped & creased orange dw stuck to cellophane
£4.50

19020. MONTGOMERY L M: ANNE OF GREEN GABLES
Harrap 1936 rep.Page edges foxed Dw from the Anne Shirley film strengthened with cellophane SWAP
£4.00

19021. MONTGOMERY L M: ANNE OF GREEN GABLES
Harrap 1926 rep.Coloured frontis Heavy foxing Front hinge very weak 2 cuts in back board Boards marked & worn
£5.00

19025. MONTGOMERY L M: ANNE'S HOUSE OF DREAMS
Harrap 1936 rep.Inscr Foxing Spine faded Boards bumped Orange dw worn creased & scraped; torn between front & front flap SWAP
£4.00

19031. MONTGOMERY L M: THE BLUE CASTLE
Angus & Robertson (Australia) 1930 rep pocket edition.Slight foxing Boards a bit worn & rubbed
£19.50

19032. MONTGOMERY L M: THE BLUE CASTLE
Angus & Robertson (Australia) 1980 rep.Pictorial laminated boards Inscr Slight page marking
£17.50

19034. MONTGOMERY L M: CHRONICLES OF AVONLEA
Harrap 1947 rep.Corners bumped Spine faded Ragged front & spine only of orange dw
£5.00

19040. MONTGOMERY L M: THE GOLDEN ROAD
Cornstalk (Australia) 1925.Coloured frontis Lacks fep Spine faded boards a bit bumped & worn SWAP
£6.50

19041. MONTGOMERY L M: THE GOLDEN ROAD
Angus & Robertson (Australia) 1982 new edition.Slight splash bottom edge Pictorial laminated boards
£8.50

19044. MONTGOMERY L M: KILMENY OF THE ORCHARD
Cornstalk (Australia) 1927 rep.Very slight foxing Boards a bit rubbed & bumped
£10.00

19045. MONTGOMERY L M: KILMENY OF THE ORCHARD
Cornstalk (Australia) Platypus 1927 rep.Inscr Foredge slightly foxed Spine faded & a bit worn Boards bumped and slightly grubby
£10.00

19047. MONTGOMERY L M: KILMENY OF THE ORCHARD
Harrap 1947 rep.Lacks fep Spine faded Boards worn Chipped slightly worn orange dw with faded spine
£12.50

19048. MONTGOMERY L M: KILMENY OF THE ORCHARD
Cornstalk (Australia) 1992 new edition.Pictorial laminated boards
£10.00

19049. MONTGOMERY L M: KILMENY OF THE ORCHARD
Angus & Robertson (Australia) 1982 new edition.Pictorial laminated boards Corners bumped
£10.00

19050. MONTGOMERY L M: KILMENY OF THE ORCHARD
Harrap 1936 rep.Page edges foxed Spine faded & a bit worn Boards marked
£15.00

19052. ALLAN Mabel Esther: BALCONIES AND BLUE NETS
Girls Gone By Books 2014 paperback reissue.New Hopeful writer Ray from Trouble at Melville Manor spends a month at summer school in Brittany
£12.00

19076. TURNER Philip: STEAM ON THE LINE
OUP 1968 1st.Illus Ex university library Lacks fep Apart from labels & stamps a very clean copy Letters written on spine Dw. 4th Darnley Mills adventure story
£6.50

19078. WELCH Ronald: THE GALLEON
OUP 1971 1st.Illus Ex school library - stamps & pockets but text pages are clean with 1 corner creased & a couple of rubber stamps Board edges rubbed Frayed grubby dw with small tears tiny bits missing and label on spine. Story of Elizabethan seafarers slightly connected to the Carey series
£30.00

19079. WELCH Ronald: THE HAWK
OUP 1967 1st.Illus Ex library Tape marks on eps Piece torn from top of fep Boards worn Frayed dw with tape marks inside slight staining of bottom and small piece missing top back. Carey sea adventure in Elizabethan England
£20.00

19085. ALLEN Betsy: THE MYSTERY OF THE RUBY QUEENS
Grosset & Dunlap (US) 1978 paperback.Pages browning Wraps creased & worn. #12 & last
£3.50

19114. NEEDHAM Violet: THE HOUSE OF THE PALADIN
Girls Gone By Books 2006 paperback reissue.Slightly damaged - 9 copies
£11.00

19115. MONTGOMERY L M: A TANGLED WEB
Angus & Robertson (Australia) 1988 paperback.Wraps creased & a bit worn. UK title Aunt Becky began It SWAP
£3.50

19116. NESBIT E: THE ENCHANTED CASTLE
Puffin Classic paperback 2004.Line illus HR Millar Wraps very slightly creased SWAP
£3.00

19133. AYRES Ruby M: THE MARRIAGE OF BARRY WICKLOW
Hodder & Stoughton 1936 rep.Lacks fep Slightly torn dw. A 1920s romance SWAP
£4.00

19150. DOUGLAS O: PENNY PLAIN
Hodder & Stoughton 1924 rep.Loose Boards faded & a bit worn Pencil inscr
£5.00

19181. READ Miss: VILLAGE AFFAIRS
Joseph 1978 rep.Illus Goodall Name fep Slightly marked rubbed & torn dw with faded spine
£5.00

19196. THANE Elswyth: THIS WAS TOMORROW
Hale 1952 1st.Foredge slightly foxed Inscr Family tree on fep Spine & back board faded. Williamsburg series #6 - 1930s SWAP
£4.00

19250. LITTLE FOLKS volume 112
1930.First story The Chateau of Perimond Illus Front hinge a bit weak Pictorial boards worn on edges & corners Spine split on ends & sides & stained at bottom. Includes long story The Form Trophy - Chaundler Hero of the 4th - Lake + short stories by Moore Talbot de Foubert Brazil Gervaise (Miranda)
£7.50

19252. LITTLE FOLKS volume 67
1908.Coloured plates + line illus including Heath Robinson Pogany Folkard Hassall Non standard binding worn Front hinge split Prelims part separate Back hinge weak 1 text page torn.
£9.50

19269. CHANNON E M: HER SECOND CHANCE
Books to Treasure 2014 paperback reissue.New Frontis. Sequel to Expelled from St Madern's
£10.00

19272. STEVENSON D E: THE ENGLISH AIR
Greyladies 2014 reissue.New Son of a Nazi official visits English cousins in 1938
£10.00

19279. COURTNEY Gwendoline: THE GRENVILLE GARRISON
Girls Gone By Books 2014 paperback reissue.New Includes article on Ruritanian novels set in England
£12.00

19280. OXENHAM Elsie J: MAIDLIN TO THE RESCUE
Elsie J Oxenham Appreciation Society 2014 paperback.New .
£18.00

19289. DUDLEY-SMITH Trevor (Elleston Trevor): BY A SILVER STREAM
Swan 1947 rep.Illus Inscr Spine faded & rubbed on ends Corners bumped Boards a bit marked Sequel to Into the Happy Glade
£25.00

19292. BRUCE Dorita Fairlie: THAT BOARDING SCHOOL GIRL
OUP 1930 rep.Coloured frontis + line Prize label Slight foxing Embossed boards bumped & rubbed on corners
£9.50

19313. LAWRENCE Ann: MR FOX
Macmillan 1979 1st.Illus Gilt decorated spine Dw. Adventure romance & fun in a modern fairy story
£10.00

19322. BALDWIN May: JEAN AND THE BOYS
Chambers nd 1919 inscr so probably 1st.4 bw plates Front hinge very weak Smells musty A bit loose Some page marking Decorated boards slightly bumped. School story
£15.00

19323. LYON Elinor: WISHING WATER-GATE
Hampton Library nd 1961 code.Ex school library Many stamps & tape marks on eps Hinges a bit weak Dw creased on spin & rubbed on edges
£9.50

19324. MALLORY Clare: MERRY BEGINS
OUP Australia 1949 rep.Very slight foxing on foredge Badly chipped & creased dw with small bits missing i& larger bit bottom spine
£25.00

19329. MARTIN J P: UNCLE
Cape 1964 1st.Illus Q Blake Small inscr Pictorial eps Frayed slightly grubby dw. 1st edition of the 1st book of the series - Uncle is a millionaire elephant with a purple dressing gown & a BA from Oxford; wild surreal adventures SWAP
£18.50

19330. MATTHEWMAN Phyllis: THE QUEERNESS OF RUSTY
Lutterworth 1941 1st.Bw frontis Spine faded Boards bumped & a bit worn Smells slightly musty Photocopy dw that's a bit too tall. 2nd of the Daneswood School series by EBD's lifelong friend SWAP
£8.50

19337. MONTGOMERY L M: MAGIC FOR MARIGOLD
Angus & Robertson 1981 new edition.Inscr Pictorial laminated boards
£20.00

19339. BALDWIN May: TEDDY & LILY'S ADVENTURES
Chambers 1911 1st.6 coloured plates Foxing Front hinge weak Prize label Pictorial gilt lettered boards slightly rubbed. A brother and sister on holiday in Italy
£20.00

19340. BALDWIN May: THAT AWFUL LITTLE BROTHER
Chambers 1904 1st.6 coloured plates Inscr Hinges weak Smells musty Worn pictorial gilt decorated boards. An unconventional family SWAP
£12.00

19342. MONTGOMERY L M: MISTRESS PAT
Angus & Robertson (Australia) 1948.Corners bumped Spine & board edges a bit worn
£15.00

19343. MONTGOMERY L M: MISTRESS PAT
Harrap 1956 rep.Eps stained Pencil scribble on a couple of pages Foredge heavily foxed Boards dirty bumped & worn
£10.00

19347. MONTGOMERY L M: PAT OF SILVER BUSH
Hodder & Stoughton 1936 rep.Boards a bit bumped & marked Spine faded & worn (very slightly split) on edges
£7.50

19348. MONTGOMERY L M: PAT OF SILVER BUSH
Hodder & Stoughton 1936 rep.Inscr Some foxing Spine stuck back on with tape Corners bumped
£15.00

19349. MONTGOMERY L M: PAT OF SILVER BUSH
Hodder & Stoughton 1933 1st in this edition.Lacks fep weakening front hinge Foxing Rubber stamps on prelims Back hinge split Bep marked Couple of pages loose Boards shabby Reading copy
£7.50

19350. MONTGOMERY L M: PAT OF SILVER BUSH
Grosset & Dunlap (US) 1933.Very shabby ex City of Lusaka public library Well read 1 text page torn in half Rebound Boards bumped & worn Reading copy
£7.50

19351. MONTGOMERY L M: PAT OF SILVER BUSH
Angus & Robertson (Australia) 1956.Ex school library Pictorial fep missing Badly strengthened worn boards - looks like someone practising bookbinding Fairly well read Handmade dw
£10.00

19352. MONTGOMERY L M: PAT OF SILVER BUSH
Angus & Robertson 1981 new edition.Inscr Pictorial laminated boards Corners bumped Spine slightly faded
£12.50

19353. MONTGOMERY L M: RAINBOW VALLEY
Harrap 1936 rep.Bookplate & inscr Spine faded & ends rubbed Corners bumped Boards a bit marked
£6.00

19354. MONTGOMERY L M: RAINBOW VALLEY
Angus & Robertson (Australia) 1947.Inscr Pages browning Spine faded which is odd as it has a dw Dw missing small piece bottom spin Small tears
£12.50

19355. MONTGOMERY L M: RAINBOW VALLEY
Angus & Robertson (Australia) 1947.Name fep Pages browning Dw stained & big tears spine ends
£12.50

19357. MONTGOMERY L M: RAINBOW VALLEY
Angus & Robertson (Australia) 1936.Name fep Foredge foxed Corners bumped & rubbed Boards marked Spine faded & rubbed
£9.50

19358. MONTGOMERY L M: RAINBOW VALLEY
Harrap 1956 rep.Scribble fep Foredge a bit marked Spine faded & rubbed Boards stained Corners rubbed
£6.50

19359. MONTGOMERY L M: RILLA OF INGLESIDE
Harrap 1938 rep.Coloured frontis Foredge grubby & rubbed Corners bumped & rubbed Boards a bit worn Spine split down one side
£10.00

19363. MONTGOMERY L M: RILLA OF INGLESIDE
Angus & Robertson (Australia) 1991.Pages browning Pictorial laminated boards Spine slightly faded
£8.50

19364. MONTGOMERY L M: THE ROAD TO YESTERDAY
Angus & Robertson 1975 1st.Pages browning Grubby rubbed dw with tears on spine. Tales of The Island SWAP
£8.50

19365. MONTGOMERY L M: THE STORY GIRL
Angus & Robertson (Australia) 1976.Inscr Pictorial laminated boards
£10.00

19366. MONTGOMERY L M: THE STORY GIRL
Angus & Robertson (Australia) nd.Pictorial laminated boards Spine faded
£10.00

19369. MONTGOMERY L M: THE STORY GIRL
Angus & Robertson (Australia) 1992.Pictorial laminated boards Spine faded
£10.00

19377. MOODY Peggie C: JERRY OF ST WINIFRED'S
Lutterworth 1958.Coloured frontis Corners bumped Boards a bit marked & rubbed
£7.50

19386. IRVING Beryl: DAFFY GOES TO SEA
Nisbet nd 1941 prize label.Blue/w frontis Boards bumped & stained Spine faded & rubbed on ends. Best known as an artist this is one of only two children's books written by her - a holiday on a yacht SWAP
£9.50

19390. JOHNS Capt W E: TO OUTER SPACE
Hodder & Stoughton 1957 1st.6 coloured plates Writing on fep Chipped torn & creased dw with scribble on front flap. 4th Rex Clinton Space story
£12.50

19415. MARCHANT Bessie: THE HOMESTEADER GIRL
Nelson nd 1936 prize label.Coloured frontis + line Pictorial gilt lettered boards Spine very slightly frayed on ends
£9.50

19417. MARCHANT Bessie: YEW TREE FARM
SPCK nd 1908 prize label.4 bw plates Foxing Pictorial boards Spine a bit worn Ownership stamp Gilt stamp on back board. Set in Kent
£9.50

19422. McGREGOR Iona: AN EDINBURGH REEL
Faber 1968 1st.Exlibrary but very clean Slightly scraped dw. Historical story set in 1751 SWAP
£7.50

19423. McGREGOR Iona: THE SNAKE AND THE OLIVE
Faber 1974 1st.VG in slightly bumped dw. Novel about Hippocrates SWAP
£5.00

19437. NEEDHAM Violet: THE BOY IN RED
Collins 1948 1st.Illus Corners bumped & rubbed Spine faded & worn on ends & sides
£30.00

19439. NEEDHAM Violet: THE CHANGELING OF MONTE LUCIO
Collins 1946 1st.Illus Boards dirty & bumped
£15.00

19441. NEEDHAM Violet: THE CHANGELING OF MONTE LUCIO
Collins 1946 1st.Illus Spine grubby Corners bumped
£15.00

19447. NEEDHAM Violet: THE CHANGELING OF MONTE LUCIO
Collins 1946 1st.Illus Boards very dirty & bumped Boots library label part removed from front
£15.00

19448. NEEDHAM Violet: THE CHANGELING OF MONTE LUCIO
Evergreen Library 1968 new edition.Illus Bookshop stamp Lacks fep Edges slightly foxed Board edges very slightly rubbed Faded grubby dw
£10.00

19450. NEEDHAM Violet: THE EMERALD CROWN
Collins 1952 rep.Illus Inscr Dw slightly torn creased & rubbed
£25.00

19451. NEEDHAM Violet: THE EMERALD CROWN
Collins 1952 rep.Illus Exlibrary Very grotty reading copy
£5.00

19452. TREVOR Meriol: LIGHTS IN A DARK TOWN
Macmillan 1964 1st.Illus Exlibrary Some page corners folded Dw bumped creased & slightly marked at top; 'F' written on spine. Set in 1849 Birmingham
£10.00

19455. NEEDHAM Violet: THE HORN OF MERLYNS
Collins 1943 1st.Illus Lacks fep Front hinge a bit weak Corners bumped Front board marked
£40.00

19456. NEEDHAM Violet: THE HORN OF MERLYNS
Collins 1956 rep.Illus Inscr Slight foxing Spine stained Photocopy dw
£45.00

19457. NEEDHAM Violet: THE HOUSE OF THE PALADIN
Collins 1947 rep.Illus Inscr Spine creased Dw in 2 bits frayed & missing 2 top spine"
£20.00

19458. NEEDHAM Violet: THE HOUSE OF THE PALADIN
Collins 1947 rep.Illus Inscr Baggy browned dw missing bits
£20.00

19460. ULLMAN Monica Disney: FILM STAR GILLY
Blackie nd.4 bw plates Foxing Boards rubbed & bumped SWAP
£4.50

19463. NEEDHAM Violet: THE HOUSE OF THE PALADIN
Collins 1945 1st.Illus Boards dirty & bumped Spine very faded & worn
£15.00

19464. NEEDHAM Violet: THE HOUSE OF THE PALADIN
Seagull 1959.Coloured frontis & line Eps foxed Slightly torn dw worn on edges
£7.50

19465. NEEDHAM Violet: THE HOUSE OF THE PALADIN
Seagull 1959.Coloured frontis & line Prize label stuck in upside down - I think I'd be offended Slightly torn & chipped dw
£7.50

19466. NEEDHAM Violet: THE HOUSE OF THE PALADIN
Seagull 1957.Coloured frontis & line Pages browning Spine faded
£5.00

19469. NEEDHAM Violet: THE WOODS OF WINDRI
Seagull 1958.Coloured frontis + line Pages browning Corners bumped Boards grubby Spine faded browned & rubbed on ends
£7.50

19470. NEEDHAM Violet: THE WOODS OF WINDRI
Seagull 1958.Coloured frontis + line Pages browning Corners bumped Spine faded & rubbed on ends
£7.50

19472. O'CONNOR G: ALL ABOARD FOR ADVENTURE
Lutterworth 1954 rep.Coloured frontis Prize label Back hinge very weak Spine dulled Board edge stained. Shortish boat adventure
£5.00

19478. OXENHAM Elsie J: THE ABBEY GIRLS AGAIN
Children's Press 1968 abridged rep.Pages brown Lacks prelims to title page Pictorial laminated boards Spine faded
£1.50

19489. BRUCE Mary Grant: BILLABONG'S LUCK
Angus & Robertson 1993 paperback.Generally very good. #11 a chance find helps boost the coffers. Revised & with afterword by Barbara Ker Wilson SWAP
£2.50

19493. OXENHAM Elsie J: ABBEY GIRLS GO BACK TO SCHOOL
Collins nd prewar.Lacks frontis Foredge a bit foxed Spine faded worn & chipped Corners bumped
£12.50

19504. NESBIT E: E NESBIT'S TALES OF TERROR (edited Hugh Lamb)
Methuen 1983 1st.Illus Slightly bumped dw. Tales of the macabre written at the beginning of her literary life
£10.00

19512. NEWMAN Marjorie: SCORING FOR THE SCHOOL
Nelson nd 1954 inscr.Bw frontis + line Foredge very slightly foxed Chipped dw missing bits & taped
£6.00

19527. OLDMEADOW Katharine: MADCAP JUDY
Collins nd.Very thick old book Coloured frontis Coloured pictorial boards a bit worn & rubbed but protected with cellophane which is holding it together School story
£20.00

19530. AYRES Ruby M: TOO MUCH TOGETHER
Hodder & Stoughton 1936 1st.Boards slightly bumped Chipped & slightly torn & markeddw. Romance
£6.00

19552. OXENHAM Elsie J: A DANCER FROM THE ABBEY
Collins 1958 small red abbey series.Coloured frontis Pages brown Worn chipped torn dw missing small pieces Inscribed by Doris Acland (EJO's friend) SWAP
£4.00

19553. OXENHAM Elsie J: A DANCER FROM THE ABBEY
Collins nd small red abbey series.Coloured frontis Pages browning Slightly rubbed & torn dw
£5.00

19557. CADELL Elizabeth: THE PAST TENSE OF LOVE
Hodder paperback 1971.Page edges brown & foxed Wraps creased. A secretary's life changes when her boss sends her on an errand to France
£5.00

19560. OXENHAM Elsie J: THE GIRLS OF GWYNFA
Warne 1924 1st.Coloured frontis NK Brisley Prize label Foredge foxed Embossed boards Spine faded
£20.00

19568. OXENHAM Elsie J: THE GIRL WHO WOULDN'T MAKE FRIENDS
Nelson nd 1925 inscr.2 coloured plates Back hinge weak Foredge slightly foxed Semipictorial boards Boards marked rubbed & bumped
£20.00

19569. OXENHAM Elsie J: GOBLIN ISLAND
Collins nd pocket edition 1924 inscr.Pages browning Spine faded
£25.00

19578. OXENHAM Elsie J: MAIDLIN BEARS THE TORCH
RTS nd 1st.Coloured frontis Front hinge a bit weak Spine faded Boards a bit bumped Photocopy of chipped dw (part of flaps not copied)
£85.00

19594. MITCHELL Gladys: THE TWENTY-THIRD MAN
Vintage paperback 2011.Generally vg
£5.00

19597. PORTER Eleanor H: HUSTLER JOE & other stories
Burt (US) 1924.Lacks fep Foredge a bit chipped Spine faded & scraped Boards bumped & scraped. 4 long short stories
£6.00

19599. FITZGERALD Kathleen: CONTES DE PERRAULT
Librairie Ernest Flammarion (France) nd 1918 inscr.8 coloured plates M Tarrant (1 loose) Pages brown Hinges a bit weak Coloured picture onlaid Spine very frayed on edges with tape marks Boards a bit grubby & battered Small format Text in French
£10.00

19600. OLDMEADOW Katharine: PRINCESS CHARMING
Children's Press nd.Pages browning Slightly torn dw
£5.00

19602. OXENHAM Elsie J: QUEEN OF THE ABBEY GIRLS
Collins nd 1934 prize label.Coloured frontis Some scribble on text pages Foredge foxed & brown Hinges weak Standard red/black boards rubbed worn & marked
£20.00

19604. OXENHAM Elsie J: QUEEN OF THE ABBEY GIRLS
Collins 1947 rep large orange/silver.Coloured frontis Prize label Corners bumped Spine dulled & creased
£25.00

19607. OXENHAM Elsie J: ROBINS IN THE ABBEY
Seagull 1950 rep.Tape marks on eps Torn dw missing large chunk from back
£4.50

19617. SCOTT Mary: SHEPHERD'S PIE
Hurst & Blackett 1972 1st.Chipped dw scraped on front. Susan's niece in love in another story of NZ countryside
£6.00

19619. OXENHAM Elsie J: THE SCHOOL OF UPS & DOWNS
Chambers 1918 1st.6 bw plates Inscr Front hinge a bit weak Pictorial boards a bit rubbed & bumped on edges
£45.00

19623. OXENHAM Elsie J: SELMA AT THE ABBEY
Collins 1958 small red abbey series.Coloured frontis Pages browning Boards very marked & dirty Spine torn Smells a bit musty
£5.00

19624. OXENHAM Elsie J: SELMA AT THE ABBEY
Seagull 1955.Coloured frontis Inscr Page edges very brown Grubby chipped dw missing spine ends
£6.00

19627. THANE Elswyth: KISSING KIN
Hale 1964 rep.Dw frayed & rubbed Missing tiny bits from ends of torn spine. #5 of Williamsburg series - during the 1st World War to 1930s SWAP
£6.00

19633. OXENHAM Elsie J: STRANGERS AT THE ABBEY
Seagull 1954.Corners bumped Torn dw in 2 pieces
£5.00

19635. OXENHAM Elsie J: STRANGERS AT THE ABBEY
Collins small red Abbey series 1958.Coloured frontis Pages browning Bottom spine marked Dw slightly worn on edges with small piece missing bottom spine
£5.00

19636. OXENHAM Elsie J: STRANGERS AT THE ABBEY
Collins small red Abbey series 1958.Coloured frontis Inscr Lacks fep Boards stained Smells a bit musty
£4.00

19647. PATERSON Katherine: COME SING JIMMY JO
Gollancz 1986 1st.Name fep Dw slightly bumped on spine ends. The pressures on a boy country singer suddenly becoming a star
£7.50

19651. PERTWEE Roland: ROUGH WATER
OCL 1965 new edition.Illus M Gill School library stamps but not much read Dw scraped on back. 2nd of the Islanders' series - 3 boys on a Devon estate; a 4th boy arrives not to mention an escaped convict
£12.50

19652. PETTMAN Grace: STELLA SEATON - SCHOOLGIRL
CSSM nd 1942 prize label.4 bw plates Boards slightly marked Torn creased & tapemarked dw missing pieces
£8.50

19662. BULL Angela: NOEL STREATFEILD
Collins 1984 1st.Bw photo plates Lacks fep Library stamp on foredge Tape marks on boards Slightly bumped dw SWAP
£8.50

19665. UTTLEY Alison: RECIPES FROM AN OLD FARMHOUSE
Faber 1973 paperback.Illus P Baynes Foredge a bit browned Wraps marked & a bit worn
£3.00

19667. PHIPPS C M Katherine: THE SWORD OF DE BARDWELL
Shaw nd new edition 1898 prize label.Bw frontis AEG Decorated boards a bit rubbed & bowed. A Tale of Agincourt
£7.50

19679. POCOCK Doris: BACKSTAGE WITH PEGGY
Spring Books nd 1960 inscr.Coloured frontis + line Pages browning Slightly torn & worn dw missing spine ends. A school dramatic production of Robin Hood SWAP
£6.50

19688. POPE Ray: TELFORD GOES DUTCH
Macdonald & Janes 1976 1st.Exlibrary Illus Tape marks on boards Bumped dw with label on spine. A Model-Railway Men Adventure
£7.50

19702. POTTER Beatrix: THE COMPLETE ADVENTURES OF PETER RABBIT
Warne 1985 rep.Full of coloured illus Grubby pictorial laminated boards Quarto format. Contains The Tales of Peter Rabbit Benjamin Bunny The Flopsy Bunnies & Mr Tod
£7.50

19706. POTTER Beatrix: THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER
Warne nd 1961.Coloured illus Hinges very weak Pages a bit brittle Coloured picture onlaid Boards a bit bowed
£2.50

19724. PRATCHETT Terry: THE CARPET PEOPLE
Doubleday 1992 revised edition.Pages browning Corners bumped Bumped dw. Rewritten by TP from his original written when he was 17
£7.50

19730. PRICE Willard: SAFARI ADVENTURE
Cape 1974 rep.Line illus Pat Marriott Corners & spine ends bumped Foredge browned Torn & repaired dw. Teen zoologists Hal & Roger Hunt in Africa
£7.50

19731. PRICE Willard: VOLCANO ADVENTURE
Cape 1970 rep.Line illus Pat Marriott Slightly worn & torn dw. Teen zoologists Hal & Roger Hunt in the Pacific islands
£6.50

19735. RAE Gwynedd: MARY PLAIN'S WHODUNIT
RKP 1965 1st.Illus Exlibrary Lacks fep Apart from the library markings a nice clean copy in slightly worn dw Very scarce SWAP
£17.50

19736. RANSOME Arthur: THE BIG SIX
Cape 1965 rep.Illus Map eps Page edges browned Corners bumped Grubby slightly scraped dw chipped on edges
£12.50

19739. RANSOME Arthur: MISSEE LEE
Cape 1957 rep.Illus Map eps Boards a bit bumped Slightly frayed & repaired dw. SWAP
£6.50

19743. NEEDHAM Violet: THE HOUSE OF THE PALADIN
Girls Gone By Books 2006 paperback reissue.More: crease front wrap - 2 copies
£10.00

19746. RANSOME Arthur: WINTER HOLIDAY
Cape 1957 rep.Illus Map eps Page edges slightly brown Dw spine browned SWAP
£6.50

19749. REED Maud D: IT WAS CANDY'S IDEA
Epworth 1955 1st.Dw a bit rubbed & chipped Spine faded & worn. 1st of series
£8.50

19751. REED Talbot Baines: TOM, DICK AND HARRY
Latimer House 1948 1st thus.Nice copy in worn creased & torn dw missing spine ends. Boys' school story
£6.00

19752. REES Celia: THE FOOL'S GIRL
Bloomsbury 2010.Nice copy in dw. A sort of sequel to Twelfth Night with Shakespeare as a character. SWAP
£3.50

19755. BALDWIN May: MURIEL AND HER AUNT LU
Chambers 1909 1st.8 bw plates Prize label Smells musty Pictorial gilt decorated bevelled boards Corners & spine edges/ends a bit bumped & worn. A tale of Paris
£25.00

19760. SMITH Evelyn: BIDDY AND QUILLA
Books to Treasure paperback reissue 2014.New 4 bw plates
£10.00

19761. OXENHAM Elsie J: THE CAPTAIN OF THE FIFTH
Elsie J Oxenham Appreciation Society 2015 paperback.New 4 bw plates. Sequel to Two Form Captains set a few years later
£18.00

19765. NEEDHAM Violet: THE BOY IN RED
Girls Gone By Books 2015 paperback reissue.New Article about William the Silent
£12.00

19771. OXENHAM Elsie J: THE CAMP MYSTERY
Girls Gone By Books 2006 paperback.Slightly damaged
£17.00

19772. OXENHAM Elsie J: JEN OF THE ABBEY SCHOOL
Girls Gone By Books 2007 paperback.Slightly damaged - 3 copies
£11.00

19786. MANNING-SANDERS Ruth: CIRCUS BOY
OUP 1960 1st.Illus Prize label Pages slightly browning Dw rubbed on edges. SWAP
£9.50

19788. MASON Helen Scheffler: KATY'S BRETON SUMMER
Collins 1966 1st.Inscr Boards grubby Dw a bit worn. An American teen goes to France & finds it hard to fit in SWAP
£9.50

19806. ROCHESTER George: DRUMS OF WAR
Warne 1957.Coloured frontis Foxing Ragged dw. Set just after the American Civil War a man and his horse
£3.50

19811. RUTLEY C Bernard: WILD LIFE IN THE ICE & SNOW
Macmillan 1950 1st.Illus S Tresilian Name cut from fep Semipictorial boards corners & spine ends rubbed Chipped dw missing spine ends. Contains stories of 3 animals - Loki the Wolf Miska the Seal Gogo the Penguin
£7.50

19819. HARRIS Christie: MOUSE WOMAN AND THE MUDDLEHEADS
Macmillan 1980 1st UK.Bw illus Dw. Based on North West Canadian legends SWAP
£3.00

19827. MARCHANT Bessie: GRETA'S DOMAIN
Blackie nd 1911 1st (1910 prize label).6 bw plates (frontis frayed) Heavy foxing Hinges weak Ownership stamp Pictorial gilt lettered boards marked and bumped Back board watermarked. A story of Chiloe [sic] SWAP
£6.50

19828. MARCHANT Bessie: LOIS IN CHARGE
Blackie nd 1917 inscr.6 bw plates Foxing Pictorial boards a bit rubbed & bumped Ownership stamp. The story of a plantation in Brazil SWAP
£6.50

19829. MARCHANT Bessie: THE FERRY HOUSE GIRLS
Blackie nd.5 of 6 bw plates Lacks fep Slight foxing Pictorial boards rubbed & bumped on corners Spine rubbed on ends. An Australian story
£7.50

19831. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: THEY BOTH LIKED DOGS
Girls Gone By Books 2012 unabridged paperback reissue.More: crease front wrap; back wrap edge frayed
£10.00

19838. TALBOT Ethel: RANGER ROSE
Nelson nd.Bw frontis Name fep Slightly rubbed dw. Short Ranger tale SWAP
£3.50

19840. SAUNDERS Marjorie: LEAVE IT TO MADGE
Epworth Press 1953 1st.Bw frontis Lacks fep Chipped creased & rubbed dw. School story
£6.00

19842. TATHAM Julie: CHERRY AMES NIGHT SUPERVISOR
World Distributors 1958.Bw frontis Name fep Spine slightly faded Corners a bit bumped
£5.00

19851. SAVILLE Malcolm: NOT SCARLET BUT GOLD
Chivers 1992 reissue.Pictorial laminated boards Label mostly removed from front
£12.50

19852. TREASE Geoffrey: SHADOW UNDER THE SEA
Walker Books 1990 1st.Slightly bumped dw. Adventure set in glasnost era Yalta
£9.50

19867. EDWARDS Monica: SPIRIT OF PUNCHBOWL FARM
Armada paperback 1963.Illus Pages browning Spine creasedd
£4.50

19873. L'ENGLE Madeleine: THE ARM OF THE STARFISH
Hodder paperback 1990.Wraps a bit creased & grubby O'Keefe family suspense story SWAP
£2.50

19874. L'ENGLE Madeleine: DRAGONS IN THE WATERS
Laurel Leaf (US) paperback 1982.Pages browning Wraps very slightly creased. Polly O'Keefe adventure set on board a liner SWAP
£2.50

19881. SIMPSON Helen: A WOMAN AMONG SAVAGES
Puffin Story Book paperback 1950 1st thus.Foredge slightly browned All round wraps a bit foxed & rubbed #63. The story of Mary Kingsley SWAP
£3.00

19895. BAWDEN Nina: THE ODD FLAMINGO
Pan paperback 1957.Page edges browning Wraps a bit worn & rubbed. Her 2nd book a tale of deception blackmail & murder
£4.00

19908. BROMIGE Iris: THE BEND IN THE RIVER
Coronet paperback 1976.Pages browning Inscr on front wrap Wraps creased Spine faded. Rainwood family
£3.50

19913. CADELL Elizabeth: PARSON'S HOUSE
Morrow (US) 1977.Boards a bit grubby Dw strengthened on reverse; spine faded & slightly chipped on edges. Old friends return to a seaide house from their childhood
£9.50

19914. CADELL Elizabeth: THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD
Romance Book Club 1960.Library label mostly removed from fep - no other library signs Spine a bit blotchy Tape marks on eps Grubby blotchy dw. The search for a goat in London
£5.00

19918. DOUGLAS O: PINK SUGAR
Hodder & Stoughton 1950 rep.A few page corners bumped Light foxing Frayed & slightly torn dw with small hole in spine
£5.00

19924. EDEN Dorothy: LISTEN TO DANGER
Macdonald 1958 1st.Torn creased dw missing pieces & with small scrape on front. A young widow's children are kidnapped SWAP
£5.00

19928. HEPPLE Anne: HEYDAYS AND MAYDAYS
Lutterworth 1954 rep.Spine faded Boards a bit marked
£7.50

19935. SAVILLE Malcolm: TREASURE AT AMORYS
Collins 1971 reissue.Pages browning coloured pictorial boards a bit worn on spine ends & corners. Lone Pine #15
£10.00

19951. SEVERN David: DRUMBEATS!
Bodley Head 1953 1st.Illus R Kennedy Inscr Very slight foxing on foredge Dw slightly rubbed on edges. A schoolboy & his friends are transported to a lost African expedition from 20 years before
£9.50

19965. SLEIGH Barbara (chosen by): BROOMSTICKS & BEASTICLES
Hodder & Stoughton 1981 1st.Illus Slightly torn dw. Stories & verse about witches & strange creatures
£6.00

19966. ALLAN Mabel Esther: HERE WE GO ROUND
Girls Gone By Books 2015 paperback reissue.Slightly damaged Includes biography bibliography & MEA short story; training to be a nursery teacher
£15.00

19968. SMITH Evelyn: MILLY IN THE FIFTH
Books to Treasure paperback reissue 2015.New 6 bw plates
£10.00

19975. SLEIGH Barbara (retold by): NORTH OF NOWHERE
Collins 1964 1st.Illus Inscr Hinges a bit weak Torn & worn dw with chunk of back separate. Stories & legends from many lands
£4.50

19991. SMITH Evelyn: MILLY IN THE FIFTH
Blackie nd war economy.4 bw plates Inscr Front hinge a bit weak Bottom spine scraped Grubby dw slightly damaged bottom spine
£9.50

19995. GOODALL John: VICTORIANS ABROAD
Macmillan 1980 1st.Spine worn Small format. No text - coloured pictures throughout SWAP
£4.00

20001. SMITH Evelyn: TERRY'S BEST TERM
Blackie nd.Bw frontis Torn worn dw
£7.50

20012. SMITH Irene: CHESTER HOUSE WINS THROUGH
Children's Press 1967 1st.Pages browning Dw rubbed on spine ends & scraped on back SWAP
£4.50

20014. DARCH Winifred: FIFTH FORM RIVALS
OUP 1941 rep.Coloured frontis Pictorial paper covered boards Corners & edges rubbed & bumped Spine missing
£10.00

20037. OXENHAM Elsie J: A FIDDLER FOR THE ABBEY
Elsie J Oxenham Appreciation Society 2015 paperback.New Illus
£18.00

20038. PLEYDELL Susan: THE ROAD TO THE HARBOUR
Greyladies paperback reissue 2015.New Set in a north of Scotland fishing village
£10.00

20044. KYLE Elisabeth: GIRL WITH A LANTERN
Evans 1961 1st.Illus Prize label Slightly torn creased & rubbed dw. Fictionalised story of Grizel Hume daughter of a Jacobitewho tries to help him escape SWAP
£7.50

20053. AVERY Gillian: THE ELEPHANT WAR
Evergreen Library 1968.Illus J Verney Front hinge a bit weak Dw. 4th lighthearted Victorian story about the Smith family - they try to prevent an elephant from being sold by London Zoo to Barnum's Circus in America
£12.00

20057. BYERS Irene: JEWEL OF THE JUNGLE
Hutchinson nd.Slightly foxed Chipped creased slightly torn Barbara Freeman dw. It started with a rare plant with a sinister history; 1st Tony & Melissa story
£12.00

20063. ELIOTT Lydia: CEVA OF THE CARADOCS
Warne 1953 probably 1st.Coloured frontis & chipped slightly torn but still striking dw by HM Brock Nice clean copy. Teen adventure set in Roman times
£7.50

20087. BIGGS Margaret & BLAIRMAN Jacqueline: TRIPLETS AT ROYDERS
Girls Gone By Books 2015 paperback reissue.New .
£15.00

20094. STEPHEN David: STRING LUG THE FOX
Lutterworth Press 1951 rep.Lovely line illus by Nina Scott Langley Boards stained & patchily faded Inside good. A Scottish fox for older children
£6.00

20106. ATKINSON M E: THE MONSTER OF WIDGEON WEIR
Children's Book Club 1945.Illus S Tresilian Lacks fep weakening front hinge Fragile scraped worn dw strangely printed in only one colour. Lockett family adventure
£15.00

20117. HAVERFIELD E L: THE DISCOVERY OF KATE
Nelson nd.Bw frontis Foredge slightly foxed Corners bumped. School story
£6.00

20124. BROWN Pamela: GOLDEN PAVEMENTS
Nelson 1951 rep.Illus Front hinge weak Slight foxing Spine faded bumped & a bit marked Boars a bit bumped. 3rd Blue Door story
£17.50

20138. COOPER Susan: OVER SEA, UNDER STONE
Cape 1965 1st.Exlibrary Illus Pockets stamps tape Fairly well read Tape on boards Frayed dw with 'J' written on spine Taped on reverse which shows through Small pieces missing spine ends. 1st of the Dark is Rising sequence SWAP
£45.00

20139. CLEWES Dorothy: THE ADVENTURE OF THE BLUE ADMIRAL
Collins nd 1960 inscr.Prelims & foredge browned Corners bumped Chipped slightly torn dw a bit worn & rubbed. 2nd Hadley family adventure
£12.50

20141. EDWARDS Monica: RENNIE GOES RIDING
Bodley Head 1956 1st.Foxing Writing on Fep Corners bumped Spine dull & a bit worn. Bodley Head Career Book
£15.00

20143. EDWARDS Sylvia: SALLY BAXTER THE RUNAWAY PRINCESS
World Distributors nd 1959 inscr.Dw a bit torn on spine ends. The girl reporter investigates swap
£5.00

20149. JAMES Grace: JOHN & MARY ABROAD
Muller 1947 rep.Illus Front hinge a bit weak 1 page missing a chunk of the margin Boards a bit worn & bumped SWAP
£7.50

20151. JOHNS Capt W E: BIGGLES HUNTS BIG GAME
Hodder & Stoughton 1951 rep.Illus Corners bumped Spine faded SWAP
£3.50

20154. LEE Austin: SHEEP'S CLOTHING
Greyladies paperback reissue 2015.New The first of a series featuring school mistress Miss Hogg who abandons her school career to be a private investigator. Published in 1955 the author was a maverick CofE clergyman - a socialist pacifist and colourful preacher.
£12.00

20158. SIMMS Evelyn: THE SCHOOL ON CASTLE HILL
Nelson nd.Coloured frontis Very clean bright copy in a torn creased taped dw missing pieces SWAP
£6.50

20163. MARCHANT Bessie: ROLF THE REBEL
SPCK nd 1917 prize label.2 coloured plates + a bw plate that may not belong Some page marking Hinges weak Ownership stamp Pictorial boards gilt lettered on spine Corners bumped Boards a bit worn & marked. Adventures in Cuba SWAP
£6.50

20166. OXENHAM Elsie J: GOBLIN ISLAND
Collins nd pocket edition 1922 or 1927 prize label.Back hinge a bit weak Boards rubbed bumped & chipped on spine ends Back board marked SWAP
£15.00

20179. STRANG Herbert: MARTIN OF OLD LONDON
OUP 1936 rep.Coloured frontis + line CE Brock Front hinge very weak Prize label Glue marks on eps Semipictorial boards worn & bumped especially the faded spine
£5.00

20182. STRATTON-PORTER Gene: FRECKLES
Murray 1912 rep.Inscr Foredge foxed & browned Corners & spine ends very slightly bumped Boards very slightly worn. An Irish boy growing up in an Indiana lumber camp
£7.50

20198. STREATFEILD Noel: THE CIRCUS IS COMING
Dent 1954 reprint of revised edition.Illus C Hutton Neat inscr Boards a bit bumped & rubbed
£8.50

20218. NORTON Andre: SORCERESS OF THE WITCH WORLD
Tandem paperback 1970.Pages browning Wraps a bit creased
£3.00

20232. STREATFEILD Noel: THURSDAY'S CHILD
Collins 1970 1st.Illus Dw torn on spine ends. The story of an orphan
£9.50

20243. CADELL Elizabeth: SHADOWS ON THE WATER
Corgi paperback 1972.Pages browning & marked Wraps worn & creased. Mystery & romance in Portugal
£2.50

20255. SULLIVAN May: DIANA OF CLIFF END SCHOOL
Swan 1953 rep.Pages browning Inscr Front hinge a bit weak Corners bumped Spine faded & marked SWAP
£6.00

20256. SULLIVAN May: MOLLY OF HIGHDENE HOUSE
Swan 1953 rep.Pages brown Inscr Boards faded & very rubbed on edges Spine faded & rubbed Boards a bit marked SWAP
£12.50

20257. SUTCLIFF Rosemary: THE LANTERN BEARERS
OUP 1959 1st.Illus C Keeping Frayed & slightly worn dw with 2 inch tear on front. 4th of the Eagle of the Ninth sequence
£30.00

20258. SUTCLIFF Rosemary: THE LANTERN BEARERS
OUP 1959 1st.Illus C Keeping Slightly bumped dw which may be from a 2nd impression. 4th of the Eagle of the Ninth sequence
£15.00

20259. ELDER Josephine: THE ENCIRCLED HEART
Lutterworth 1951 1st.Inscr Page edges browning Slight foxing Spine faded Boards marked Corners bumped. 1930s woman doctor
£10.00

20260. ELDER Josephine: LADY OF LETTERS
Lutterworth 1949 1st.Spine faded & watermarked Very ragged water damaged dw in 2 pieces & missing most of spine. A history mistress her romance & friendships
£10.00

20265. FRASER Anthea: PRESENCE OF MIND
Corgi paperback 1978.Wraps a bit worn. An early picture haunts an artist and his second wife
£2.50

20270. HEYER Georgette: ARABELLA
Heinemann 1949 1st.Foredge browning Bpards slightly marked & bumped Spine slightly faded
£4.00

20272. HEYER Georgette: COUSIN KATE
Bodley Head 1968 1st.Dw a bit chipped & rubbed on spine ends & corners
£4.00

20274. HEYER Georgette: THE GRAND SOPHY
Heinemann 1950 rep.Pages browning Very chipped dw without a spine
£4.00

20278. HEYER Georgette: SYLVESTER
Heinemann 1957 1st.Corners bumped
£4.50

20287. SUTCLIFF Rosemary: SIMON
Oxford Children's Library 1959.Illus R Kennedy Smells a bit musty Light foxing Slightly rubbed & creased dw. English Civil War SWAP
£6.00

20292. SWIFT Jonathan: GULLIVER'S TRAVELS
Collins 1943 rep (edited for children).Coloured plates frontis + line AH Watson Inscr Pictorial eps Hinges a bit weak Boards worn with faded & stained spine
£5.00

20298. MACAULAY Rose: DANGEROUS AGES
Methuen 1985 new edition.Dw. Originally published in 1921 & awarded the Femina-Vie Heureuse prize a study of discontented & frightened people specifically 4 generations of women SWAP
£5.00

20310. TALBOT Ethel: SCOUT ISLAND
Nelson nd 1926 prize label.Coloured frontis + line Foredge a bit foxed Decorated boards a bit rubbed Corners bumped. Outdoor adventures SWAP
£5.00

20319. STEVENSON DE: THE TWO MRS ABBOTTS
Collins 1945 Australian 1st.Book search stamps on feps Corners rubbed Dw flaps pasted to eps - no other part of dw present. Sequel to Miss Buncle Married
£8.50

20326. TATHAM Julie: CHERRY AMES CLINIC NURSE
World Distributors 1960 rep.Foxing Spine a bit dulled & creased
£5.00

20328. TAYLOR Reginald: THE MAD MARTINS
Blackie nd.Bw frontis Grubby chipped & rubbed dw. Detective/adventure story SWAP
£6.00

20330. ANDERSON Verily: SPAM TOMORROW
Hart-Davis 1956 2nd imp.Name fep Dw rubbed marked & slightly torn on edges.Growing up in a Sussex rectory boarding school debutante FANY marriage in a West End flat in the blitz up to the birth of her first child
£35.00

20346. STREATFEILD Noel: ALL ABOUT QUEEN VICTORIA
Allen 1961 1st UK.2-colour illus Pages a bit marked Heavy foxing on edges Torn dw rubbed on edges & missing piece top spine It has a library code on the spine but no signs inside the book Piece cut from dw flap
£12.00

20361. OXENHAM Elsie J: THE JUNIOR CAPTAIN
Elsie J Oxenham Appreciation Society 2015 paperback.New 4 bw plates
£18.00

20372. BIGGS Margaret: BOBBY AT HILL HOUSE
Warne 1954 1st.Coloured frontis Prize label Dw very slightly rubbed on edges SWAP
£22.50

20382. ERDMAN Loula Grace: THE WIND BLOWS FREE
Hampton Library nd.Slightly frayed dw. Making a new life in the Texas Panhandle
£7.50

20389. LEESON Robert: JAN ALONE
Collins 1990 1st.Slightly bumped dw. Jan takes a new job after her mother disappeared not knowing where she is
£5.00

20394. MALLORY Clare: THE PEN & PENCIL GIRLS
OUP Australia nd.Prize label Boards mottled & a bit faded on edges Grubby chipped dw
£25.00

20395. MIALL Agnes: CHERRY IN CHARGE
Newnes 1950 1st.Blacked out inscr Worn & dirty boards Spine faded & worn Foredge a bit ink spotted & foxed. 3rd & last of the Youth Club series
£12.00

20399. SHANNON Monica: DOBRY
Harrap 1936 1st UK.Lovely illus Semipictorial boards slightly insect damaged (scraped) on back Torn dw missing chunks & badly insect damaged on back. Newbery Medal winner a Bulgarian boy destined to be a farmer wants to be a sculptor
£15.00

20409. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: JANE & THE CHALET SCHOOL
Chambers 1964 1st.Bw frontis Inscr Corners bumped Spine very faded Boards a bit marked
£20.00

20413. TREASE Geoffrey: THE CROWN OF VIOLET
Macmillan 1972 rep.Illus CW Hodges Ex school library but not read Dw with label on spine. Ancient Greece
£15.00

20419. TURNBULL Ann: HOUSE OF GHOSTS
Walker 2000 1st.Slightly bumped dw. An original modern ghost story. SWAP
£7.50

20426. ELDER Josephine: EVELYN FINDS HERSELF
OUP 1934 rep (blue swan binding).Coloured frontis Boards marked Spine faded & creased
£12.50

20429. GREY Janet: THE ADVENT OF ANNE
Nelson nd.Illus Inscr Foredge a bit foxed Spine ends faded Torn rubbed dw missing small pieces & strip bottom back. 1st of the school quartet
£7.50

20437. KYLE Elisabeth: MAID OF ORLEANS
Nelson 1957 1st.Illus Pictorial eps Smells a bit musty Foxed dw missing piece bottom front & spine Quarto format. The story of Joan of Arc - part of the Picture biographies series SWAP
£7.50

20438. TURNER Lilian: BETTY THE SCRIBE
Ward Lock 1906 1st.8 bw plates Inscr Light foxing Gilt decorated boards Corners bumped Spine faded. The clash between literary ambition & domestic responsibility
£15.00

20440. TURNER Philip: SEA PERIL
OUP 1966 1st.Illus Ex library Dw stuck down with cellophane + label on spine. 3rd Darnley Mills adventure story
£10.00

20447. UTTLEY Alison: LAVENDER SHOES - Eight Tales of Enchantment
Faber 1970 1st.Illus J Ede Gilt decorated boards Slightly grubby & bumped dw
£7.50

20463. UTTLEY Alison: LITTLE GREY RABBIT'S WASHING-DAY
Collins 1947 rep.Coloured illus Spine very rubbed down sides Boards grubby & bumped A bit of writing on eps Slight page marking SWAP
£3.50

20466. UTTLEY Alison: SOME MOONSHINE TALES
Faber 1945 rep.Illus Inscr Some pages creased Corners bumped Torn creased dw with pieces missing & label on spine. Tales of magic and moonshine SWAP
£17.50

20468. MARCHANT Bessie: SALLY MAKES GOOD
Blackie nd.Coloured frontis 3 of 4 bw plates Inscr Lacks fep Front hinge very weak Pictorial boards worn. A story of Tasmania SWAP
£6.50

20469. MARCHANT Bessie: THE TRIUMPHS OF THREE
Blackie nd war economy.4 bw plates Lacks fep Ownership stamp Corners bumped Spine slightly worn on edges. Her last book set in Canada.
£6.00

20470. UTTLEY Alison: SQUIRREL GOES SKATING
Collins 1934 1st.Coloured illus Pages a bit foxed & browned Front hinge weak Boards worn & rubbed round edges Spine missing
£17.50

20475. TURNER Ethel: THE LITTLE LARRIKIN
Ward Lock nd.Bw frontis Boards bumped & marked Spine faded & worn.
£6.00

20477. TURNER Ethel: MISS BOBBIE
Ward Lock nd.Bw frontis Foredge lightly foxed Boards slightly marked & bumped. Bobbie goes to stay with a family of 5 boys while her father holidays with his new wife
£9.50

20480. TURNER Ethel: NICOLA SILVER
Ward Lock 1924.3 loose bw plates Several pages loose Hinges almost split Pages grubby marked & foxed Lacks prelims Pictorial boards very worn Reading copy. Nicola wants to be a writer
£5.00

20483. VANDERCOOK Margaret: THE CAMP FIRE GIRLS AT HALF MOON LAKE
Winston (US) 1921.Bw frontis + line Prize label Foredge slightly foxed Pictorial boards Spine ends very slightly rubbed Corners bumped
£10.00

20487. VERNEY John: FRIDAY'S TUNNEL
Collins 1959 1st.Illus author Front hinge weak Map eps Edges brown Boards very worn on corners & bottom edge slightly so elsewhere. 1st Callendar family story SWAP
£12.00

20489. VICARY Dorothy: LUCY BROWN'S SCHOOLDAYS
Blackie nd 1957 inscr.Bw frontis Pages browning Spine dulled Boards a bit worn & faded
£7.50

20496. WHITE Constance M: COUSINS AT GREYCROFT
Hutchinson nd.Coloured frontis + line Stain at bottom going through most of the pages Corners & bottom back board bumped Spin eends a bit worn. Tessa & her French cousin go to school
£6.00

20497. WHITE Constance M: FILM STARS AT RIVERLEA
Hutchinson nd.Coloured frontis + line Inscr Creased frayed dw dirty on back. A film company comes to school
£9.50

20501. WHITE Constance M: SANDRA TAKES COMMAND
Hutchinson 1960 rep.Inscr Frayed slightly rubbed dw. Forming a Junior Dramatic Club at school
£6.50

20502. WHITE Constance M: SCHOOLGIRL REPORTER
Hutchinson 1960 rep.Pages browning Boards a bit bumped Creased slightly chipped dw torn on spine ends. School story
£6.00

20511. WILLARD Barbara: A COLD WIND BLOWING
Longman 1972 1st.Generally nice copy in slightly rubbed & torn dw. Mantlemass series runner up for Guardian Award
£8.50

20512. WILLARD Barbara: A COLD WIND BLOWING
Kestrel 1975 rep.Generally nice copy in dw slightly rubbed on edge. Mantlemass series runner up for Guardian Award
£7.50

20515. WILLARD Barbara: THE LARK & THE LAUREL
Longman nd lacks title page.Illus Probably exlibrary Lacks fep Foredge foxed & browned Slightly bumped dw. Mantlemass story
£6.00

20517. WILLARD Barbara: THE SPRIG OF BROOM
Longman 1972 rep.Ex school library Illus Tape marks eps & tape on spine Dw with faded spine & label. Mantlemass historical series runner up for Guardian award
£6.00

20518. WILLARD Barbara: THE SPRIG OF BROOM
Longman 1971 1st.Illus Dw with faded spine stuck down with cellophane & stuck down by flaps Smells exlibrary but no signs
£5.00

20519. WILLARD Barbara: THE SPRIG OF BROOM
Kestrel 1976 rep.Illus Dw patchily faded missing very small piece front. Mantlemass
£9.50

20522. WILMOT-BUXTON E M retold by: TOLD BY THE NORTHMEN Stories from the Eddas & Sagas
Harrap 1920 rep.8 bw plates Prize label Hinges weak Foxing Edges brown Boards worn especially spine
£5.00

20524. WELLS Helen: VICKI FINDS THE ANSWER
Sampson Low nd.Bw frontis Prize label Page edges a bit brown Bits of spine very faded. Vicki Barr Air Stewardess series SWAP
£6.00

20525. WENDON Edith: THE SCHOOLGIRL PILOT
RTS 1938 rep.Slight foxing Hinges a bit weak Boards bumped marked & faded. SWAP
£6.50

20541. CURRY Jane Louise: THE GREAT FLOOD MYSTERY
Hippo paperback 1987.Slight foxing Edges slightly browned Wraps a bit creased & worn. Some present day children look for gold coins lost in Johnstown's 1889 flood. SWAP
£2.50

20546. HULL K & WHITLOCK P: THE FAR-DISTANT OXUS
Armada paperback 1971.Illus Ex hospital library 1st couple of pages almost separate Page edges browning Patchily faded wraps with labels Spine creased SWAP
£2.50

20548. L'ENGLE Madeleine: A RING OF ENDLESS LIGHT
Laurel Leaf (US) paperback 1995.Wraps a bit bumped Corners creased. Austin story
£4.00

20549. LINGARD Joan: ACROSS THE BARRICADES
Puffin 1995 paperback.Wraps a bit creased. Kevin & Sadie series set in Belfast
£2.50

20565. WELCH Ronald: BOWMAN OF CRECY
OUP 1966 1st.Illus Almost fine condition in dw. 14th century Carey family story - a young outlaw from the Welsh borders is offered a commission to fight in France with his men
£50.00

20568. WELCH Ronald: THE HAWK
OUP 1967 1st.Illus Ex college library but not much read Corners & board edges worn Dw a bit creased & qworn Badly torn top spine. Carey sea adventure in Elizabethan England
£35.00

20571. DENISON Muriel: SUSANNAH OF THE MOUNTIES
Dent 1962 rep Literature of Yesterday & Today series with questions at end.Illus Ex school library but very clean inside Corners bumped & a bit rubbed Spine a bit faded & bumped on ends
£15.00

20581. WILSON Anthony C: NORMAN AND HENRY BONES
Methuen 1959 new edition.Ex school library Illus Eps messy but inside clean Corners bumped Spine slightly faded. The schoolboy detectives
£10.00

20584. WILSON Gina: THE WHISPER
Faber 1982 1st.Nice copy in slightly bumped dw. Resentment when an orphaned musical prodigy cousin comes to live with Lily SWAP
£6.00

20588. CADELL Elizabeth: CANARY YELLOW
Corgi paperback 1972.Pages browning Wraps a bit creased. Murder and romance in Las Palmas
£7.50

20589. CADELL Elizabeth: THE LANGUAGE OF THE HEART
Corgi paperback 1967.Pages a bit browning Front wrap & first few pages slightly creased Spine creased. Set in Portugal and London a wealthy architect & a girl who runs an eccentric boarding house
£0.50

20593. WILSON WILSON Theodora: THE ISLANDERS
Blackie nd.Coloured frontis 3 bw plates Loose Lacks fep 1 text page torn Pictorial boards a bit faded SWAP
£6.00

20597. ALLEN Betsy: THE BROWN SATCHEL MYSTERY
Grosset & Dunlap (US) 1978 paperback.Hole punched in front wrap Pages browning Drawings on eps Wraps creased & a bit worn. Connie Blair #3
£3.00

20598. WOLVERTON Ethel T: THE ELBOW ISLAND MYSTERY
Hutchinson nd.Inscr Corners bumped Dw taped & worn Spine marked & missing piece from top. Mysteries & adventure in a small Indiana town
£6.50

20600.
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20608. GOUDGE Elizabeth: GENTIAN HILL
Hodder & Stoughton 1950 rep.Pictorial eps Blacked out name in margin Foredge foxed Corners & spine ends a bit rubbed & bumped. An orphan saved from a shipwreck in the Devon of Nelson's time
£5.00

20612. HEYER Georgette: POWDER AND PATCH
Heinemann 1936 rep.Foxing Spine faded Corners a bit bumped. A comedy of manners
£4.00

20616. ALLEN Betsy: THE MYSTERY OF THE RUBY QUEENS
Grosset & Dunlap (US) 1978 paperback.Pages browning Wraps creased & worn. #12 & last
£7.50

20617. ALLEN Betsy: THE MYSTERY OF THE RUBY QUEENS
Grosset & Dunlap (US) 1978 paperback.Pages browning Wraps creased & a bit worn. #12 & last
£7.50

20619. IRWIN Margaret: ROYAL FLUSH
Chatto & Windus 1932 1st.Bw frontis Hinges weak Some page marking Boards marked & patchily faded Spine very faded worn on ends & torn up 1 side. The story of Minette
£4.50

20627. BOSTON Lucy M: THE RIVER AT GREEN KNOWE
Puffin paperback 1976.Illus Page edges browning Pretty wraps slightly rubbed. Fantasy & magic in this one involving refugee children
£4.00

20635. McKINLEY Robin: THE OUTLAWS OF SHERWOOD
Macdonald 1989 1st.Inscr Prelims slightly creased Dw. Retelling of the Robin Hood story - dithering over whether children's or adult
£9.50

20653. EDWARDS Monica: PUNCHBOWL HARVEST
Armada paperback 1966.Illus Pages browning Wraps & spine a bit worn Spine creased Price scraped off front wrap
£7.50

20657. ESTORIL Jean: DRINA DANCES IN EXILE
Macdonald larger size paperback 1987.Illus Wraps a bit worn & rubbed with labels part removed #3
£5.00

20660. ESTORIL Jean: DRINA DANCES IN ITALY
Macdonald larger size paperback 1987.Illus Blacked out name fep Wraps a bit creased & rubbed and scraped on back. #4
£5.00

20667. SMITH Alexander McCall: THE SATURDAY BIG TENT WEDDING PARTY
Little Brown 2011 1st?.Dw. No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency #12
£4.00

20669. STEVENSON Anne: COIL OF SERPENTS
Fontana paperback 1978.Page edges browning Wraps very slightly rubbed. A girl is uneasy on revisiting Rome when her friend vanishes
£3.00

20684. HOOPER Mary: MAD ABOUT THE BOY
Smart paperback 2002.Wraps patchily faded & a little rubbed. Widowed father marries a woman with a son SWAP
£2.50

20688. WHITE Antonia: BEYOND THE GLASS
Virago paperback 1984.Wraps a bit worn with creased spine & ring mark on front. Last of Frost in May quartet - A fictionalised version of her intense love affair and subsequent breakdown SWAP
£2.50

20693. JONES Diana Wynne: CHARMED LIFE
Collins US 2001 paperback.Illus Corners & spine ends slightly rubbed. Winner of the Guardian Award first story featuring Chrestomanci enchanter and government official in a parallel universe SWAP
£2.50

20696. L'ENGLE Madeleine: MANY WATERS
Dell (US) paperback 1987.Wraps a bit creased. 4th of the Wrinkle in Time sequence
£3.00

20701. MONTGOMERY L M: A TANGLED WEB
Angus & Robertson (Australia) 1988 paperback.Edges a bit foxed & browned Wraps a bit bumped. UK title Aunt Becky began It
£9.00

20706. POPE Ray: TELFORD & THE AMERICAN VISITOR
Carousel paperback 1973.Pages browning Front hinge weak Wraps creased. A Model-Railway Men Adventure SWAP
£5.00

20707. POTTER Beatrix: THE COMPLETE ADVENTURES OF PETER RABBIT
Warne 1984 paperback.Full of coloured illus Inscr Wraps a bit grubby & worn Quarto format. Contains The Tales of Peter Rabbit Benjamin Bunny The Flopsy Bunnies & Mr Tod
£5.00

20712. HERGE: DOUBLE TROUBLE
Mammoth paperback 1992.Some page marking Wraps a bit creased & rubbed Quarto format. Quick & Flupke strip cartoons originally published in the 1930s/40s
£12.00

20714. RAE Gwynedd: MOSTLY MARY
Red Knight paperback 1968.Illus J Ede Pages browning Wraps creased & a bit worn
£7.50

20719. SAVILLE Malcolm: SAUCERS OVER THE MOOR
Armada paperback 1976.Pages browning Wraps slightly creased & rubbed. Lone Pine #8
£4.50

20721. SAVILLE Malcolm: SAUCERS OVER THE MOOR
Merlin paperback 1967.Wraps a bit creased & worn. Lone Pine
£4.50

20731. STREATFEILD Noel: THE PAINTED GARDEN
Puffin paperback 1967.Illus S Hughes Page edges browning Edges slightly foxed Wraps slightly chipped
£2.50

20751. URE Jean: DREAMING OF LARRY
Corgi paperback 1994.Pages browning Wraps a bit creased & bumped. Teenage story
£3.50

20752. URE Jean: DREAMING OF LARRY
Corgi paperback 1994.Wraps a bit rubbed on edges. Teenage story
£2.50

20760. WELCH Ronald: KNIGHT CRUSADER
OUP paperback 1970.Pages edges brown Wraps creased worn & grubby Carnegie medal winning story of the Crusades
£7.50

20761. WELCH Ronald: KNIGHT CRUSADER
OUP paperback 1970.Illus Nice clean copy in wraps slightly worn round edges & with creased spine Carnegie medal winning story of the Crusades
£10.00

20763. WILLARD Barbara: A COLD WIND BLOWING
Macdonald 1988 paperback.Illus Rubber stamp fep Page edges browning. Mantlemass series SWAP
£3.50

20775. MAYNARD AM: AN ABC OF GAMES
ULP 1954 1st.Name fep Foredge slightly foxed Slightly rubbed dw browned on back. A book I used with my Guides in the 1980s/90s
£4.50

20795. BARNETTE Ida: MAIDEN IN DANGER
Wright & Brown 1951 1st.Ragged dw missing large piece. As in the title ... woman hunted by a gang after a jewel robbery SWAP
£9.50

20798. BEATON MC: AGATHA RAISIN & THE WIZARD OF EVESHAM
St Martin's Press1999 US 1st.Good copy in slightly marked & rubbed dw.
£4.50

20801. EMPIRE ANNUAL FOR GIRLS vol 14
RTS nd Xmas 1922 inscr.First story The Old Girls Prize 4 coloured 8 bw plates (frontis tissue-guarded 1 bw separate) Lovely inscr Foxing Coloured picture onlaid slightly rubbed similar on spine very faded. Includes Wynne Pocock Talbot Methley Lake Chaundler + Art as a Career by Hilda Cowham
£5.00

20802. EMPIRE ANNUAL FOR GIRLS vol 21
RTS nd.First story Ruby and the Rapids 4 coloured 4 bw plates Lacks pictorial fep weakening front hinge Page edges browning Boards rubbed & worn on edges + marked Spine unattached one side. Includes Lake Leonard Methley Haverfield Wynne Pocock
£4.50

20803. EVERY GIRL'S ANNUAL number 1
United Press nd.1st story The 3rd Form Beam (Field) Coloured frontis + 4 bw plates 1 text page torn (no loss) Slight foxing Coloured picture onlaid front & spine (faded) Spine a bit dulled . Scarce annual including an article on Folk Dancing (Morris & Sword) by EJO; also includes stories Fowell Miall (play) Moore Chaundler + articles including one on Colours & presentation ceremonies at famous girls' schools and another on my first doll including Dorothea Moore & Sybil Thorndike
£12.50

20810. SCHOOLGIRLS OWN ANNUAL 1928
4 coloured plates (1 loose) Hinges very weak Pictorial boards (AE Bestall) worn on corners & round edges
£4.50

20812. THE NEW CHALET CLUB JOURNAL ?1.50 each; 5 for ?6
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20817. AYRES Ruby M: WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
Hodder & Stoughton 1962 paperback.Inscr Page edges browning Wraps very creased. A country romance
£7.50

20821. TALBOT Ethel: NEW GIRL AT THE PRIORY
Books to Treasure paperback reissue 2015.New .
£10.00

20822. OXENHAM Elsie J: GUARDIANS OF THE ABBEY
Elsie J Oxenham Appreciation Society 2016 paperback.New .
£18.00

20827. BRAUN Lilian Jackson: THE CAT WHO WENT UP THE CREEK
Headline 2002 1st UK.Exlibrary Page edges brown Protected dw
£3.50

20829. BRENT Madeleine: GOLDEN URCHIN
Souvenir Press 1986 1st.Pages browning Dw rubbed top spine. Pseudonym of Peter O'Donnell (Modesty Blaise); a white-skinned red-haired girl in an Aboriginal tribe needs to find out who she is
£9.50

20834. BROMIGE Iris: AN APRIL GIRL
Romance Book Club1967.Corners bumped Spine faded & rubbed on ends. A girl with a hidden shadow in her past
£6.00

20836. BROMIGE Iris & JAMES Elizabeth: THE BEND IN THE RIVER & RELUCTANT MASQUERADE
Woman's Weekly Fiction Series vol 10 no 18.Wraps a bit rubbed. 2 novels
£10.00

20838. BROMIGE Iris & ESMOND Harriet: THE BROKEN BOUGH & STARLIGHT TOWER
Woman's Weekly Fiction series vol 7 no 19.Wraps very creased Well read. 2 novels - the Bromige concerns a girl trying to heal the rift with her ex-fiance
£4.50

20841. BROMIGE Iris & MORRTENSON Constance: ENCOUNTER AT ALPENROSE & SILVER WINGS
Woman's Weekly Fiction series vol 7 no 16.Wraps creased. 2 novels - the Bromige concerns a holiday in Austria pursued by former and current suitors
£6.00

20844. BROMIGE Iris: A HAUNTED LANDSCAPE
Coronet paperback 1978.Wraps slightly bumped & creased.
£7.50

20845. BROMIGE Iris & GRIERSON Linden: THE LYDIAN INHERITANCE & KOOKABURRA IN A TREE
Woman's Weekly Fiction series vol 4 no 8.Spine & wraps a bit creased. 2 novels - the Bromige concerns a man's mother who is trying to marry him off
£12.50

20847. BROMIGE Iris & NOEL Diana: SWEET LOVE REMEMBERED & THE SIGN OF LEO
Woman's Weekly Fiction Series vol 4 no 20.Wraps a bit worn & creased. 2 novels - the Bromige seems to be 'Rough Weather' retitled
£7.50

20849. BROMIGE Iris & FRAZER Sheila: THE YOUNG ROMANTIC & THE HOPEFUL HEART
Woman's Weekly Fiction Series vol 4 no 24.Page corners creased Wraps a bit worn & creased. 2 novels - the Bromige concerns Melanie who leaves her London job to return to her old home now a peaceful hotel
£6.00

20855. NEEDHAM Violet: THE AVENUE
Girls Gone By Books 2013 paperback reissue.Slightly damaged - 3 copies
£11.00

20856. TREASE Geoffrey: WORD TO CAESAR
Macmillan 1958 rep.Illus Spine faded & slightly bumped on ends A teenage boy travels across Europe to see Emperor Hadrian
£12.00

20859. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: JUDY THE GUIDE
Nelson nd 1st.Coloured frontis + line Inscr Very light foxing on foredge Coloured pictorial boards a bit grubby on back & slightly bumped & rubbed on corners & spine ends This is a nice copy of a *real* 1st SWAP
£70.00

20876. MACKENZIE Kathleen: THE CAVE IN THE CLIFF
Evans 1961 1st.Line illus Inscr. 2 girls & mysteries in France SWAP
£5.00

20884. WILSON Anthony C: NORMAN AND HENRY BONES INVESTIGATE
Methuen 1953 1st.Illus Boards a bit grubby. The schoolboy detectives
£20.00

20885. WOOD Marcia: THE SEARCH FOR JIM McGWYNN
Atheneum 1989 US 1st.Boards a bit dusty Slightly bumped & marked dw. A boy's admiration of a fictional secret agent becomes an obsession to track down the author
£7.50

20894. BERTRAM Rosamond: ANN THORNE IN AMERICA
Nelson nd.Illus Foredge foxed Boards patchily faded where pieces missing from chipped dw. A Fleet Street reporter
£7.50

20900. HARRIS Mary K: EMILY & THE HEADMISTRESS
Faber 1972 rep.Inscr Pencil inscr Foredge slightly foxed Slightly torn & bumped dw; spine slightly more worn. A holiday at school and the term that followed
£20.00

20906. MARC Elizabeth: A MAN HUNT IN THE ARCTIC
Cassell 1932 1st.Bw frontis Inscr Foredge heavily foxed Decorated boards a bit bumped & rubbed. A mystery hunting for her Father's friend who's disappeared flying over the N Pole
£6.00

20916. BOSTON Lucy M: THE CASTLE OF YEW
Bodley Head 1973 rep.Ex school library Illus M Gill Dw laminated to boards with label on spine. A magical tale for younger readers
£5.00

20930. HARNETT Cynthia: THE WOOL-PACK
Methuen 1962 rep.Illus author Ex school library Map eps but labels removed Protected dw stuck down by flaps. Carnegie Medal winner - 1493 Cotswolds
£7.50

20939. STREATFEILD Noel: ENJOYING OPERA
Dobson 1966 1st.2-tone illus H Abrahams Exlibrary Lacks prelims to title page Tear between front flap & front Label on spine. Everything a child needs to know
£7.50

20944. SCARLETT Susan: BABBACOMBE'S
Hodder & Stoughton 1941 1st.Foxing Pages smell musty Boards patchily browned Grubby dw missing piece top front & spine ends Torn. An adult novel of an interloper in a happy family and a department store
£20.00

20970. FREELING Nicolas: THE DRESDEN GREEN
Gollancz 1966 1st.Some page marking Page edges browning Spine faded Corners bumped. A story of murder by the author who also wrote van der Valk
£4.00

20971. FULLER Dean: DEATH OF A CRITIC
Little Brown 1996 US 1st.Marker pen line across bottom edge Dw. Alex Grismolet of the S?ret? investigates
£4.00

20974. LAKE Edna: PAMELA OF PETERS
Nelson nd.Bw frontis Pages browning Prize label mostly removed Corner of board & dw watermarked Dw foxed rubbed & slightly torn. Short school story SWAP
£4.50

20975. LANE Margaret Stuart: THE WILD BIRD
OUP 1949 rep.Name fep Spine faded Boards covered with small scrapes. Set in Dorset during Charles II's escape SWAP
£8.50

20977. LEONARD Bertha: CASTLE SCHOOL MYSTERY
Epworth 1938 1st.Bw frontis Prize label Spine faded Board edges a bit rubbed
£6.50

20978. LEWIS J H Byron: MOLLY'S CHANCE
Nelson nd 1929 prize label.Line illus Front hinge very weak Foredge very slightly foxed Fairly worn decorated boards bumped on corners & a bit marked SWAP
£5.00

20984. MARCHANT Bessie: A COURAGEOUS GIRL
Blackie nd.3 bw plates Erased inscr & ownership stamp Some page marking Boards a bit grubby. A story of Uruguay
£5.00

20985. MARCHANT Bessie: FELICITY'S FORTUNE
Blackie nd war economy.4 bw plates Part removed prize label Ownership stamp Small mark front board. Set in Malaya
£6.00

20987. MARCHANT Bessie: SISTERS OF SILVER CREEK
Blackie nd 1936 prize label.3 bw plates Foxing Ownership stamp Pictorial boards marked and bumped Indentation in front board going through to first few pages. A story of Western Canada
£7.50

20991. MASON Stanley Weston: KESTRELS DARE DANGER
Hampton Library nd.Line illus Frayed dw. Family adventure
£6.00

20992. MAYNE William: CATHEDRAL WEDNESDAY
OUP 1960 1st.Illus Prize label Foxing Frayed dw taped in places. 3rd of the Choir School quartet
£25.00

20996. MOGRIDGE Stephen: PIRACY!
Nelson 1961 1st.Line illus Pages browning Spine creased Slightly scraped dw. 2 boys on a boat adventure
£5.00

20997. MOGRIDGE Stephen: THE SCOOTER ADVENTURE
Nelson 1960 1st.Line illus Prize label Pages browning Front hinge weak Spine faded & bleached where bits missing from dw Dw torn foxed scraped & fairly grotty. The scooter is a motor scooter & 2 brothers are on the trail of present day smugglers
£7.50

20998. MONTGOMERY L M: ANNE OF AVONLEA
Harrap 1938 rep.Inscr Pic from dw pasted to fep Pages browning Spine faded Corners bumped
£3.50

20999. MONTGOMERY L M: ANNE OF THE ISLAND
Harrap 1936 rep.Inscr Foxing Boards worn Spine worn & torn at ends and faded Corners bumped & rubbed
£4.00

21000. MONTGOMERY L M: AT THE ALTAR
McClelland & Stewart (Canada) 1994.Dw. Matrimonial Tales
£15.00

21010. NEEDHAM Violet: THE BETRAYER
Children's Book Club nd 1952 inscr.Illus Spine faded Boards bumped & a bit marked
£10.00

21013. OXENHAM Elsie J: PEGGY & THE BROTHERHOOD
RTS nd.Coloured frontis? Some foxing Spine faded? Corners bumped? Back board a bit marked
£35.00

21020. STREATFEILD Noel: THE CIRCUS IS COMING
Dent 1957 reprint.Illus C Hutton Striking dw slightly frayed on ends of browned spine
£9.50

21026. STUART Sheila: ALISON'S PONY ADVENTURE
Blackie 1965 rep.Label removed from pretitle Foredge foxed School stamp on front board Slightly grubby & rubbed dw with tear on front
£9.50

21037. BARNE Kitty: WHILE THE MUSIC LASTED
Greyladies 2016 reissue.New Adult sequel to her children's book She shall have Music set in a London music college
£12.00

21046. COURTNEY Gwendoline: THE GRENVILLE GARRISON
Nelson nd.Coloured frontis + line Front hinge slightly weak Spine faded Corners bumped. Ruritanian family adventure
£17.50

21051. COURTNEY Gwendoline: TORLEY GRANGE
Nelson nd.Coloured frontis + line Corners bumped Creased slightly torn dw missing 1 bottom spine"
£325.00

21054. MALLORY Clare: LEITH AND FRIENDS
Girls Gone By Books 2011 paperback reissue.Slightly damaged - 3 copies
£11.00

21056. BROWN Pamela: BLUE DOOR VENTURE
Nelson 1949 1st.Illus Spine ends faded Boards very slightly marked & bumped 4th of Blue Door series
£10.00

21057. BRUCE Dorita Fairlie: BEST HOUSE IN THE SCHOOL
OUP 1951 rep.First couple of text pages slightly marked
£12.50

21062. OXENHAM Elsie J: SCHOOLGIRL JEN AT THE ABBEY
Collins small red Abbey series 1958.Coloured frontis Front hinge weak Pages browning Corners bumped Chipped torn dw missing small piece front
£6.50

21070. URE Jean: STAR CRAZY ME
HarperCollins paperback 2008.Corners slightly rubbed. Bullied girl with a big voice wants to be a rock star
£3.00

21072. CADELL Elizabeth: CONSIDER THE LILIES
Corgi paperback 1973.Pages browning Wraps very creased and a bit marked. Originally published by 'Harriet Ainsworth' a murder mystery; hard to find
£19.50

21073. CADELL Elizabeth: THE GOLDEN COLLAR
Morrow (US) 1970 rep.Dw rubbed especially on the spine & a bit grubby. Mostly set in Portugal
£8.50

21074. CADELL Elizabeth: HOME FOR THE WEDDING
Coronet paperback 1973.Spine & back wrap creased. A girl returns from Paris to her sleepy English town to marry her sophisticated French beau; but the town has become very strange
£7.50

21075. CADELL Elizabeth: HOME FOR THE WEDDING
Coronet paperback 1973.Well read Book exchange stamp Wraps creased & grubby Tape marks on slightly torn spine ends Writing on front wrap. A girl returns from Paris to her sleepy English town to marry her sophisticated French beau; but the town has become very strange
£9.50

21076. CADELL Elizabeth: THE PAST TENSE OF LOVE
Romance Book Club 1971.Tape marks on eps Dw. A secretary's life changes when her boss sends her on an errand to France
£12.50

21082. CADELL Elizabeth: THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD
Corgi paperback 1973.Pages browning Wraps a bit creased Spine faded. The search for a goat in London
£12.00

21093. BREARY Nancy: THIS TIME NEXT TERM
Blackie nd 1945 prize label.4 bw plates Boards worn & bumped Spine faded Creased dw from 1960s rep that doesn't fit too well
£12.50

21100. ARMSTRONG Thomas: SUE CROWTHER'S MARRIAGE
Collins 1961 1st.Smells a bit musty Slightly frayed dw with tear on back . 3rd novel about the Crowthers of Bankdam
£10.00

21101. BAXT George: I! SAID THE DEMON
Cape 1969 1st.Exlibrary Stamps & tape marks Boards a bit bumped Dw with tape marks on flaps & a stain across the top of the spine. One of his earlier funny 1930s murder stories with Max van Larsen looking for a missing Judge his mistress & $240000
£4.50

21114. CHANDLER Raymond: PLAYBACK (screenplay)
Harrap 19851st thus.Dw a bit used. Raymond Chandler's Unknown Thriller - the Screenplay of Playback SWAP
£4.00

21116. CHEYNEY Peter: I'LL SAY SHE DOES
Collins 1945 1st.Rebound for a private library Chipped dw with label on spine. Lemmy Caution is in Paris investigating the theft of State Department documents
£6.00

21117. CHEYNEY Peter: LADIES WON'T WAIT
Collins 1951 1st.Some foxing on prelims Corners bumped Small mark front board Torn & creased dw grubby on back. Michael Kells tries to solve a Paris murder
£4.00

21118. CHITTENDEN Margaret: DEAD MEN DON'T DANCE
Kensington 1997 US 1st.Dw. Charlie Plato (female owner of San Francisco Western bar & dance hall) mystery series
£4.00

21122. DENNISON Dorothy: THE REBELLION OF THE UPPER FIFTH
RTS nd 1932 prize label.Coloured frontis + 4 bw plates (1 has a corner torn from it) Slight foxing Small name stamp on a couple of pages Corners bumped Small split bottom spine Boards a bit grubby
£19.50

21123. DENNISON Dorothy: THE REBELLION OF THE UPPER FIFTH
RTS nd 1933 prize label.Coloured frontis + 4 bw plates Very slight foxing Slightly torn dw with tiny strip missing from top spine; spine slightly foxed
£15.00

21139. HAVERFIELD E L: THE DISCOVERY OF KATE
Nelson nd 1936 prize label.Bw frontis Foredge slightly foxed Pictorial boards Quite badly chipped & slightly torn dw. School story
£9.50

21140. CADELL Elizabeth: SIX IMPOSSIBLE THINGS
Hodder & Stoughton 1961 1st.Clean bright copy in bumped & slightly creased dw with faded spine slightly stained at bottom. Third witty novel about the Waynes of Wood Mount - ridiculously scarce in hardback
£70.00

21150. METHLEY Violet: FOURTEEN FOURTEENS
Nelson nd 1954 inscr.Bw frontis Dw. Short school story
£7.50

21151. MIALL Agnes: THE SCHOOLGIRL FUGITIVES
Newnes 1943 rep.Ownership label Prelims a bit wiggly Boards stained patchily faded & a bit soft. Kay series
£7.50

21152. NEEDHAM Violet: THE BELL OF THE FOUR EVANGELISTS
Collins 1947 1st.Illus Small inscr Spine faded Corners bumped SWAP
£6.50

21154. CHRISTIE Agatha: NEMESIS
Fontana paperback 1974.Pages browning Wraps grubby & a bit creased. Miss Marple sequel to Caribbean Mystery
£3.00

21161. ALEXANDER Lloyd: THE CASTLE OF LLYR
Heinemann 1968 1st.Lacks fep Clean exlibrary copy festooned with stamps Dw. Chronicles of Prydain 3 - fantasies based on Welsh legends & mythology SWAP
£7.50

21164. ALLAN Mabel Esther: JUDITH TEACHES
Girls Gone By Books 2016 paperback reprint.New Originally a Bodley Head career story
£15.00

21165. OXENHAM Elsie J: SCHOOL WITHOUT A NAME
Elsie J Oxenham Appreciation Society 2016 paperback.New .
£18.00

21169. CROMPTON Richmal: LEADON HILL
Newnes nd.Slight foxing Crossed out inscr Boards a bit grubby & bumped
£37.50

21170. CROMPTON Richmal: MATTY & THE DEARINGROYDES
Hutchinson 1956 1st.Boards & eps stained Slightly frayed & stained dw. A lady happily running a second-hand clothes shop in Brixton is 'rescued' by her family
£17.50

21180. CRANSTON Jane: FIRST TERM REBEL
Ward Lock 1955 1st.Coloured frontis Prize label Pages browning Creased dw torn on back & missing big chunk back & smaller bottom spine
£6.50

21189. CHALMERS Margaret Piper: POLLYANNA'S PROTEGEE
Angus & Robertson (Australia) 1946.Prize label Boards a bit bumped & rubbed Spine faded Foredge of front board badly faded
£6.00

21195. DALE Celia: A HELPING HAND
Penguin paperback 1990.Spine creased. Gentle suspense SWAP
£2.50

21198. FISHER Bertha Mary: AN UNPOPULAR SCHOOLGIRL
Partridge nd.4 bw plates Prize label Foredge foxed Worn pictorial boards stained on back SWAP
£6.00

21200. DAVIS Thomas D: MURDERED SLEEP
Walker 1994 US 1st.Dw. Probably signed author a PI finds more than he bargains for
£4.00

21204. FREY Hildegard: THE CAMPFIRE GIRLS DO THEIR BIT
Burt (US) 1919.Bw frontis Lacks fep Bookplate Hinges slightly weak Fep torn out Pictorial boards a bit grubby & bumped Spine faded & frayed at top
£10.00

21206. FREY Hildegard: THE CAMPFIRE GIRLS SOLVE A MYSTERY
Burt (US) 1919.Bw frontis with piece cut from margin Inscr Pictorial boards grubby Corners bumped spine worn & ends frayed Back hinge weak
£10.00

21214. LEWIS C S: THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE
Bles 1966 rep.Illus P Baynes 1 library(?) stamp Corner cut from fep Chipped slightly foxed dw
£40.00

21215. LEWIS C S: PRINCE CASPIAN
Bles 1951 1st.Illus P Baynes 1 library(?) stamp Map eps Boards a bit bumped Frayed browned 2nd impression dw
£80.00

21216. LEWIS C S: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER
Bles 1964 rep.Illus P Baynes Front hinge exposed - may have been glued Map eps Boards grubby & bumped Spine faded
£8.50

21221. MARCHANT Bessie: A DAUGHTER OF THE RANGES
Blackie nd 1933 prize label.4 bw plates Foxing Pictorial boards a bit marked & scraped Spine faded. A tale of western Canada
£7.50

21222. MARCHANT Bessie: MARTA THE MAINSTAY
Blackie nd.4 bw plates Ownership stamp Pictorial spine Boards a bit worn & marked. Set in Sweden (I think)
£6.50

21225. NORLING Winifred: HELMIE AT ST SWITHUN'S
Epworth Press nd.Bw frontis Lacks fep weakening front hinge Bep stained Boards blotchy worn & bumped
£10.00

21233. MONTGOMERY L M: MAGIC FOR MARIGOLD
Harrap 1942 rep.Thickish dark green board edition Hinges very weak Lacks eps Boards marked worn & bumped Not a brilliant copy but a scarcish title
£10.00

21235. MONTGOMERY L M: RILLA OF INGLESIDE
Angus & Robertson (Australia) 1930.Foredge a bit browned Boards slightly marked
£9.50

21239. NEEDHAM Violet: THE CHANGELING OF MONTE LUCIO
Collins 1946 1st.Illus Boards grubby & bumped Rubbed dw missing 1 from spine ends"
£9.50

21240. NEEDHAM Violet: THE EMERALD CROWN
Collins 1946 rep.Illus Boards marked especially spine Corners bumped Torn repaired dirty dw missing small bits & no back flap
£12.50

21241. NEEDHAM Violet: THE HOUSE OF THE PALADIN
Collins 1945 1st.Illus Inscr Spine ends faded where pieces missing from worn dw
£12.00

21243. NOBLE Vernon: THE CASE OF THE MISSING PROFESSOR
Harrap 1952.Coloured frontis + line Messy inscr Lacks fep. Children detecting SWAP
£12.50

21248. OLDMEADOW Katharine: SCHOOLDAYS OF PRUNELLA
Collins nd.Coloured frontis Lacks fep Front hinge weak Spine faded at bottom Corners bumped. Part of Princess Prunella
£4.50

21251. OXENHAM Elsie J: BIDDY'S SECRET
Chambers 1932 1st.Bw frontis Inscr Boards splashed & faded especially spine Photocopy dw
£145.00

21257. OXENHAM Elsie J: QUEEN OF THE ABBEY GIRLS
Collins 1946 rep large black/silver.Coloured frontis Inscrs Corners bumped Boards damp marked Torn stained dw missing large chunks
£12.50

21258. OXENHAM Elsie J: ROBINS IN THE ABBEY
Collins 1947 1st.3 bw plates Front hinge slightly weak Spine faded
£6.00

21259. OXENHAM Elsie J: SCHOOLGIRL JEN AT THE ABBEY
Collins nd 1st.Coloured frontis loose Lacks fep Spine faded Boards stained Photocopy dw
£6.00

21261. OXENHAM Elsie J: STRANGERS AT THE ABBEY
Collins 1951 1st.Coloured frontis Dw bottom spine a bit worn SWAP
£4.50

21263. PORTER Eleanor H: MISS BILLY'S DECISION
Harrap 1927 1st thus.Inscr Foredge slightly foxed
£6.00

21271. RANSOME Arthur: SECRET WATER
Cape 1957 rep.Illus Map eps Foredge a bit browned Slightly frayed dw spine faded
£9.50

21280. DELDERFIELD RF: FAREWELL THE TRANQUIL MIND
Pocket Books (US) paperback 1973.Spine creased Wraps a bit rubbed Piece torn from back wrap. Passion & intrigue in the French Revolution SWAP
£3.00

21285. SUTCLIFF Rosemary: KNIGHT'S FEE
OUP 1960 1st.Illus C Keeping Name on fep Dw slightly bumped top spine. Norman England in Sussex
£19.50

21287. SCOBIE Pamela: STAND UP NOW
OUP 1994 1st.VG in dw. A story of The Diggers
£7.50

21289. STRATTON-PORTER Gene: FRECKLES
Murray 1934 rep.Pages browning Foredge a bit foxed Spine a bit worn Slightly worn dw missing spine ends. An Irish boy growing up in an Indiana lumber camp
£12.50

21290. STRATTON-PORTER Gene: THE SONG OF THE CARDINAL
Hodder & Stoughton nd.Top spine faded where small piece missing from dw Dw a bit chipped & scraped missing pieces from spine ends. Simple story of a farmer his wife and a cardinal
£7.50

21298. SUTCLIFF Rosemary: SIMON
OUP 1953 1st.Illus R Kennedy Front hinge very weak Slight foxing Board edges faded Ragged worn dw in 2 bits missing fairly large chunks. English Civil War
£15.00

21300. SUTCLIFF Rosemary: TRISTAN AND ISEULT
Bodley Head nd lacks title page.Illus Exlibrary Spine faded & top staind Corners bumped
£6.00

21301. TALBOT Ethel: RANGERS AND STRANGERS & other stories
Nelson nd 1957 inscr.Illus Corners bumped Slightly chipped & torn dw missing piece from front
£5.00

21302. TALBOT Ethel: SALLY AT SCHOOL
Nelson nd 1954 prize label.Bw frontis Foredge lightly foxed Slightly bumped & frayed dw
£6.50

21303. TARRANT Elizabeth: CRISIS AT CARDINAL
Dakers nd 1958 inscr.Coloured frontis + line Inscr Fep torn Boards patchily faded & a bit marked Chipped & creased dw. School story SWAP
£6.50

21307. TREASE Geoffrey: SHADOW UNDER THE SEA
Walker Books 1990 1st.Dw. Adventure set in glasnost era Yalta
£15.00

21310. VAIZEY Mrs George de Horne: ABOUT PEGGY SAVILLE
RTS nd 1927 inscr.Coloured frontis Pictorial boards Chipped worn & slightly stained dw missing chunk top spine extending slightly to front
£12.00

21324. ELBOZ Stephen: THE BYZANTIUM BAZAAR
OUP paperback 1996.Corners creased Back wrap a bit indented. Fantasy in the real world SWAP
£4.00

21326. RAE Gwynedd: MARY PLAIN IN TROUBLE
Red Knight paperback 1972.Illus J Ede Pages browning Wraps creased & a bit worn Spine faded
£7.50

21331. TREECE Henry: MAN WITH A SWORD
Puffin paperback 1972.Page edges browning Wraps very slightly rubbed. Hereward - Harald Hardrada to William the Conqueror
£7.50

21332. TREECE Henry: SWORDS FROM THE NORTH
Puffin paperback 1979.Pages edges browning Wraps slightly creased & worn. Viking mercenaries working for the Byzantine empire
£7.50

21333. VIPONT Elfrida: THE LARK IN THE MORN
OUP paperback 1973.Ownership stamp fep Page edges browning Wraps slightly rubbed. 1st of the Haverard family series
£15.00

21338. ANDREW Prudence: ORDEAL BY SILENCE
Hutchinson 1961 1st.Nice copy with small defect on front board in dw frayed top spine. Should Philip of Evesham be canonised? A 12th century tale
£15.00

21340. BRIDGE Ann: ILLYRIAN SPRING
Chatto 1935 2nd imp.Lacks fep weakening front hinge & loosening pretitle Spine faded Chipped & scraped dw in 2 pieces with no spine. Her third novel set on the Dalmatian coast
£15.00

21345. DOUGLAS O: JANE'S PARLOUR
Nelson nd pocket edition.Crossed out inscr Boards a bit blotchy Creased dw grubby on back & missing piece front & spine ends
£12.00

21346. DOUGLAS O: PENNY PLAIN
Nelson nd pocket edition.Some pages creased Boards a but bumped scraped & worn Spine faded
£12.50

21347. EBERHART MG: DANGER MONEY
Collins 1975 1st UK.Slightly chipped dw torn top spine. Murder mystery SWAP
£6.00

21348. EBERHART MG: DEADLY IS THE DIAMOND
Henry 1981 new edition.Ex library Many stamps/labels Fairly well read Frayed dw. 3 novellas of sudden death - Deadly is the Diamond/Bermuda Grapevine/The Crimson Paw SWAP
£8.50

21349. EBERHART MG: ESCAPE THE NIGHT
Collins paperback nd (lacks title page).Pages browning Wraps a bit creased & worn. Californian murder mystery SWAP
£3.50

21353. GILBERT Anthony: THE BLACK STAGE
Penguin paperback 1955.Wraps a bit rubbed Spine browned. Arthur Crook detective story aka Murder cheats the Bride
£5.00

21360. MITCHELL Gladys: SPEEDY DEATH
Vintage 2014 paperback.Slightly creased corners & spine. The first Mrs Bradley story
£8.50

21362. SCARLETT Susan: CLOTHES-PEGS
Hodder & Stoughton 1941 rep.Some page marking Boards very grubby stained & worn. Streatfeild's pseudonym an adult novel about a model for a London fashion store
£45.00

21374. GIRLS CRYSTAL ANNUAL 1947
Coloured frontis + line Shabby pictorial boards edges worn & soft. Includes many SGO Library authors such as H Armitage R Frazer I Melbourne E Probyn etc
£10.00

21380. OXENHAM Elsie J: SCHOOL WITHOUT A NAME
Elsie J Oxenham Appreciation Society 2016 paperback.Slightly damaged
£16.00

21381. EDWARDS Monica: STORM AHEAD
Girls Gone By Books 2005 paperback reissue.Slightly damaged
£10.00

21393. BORTON Elizabeth: POLLYANNA & THE SECRET MISSION
Harrap 1952 1st UK.Name fep Boards slightly bumped & marked
£8.50

21394. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: THE CHALET SCHOOL REUNION
Chambers nd lacks title page.5 coloured plates Spine a bit dulled Boards a bit grubby Corners slightly rubbed
£25.00

21400. PEYTON K M: STORMCOCK MEETS TROUBLE
Collins 1961 1st.Coloured frontis + line Foredge slightly foxed Frayed dw missing small bits back. 1st book about 2 boys adventuring in the English Channel
£10.00

21401. PARDOE M: BUNKLE BREAKS AWAY
RKP 1947 1st.Illus Corners bumped Foxed chipped protected dw missing small pieces Slightly out of shape
£15.00

21407. MARCHANT Bessie: SILLA THE SEVENTH
Newnes nd 1937 inscr.Ownership stamp Spine a bit worn Boards a bit grubby. Set in Canada
£10.00

21410. SMITH Harriet Lummis: POLLYANNA'S WESTERN ADVENTURE
Harrap nd 1930 inscr.6 bw plates Coloured picture pasted to front board Boards a bit worn & rubbed
£9.50

21411. SMITH Harriet Lummis: POLLYANNA OF THE ORANGE BLOSSOMS
Angus & Robertson (Australia) 1940.Pages browning Pictorial eps Boards a bit marked & bumped
£4.50

21412. SMEDLEY Elisabeth: A JOB FOR THE JAYS
Lutterworth 1955 rep.Coloured frontis Prize label removed Chipped & creased dw. Writing stories while quarantined in the San
£7.50

21413. SIELAFF Erich (adapted for children by): THE WISE MEN OF SCHILDA
Oliver & Boyd 1968 1st in this translation (from German).Coloured illus Coloured pictorial boards slightly rubbed Slightly chipped dw. A fairy tale
£8.50

21417. LOWRY Lois: THE GIVER
HarperCollins paperback 2014.Sticky label mostly removed from wrong wrap Wraps slightly creased & bumped. A boy rebelling against the 'perfect world'; foreword M Mahy
£2.50

21421. BEATON MC: AGATHA RAISIN & THE WELLSPRING OF DEATH
Robinson paperback nd.Exlibrary Spine creased A bit out of shape
£2.00

21425. DUNN Carola: TO DAVY JONES BELOW
Robinson paperback 2010.Spine slightly creased Wraps a bit bumped. Daisy Dalrymple mystery set in the 1920s
£3.00

21428. GILBERT Anthony: TENANT FOR THE TOMB
Collins Crime Club 1975 rep.Grubby dw. Arthur Crook detective story
£10.00

21446. SCHOOLGIRLS OWN ANNUAL 1926
4 coloured plates Worn pictorial boards (AE Bestall) bumped & rubbed with corner bitten off
£6.50

21450. McKINLEY Robin: BEAUTY
Corgi paperback 2004.Slightly bumped. A retelling of the story of Beauty & the Beast
£3.00

21452. O'NEILL Joan: DAISY CHAIN DREAM
Hodder 2003 paperback.Spine creased. #3 of the YA trilogy - a wedding is in the offing
£4.00

21456. DOUGLAS O: PRIORSFORD
Hodder & Stoughton 1951 rep.Half fep missing? Spine faded? Boards a bit bumped
£10.00

21457. DUFFIELD Anne: COME BACK MIRANDA
Cassell 1955 1st.Inscr Frayed rubbed & slightly torn dw. Romantic mystery on a voyage to Portugal and in Lisbon
£10.00

21458. DUFFIELD Anne: SILVER PEAKS
Cassell 1935 1st.Ex libraries Inscr Well read Rebound Boards very worn grubby & faded Part of dw still stuck to front board. Accompanying a girl to a small village in Switzerland for her health; scarce early title
£20.00

21460. DUNCAN Jane: MY FRIEND COUSIN EMMIE
Macmillan 1983 rep.Bookplate Dw spine faded
£15.00

21463. DUNCAN Jane: MY FRIEND MURIEL
Pan paperback 1962 abridged by the author.Piece torn from title page Slight foxing Wraps a bit rubbed
£4.50

21465. DUNCAN Jane: MY FRIEND MURIEL
Macmillan 1983 rep.Slightly marked & bumped dw
£12.50

21471. DUNCAN Jane: MY FRIENDS THE MRS MILLERS
Pan paperback 1968.Pages browning Spine a bit creased & rubbed with tape on bottom Wraps a bit grubby
£6.50

21472. DUNCAN Jane: MY FRIEND THE SWALLOW
Macmillan 1970 1st.Very slight foxing on foredge Dw a bit rubbed on edges
£12.50

21475. DOUGLAS O: PINK SUGAR
Hodder & Stoughton 1936 rep.Inscr Boards bumped & rubbed Spine faded
£7.50

21476. DOUGLAS O: PINK SUGAR
Hodder & Stoughton 1933 rep.Corners bumped
£8.50

21477. DOUGLAS O: PINK SUGAR
Hodder & Stoughton 1948 rep.1 text page creased & slightly large (binding fault) Corners bumped Boards a bit grubby
£7.50

21478. DOUGLAS O: THE PROPER PLACE
Hodder & Stoughton 1927 rep.Inscr Back hinge a bit weak Last text page creased Boards a bit bumped
£12.50

21479. DOUGLAS O: THE SETONS
Hodder & Stoughton 1948 rep.Prize label Boards a bit grubby & faded Corners bumped
£12.50

21480. THOMPSON ND: SALLY BECOMES A NEW ZEALANDER
Harrap 1960 1st.Illus Ex school library Slight foxing Boards a bit bumped Chipped dw. From a Yorkshire industrial town to her uncle's farm in NZ
£20.00

21481. DUNN Carola: FALL OF A PHILANDERER
Robinson paperback 2011.Spine slightly creased Daisy Dalrymple mystery set in the 1920s
£3.00

21483. DUNN Carola: REQUIEM FOR A MEZZO
St Martin's Press 1996 US 1st.Dw edges a bit bumped & rubbed Daisy Dalrymple mystery set in the 1920s
£6.50

21488. HILL Lorna: DANCER IN DANGER
Nelson 1960 1st.Illus a couple handcoloured Book exchange stamp on fep Slight foxing Boards a bit bumped. Annette #5
£12.50

21495. URE Jean: FORTUNE COOKIE
HarperCollins paperback 2009.Wraps a bit rubbed Label mostly removed from back. Friendship family & pets
£2.50

21496. VIPONT Elfrida: THE LARK ON THE WING
OUP paperback 1973.Pages browning Wraps a bit creased with small tear on front. 2nd of the Haverard family series
£15.00

21501. BOYLSTON H D: SUE BARTON VISITING NURSE
Bodley Head 1952 rep.Prize label Torn & creased protected dw
£15.00

21504. BB: THE FOREST OF BOLAND LIGHT RAILWAY
Eyre & Spottiswoode 1955 1st.Illus author Names written over fep Some foxing & page marking Semipictorial boards Spine browned and a bit worn. Fairy tale of wizards gnomes & dragonsSWAP
£25.00

21510. DAVIDSON Lionel: UNDER PLUM LAKE
Cape 1980 1st.Inscr Corners bumped Marked and bumped dw. SWAP
£5.00

21513. PENNOYER Sara: POLLY TUCKER, MERCHANT
Dodd Mead (US) 1938 rep.Ex school library Illus Rebound Boards worn especially top spine. Early career story by the Fashion Promotion Director of Bonwit Teller New York
£30.00

21517. DUNNE Mary Collins: THE SECRET OF CAPTIVES' CAVE
Putnam 1976 1st.Dw slightly rubbed on spine ends. Adventures in Virginia
£8.50

21519. OXENHAM Elsie J: VEN AT GREGORY'S
Elsie J Oxenham Appreciation Society 2017 paperback.New .
£18.00

21533. GREY Janet: LUCILLE HOUSE CAPTAIN
Nelson nd.Coloured frontis + line Front hine a bit weak Corners bumped Boards a bit marked Frayed slightly torn & scored dw. #4
£12.50

21534. MONTGOMERY L M: KILMENY OF THE ORCHARD
Harrap 1947 rep.Chipped orange dw missing about 2 from bottom spine"
£9.50

21535. MONTGOMERY L M: MISTRESS PAT
Angus & Robertson (Australia) 1937.Inscr Prelims foxed Grubby bumped & stained boards torn bottom spine
£7.50

21544. REED Maud D: NEW GIRL AT FIR TREES""
Carey Kingsgate 1948 1st.Prize label Illus Pages browning Very slightly chipped dw grubby on back. School story
£6.50

21545. ROBSON Isabel S: THE GIRLS AT THE STONE HOUSE
RTS nd.Coloured frontis Front hinge weak Corners & spine ends a bit rubbed. Family story SWAP
£7.50

21548. SUDBERY Rodie: INSIDE THE WALLS
Deutsch 1974 rep.Illus Slightly foxed & patchily browned dw. Set in York 4 children are looked after by their 16 year old aunt when their mother's in hospital
£10.00

21550. TALBOT Ethel: NEIGHBOURS AT SCHOOL
Nelson nd.Bw frontis Foredge foxed Blacked out inscr Boards a bit rubbed
£6.00

21551. TALBOT Ethel: TWO ON AN ISLAND & other stories
Nelson nd 1960 prize label.Bw frontis Clean copy in dw with small tears & missing a piece top spine SWAP
£6.50

21554. WELCH Ronald: THE GAUNTLET
OCL 1958 new edition.Illus Edges foxed Name fep Last few pages slightly indented Boards rubbed & bumped Spine faded with white mark near top. Timeslip story set in medieval Wales
£10.00

21555. ALLEN Betsy: THE BROWN SATCHEL MYSTERY
Grosset & Dunlap (US) 1978 paperback.Hole punched in front wrap Pages browning Wraps creased & a bit chipped & worn. Connie Blair #3
£4.00

21559. EDWARDS Monica: PUNCHBOWL HARVEST
Armada paperback 1966.Pages brown Wraps scraped & quite badly creased
£6.00

21566. SAVILLE Malcolm: TREASURE AT AMORYS
Armada paperback 1978.Wraps a bit rubbed
£6.00

21571. SUTCLIFF Rosemary: TRISTAN AND ISEULT
Puffin paperback 1981.Illus Pages browning Spine browned Wraps slightly creased
£3.00

21573. ALEXANDER Ruth: THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH
Arrowsmith 1936 1st.Lacks prelims to title page Heavy foxing Corners bumped Spine faded Boards grubby. The very scarce novelised version of the film
£17.50

21574. BUTTENSHAW Diana: CHAIN OF COMMAND
Hodder & Stoughton 1956 1st.Foxing Boards very slightly marked Rubbed & chipped dw. Can army wives solve low morale in the regiment? The new CO's wife thinks so
£10.00

21578. FRASER Antonia: TARTAN TRAGEDY
Phoenix 2014 paperback.Spine slightly creased; wraps slightly marked. Jemima Shore mystery - original title The Wild Island
£2.50

21583. IRONSIDE Elizabeth: DEATH IN THE GARDEN
Book Club 1995.Pages browning Dw.
£4.00

21584. MITCHELL Gladys: WATSON'S CHOICE
Vintage 2011 paperback.Corners very slightly rubbed. Mrs Bradley and a Sherlockian type mystery
£6.00

21590. STEWART Mary: THE GABRIEL HOUNDS
Hodder paperback 2011.Generally very good. Romantic suspense in Lebanon
£3.00

21591. STEWART Mary: THE MOONSPINNERS
Hodder paperback 2011.Generally very good. Romantic suspense in Greece
£3.00

21597. MACVICAR Angus: SALT IN MY PORRIDGE
Jarrolds 1972 rep.Bw photo plates Dw slightly rubbed on spine ends. Confessions of a minister's son - a gently humerous memoir by the author of 1950s children's science fiction
£6.50

21602. EMILSEN Susan: THE LILY & THE LION - a History of Abbotsleigh
Richard Smart 2000 1st.Full of coloured & bw photos Small smudge on fep where someone's erased the price Boards & dw slightly bumped Includes laid in bookmark and feels unread. Abbotsleigh girls' school in Sydney founded in 1885
£12.50

21607. GIRLS CRYSTAL 1951
Coloured frontis + line Hinges slightly weak Foxing Pictorial boards rubbed & worn on edges & corners
£6.00

21614. HARNETT Cynthia: THE GREAT HOUSE
Methuen 1949 1st.Illus author Lacks fep Front hinge very weak Tape marks on eps Boards bumped rubbed & slightly marked. A student architect in Wren's time
£15.00

21615. HARNETT Cynthia: THE WRITING ON THE HEARTH
Methuen 1971 1st.Illus Map eps Nice copy in dw with tiny tear on front. Story set around Ewelme in Henry VI's time
£25.00

21622. SAWYER Ruth: LUCINDA'S YEAR OF JUBILO
Bodley Head 1965 1st UK.Illus S Hughes Dw chipped on spine ends Slightly marked on back. Sequel to Roller Skates; a 14 year old girl & her family & a new life on the Maine coast
£20.00

21631. COCKRELL Marian: SHADOW CASTLE
Buccaneer (US) 1945.Striking bw illus. A valley full of enchanted kings & queens waiting for their spell to be broken and a girl who enters the valley
£15.00

21636. DROS Imme: ANNELIE IN THE DEPTHS OF THE NIGHT
Faber 1991 1st UK.Illus Pages browning Pictorial laminated boards. Translated from Dutch Annelie has dreams about a bi\arre dazzling world SWAP
£12.50

21648. HOWES Edith: RAINBOW CHILDREN
Cassell 1922 rep.4 coloured plates Alice B Woodward Prize label A bit loose Boards blotchy rubbed & bumped. Stories & poems SWAP
£15.00

21650. KNIGHT Frank: SHADOWS ON THE MUD
Macmillan 1960 1st.Illus Inscr Frontis stuck down to fep Slight foxing Tape marks on boards which are slightly bumped. Last of the adventure series set around an old yacht in Chichester Harbour
£12.00

21667. MITCHELL Lane: CODE WORD - BONTRY
Blackie nd.3 bw plates Inscr Couple of pages slightly creased Torn slightly worn dw. Circus boys have detecting adventures & mysteries
£6.00

21669. NEEDHAM Violet: RICHARD & THE GOLDEN HORSESHOE
Collins 1954 1st.Illus Exlibrary Rebound Well read Corners bumped
£50.00

21670. PARDOE M: BUNKLE BREAKS AWAY
RKP 1947 1st.Illus Slightly chipped dw torn top spine Spine browned
£25.00

21673. PATCHETT Mary: UNDERSEA TREASURE HUNTERS
Lutterworth 1955 1st.Illus Kiddell-Monroe Foredge slightly foxed Frayed dw chipped on faded spine ends Tape repairs. Holiday near the Great Barrier Reef
£12.00

21679. RHODES John & GIBBS Suzanne: ADVENTURE AT BADGER'S BEND
Odhams 1965 1st.Illus Boards a bit marked Dw a bit creased & rubbed. Based on a TV series about 2 children wild animals and a bit of adventure
£5.00

21680. ROBERTS Margaret (edited & introduced by Gillian Avery): BANNING AND BLESSING
Gollancz Revival 1967.Illus Dw. Devon in the time of Bonaparte
£8.50

21690. TURNER Lilian: THREE NEW CHUM GIRLS
Ward Lock 1910 1st.8 bw plates Inscr Foredge brown Bumped slightly worn gilt pictorial boards. Australian tale
£12.00

21691. VAIZEY Mrs George de Horne: ABOUT PEGGY SAVILLE
RTS nd.Coloured frontis Corners bumped Boards a bit stained & worn
£8.50

21693. WEBSTER Jean: DEAR ENEMY
Hodder & Stoughton 1936 rep.Illus Foredge slightly foxed Dw badly torn on spine & missing piece from back. Companion to Daddy Long Legs
£15.00

21694. WELCH Ronald: SUN OF YORK
OUP 1970 1st.Illus Inscr Top edge of dw bumped. The politics and warfare of the Wars of the Roses
£22.50

21701. WHITE Constance M: A SPRITE AT SCHOOL
Hutchinson nd 1954 inscr.Illus Page edges browned Boards a bit worn Dw missing a few chunks & creased
£9.50

21702. WHITLOCK Ralph: HARVEST AT COWLEAZE
Jenkins 1951 1st.Line illus Lacks fep weakening front hinge Foxing Corners bumped Spine faded. Fictionalised story of a farm broadcast on Children's Hour
£12.00

21704. ZINDEL Paul: THE PIGMAN
Bodley Head 1979 rep.Boards slightly rubbed Slightly torn creased dw. 2 teens befriend a lonely old man
£7.50

21710. HARRIS Rosemary: THE BRIGHT AND MORNING STAR
Faber paperback 1990.Pages & wraps a bit creased Spine faded . 3rd of the Moon in the Cloud trilogy set in Ancient Egypt SWAP
£3.00

21717. KAY Mara: A CIRCLING STAR
Margin Notes 2017 paperback.New Early 19th century at the Imperial Theatrical School in Russia
£25.00

21722. PEYTON K M: THE EDGE OF THE CLOUD
OUP paperback 1999.Illus Wraps a bit creased. Flambards series Carnegie Medal winner
£4.00

21724. STORR Catherine: MARIANNE DREAMS
Faber 2006 paperbabck.Illus Corners very slightly rubbed. Haunted by a boy in a lonely house
£3.50

21735. WILDER Laura Ingalls: BY THE SHORES OF SILVER LAKE
Puffin paperback 1974.Illus Page edges browning Spine a bit worn
£2.50

21740. BREARY Nancy: NO PEACE FOR THE PREFECTS
Newnes 1944 1st.Bookplate Spine faded Corners bumped Boards covered with stuck on cellophane Photocopy dw
£19.50

21743. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: A HEAD GIRL'S DIFFICULTIES
Chambers nd very early rep.4 bw Brisley plates Foredge grubby & slightly foxed Pictorial boards slightly bumped
£35.00

21745. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: THE LOST STAIRCASE
Chambers 1946 1st.Bw frontis Prelims slightly marked Boards a bit worn Photocopy dw
£35.00

21746. SAVILLE Malcolm: THE PURPLE VALLEY
Girls Gone By Books 2017 paperback reprint.New 2nd Marston Baines young adult series
£15.00

21747. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: MAIDS OF LA ROCHELLE
Chambers nd 1st 1924 prize label.4 bw Brisley plates Front hinges weak Some foxing Grubby pictorial boards Corners bumped & rubbed Spin every worn & grubby
£45.00

21751. BREARY Nancy: IT WAS FUN IN THE FOURTH
Nelson nd.Illus Nice copy in dw torn on spine ends & slightly scraped on front
£9.50

21755. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: A GENIUS AT THE CHALET SCHOOL
Chambers 1956 1st.Bw frontis Pages brown Dw with small tears & slightly creased; small stain on front but seems to be all there
£30.00

21761. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: THE 'SUSANNAH' ADVENTURE
Chambers 1953 1st.Lacks fep Hinges very weak Boards dirty Spine faded Well read
£17.50

21763. BRUCE Dorita Fairlie: WILD GOOSE QUEST
Lutterworth 1945 1st.Corners slightly bumped Front board slightly marked Spine faded
£17.50

21764. DENNISON Dorothy: THE RIVAL SCHOOLS OF TRENTHAM
CSSM nd 1943 prize label.3 bw plates Pages browning Boards worn & name written on front
£8.50

21765. EDWARDS Monica: NO ENTRY
Children's Book Club 1956.Illus Pages browning Corners bumped Boards marked Spine slightly faded & rubbed/bumped on ends SWAP
£12.50

21766. EDWARDS Monica: THE OUTSIDER
Children's Book Club 1962.Exlibrary Lacks fep Title page scraped Illus Well read Boards tapemarked Torn & tapemarked Collins dw. Punchbowl Farm
£7.50

21768. FARJEON Eleanor: MARTIN PIPPIN IN THE DAISY-FIELD
Joseph nd.Coloured frontis + line Morton-Sales Slight foxing Spine dulled Corners bumped
£19.50

21769. FOREST Antonia: THE THUGGERY AFFAIR
Faber 1965 1st.Ex school library Front hinge very weak Fairly well read Boards very worn with letter written on spine Slightly worn dw with faded spine
£35.00

21772. GREY Janet: THE SIXTH FORM PANTOMIME
Nelson 1954 new edition.Illus Foredge foxed Front hinge a bit weak Corners bumped Spine faded. #3
£12.00

21777. MONTGOMERY L M: JANE OF LANTERN HILL
Angus & Robertson (Australia) 1950 rep.Pages slightly browning Decorated boards bumped on corners & spine ends Rubbed patchily faded dw torn on back & chipped on spine ends
£15.00

21778. MONTGOMERY L M: A TANGLED WEB
McClelland & Stewart (Canada) 1989.Book is vg dw spine is faded with 2 tear. UK title Aunt Becky began It"
£15.00

21784. UTTLEY Alison: THE KNOT SQUIRREL TIED
Collins 1941 rep.Illus Tempest Some page marking (a biro or pencil line at the top of some pages & a bit of staining) Hinges weak in middle Stained & grubby boards Spine replaced by tape SWAP
£4.50

21787. WHITFIELD S B: JIMMY AND THE WOZZLER
Dobson 1967 1st.Nice copy in a very slightly rubbed dw. Shy orphan Jimmy finds a tramp friend
£9.50

21788. WILLIAMS Eveline M: DREAM-O'-DAY JILL
Cassell 1930 1st.Bw frontis Lacks fep Slight foxing Decorated boards Ragged bits of the dw flaps back & spine present; flaps stuck down Corners bumped Spine dulled
£6.50

21789. WYATT Arthur: THE SCHOOLGIRL PRINCESS
Nisbet nd 1916 prize label.4 bw plates Hinges very weak Standard decorated boards Spine a bit worn & creased
£6.50

21792. BROMIGE Iris: THE TANGLED WOOD
Coronet paperback 1973.Wraps a bit rubbed Spine slightly creased. A Rainwood family story
£6.00

21795. FRANKLIN June: THE SUGAR MAN'S DEAD
Hale 1972 1st.Bottom edge of pages a bit grubby Slightly creased dw with small tears. Suspense story - a Canadian journalist runs away from her past to London & becomes a cook-housekeeper in a bizarre household
£6.50

21797. GREGORY Susanna: A BONE OF CONTENTION
Little Brown 1997 1st.Page edges browning Dw slightly bumped bottom spin. 3rd Matthew Bartholomew medieval mystery set in Cambridge just after the Black Death
£8.50

21800. HUNTER Alan: GENTLY WITH THE PAINTERS
Pan paperback 1963.Back wrap a bit grubby Slightly out of shape. The original series behind the TV series
£4.50

21804. PEDLER Margaret: THEN CAME THE TEST
Hodder & Stoughton 1948 rep.Name fep Corners bumped Morton-Sale dw with tears & chips on edges; small ink mark on front grubby on spin & back. Bestselling romances
£12.00

21818. THE THIRD CHALET ANNUAL
FOCS 1998.Generally VG Quarto format. Fiction & articles including Joey part 2 biog of Matey Chudleigh Hold series exploring the Tiernsee
£15.00

21821. FOLLY CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 2 1999
Comb bound paperback quarto format Wraps a bit marked. Quizzes & articles
£17.50

21823. SMITH Evelyn: BINKIE OF IIIB
Books to Treasure paperback reissue 2017.New .
£10.00

21832. TREASE Geoffrey: UNDER BLACK BANNER
Girls Gone By Books 2005 paperback reissue.Slightly damaged
£30.00

21834. TREASE Geoffrey: BLACK BANNER ABROAD
Girls Gone By Books 2006 paperback reissue.Slightly damaged - 2 copies
£11.00

21848. CUTHBERT Derrick: SIX IN A CASTLE
Heinemann 1949 1st.Illus Lacks fep. Adventures in the Lake District
£12.00

21855. HARRIS Rosemary: THE MOON IN THE CLOUD
Faber 1969 rep.Ex school library Clean Boards a bit rubbed Dw with label on spine. Carnegie Medal winner
£7.50

21860. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: TOM TACKLES THE CHALET SCHOOL
Girls Gone By Books 2017 paperback reissue.New Includes short story by K Bruce
£17.00

21863. OXENHAM Elsie J: ROSAMUND'S VICTORY
Elsie J Oxenham Appreciation Society 2017 paperback.New .
£18.00

21866. HARRIS Rosemary: THE BRIGHT AND MORNING STAR
Faber 1972 1st.Exlibrary but clean Frayed dw tapemarked bottom spine . 3rd of the Moon in the Cloud fantasy trilogy set in Ancient Egypt
£7.50

21868. LADYBIRD - PUDDLE LANE: Stage 1 No 4 - Mrs Pitter-Patter and the Magician
1985 1st.Slight scribble on fep and name on title page Corners bumped
£2.50

21871. LADYBIRD - PUDDLE LANE: Stage 5 No 2 - A dragon in the mountains
1987 1st.Corners bumped Spine a bit weak
£4.50

21872. LANE Margaret Stuart: THE ADMIRAL'S DAUGHTER
OUP nd 1944 ins.Coloured frontis Feels unread Torn dw missing small bits from edges. West Country historical tale SWAP
£9.50

21874. BARBER Helen: A CHALET SCHOOL HEADMISTRESS
Girls Gone By Books 2017 paperback.New Includes new short story by Barber
£15.00

21881. SCARLETT Susan: PIROUETTE
Hodder & Stoughton 1948 1st.Foredge browning & foxed Spine slightly dulled Smells a bit musty Foxed dw a bit frayed on edges Spine very brown
£25.00

21882. STEVENSON D E: ANNA AND HER DAUGHTERS
Collins 1970 rep.Exlibrary Lacks fep Front hinge weak Pages browning Boards a bit rubbed Dw worn on corners with label on spine. Suddenly the girls must find work
£12.00

21884. STEVENSON D E: KATE HARDY
Fontana paperback 1964.Page edges browning Spine creased
£4.00

21887. TEY Josephine: THE DAUGHTER OF TIME
Arrow paperback 2009.Extremeties slightly creased. Who killed the Princes in the Tower?
£2.50

21896. LUTON HIGH SCHOOL 1930-2000 70th anniversary
Privately published.A brief history on A4 loose leaf pages SWAP
£3.50

21899. THE GIRLS' ALL-ROUND BOOK
Nelson nd.Coloured frontis + 6 bw photo plates Grubby pictorial boards. A mixture of non-fiction & stories which includes Camp Keema finds a Guardian - EJO + Chaundler Lake Fowell Marchant Field + long article on careers & others on various sports aviation for girls etc
£8.50

21900. GIRLS OWN ANNUAL vol 57
4 coloured plates Front hinge a bit weak Page edges browning and some foxing Boards patchily faded Back board marked. Includes Peggy & the Brotherhood - EJO (serial) & The Robins make Good - EBD + 0serials F Cowen A Seymour + stories Ironside H White de Foubert DO Thompson + articles careers becoming an animator acting pharmacy etc + schoolgirl film stars
£27.50

21904. MEREDITH Gwen: BLUE HILLS
Angus & Robertson 1956 rep.Inscr Nice copy in chipped dw. Novel based on an Australian radio serial - a bit like an Australian Mrs Dale's Diary.
£12.50

21905. MEREDITH Gwen: BEYOND BLUE HILLS
Angus & Robertson 1955 rep.Inscr Boards marked Chipped dw. Novel based on an Australian radio serial - a bit like an Australian Mrs Dale's Diary.
£12.00

21918. EBERHART MG: THE CRIMSON PAW
World Distributors paperback 1964.Pages browning Stain on foredge Wraps creased & worn. Chicago murder mystery with French poodles SWAP
£5.00

21921. GARVE Andrew: THE LATE BILL SMITH
Thriller Book Club 1971.Dw. A man tries to disappear
£4.50

21930. BURKE James Lee: HEAVEN'S PRISONERS
Mysterious Press 4988 1st.Frayed dw. Ex homicide detective living quietly in Louisiana's bayou falls over a terrifying mystery
£6.50

21936. BROMIGE Iris: AN APRIL GIRL
Coronet paperback 1970.Page edges browning Wraps creased. A girl with a hidden shadow in her past
£4.50

21937. BRENT Madeleine: MERLIN'S KEEP
Fontana paperback 1983.Wraps a bit creased. An exotic childhood in the Himalayas then suspense love & adventure in England
£4.50

21938. BRAUN Lilian Jackson: QWILLERAN'S SHORT AND TALL TALES
Headline 2002 1st.Very slightly bumped dw. Moose County legends
£7.50

21939. BRANDT Nat & Yanna: A DEATH IN BULLOCH PARISH
Foul Play Press (US) 1993 1st.Dw a bit browned & grubby. Veteran newsman investigates his mentor's death in Louisiana & continue his research into a Confederate officer hanged as a spy but the deaths continue
£4.50

21941. BENTLEY Nicolas: THE FLOATING DUTCHMAN
Joseph 1950 1st.Couple of page edges badly cut Spine ends slightly rubbed Dw rubbed on spine ends & corners & a couple of tiny tears. His second thriller
£6.00

21943. AYRES Ruby M: SO MANY MILES
Hodder & Stoughton 1952 rep.Foredge slightly foxed Dw rubbed on edges with tears repaired on reverse. Marriage to a poor man
£6.00

21944. AYRES Ruby M: OWNER GONE ABROAD
Hodder & Stoughton 1939 rep.Inscr Corners bumped Spine faded & worn on ends Boards a bit marked. Romance
£7.50

21945. AYRES Ruby M: THE LITTLE MAN
Hodder & Stoughton 1968 paperback.Pages a bit browned Spine creased Wraps a bit rubbed.
£6.00

21947. ARMSTRONG Campbell: JIG
Hodder & Stoughton 1987 1st.Page edges browning Front hinge weak Slightly bumped dw with label removed top back. Thriller with a detective trying to catch an IRA killer
£3.50

21953. WYLD Doreen: THE GIRLS OF QUEEN'S MERE
Blackie nd.4 bw plates Small bit of card taped to fep Foredge foxed Spine ends bumped. School story
£12.00

21954. WISEMAN David: ADAM'S COMMON
Blackie 1987 1st.Slightly bumped Dw. Moving from USA to an English industrial town but meeting a strange boy who seems to vanish
£7.50

21957. WESTERMAN Percy F: TRAPPED IN THE JUNGLE
Blackie nd war economy.4 bw plates Board extremities slightly rubbed Baggy creased torn & chipped dw with faded spine. Hijacked to Malaysia SWAP
£7.50

21959. WESTERMAN Percy F: THE FLYING SUBMARINE
Nisbet nd pocket edition.Bw frontis Prize label removed Edges browned Boards bumped slightly worn & patchily faded. A mysterious South American inventor SWAP
£5.00

21960. WEBSTER Jean: THE WHEAT PRINCESS
Hodder & Stoughton nd pocket edition.Pages browning Front hinge very tight Corners bumped Grubby boards patchily blanched. Set in Italy
£20.00

21962. TYRRELL Mabel L: THE ENCHANTED CAMP
Nelson nd.Bw frontis Inscr Reverse of rubbed creased dw watermarked. A memorable camp SWAP
£5.00

21966. STEWART Jane: A CAMPFIRE GIRL'S HAPPINESS
Saalfield (US) 1927.Bw frontis Prize label Back hinge weak Coloured pic (from dw?) pasted to front board Boards very worn & bumped. AKA The CFG at the Seashore
£6.50

21967. SHARP Margery: MISS BIANCA
Collins 1978 rep.Illus Garth Williams Frayed scored & worn dw. #2 of the mouse fantasy series SWAP
£7.50

21970. RANSOME Arthur: SWALLOWS AND AMAZONS
Australasian Publishing Co/Cape 1949 1st Australian.Illus Map eps Front hinge exposed Corners bumped & rubbed Spine faded
£9.50

21971. RANSOME Arthur: THE BIG SIX
Cape 1940 1st.Illus Map eps Front hinge a bit weak Boards a bit marked Corners bumped
£12.00

21977. OXENHAM Elsie J: STOWAWAYS IN THE ABBEY
Collins 1959 small red Abbey series.Coloured frontis Inscr Pages browning Corners bumped Spine a bit faded & bumped on ends SWAP
£4.00

21978. OGDEN Angela (Aged Twelve): MRS FLUSTER'S CIRCUS
Joseph 1948 1st.Pretty coloured illus Hinges a bit weak in middle Boards grubby worn & bumped. Young children's story
£6.50

21980. NASH FOH: KATTIE OF THE BALKANS
Warne 1950.Coloured frontis Foxing Spine faded Corners bumped. Guides & Ruritania SWAP
£8.50

21981. MOSSOP Irene: CHARM'S LAST CHANCE
Collins nd.Bw frontis Pages browning Creased dw missing small pieces
£6.00

21983. MONTGOMERY L M: CHRONICLES OF AVONLEA
Harrap 1928 rep.Slight foxing Corners bumped Spine faded & torn on ends Unattached one side
£4.50

21987. HURT Freda: ANDY KEEPS A SECRET
Nelson 1958 rep.Line illus Prize label ? Pages browning Torn dw.
£6.00

21989. DONALD Winifred: LINDA IN LUCERNE
Hutchinson nd.Illus Bookplate Pages browning Torn grubby dw missing with label removed from spine The 'amateur detective' searching for jewels stolen by the Nazis #2
£12.00

21991. CHAUNDLER Christine: JUST GERRY
Nisbet nd.Bw frontis Lacks fep Slight foxing Corners bumped Board edges rubbed Spine dulled
£10.00

21994. CHAUNDLER Christine: THE CHIVALROUS FIFTH
Nelson nd.Illus Chipped dw
£6.00

21997. BRUCE Mary Grant: CIRCUS RING
Ward Lock nd.Bw frontis Slightly rubbed & creased dw. Sequel to Road to Adventure a travelling circus in 19th century NSW
£15.00

21999. BRUCE Dorita Fairlie: NANCY RETURNS TO ST BRIDES
OUP 1949 rep.Says it's illus but this edition wasn't Boards creased worn & torn up sides of spine Front only of dw
£6.50

22001. BRUCE Dorita Fairlie: DIMSIE MOVES UP
OUP 1932 rep.Possibly lacks frontis Inscr Foxing Boards a bit bumped & worn SWAPPED OUT
£6.50

22003. BRUCE Dorita Fairlie: BEST HOUSE IN THE SCHOOL
OUP 1951 rep.Slight foxing Boards a bit rubbed
£12.00

22005. BROWN Pamela: THE TELEVISION TWINS
Nelson 1954 rep.Illus Chuipped dw. 12 year old twins and the early days of television
£22.50

22006. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: A THRILLING TERM AT JANEWAYS
Nelson nd.Illus Boards slightly rubbed on edges & marked Corners bumped Spine slightly dulled SWAP
£15.00

22008. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: THE NEW HOUSE MISTRESS
Nelson nd.Bw frontis Dw slightly rubbed on edges & strengthened on reverse Large closed tear on front
£5.00

22012. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: A GENIUS AT THE CHALET SCHOOL
Chambers nd lacks title page.Probably lacks frontis Pages brown Spine & edges brown
£15.00

22017. BOYLSTON H D: SUE BARTON SUPERINTENDENT NURSE
Bodley Head 1952 rep.Inscr Spine faded & rubbed Corners bumped
£12.50

22019. BALDWIN May: TROUBLESOME TOPSY AND HER FRIENDS
Chambers nd.5 of 6 coloured plates Mabel L Attwell Lacks fep Hinges very weak Smells musty Pictorial boards a bit worn & bumped
£10.00

22020. BALDWIN May: DORA: A HIGH SCHOOL GIRL
Chambers 1906 1st.6 bw plates ML Attwell Prize label A bit loose Page edges browning Smells musty Pictorial boards worn bumped & rubbed
£15.00

22031. ATKINSON M E: MYSTERY MANOR
Bodley Head 1948 rep.Illus H Jones Map eps Spine faded Corners bumped Foredge slightly foxed Pages clean. Lockett family adventure
£17.50

22033. BERESFORD Elisabeth: CURIOUS MAGIC
Granada 1980 1st.Illus Edges foxed Pictorial laminated boards Corners bumped. A boy ona small island off the French coast a girl with magical powers and travelling through time
£6.50

22034. BERTRAM Rosamond: ANN THORNE IN AMERICA
Nelson nd.Illus Prize label Slight foxing Frayed slightly creased dw. A Fleet Street reporter's adventures
£8.50

22035. BERTRAM Rosamond: ANN THORNE - REPORTER
Nelson nd 1960 prize label.Dw grubby on back torn & missing a piece front. Ann moves to Fleet Street
£7.50

22045. DARCH Winifred: MARGARET PLAYS THE GAME
OUP 1933 rep.Coloured frontis Hinges slightly weak Embossed boards Corner bumped Grubby on back Worn torn dw
£12.50

22047. DIGBY Anne: SECRET LETTERS AT TREBIZON
Straw Hat 1993 1st.Couple of school library stamps but very clean Protected dw SWAP
£15.00

22052. GRANT Pamela: THE FORTUNES OF BILLY
Collins nd 1930 prize label.Coloured frontis Inscr to a boy (guess no-one noticed Billy is a girl) Foxing Standard semipictorial boards Spine ends & corners rubbed Boards slighly marked Name written on bottom edge. School story by Oldmeadow
£15.00

22057. JACKSON RE: THE STREET OF MARS
Chatto & Windus 1971 1st.Illus Prize label Red splodge bottom edge Boards slightly bumped Frayed slightly worn dw torn across spine. Supernatural family story in December London
£12.00

22058. JEFFERIES Richard: BEVIS
Cape 1958 rep.Illus E Shepard Map eps slightly tapemarked Semipictorial boards Corners bumped Grubby dw. Boys' adventure SWAP
£10.00

22060. KENNEDYS ABROAD - MANNIN Ethel: ANN & PETER IN AUSTRIA
Muller 1962 1st.Illus Fep browned Some foxing Grubby frayed dw with brown faded edges
£15.00

22061. KENNEDYS ABROAD - VAUGHAN Carol: ANN & PETER IN GREECE
Muller 1966 1st.Illus Top edge foxed Slightly torn dw back a bit grubby
£12.00

22064. LITTLE Sylvia: NEW GIRL AT MINSTER
Nelson 1961 1st.Line illus Lacks fep Pages brown Dw slightly chipped & missing small pieces
£7.50

22065. MAGUIRE Gregory: THE LIGHTNING TIME
Chatto & Windus 1979 1st UK.Inscr Dw. Land developers in the Adirondacks and magic from the past; first book by the author of Wicked
£10.00

22069. METHLEY Violet: FOURTEEN FOURTEENS
Nelson nd 1930 prize label.Bw frontis Dirty paper covered pictorial boards missing a couple of inches top spine. Short school story
£9.50

22070. MILNE J P: THE MYSTERY OF GAILY MORE
Blackie nd.Bw frontis Inscr Front hinge weak Tape marks on eps & dw flaps Dw torn & missing chunks. School & adventure
£6.00

22071. NEEDHAM Violet: THE CHANGELING OF MONTE LUCIO
Collins 1946 1st.Illus Inscr Boards slightly foxed Chipped slightly torn dw missing pieces from back
£19.50

22073. NEWMAN Marjorie: JENNIFER TAKES THE LEAD
Epworth Press 1939 1st.Bw frontis Foxing Slightly worn stained boards bleached on one edge Corners bumped. School story
£6.00

22075. OHLSON E E: PIPPA IN SWITZERLAND
Nelson nd.Illus Old gift tag taped to fep Foredge foxed Frayed dw
£12.50

22076. OVERTON Jenny: THE NIGHTWATCH WINTER
Faber 1973 1st.Ex school library Quite a few stamps Corner torn from one text page losing a few words Dw with stuck on protection. Scarce sequel to Creed Country
£12.50

22077. OXENHAM Elsie J: THE ABBEY GIRLS AGAIN
Collins nd 1931 prize label.Coloured frontis 2 sepia plates (as 1st) Foredge foxed Standard semi-pictorial boards Spine a bit worn
£45.00

22078. OXENHAM Elsie J: THE NEW ABBEY GIRLS
Collins nd 1927 prize label.Coloured frontis 2 bw plates Foredge foxed Embossed boards Spine faded
£30.00

22081. PATERSON Katherine: FLIP-FLOP GIRL
Gollancz 1994 1st.Dw. Children coming to terms with losing their father & moving
£6.00

22084. PORTER Eleanor H: POLLYANNA GROWS UP
Harrap 1927 1st UK.Front hinge weak 1 text page separate Dw missing pieces from spine ends
£15.00

22086. ROYCE Marjory: EILEEN THE LONE GUIDE
Harrap 1930 rep.Coloured frontis 4 bw plates Lacks fep Dw
£15.00

22089. SMITH Evelyn: SEVEN SISTERS AT QUEEN ANNE'S
Blackie nd 1924 inscr.4 bw plates Couple of page corners creased Pictorial spine Boards covered with sticky plastic Boards a bit worn
£10.00

22090. SMITH Harriet Lummis: POLLYANNA OF THE ORANGE BLOSSOMS
Harrap 1924 1st UK.6 bw plates Corners bumped Spine faded & slightly bumped on ends
£12.50

22091. STEWART Jane: A CAMPFIRE GIRL'S CHUM
Saalfield (US) 1927.Bw frontis Prize label Hinges very weak Page edges brown Picture from dw pasted to front board Boards very worn. AKA The CFG on the Farm
£6.50

22093. SUDBERY Rodie: COWLS
Deutsch 1969 1st.Slightly rubbed dw. 2nd story about Polly Devenish - an empty house & a ghostly friar
£12.00

22095. SWINBURNE Doreen: JEAN AT JO'S HOSPITAL
Collins 1959 rep.Coloured frontis + line Dw worn on edges & chipped on spine ends
£8.50

22096. TALBOT Ethel: BETWEEN TWO TERMS
Ward Lock 1925 1st.4 bw plates Prize label foredge foxed Pictorial boards slightly marked. Mysteries in the Christmas holidays
£12.50

22098. TRAYNOR J Richard: MOLLY ADAIR AND CO
Sampson Low nd 1944 inscr.2 bw plates Clean pages Top edge of boards slightly marked Torn dw missing a few pieces. School friends spend the holiday adventuring in the south seas
£15.00

22103. VAIZEY Mrs George de Horne: BIG GAME
RTS nd 1930 inscr.4 bw plates Pictorial boards Corners bumped Spine faded. A story for older girls set in the Scottish highlands
£15.00

22105. VERNEY John: FRIDAY'S TUNNEL
Collins 1966 rep.Illus author Map eps Foredge very brown Tape marks on boards Protected frayed dw slightly scribbled/coloured in on front. 1st Callendar family story
£15.00

22108. WEBSTER Jean: THE FOUR-POOLS MYSTERY
Hodder & Stoughton 1916.Pencil inscr Spine & board edges faded Front board stained. Murder mystery on a southern US plantation
£15.00

22113. WHITE Constance M: JUNIOR NURSE AT ST MARK'S
Hutchinson 1971 rep.Sort of library stamp but not much read Tape mark fep & bep Slightly bumped dw
£17.50

22118. DICKINSON Peter: AK
Macmillan paperback 2001.Foredge slightly browned Back wrap & last few pages badly creased Corners a bit creased. A boy soldier in Africa
£3.00

22120. JOHNS Capt W E: BIGGLES & THE DARK INTRUDER
Knight paperback 1986.Page edges browning Wraps creased & a bit worn Label removed from front
£3.00

22121. JOHNS Capt W E: BIGGLES GOES TO WAR
Knight paperback 1986.Page edges browning Wraps creased & a bit worn Label removed from front
£3.00

22129. ALDRICH Bess Streeter: MISS BISHOP
Appleton (US) 1933 1st.Dw slightly torn round edges & chhipped on spine ends missing small pieces; spine a bit grubby. She looks back on life as a teacher at a midwestern college and her search for love
£15.00

22132. BEATON MC: THE DEADLY DANCE
St Martin's paperback 2006.Wraps creased. Agatha Raisin
£3.00

22133. BEATON MC: AGATHA RAISIN & KISSING CHRISTMAS GOODBYE
Robinson paperback 2008.Pages browning First few pages crinkled Spine creased
£3.00

22138. BEATON MC: DEIRDRE AND DESIRE
Robinson paperback 2012.Exlibrary. One of her 6 sisters regency romances SWAP
£3.00

22141. BENNETT Margot: THE MAN WHO DIDN'T FLY
Eyre & Spottiswoode 1955 1st.Pages browning Dw frayed & worn on edges. 4 men should have been flying to Dublin but only 3 boarded and after the plane crashed into the Irish Sea no-one knew which 3 as the 4th has disappeared; scarce title
£20.00

22144. BOLITHO Janie: BETRAYED IN CORNWALL
Constable 2000 1st.Exlibrary Rebound Slightly baggy bumped dw. Rose Trevelyan Cornish detective story
£5.00

22150. BRAUN Lilian Jackson: THE CAT WHO WENT BANANAS
Headline paperback 2005.Spine creased
£3.00

22155. BROMIGE Iris: A SHELTERING TREE
Hodder & Stoughton 1970 1st.Name fep Ticks on title list Slightly rubbed dw. A Rainwood stor
£12.50

22156. CADELL Elizabeth: THE FOX FROM HIS LAIR
Hodder & Stoughton 1965 1st.Lacks fep Tape marks 2 small chunks torn from bep Dw missing chunks from spine & marked. A Portuguese holiday reflecting on her choice of fiance and a mystery
£12.00

22158. CAMPBELL Margot: NO WIND IN THE TREES
Barker 1957 1st.Foredge foxed Faded patch on spine where dw torn Dw torn creased & missing chunk from front. Claudia & the men who enter her life
£12.50

22159. CAMPBELL Margot: THE DARK WATER
Barker 1954 1st.Nice copy except for many rubber stamps of a previous owner Slightly creased & rubbed dw. A New Zealand sheep station
£12.50

22174. OXENHAM Elsie J: A SCHOOL CAMP-FIRE
Elsie J Oxenham Appreciation Society 2018 paperback.New .
£18.00

22177. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: LAVENDER LAUGHS IN THE CHALET SCHOOL
Chambers 1943 1st.Lacks fep weakening front hinge Foredge very foxed Boards worn & marked Photocopy dw
£20.00

22179. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: THE PRINCESS OF THE CHALET SCHOOL
Chambers 1958 rep.Board edges a bit faded Dw torn & grubby on back Missing small pieces from edges
£15.00

22185. CLEWES Dorothy: THE ADVENTURE OF THE BLUE ADMIRAL
Collins 1955 1st.Map eps Frayed dw. 2nd Hadley family adventure
£12.50

22188. CLEWES Dorothy: THE JADE GREEN CADILLAC
Children's Book Club 1960.Illus S Hughes 1 corner bumped Slightly bumped dw. Hadley family adventure in Austria
£12.50

22194. HUBBARD PM: RAT TRAP ISLAND
Children's Book Club 1964.Foredge a bit foxed Smells slightly musty Dw grubby on back & slightly torn top spine. River adventure
£6.00

22200. PAGE Brenda: SCHOOLGIRL RIVALS
Cassell 1927 1st.Coloured frontis 3 bw plates (1 has pencil writing in the margin) Coloured picture onlaid Prize label Boards quite badly watermarked/scraped
£7.50

22203. PORTER Eleanor H: MISS BILLY
Harrap 1927 1st.Name fep Pic (from dw?) pasted inside front board Corner bumped Boards slightly marked
£6.50

22208. TALBOT Ethel: SALLY AT SCHOOL
Nelson nd.Bw frontis Inscr Foredge browned Corners bumped Spine grubby
£6.00

22210. TREECE Henry: LEGIONS OF THE EAGLE
Bodley Head 1979 rep.Illus Nice copy in dw. Set at the time of the first Roman invasion of Britain
£8.50

22211. TURNER Lilian: THE HAPPY HERIOTS
Ward Lock 1926 1st.2 bw plates Lacks fep weakening front hinge Grubby pictorial boards Corners bumped. Family story
£9.50

22212. WALKER Mona Cotton: FOR THE LOVE OF MIKE
Heinemann 1973 1st.Foredge a bit foxed Creased dw missing small chunk front also with label. Young adult story of 2 very different people falling in love
£15.00

22214. WELLS Helen: CHERRY AMES ARMY NURSE
World Distributors nd.Bw frontis Slightly bumped dw with dulled spine
£12.50

22215. WELLS Helen: CHERRY AMES AT HILTON HOSPITAL
World Distributors 1959.Bw frontis Top & foredge browned/foxed Dw a bit rubbed & marked Rubbed to small holes on crease between front & front flap
£15.00

22218. AARONOVITCH Ben: BROKEN HOMES
Gollancz 2014 paperback.Spine slightly creased Cut on front wrap. 4th of the excellent Rivers of London/Peter Grant series
£2.50

22221. BEATON MC: DEBORAH GOES TO DOVER
Robinson paperback 2011.Wraps a bit creased & worn. Travelling Matchmaker Regency series SWAP
£3.00

22222. BEATON MC: DIANA THE HUNTRESS
Robinson paperback 2012.Spine creased Wraps a bit bumped; corner of front wrap missing. One of her 6 sisters regency romances SWAP
£2.50

22223. BEATON MC: EMILY GOES TO EXETER
Robinson paperback 2011.Spine slightly creased. Travelling Matchmaker Regency series
£3.00

22226. CADELL Elizabeth: THE FRENCHMAN AND THE LADY
Penguin paperback 1959.Pages brown Spine creased & torn on ends. The original title of Enter Mrs Belchamber; an indomitable English widow attaches herself to a family
£15.00

22227. STAFFORD Ann: SILVER STREET
Greyladies paperback reissue 2018.New 1920s east London and intersecting lives
£10.00

22228. IBBOTSON Eva: A COMPANY OF SWANS
Picador paperback 2008.Top edge a bit bumped Spine slightly creased. Romantic novel set mostly in South America in a Russian ballet company; written for adults but reissued (unchanged) for young adults
£4.00

22233. DALY Elizabeth: EVIDENCE OF THINGS SEEN
Green Penguin 1951 paperback.Pages browning and a bit loose Wraps creased & torn on spine ends. Bibliophile New York detective Henry Gamadge
£3.00

22236. DE LA ROCHE Mazo: THE TWO SAPLINGS
Macmillan 1942 rep.Small inscr Corners bumped Slightly out of shape. 2 boys born on the same day are mistakenly swapped - 1 American 1 British; story by the Jalna author
£7.50

22238. DOUGLAS O: OLIVIA
Hodder & Stoughton nd 1959 inscr but much earlier.Pages brown Corners bumped Spine faded & a bit creased. Her first novel - original title Olivia in India; the story of a girl visiting her civil servant brother in India told through her letters
£17.50

22246. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: THE LOST STAIRCASE
Girls Gone By Books 2018 paperback reissue.New Includes a short story by Katherine Bruce
£15.00

22259. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: A GENIUS AT THE CHALET SCHOOL
Chambers 1956 1st.Bw frontis Page edges browning Boards a bit bumped & marked Slightly frayed dw with writing on back
£35.00

22267. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: CAROLA STORMS THE CHALET SCHOOL
Chambers 1951 1st.Number written on spine Photocopy dw
£25.00

22268. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: CHALET GIRLS IN CAMP
Chambers 1955 rep.Page edges browning Corners bumped Torn NKB dw missing 2 chunks from back
£12.00

22271. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: REDHEADS AT THE CHALET SCHOOL
Chambers 1964 1st.Bw frontis Front hinge weak Dw with tears & creases round edges & missing small piece top spine
£40.00

22273. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: THE FEUD IN THE FIFTH REMOVE
RTS nd 1932 prize label probable 1st.Frontis missing weakening front hinge Foredge foxed Corners bumped Spine faded & a bit worn
£15.00

22283. LITTLE FOLKS volume 99 1924
I think it's vol 99 by elimination 1st story 4th Form Invaders Inscrs Boards fairly worn Coloured pic onlaid front board Piece cut from 1 pages losing a small bit of Hereward the Wake Several illus handcoloured Includes Chaundler Marchant Methley Moore Pocock Evelyn Smith & Talbot amongst others
£17.00

22284. MRS STRANG'S ANNUAL FOR GIRLS 1925 7th year
6 coloured plates Front hinge a bit weak Inscr Pictorial boards rubbed on edges & corners Some bits of dw Smells musty. Includes Biddy's Bright Idea-DF Bruce + Darch N Joan Girvin Plunket Hayes C Dove
£9.50

22285. MRS STRANG'S ANNUAL FOR GIRLS nd (1924 6th year)
1st story The Sea Eagles' Nest 6 coloured plates Paper covered pictorial boards slightly worn on corners Dw missing tiny pieces from spin ends Smells slightly musty. Includes DF Bruce - The Umpire + Darch x 2 Haverfield Fowell + article onViolet Farming as a Career for Girls ...
£17.50

22290. DEUCHER Sybil: EDVARD GRIEG Boy of the Northland
Faber 1957 rep.Illus Slightly torn dw missing small bits Quarto format. Fictionalised biography
£8.50

22291. BECKER May Lamberton: CHOOSING BOOKS FOR CHILDREN
OUP 1937 1st.Inscr Foxing Corners bumped Dw repaired on reverse torn & missing chunks. One parent to another - with suggested book lists
£7.50

22294. FREEMAN Gillian: THE SCHOOLGIRL ETHIC
Lane 1976 1st.Bw photo plates Foredge foxed Bumped slightly grubby dw Browned dw rubbed on edges. The life & work of Angela Brazil
£8.50

22302. STEVENSON D E: THE HOUSE OF THE DEER
Collins 1970 1st.Exlibrary Foxing Tape marks inside boards Dw a bit worn. Gerald (from Gerald & Elizabeth) attends a Highlands hunting house party
£9.50

22303. STEVENSON D E: KATHERINE'S MARRIAGE
Collins 1965 1st.Foredge foxed Boards bumped Frayed slightly creased dw with tear on frontDw frayed & worn on edges Cup ring mark on back. Sequel to Katherine Wentworth
£12.50

22304. STEVENSON DE: MISS BUN THE BAKER'S DAUGHTER
Collins 1949 rep.Spine very slightly dulled.
£15.00

22306. STEWART Mary: MY BROTHER MICHAEL
Hodder & Stoughton 1960 rep.Inscr Last few pages creased Dw a bit browned top back
£12.50

22312. MUSKETT Netta: THROUGH MANY WATERS
Hutchinson 1961 1st.Slight foxing Corners bumped Dw worn on edges with small biro scribble front & grubby on back; missing 1/2 bottom spine. Choosing between being a doctor & marriage"
£8.50

22313. MACLEOD Jean S: LIFE FOR TWO
Mills & Boon 1936 1st.Inscr Boards a bit speckled & rubbed on bottom edge. Very early M&B romance & the first by a subsequently prolific author
£19.50

22314. MICHAELS Barbara: GREYGALLOWS
Souvenir Press 1972 UK 1st.Tape marks on eps & dw flaps otherwise nice copy in dw. Romance & mystery at a forbidding Yorkshire estate
£12.50

22317. NEVILLE Margot: MY BAD BOY
Bles 1964 1st.Ex library Fep scraped Boards a bit bumped. Australian murder mystery
£12.50

22319. PAIGE Robin: DEATH AT DAISY'S FOLLY
South Downs 2016 1st UK publication.Wraps creased and a bit rubbed. Victorian mystery 3
£3.00

22321. PEDLER Margaret: THE GUARDED HALO
Hodder Yellow Jacket 1950 rep.Torn dw a bit grubby & missing a few small bits. Bestselling romances
£7.50

22332. CHAUNDLER Christine: THE ADOPTING OF MICKIE
RTS nd.Coloured frontis 4 bw plates Pictorial boards a bit rubbed & bumped + marked on back. A family story which seems to be an advert for Barnardo's (with a fairy interlude in the middle) SWAP
£12.50

22335. SAVILLE Malcolm: DARK DANGER
Girls Gone By Books 2018 paperback reprint.New 3rd Marston Baines young adult series; black magic in Italy
£15.00

22336. ALLAN Mabel Esther: NEW SCHOOLS FOR OLD
Girls Gone By Books 2013 paperback reprint.New .
£12.00

22343. GROOM Olive: THE SCHOOL AT TRELAN
Epworth 1949 1st.Coloured frontis Inscr Boards edges faded Grubby dw missing many small pieces. School in the Scillies
£12.50

22347. LYON Elinor: WISHING WATER-GATE
Hodder & Stoughton 1949 1st.8 coloured plates Pages browning Spine foxed & marked. Her 2nd book mystery and adventure around the Black Mountain in the north of England.
£17.50

22348. MARCHANT Bessie: A BID FOR SAFETY
Ward Lock nd.Bw frontis Foxing Pictorial boards. Set in Mexico
£9.50

22351. MARCHANT Bessie: HOSEA'S GIRL
Hutchinson nd 1943 inscr but earlier.Bw frontis Hinges a bit weak Pictorial boards grubby slightly scribbled & a bit worn. Adventures in Canada
£10.00

22352. MARCHANT Bessie: THE MISTRESS OF PURITY GAP
Cassell nd.Coloured frontis 3 bw plates Coloured picture onlaid Very early chipped slightly torn dw Coloured pic onlaid on dw spine. Adventures in Ecuador
£12.50

22353. MARCHANT Bessie: THE SECRET OF THE EVERGLADES
Blackie nd 1937 prize label.3 bw plates Pictorial boards Ownership stamp Spine slightly bumped on ends
£10.00

22363. SWIFT Dean (told to the children by John Lang): GULLIVER'S TRAVELS in Lilliput and Brobdingnag
Nelson nd.Coloured plates FMB Blaikie Bottom spine faded Corners & spine ends rubbed Grubby dw missing bottom spine & piece front Small format SWAP
£6.00

22364. TURNER Ethel: THREE LITTLE MAIDS
Ward Lock nd 1949 inscr.Bw frontis Slight foxing Corners & spine ends bumped. Family story
£6.00

22365. BRUCE Mary Grant: BILLABONG ADVENTURERS
Ward Lock (Australia) paperback 1974.Pages brown Wraps a bit rubbed. #9 of series - treasure hunting during a honeymoon
£4.50

22366. ESTORIL Jean: DRINA DANCES IN ITALY
Macdonald larger size paperback 1987.Slightly tapemarked creased rubbed wraps. #4
£4.50

22369. ESTORIL Jean: DRINA DANCES IN EXILE
Macdonald larger size paperback 1987.Illus Wraps slightly creased Spine ends rubbed #3
£6.00

22374. BROMIGE Iris: ALEX AND THE RAYNHAMS
Coronet paperback 1972.Foredge a bit foxed Wraps rubbed & a bit creased. She goes to work for a journalist but finds that all that glitters ...
£5.00

22384. OXENHAM Elsie J: RACHEL IN THE ABBEY
Elsie J Oxenham Appreciation Society 2018 paperback.New .
£18.00

22392. NEEDHAM Violet: THE BOY IN RED
Girls Gone By Books 2015 paperback reissue.Slightly damaged - 4 copies
£11.00

22395. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: ALTHEA JOINS THE CHALET SCHOOL
Girls Gone By Books original 2006 paperback reissue.Slightly damaged
£15.00

22396. AIKEN Joan: DIDO AND PA
Cape 1986 1st.Illus Pat Marriott Pages browning otherwise nice copy in dw slightly bumped bottom spine. Wolves/Dido series
£15.00

22397. AIKEN Joan: IS
Cape 1993 1st.Illus Pat Marriott Nice copy in vg dw. Wolves/Dido series
£19.50

22399. AIKEN Joan: MIDNIGHT IS A PLACE
Cape 1974 1st.Illus Pat Marriott Exlibrary - tape marks & a couple of stamps Tape marks on slightly bumped boards. A lonely boy & a French girl live in a scary house; set in the Wolves world but not sharing characters
£7.50

22402. AIKEN Joan: THE STOLEN LAKE
Cape 1981 1st.Illus Pat Marriott Dw. Wolves/Dido series
£12.50

22403. AIKEN Joan: THE TEETH OF THE GALE
Cape 1988 1st.Illus Pat Marriott Dw. 3rd of swashbuckling trilogy about Felix set in 19th century Spain
£7.50

22404. AIKEN Joan: THE WHISPERING MOUNTAIN
Cape 1969 rep.Map eps Boards a bit bumped Smells exlibrary but only sign is small blacked out patch on fep Dw worn round edges with small tears & front flap creased in wrong place. Set in Wales a prequel to the Wolves/Dido series
£7.50

22407. ATKINSON M E: CHALLENGE TO ADVENTURE
Bodley Head 1943 rep.Illus Tresilian Pict eps Corners bumped Boards a bit marked Dw strengthened on reverse with tape Spine faded worn and missing chunk top. Lockett children series
£17.50

22408. ATKINSON M E: HORSESHOES & HANDLEBARS
Bodley Head 1958 1st.Illus S Rose Prelims slightly foxed Smells slightly musty Slightly frayed & chipped dw. Horsey adventure set in the Quantocks
£10.00

22409. ATKINSON M E: MYSTERY MANOR
Bodley Head 1937 1st.Illus H Jones Map eps Foredge very slightly foxed Very small split top spine Board edges a bit rubbed Very slightly rubbed protected dw. Lockett family adventure
£50.00

22411. BIGGS Margaret: BOBBY AT HILL HOUSE
Warne 1954 1st.Coloured frontis Prize label Nice & clean inside Dw with half front flap cut off and fragile torn & worn elsewhere missing several chunks
£17.50

22415. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: A THRILLING TERM AT JANEWAYS
Nelson nd 1931 inscr early reprint.Line illustrations by Florence Mary Anderson A little page marking Hinges slightly weak Pictorial boards a bit bumped worn and creased Probably better than I've made it sound
£15.00

22421. CARTER Dorothy: WREN HELEN
Lutterworth 1943 rep.Bw frontis Erased inscr on pretitle Hinges weak in middle Spine faded Corners bumped Photographed dw Very scarce title
£45.00

22426. COURTNEY Gwendoline: ELIZABETH OF THE GARRET THEATRE
Children's Press nd.Pages browning Frayed dw with small tears on spine. Original title - Stepmother
£5.00

22427. CREGAN Mairin: RATHINA
Allen & Unwin 1944 UK 1st.Illus Dw with 3 small holes in spine. Family/pony story set near Dublin
£12.00

22429. CUMMING Primrose: SILVER EAGLE RIDING SCHOOL
Black 1952 rep.Illus Cecil Trew Boards marked Slgihtloy frayed marked & scraped dw. 3 sisters decide to start a riding school so they don't have to sell their ponies
£19.50

22430. CURRY Jane Louise: BACK IN THE BEFORETIME
McElderry (US) 1987.Illus Dw. Tales of the California Indians
£12.00

22431. CURRY Jane Louise: THE BIRDSTONES
Kestrel 1978 1st UK.Dw with one very slightly torn corner. An Abaloc story
£7.50

22434. CURRY Jane Louise: THE DAYBREAKERS
Longman 1973 rep.Illus Charles Robinson 1 school stamp Slightly frayed dw. 2nd of Abaloc series set in the Ohio Valley in present medieval & prehistoric times
£9.50

22435. CURRY Jane Louise: DOWN FROM THE LONELY MOUNTAIN
Dobson 1968 1st UK.Illus by author Dw scraped on back & slightly creased & rubbed. Californian Indian Tales
£12.50

22438. CURRY Jane Louise: THE GREAT FLOOD MYSTERY
McElderry (US) 1985 1st.Exlibrary but probably not issued - it has the labels but the pages are pristine Protected dw. Some present day children look for gold coins lost in Johnstown's 1889 flood.
£19.50

22444. CURRY Jane Louise: OVER THE SEA'S EDGE
Longman 1971 1st UK.Dw slightly rubbed on spine ends & corners. Abaloc tale from present day Ohio to 11th century Wales
£12.50

22447. CURRY Jane Louise: THE SLEEPERS
Dobson 1968 1st.Illus - frontis part torn out Probably ex school library Fairly well read Marked slightly worn dw with faded spine with label taped to it. A Scottish hillside a cave and King Arthur
£12.00

22449. CURRY Jane Louise: TURTLE ISLAND
McElderry (US) 1999 1st.Illus Slightly bumped dw. Tales of the Algonquian Nations
£17.50

22450. CURRY Jane Louise: THE WATCHERS
Kestrel 1976 UK 1st.Map frontis Protected dw. Past and present merge for a young boy in West Virginia
£19.50

22452. DANEMAN Meredith: FRANCIE & THE BOYS
Walker 1988 1st.Pages browning Dw with small tear on front. A girl cast in a boys' school play
£8.50

22453. DARCH Winifred: CHRIS & SOME OTHERS
OUP 1935 rep.Bw frontis Prize label Foredge lightly foxed Barely read copy in bright paper covered pictorial boards slightly rubbed on spine ends & corners
£15.00

22454. DAVIDSON H B: JANE THE DETERMINED
Nelson nd 1948 inscr.Bw frontis + line Piece torn from fep Frayed slightly torn dw missing spine ends. Jane is determined to make a life for herself (working in a bookshop) and meets up with the Guides in her new town
£7.50

22457. FALCON Cecilia: THE BEST TERM EVER
Thames Publishing nd.5 coloured plates Coloured paper pictorial boards Repaired dw worn round edges & missing piece top spine Halfway to annual size
£7.50

22460. FITZROY Olivia: STEER BY THE STARS
Collins 1944 1st.Illus A Bullen Map eps Corners bumped Frayed dw - spine brown; edges & creases worn; stain on back. Another tale of the Stewarts holidaying on the west coast of Scotland
£25.00

22462. FOWELL Olivia: THE DOINGS OF DOROTHEA
Blackie nd pocket edition.Coloured frontis Prize label Page edges lightly foxed Bright decorated boards Torn dw missing small pieces. Early school story
£15.00

22464. HALAM Ann: ALLY, ALLY, ASTER
Allen & Unwin 1981 1st.Inscr Very slightly bumped dw. A fantasy of myth & magic
£12.50

22470. LIVELY Penelope: THE DRIFTWAY
Heinemann 1972 1st.Boards marked Corners bumped Slightly torn bumped dw with faded spine. Timeslips for a boy travelling the ancient road between Banbury & Northampton
£17.50

22471. LIVELY Penelope: THE GHOST OF THOMAS KEMPE
Heinemann 1973 1st.Illus Ex school library Not read much Boards a bit bumped Spine faded Dw torn & missing small pieces. A 17th century sorcerer is now a poltergeist in a boy's house in an Oxfordshire village
£22.00

22473. LIVELY Penelope: THE VOYAGE OF QV66
Heinemann 1978 1st.Illus Harold Jones Minimally exlibrary Lacks fep Foredge a bit marked Dw slightly rubbed on corners. A funny book about a group of animals in a post-apocalyptic England abandoned by humans
£12.50

22477. MILES Edith: JILL FOR JULIA
Epworth Press nd.Bw frontis Tiny patches of fading on spine where bits are missing from the chipped dw. A girl who has to do everything for her family longs to be a nurse
£8.50

22479. MONTGOMERY L M: AFTER MANY DAYS
McClelland & Stewart (Canada) 1991 1st.Corner bumped Dw. Tales of Time Passed
£12.50

22480. MONTGOMERY L M: ALONG THE SHORE
McClelland & Stewart (Canada) 1989 1st.Nice copy in slightly bumped dw. Tales by the Sea
£12.50

22487. MONTGOMERY L M: THE DOCTOR'S SWEETHEART
McGraw-Hill Ryerson 1979 Canadian 1st.Dw with browned spine Top spine slightly bumped Short stories mostly of love
£12.50

22488. MONTGOMERY L M: EMILY CLIMBS
McClelland & Stewart 1925 Canadian 1st edition slightly later impression but same format.Coloured tissue guarded frontis separate I feel it may have come from another copy as it's marginally larger Same picture repeated on bright pasted down picture on front board Spine ends & corners a bit bumped The pages are clean with just a tiny bit of foxing on the foredge Generally nice tight bright copy
£35.00

22489. MONTGOMERY L M: EMILY'S QUEST
Stokes 1927 1st edition and, I believe, 1st impression.Coloured tissue guarded frontis slightly chipped on bottom edge margin with the same picture pasted on the front board a bit rubbed & faded Spine ends & edges + corners bumped & rubbed Back board marked Pencil inscr Page edges a bit browned but not a bad copy
£40.00

22490. MONTGOMERY L M: THE GOLDEN ROAD
Harrap 1929 rep.Coloured frontis Nice inscr Foredge & a very few pages foxed Spine faded & foxed
£7.50

22491. MONTGOMERY L M: KILMENY OF THE ORCHARD
Pitman 1910 1st UK edition 1st impression.Tissue guarded coloured frontis + 3 coloured plates Presentation copy Front hinge slightly weak Foredge foxed Small oval coloured picture pasted to front board a bit rubbed Corners rubbed Scarce 1st
£50.00

22493. MONTGOMERY L M: MISTRESS PAT
McClelland & Stewart (Canada) 1935.I don't believe it's the actual Canadian 1st (although dated as such) as it has black titles on the boards instead of silver The original didn't have a frontis but this has a loose coloured frontis which I think mum must have removed from another edition Corners & spine ends bumped & rubbed Spine faded Inside nice & tight
£15.00

22494. MONTGOMERY L M: RAINBOW VALLEY
Burt US dated as a 1919 1st but that was published by Stokes.1927 inscr so probably an earlyish reprint Coloured frontis Hinge slightly weak Full size coloured picture pasted to front board a bit rubbed bumped & scraped Corners bumped Boards a bit worn Spine dull Back board has 1 long scratch down it though it could be a mark
£30.00

22495. MONTGOMERY L M: THE ROAD TO YESTERDAY
Angus & Robertson 1975 1st UK.Pages browning Slightly frayed & grubby dw. Tales of The Island
£9.50

22497. MONTGOMERY L M: A TANGLED WEB
McClelland & Stewart 1931 Canadian 1st.Slight marking on prelims & foredge Chipped & torn dw with very faded spine strengthened on reverse with stamp paper Dw a bit grubby (UK title Aunt Becky Began It)
£75.00

22498. MOSSOP Irene: CHRIS IN COMMAND
Sampson Low Marston nd 1937 inscr.Bw frontis Standard pictorial boards Spine faded & slightly marked Corners bumped
£12.50

22499. NESBIT E: THE COMPLETE BOOK OF DRAGONS
Hamilton 1972 1st thus.Illus Erik Blegvad Exlibrary but very clean Dw laminated to boards. Stories from the Strand Magazine 11899 + one from Five of us & Madeline
£9.50

22505. NESBIT E: FIVE OF US - AND MADELINE
Fisher Unwin 1925 1st.Coloured frontis + 6 bw plates Some page marking & foxing Back hinge weak Embossed boards with gilt lettered faded spine Top edge gilt
£45.00

22506. NESBIT E: HARDING'S LUCK
Hodder & Stoughton 1909 1st.16 b/cream plates (2 loose) Foxing Inscr (1914) Hinges a bit weak Bright semi pictorial red/gilt boards Spine faded & a bit worn Corners bumped Top edge gilt
£60.00

22507. NESBIT E: LAYS AND LEGENDS (first series)
Longmans 1892 3rd edition.Quite heavy foxing but otherwise a pretty copy in gilt decorated boards slightly rubbed on spine ends. Poems SWAP
£40.00

22508. NESBIT E: THE MAGIC CITY
Macmillan 1910 1st.27 bw plates (3 loose) Bookplate Top edge gilt Bright semipictorial red/gilt boards Spine dulled Corners bumped Spine ends slightly split down 1 side
£90.00

22509. NESBIT E: THE MAGIC WORLD
Macmillan 1912 1st possibly later impression.24 bw plates Front hinge a bit weak Top edge gilt Slightly grubby pictorial boards Gilt lettered spine faded & a bit worn. The true 1st should be red with a gold picture; this is a greeny-grey with the picture and lettering on the front in black. A bit of an oddity
£40.00

22510. NESBIT E: NEW TREASURE SEEKERS
Fisher Unwin 1904 1st.Bw frontis + line Front hinge very weak back hinge a little less so 1 section possibly restuck Page marking Well read Gilt decorated semipictorial boards Top edge gilt Spine faded creased down middle and torn at ends SWAP
£20.00

22511. NESBIT E: NINE UNLIKELY TALES
Fisher Unwin 1901 1st.27 bw plates H R Millar Not a brilliant copy Hinges weak Page edges brown A lot of page marking Top edge gilt Smells a bit musty Gilt decorated boards very faded grubby & worn especially the spine
£25.00

22512. NESBIT E: THE OLD NURSERY STORIES
Hodder & Stoughton 1975 1st thus.Illus Faith Jaques Dw edges very slightly rubbed
£15.00

22513. NESBIT E: OSWALD BASTABLE & OTHERS
Wells Gardner Darton nd.18 bw plates CE Brock & HR Millar; 1 is loose & the last 3 are missing but the book's pages end before the page numbers on the list of ills so they may not have been in this edition Foredge very lightly foxed Pictorial boards with gilt lettered spine A very torn & ragged dw missing small pieces Probably a 1910s reprint from advertised titles
£50.00

22514. NESBIT E: THE STAR OF BETHLEHEM
Nister nd 1897 inscr.4 coloured chromolithographs Pages very marked Front hinge very weak Staples rusty Grubby paper covered pictorial boards rubbed on corners. A 12 page poem - very scarce early work by Nesbit; small format
£40.00

22515. NESBIT E: THE STORY OF THE AMULET
Fisher Unwin 1906 1st.Bw frontis + line 1910 inscr Hinge weak in middle making 1 section slightly loose Back hinge splitting Page marking Gilt decorated semipictorial boards Top edge gilt Front bright spine faded Spine ends a bit rubbed Corners very slightly bumped
£75.00

22516. NESBIT E: THE STORY OF THE TREASURE SEEKERS
Fisher Unwin 1902 4th impression.17 bw plates (3 loose) Hinges very weak Foxing Bookplate Page edges red Semipictorial red/gilt boards Boards worn Spine faded & worn Boards fairly shabby Reading copy of a very early edition
£25.00

22517. NESBIT E: WET MAGIC
Werner Laurie nd 1916 inscr probably 1st.14 bw plates 2 of them fold-out HR Millar Very slight page marking Semipictorial gilt boards Front bright spine faded & frayed and slightly chipped at top with tiny rubbed hole on one side Back board slightly marked Corners bumped Top edge gilt Generally a nice copy
£70.00

22518. NESBIT E: THE WONDERFUL GARDEN
Macmillan 1911 1st.26 bw plates HR Millar Slight damage to 2 page edges probably binding fault Hinges a bit weak Inscr Semipictorial gilt boards Spine slightly faded with hole in it between the r and d of 'garden' Boards a bit marked Corners bumped Top edge gilt
£70.00

22521. OLDMEADOW Katharine: MADCAP JUDY
Collins nd.Coloured frontis Lacks fep Semipictorial boards a bit bumped School story
£15.00

22522. PARKER Mary Louise: DIANA AND PAM - CHUMS
Sampson Low nd.Bw frontis Lacks fep Standard pictorial boards Back board slightly marked
£12.50

22523. PETTMAN Grace: STELLA SEATON - SCHOOLGIRL
CSSM nd war economy.4 bw plates Prize label mostly removed Very slight foxing Spine faded Corners bumped
£7.50

22524. PYE Virginia: HALF-TERM HOLIDAY
Faber 1943 1st.Illus R Kennedy Spine & board edges faded Corners bumped. Price family series #4
£19.50

22525. PYE Virginia: THE PRICES' RETURN
Faber 1946 1st.Illus R Kennedy Foxing Boards worn especially spine ends & sides Corners bumped. Price family series #5
£12.00

22526. PYE Virginia: SNOW BIRD
Faber 1947 rep.Illus R Kennedy Generally OK inside Boards grubby & bumped Spine worn & split all down 1 side. Price family series #2
£6.50

22527. RAE Gwynedd: MARY PLAIN'S WHODUNIT
RKP 1965 1st.Illus Name fep VG copy in dw slightly rubbed & chipped round edges Very scarce
£25.00

22534. STEVENS Jill: THE GREEN UMBRELLA
Nelson 1962.Illus Page edges browning Name stamped on front flap of chipped (especially bottom spine) & grubby dw. A green umbrella found in a park and Nicola's ambitions to be a sculptress
£7.50

22536. STRATTON-PORTER Gene: AT THE FOOT OF THE RAINBOW
Hodder & Stoughton nd yellow jacket with long 1941 inscr (poem).Embossed boards Frayed dw. Novel full of drama
£6.50

22538. STREATFEILD Noel: WINTLE'S WONDERS
Evergreen Lib 1967 new edition.Illus R Kennedy Nice copy in a very torn dw missing many chunks
£15.00

22539. STUART Esme: THE TAMING OF TAMZIN
Coker 1931 rep.4 coloured plates Helen Jacobs (1 slightly loose) Prize label Corners bumped Spine faded Boards slightly marked
£15.00

22543. TARRANT Elizabeth: CRISIS AT CARDINAL
Dakers nd 1959 inscr.Coloured frontis + line Inscr Slgihtly torn dw a bit creased on the edges. School story
£7.50

22546. TREECE Henry: THE RETURN OF ROBINSON CRUSOE
Hulton Press 1958 1st An Eagle Novel.5 coloured plates + line Map eps Inscr Spine ends a bit bumped Grubby dw torn on front & top spine
£12.50

22547. TREVOR Meriol: THE SPARROW CHILD
Evergreen Library 1967 new edition.Illus Prize label from the Australian Broadcasting Company & inscription in childish writing for an art competition to Lucia Usmiani (Tasmanian artist) Dw with dw repaired on front. Philip Sparrow spends a magical summer at his family home in Cornwall - family feuds and the search for the Holy Grail
£12.00

22548. TURNER Ethel: THREE LITTLE MAIDS
Ward Lock nd.Bw frontis + line Foredge very slightly inkmarked Boards a bit marked & bumped with ink blot on back. Family story
£12.50

22550. VAIZEY Mrs George de Horne: BIG GAME
RTS nd.Coloured frontis Heavy foxing on foredge extending onto pages Lacks fep weakening front hinge Back hinge a bit weak too Gilt lettered spine slightly faded Corners a bit rubbed. A story for older girls set in the Scottish highlands
£15.00

22554. VAUGHAN Carol: MISSING MATILDA
Blackie 1964 1st.Illus Prize label Top spin bumped Slightly torn grubby dw missing a few small pieces.Children need to protect/hide a carthorse - the first of a series about Matilda
£7.50

22555. VAUGHAN Jean: STAR AND COMPANY
Nelson 1957 rep.Illus Prize label Front hinge a bit weak Spine faded boards marked & a bit rubbed & bumped. Family story about Star the heroine of Lone Star.
£6.00

22559. WELCH Ronald: THE GALLEON
OUP 1971 1st.Illus Ex library - no stamps/pockets etc but smells exlib Lacks fep Front & back hinges strengthened with tape Stain on foredge extending onto some pages Protected dw a bit bumped on edges. Story of Elizabethan seafarers slightly connected to the Carey series
£30.00

22560. WELLS Helen: CHERRY AMES ISLAND NURSE
World Distributors 1960.Bw frontis Front hinge very weak Tape marks on eps Foredge & bottom edge slightly damaged but doesn't show on text pages Dw missing 1 inch bottom & small strip top spine A bit creased on edges which are missing small bits on back
£10.00

22561. WELLS Helen: SILVER WINGS FOR VICKI
Sampson Low nd.Bw frontis Boards a bit bumped on edges Dw with small tears & missing tiny piece bottom spine which is rubbed on edges. 1st of the Vicki Barr Air Stewardess series
£12.00

22564. WHITE Heather: THE TWO B's AND BECKY
Warne 1939.Foxed Front hinge weak Strangely bound in plain paper covers. School story
£6.50

22565. WILLARD Barbara: A COLD WIND BLOWING
Longman 1972 1st.Nice copy in dw slightly rubbed on edges. Mantlemass series runner up for Guardian Award
£12.50

22568. WILLARD Barbara: THE LARK & THE LAUREL
Longman 1970 1st.Illus Dw edges a bit rubbed. Mantlemass story
£12.50

22576. COLLINS Suzanne: THE HUNGER GAMES
Scholastic paperback 2012.Name fep Wraps worn & very creased Label partly removed from spine; text pages good. First of an excellent trilogy
£1.50

22577. COLLINS Suzanne: MOCKINGJAY
Scholastic paperback 2011.Generally nice copy with label removed from front wrap which is also creased. Second of an excellent trilogy
£1.50

22578. COLLINS Suzanne: CATCHING FIRE
Scholastic paperback 2009.Back wrap and last few pages crinkled - possibly have been wet. Third of an excellent trilogy
£1.50

22587. MARTYN Harriet: JENNY & THE NEW GIRLS
Deutsch paperback 1985 1st.Heavily exlibrary Lacks fep Back hinge repaired Well read Wraps worn & creased I'd probably call it a good reading copy - and it's the very scarce last Balcombe Hall story
£20.00

22593. NEEDHAM Violet: THE WOODS OF WINDRI
Nissen 2003 paperback reissue.Original illus Wraps very slightly rubbed
£4.50

22597. EDWARDS Monica: FIRE IN THE PUNCHBOWL
Girls Gone By Books 2010 paperback reissue.Slightly damaged - 4 copies
£11.00

22599. ANON: THE SECRET OF DR KILDARE
Hodder Yellow Jacket 1940 rep.Pencil inscr Some pages cut badly making edges rough Faded patch top spine Slightly worn dw torn top spine. The first of the Dr K novels
£12.00

22610. (BLYTON Enid) written by Bruno Vincent: FIVE GO PARENTING
Quercus 2016 1st.Pictorial paper covered boards slightly rubbed. Enid Blyton for Grown-Ups
£3.00

22611. (BLYTON Enid) written by Bruno Vincent: FIVE ON BREXIT ISLAND
Quercus 2016 1st.Pictorial paper covered boards Corners rubbed. Enid Blyton for Grown-Ups
£3.00

22617. BRETT Simon: THE BODY ON THE BEACH
Pan paperback 2007.Spine creased. Fethering mystery series
£3.00

22618. BRODY Frances: A MEDAL FOR MURDER
Piatkus paperback 2012.Some page corners & spine creased. Kate Shackleton mystery set in 1920s Yorkshire
£3.00

22619. BRODY Frances: MURDER IN THE AFTERNOON
Piatkus paperback 2012.Spine creased Wraps a bit rubbed round the edges. Kate Shackleton mystery set in 1920s Yorkshire
£3.00

22620. BROSTER DK: THE FLIGHT OF THE HERON
Penguin paperback 1976.Wraps a bit scraped & worn Pages browning. 1st of the Jacobite trilogy; I fell in love with Ewen Cameron as a teenager ... SWAP
£2.50

22625. DEAL Paula: SURGERY NURSE
Barker 1962 rep.Some foxing Dw rubbed into holes in places & browned on edges. Seems like part of an adult Sue Barton series set in the UK
£9.50

22629. DOUGLAS O: THE HOUSE THAT IS OUR OWN
Hodder & Stoughton 1940 1st.Corners bumped Boards a bit worn Slightly smudged inscription 'To Lesley with all kind thoughts from Anna Buchan Oct 1940' Also included is a black & white photo in card protection of the family in a garden - 8 people (the eldest woman seems to have a large bird on her head) and written next to it 'The Buchan famiy - John Buchan with his wife & family his mother & sister. Puzzle - find which is which!' in the same handwriting. I did some research and the photo is believed to be taken in the garden of Elsfield Manor Buchan's family home. T he ages of the children suggests that it may have been taken shortly before his departure for Canada in 1935 to take up the post of Governor-General.
£45.00

22630. DOUGLAS O: PENNY PLAIN
Hodder & Stoughton 1941 rep.Inscr Corners bumped Spine slightly faded Front board a bit marked
£9.50

22631. DUFFIELD Anne: SILVER PEAKS
Cassell 1943 rep.Foredge a bit grubby Part of dw front pasted to front board Bleached patches on spine. Accompanying a girl to a small village in Switzerland for her health; scarce early title
£20.00

22632. DU MAURIER Daphne: EARLY STORIES
Todd 1955 1st paperback.Pages browning Front hinge a little loose showing staples Grubby slightly creased wraps Spine brown. Stories written between 1927 and 1930 before publication of her first novel and published in periodicals
£12.50

22640. FAHERTY Terence: PROVE THE NAMELESS
St Martin's Press 1996 US 1st.Very slightly bumped dw. Owen Keane dropped out from a seminary now working for an Atlantic City newspaper investigates a 20 year old mass murder
£6.00

22642. GODDEN Rumer: THE GREENGAGE SUMMER
Reprint Society 1959.Boards slightly bumped Spine slightly marked. 5 children & their mother visit the French battlefields; when she becomes ill they must cope alone. A coming of age story
£6.00

22644. KAY Guy Gavriel: SAILING TO SARANTIUM
Earthlight paperback 2002.Tiny scrape edge spine but looks unread. Book 1 of the Sarantine Mosaic pair; historical fantasy
£5.00

22645. KAY Guy Gavriel: LORD OF EMPERORS
Earthlight paperback 2001.Looks unread. Book 2 of the Sarantine Mosaic pair; historical fantasy
£5.00

22651. NIGHBERT David: SHUTOUT
St Martin's Press 1995 US 1st.Very slightly bumped dw. Bull Cochran ex baseball player investigates a mystery in and around Knoxville Tennessee
£6.00

22654. QUILL Monica: HALF PAST NUN
St Martin's Press 1997 US 1st.Slightly bumped dw. A Sister Mary Teresa murder mystery set in Chicago
£7.50

22657. STEVENSON DE: MRS TIM GETS A JOB
Collins 1986 rep.Pages browning Spine ends bumped Slightly bumped & creased dw with faded spine
£17.50

22659. STREATFEILD Noel: PARSON'S NINE
Heinemann 1932 1st.Inscribed by the author to Popsy and Sydney I did not give you this but I wish I had Page edges a bit grubby Smells slightly musty Dw missing quite a few pieces strengthened on reverse. A vicarage family in peace & war
£120.00

22660. STREATFEILD Noel: THE WHICHARTS
Heinemann 1931 1st.Inscription by author To Mother 14.9.31 Noel Page edges a bit grubby & stained Smells a bit musty Dw grubby and almost in 2 bits Front a bit marked Rubbed on edges A few small tears Small piece missing top spine. Her first novel; she used a similar plot for children in the later Ballet Shoes but this one is definitely for adults
£125.00

22663. THOMSON June: DEADLY RELATIONS
Corgi paperback 1993.Spine creased Wraps rubbed on edges. Inspector Finch murder
£3.00

22664. THOMSON June: ALIBI IN TIME
Corgi paperback 1993.Foredge brown Wraps creased & a bit rubbed. Insp Finch
£3.00

22671. GRANT Jane: COME HITHER, NURSE
Hale 1958 rep.Pages edges browning Chipped slightly rubbed dw. Amusing adventures of a student nurse
£12.00

22673. BLUE PETER 3
1966.Spine separate Board corners & edges rubbed. Includes such items as Petra's puppies Jason's kittens Bleep & Booster story Paddington story things to make etc
£5.00

22674. BLUE PETER 4
1967.Boards grubby Spine torn at top. Includes such items as training Patch Petra & Jason's grandchildren Bleep & Booster story Paddington story things to make etc
£5.00

22675. BLUE PETER 5
1968.Nice copy inside seems almost unread Boards grubby. Includes such items Petra's great grandpuppies Bleep & Booster story Paddington story things to make etc
£5.00

22677. CHICKS' OWN 1951
Coloured frontis Paper covered pictorial boards rubbed & bumped on corners Various writing on prelims. Younger children's stories & poems including Molly Brett + instructions to make a model laundry ...
£5.00

22678. CHICKS' OWN 1954
Coloured frontis Paper covered pictorial boards very grubby; rubbed & bumped on corners Various writing on prelims Spine split down one side. Younger children's stories & poems + instructions to make a model farm
£5.00

22683. BREARY Nancy: THE IMPOSSIBLE PREFECT
Blackie nd war economy.4 bw plates Bookplate Spine & board edges faded Photocopy dw
£17.50

22687. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: MAIDS OF LA ROCHELLE
Chambers 1955 rep.Pages browning Corners bumped Boards slightly marked Spine brown
£20.00

22688. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: RIVALS OF THE CHALET SCHOOL
Chambers 1936 rep.Lacks frontis Prize Label Foxing Hinges a bit weak Spine faded & unattached on one side SWAP
£9.50

22690. ATTERTON Julian: THE TOURNAMENT OF FORTUNE
Macrae 1985 1st.Dw. Medieval Cumbria SWAP
£15.00

22692. BARTON Ann: KATE IN ADVERTISING
Bodley Head 1955 1st.Corners bumped Dw a bit creased round edges Smells a bit musty Career story
£30.00

22695. NEEDHAM Violet: THE BOY IN RED
Collins 1948 1st.Illus Boards very dirty & bumped 2 different photocopy dws
£10.00

22696. OXENHAM Elsie J: THE ABBEY GIRLS GO BACK TO SCHOOL
Collins nd very early rep.Coloured frontis Hinges a bit weak Foxing on prelims & edges Pictorial boards (same as 1st) bumped rubbed & a bit worn Spine very worn & split partway up one side
£25.00

22697. OXENHAM Elsie J: THE ABBEY GIRLS IN TOWN
Collins 1947 rep (large maroon/silver edition).Coloured frontis Prize label Clean copy in frayed torn dw missing small piece bottom spine
£17.50

22704. BULLETT Gerald: THE HAPPY MARINERS
Dent 1937 revised & reissued reprint.Illus C Walter Hodges Map inside front board Front hinge slightly weak Grubby pictorial boards. Original title The Spanish Caravel a family adventure
£12.50

22708. HANN Mrs A C Osborn: JANE'S FIRST TERM
Lutterworth 1958 new edition.Coloured frontis
£8.50

22709. HURT Freda: THE WONDERFUL BIRTHDAY
Nelson 1957 new edition.Line illus Blacked out inscr Foredge foxed Corners bumped Chipped dw missing small pieces. 1st of the Pinetops series; cosy family and school adventures in the country
£6.50

22710. STREATFEILD Noel: THE CHILDREN'S MATINEE
Heinemann 1934 1st.2 coloured 6 bw plates Ruth Streatfeild Gervis Foxing Semipictorial boards Torn patchily browned dw missing chunks. Children's plays and how to stage them
£19.50

22712. WELCH Ronald: CAPTAIN OF FOOT
OUP 1963 rep.Illus Ex library Hinges repaired Tape marks on boards Dw creased & missing small piece top spine. Christopher Carey in the Peninsular War
£25.00

22713. KAMM Josephine: JANET CARR: JOURNALIST
Bodley Head 1954 rep.Lacks fep Foxing Smells a bit musty Tape marks bep Grubby boards with faded spine Corners bumped
£20.00

22715. LEWIS Lorna: JUNE GREY: FASHION STUDENT
Bodley Head 1955 rep.Foxing Tape marks eps Corners & spine ends bumped Spine slighy faded
£50.00

22716. MARSH Eileen: PEGGY: PARACHUTIST
Sampson Low nd 1939 prize label.2 bw plates Some page marking Standard semipictorial boards grubby back boards stained
£15.00

22717. PATERSON Katherine: LYDDIE
Gollancz 1991 1st.Dw slightly bumped. 2 children left to fend for themselves in 1840s Vermont & a Lowell mill
£7.50

22719. POPE Ray: THE MODEL-RAILWAY MEN IN AMERICA
Macdonald & Janes 1978 1st.Illus Name stamped on fep Slightly frayed dw. A Model-Railway Men Adventure
£7.50

22722. ST VINCENT Isobel: GREEN AS GRASS
Hutchinson nd 1952 inscr.Coloured frontis + line Foredge very brown & foxed Corners bumped Small stains on boards Creased & torn dw missing small pieces from spine ends. Mysteries and adventure
£15.00

22725. BROMIGE Iris: THE NEW OWNER
Coronet paperback 1975.Lacks fep Book exchange stamp Pages slightly browning Scrape on front wrap Wraps a bit creased & worn. Romance working at a hotel
£7.50

22727. DUFFIELD Anne: PASSIONATE INTERLUDE
Cassell 1935 rep.Local bookclub stamps dates & sums on eps Front hinge a bit weak Corners bumped Boards a bit scraped & worn Scarce early title. Romance set in 1930s Cairo
£30.00

22732. PATCHETT Mary: THE SAFFRON WOMAN
Heinemann 1958 1st.Piece cut from fep Slightly torn & creased dw missing a piece top spine. I didn't realise she wrote adult titles - this is a full-on adventure/romance about a bush-ranger of the 1850s
£19.50

22733. MUSKETT Netta: AFTER RAIN
Hutchinson nd 71st thou 1957 inscr.Foredge & prelims foxed Spine faded Corners bumped. Red-haired waif & titled Englishman
£6.50

22734. MUSKETT Netta: LOVE AND DEBORAH
Hutchinson 1963 1st.Smells slightly musty Very slightly frayed dw. A girl/woman's search for happiness
£12.00

22735. SHANNON Dell: EXPLOIT OF DEATH
Gollancz 1984 1st.Dw slighty bumped on edges & spine ends
£8.50

22749. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: PEGGY OF THE CHALET SCHOOL
Chambers 1950 1st.Bw frontis Inscr Edges grubby Front board grubby rubbed & bumped Spine faded & chipped at ends
£17.50

22756. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: RIVALS OF THE CHALET SCHOOL
Chambers 1960 rep.Corners bumped Spine ends faded Worn dw missing tiny strips spine ends Spine faded & slightly scraped Several 1 tears"
£15.00

22762. ELDER Josephine: THE SCHOLARSHIP GIRL
Girls Gone By Books 2011 paperback reissue.Slightly damaged
£11.00

22766. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: CHALET SCHOOL IN EXILE
Chambers 1952 rep.Bw frontis A few page corners creased but nice clean copy Boards grubby & a bit of scribble on the back Corners bumped Spine faded with small tear at top
£20.00

22767. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: EXPLOITS OF THE CHALET GIRLS
Chambers 1952 rep.Nice clean copy Spine faded
£12.00

22780. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: CHALET GIRLS IN CAMP
Chambers 1951 rep.Spine ends faded Corner bumped NKB dw with blue spine with several tears and worn on edges
£12.50

22781. GOUDGE Elizabeth: THE VALLEY OF SONG
Girls Gone By Books 2019 paperback reissue.New Tabitha uses magic to help her village build a ship
£13.00

22784. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: A GENIUS AT THE CHALET SCHOOL
Chambers 1956 1st.Bw frontis Lacks fep Pages brown Boards grubby Spine faded for about 2 from bottom where chunk missing from dw (extending to front) Small piece missing dw spine"
£30.00

22785. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: LAVENDER LAUGHS IN THE CHALET SCHOOL
Chambers 1943 1st.Bw frontis Foredge grubby Boards bumped & marked Spine edges & corners a bit worn A bit out of shape
£19.50

22790. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: JANE AND THE CHALET SCHOOL
Chambers 1964 1st.Bw frontis Inscr in shorthand Many chunks torn from page margins - I can't find any that remove text as well Back hinge very weak Last text page replaced by photocopy Bep missing More shorthand inside back cover Boards marked and patchily faded
£20.00

22791. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: THE WRONG CHALET SCHOOL
Chambers 1958 rep.Bw frontis Dw strengthened on reverse Back grubby & missing small piece
£25.00

22792. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: THE NEW HOUSE AT THE CHALET SCHOOL
Chambers 1956 rep.Hinges weak Pages browning Spine faded & very rubbed on ends & edges Corners bumped Boards a bit grubby
£12.00

22795. OXENHAM Elsie J: RACHEL IN THE ABBEY
Elsie J Oxenham Appreciation Society 2018 paperback.Slightly damaged
£16.00

22800. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: EXCITEMENTS AT THE CHALET SCHOOL
Chambers 1957 1st.Bw frontis Inscrs Foxing & browning Spine faded & browned Corners bumped Boards grubby Worn dw strengthened on reverse disguising tears Creased rubbed & missing 1 top spine"
£30.00

22815. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: CHALET SCHOOL & JO
Chambers 1951 rep.Lacks fep weakening front hinge Imprints & scratched out inscrs Foredge slightly foxed Bumped grubby boards with browned spine & ink blots
£7.50

22817. HILL Lorna: THE VICARAGE CHILDREN IN SKYE
Girls Gone By Books 2010 paperback.Slightly damaged
£11.00

22821. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: SEVEN SCAMPS
Chambers 1955 rep.Inscr Foredge & page edges foxed Small hole through margin of last few pages Spine faded Boards grubby
£15.00

22824. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: LORNA AT WYNYARDS
Lutterworth 1947 1st.Bw frontis Prize label Spine faded Corners bumped Slightly out of shape
£15.00

22825. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: THE NEW HOUSE MISTRESS
Nelson nd.Bw frontis Nice copy
£6.50

22830. NEEDHAM Violet: THE BELL OF THE FOUR EVANGELISTS
Girls Gone By Books 2011 paperback reissue.2nd hand Spine creased Corners rubbed Out of shape
£5.00

22832. TREASE Geoffrey: A WHIFF OF BURNT BOATS
Girls Gone By Books 2009 paperback.Slightly damaged - 4 copies Large format Article about his early books. An early autobiography
£9.00

22835. HARRIS Mary K: GRETEL AT ST BRIDES
Nelson 1954 rep.Illus Inscr Foxing Corners & spine ends bumped Frayed & slightly torn dw
£10.00

22837. THOMAS Tig (edited by): TRUE TO THE TREFOIL A Celebration of Fictional Girl Guides
Girls Gone By Books 2010 paperback.Slightly damaged - 2 copies Illus Large format paperback
£9.00

22839. RAY Sheila & WARING Stella: ISLAND TO ABBEY - Survival & Sanctuary in the books of Elsie J Oxenham 1907 - 1959
Girls Gone By Books 2006 large format paperback.More: all have creases bumps & scratches - 4 copies
£10.00

22844. NEEDHAM Violet: THE BELL OF THE FOUR EVANGELISTS
Girls Gone By Books 2011 paperback reissue.Slightly damaged - 11 copies
£11.00

22847. NEEDHAM Violet: THE HORN OF MERLYNS
Girls Gone By Books 2010 paperback reissue.Slightly damaged - 6 copies
£11.00

22848. NEEDHAM Violet: HOW MANY MILES TO BABYLON
Girls Gone By Books 2012 paperback reissue.Slightly damaged - 3 copies
£11.00

22854. MATTHEWMAN Phyllis: CHLOE TAKES CONTROL
Girls Gone By Books 2013 paperback reissue.Slightly damaged
£11.00

22856. MONTGOMERY L M: RILLA OF INGLESIDE
Harrap 1941 rep.Coloured frontis Board edges a bit faded Frayed dw with a few small tears & small piece missing bottom spine
£15.00

22857. MONTGOMERY L M: CHRONICLES OF AVONLEA
Harrap 1931 rep.Slight foxing Corners & spine ends rubbed Orange dw worn on creases & missing small pieces from corners & spine ends
£9.50

22861. SMITH Evelyn: VAL FORREST IN THE FIFTH
Girls Gone By Books 2009 paperback reissue.Slightly damaged - 3 copies
£11.00

22863. EVANS J Roland: HARLEQUIN HOUSE
RTS/BOP nd.Coloured frontis & dw HM Brock slightly stained & frayed scribbled on back. Set in George III's reign an apprentice scene-painter wants to become an artist while solving a mystery
£12.50

22864. EASTWOOD James: MURDER INC
Dakers 1952 1st.Foredge slightly foxed Spine faded Corners bumped. A District Attorney looking for a witness against a master criminal
£5.00

22865. EBERHART MG: ANOTHER WOMAN'S HOUSE
Crime Club 1951 rep.Large chunk torn from fep Spine faded Corners bumped. A love affair complicated by murder and mystery
£5.00

22866. EBERHART MG: THE GLASS SLIPPER
Crime Club vol 97 1940 paperback.Pages browning Hinges a bit weak Wraps very battered & missing chunks from spine ends & front corner. Set in Chicago a dead wife and her replacement suspected of murder SWAP
£3.00

22867. EBERHART MG: JURY OF ONE
Sphere paperback 1968.Spine creased Wraps a bit worn Slightly out of shape. Loyalties & hatreds in a small New England town SWAP
£3.50

22868. EBERHART MG: MAN MISSING
Sphere paperback 1967.Page edges very browned & stained Wraps worn & marked Reading copy. Murder at a naval base
£1.00

22869. EBERHART MG: THE MAN NEXT DOOR
Crime Club 1959 rep.Hospital library plate Tape marks bep Foredge slightly browned Spine faded Corners bumped & rubbed Boards marked. Spies & saboteurs in wartime Washington
£3.50

22870. EBERHART MG: MURDER IN WAITING
Crime Club 1974 1st.Ex library rebound Well read Grubby pages Plate & tape marks bep Boards a bit worn Frayed slightly worn dw with tears & creases. Rare in this UK edition - a murdered judge in a small Connecticut town
£9.50

22871. EBERHART MG: THE MYSTERY OF HUNTING'S END
Guild Books 1952 paperback new edition.Hinges a bit weak Pages brown Wraps creased & missing pieces from spine ends extending to back wrap which is dirty Reading copy. Seems to be published in the UK to be sent overseas. A house party at a deserted shooting lodge 5 years after a murder
£5.00

22872. EBERHART MG: RUN SCARED
Sphere paperback 1967.Name fep Page edges browning Spine browned Wraps a bit creased & marked. Unusual in this edition. Murder in an American election
£6.00

22873. EBERHART MG: THE WHITE COCKATOO
Penguin green paperback 1940.Pages foxed & marked Wraps dirty creased with most of spine missing Back wrap separate. Reading copy. The Riviera with the mistral blowing and murder
£1.00

22874. EBERHART MG: WINGS OF FEAR
Collier Front Page Mysteries 1946.Foredge slightly tanned Embossed boards a bit rubbed on spine & bumped on corners. Murder in Mexico
£6.00

22875. ELLIS Kate: THE BLOOD PIT
Piatkus paperback 2008.Title page very thin - looks as though a label's been pulled off Foredge tanned Spine creased Label part removed from front wrap. Wesley Peterson murder mystery with a historical twist
£2.50

22876. FAIRSTEIN Linda: COLD HIT
Little Brown paperback 1999.Pages slightly browning Small pick bottom spine bumping that corner of several pages Spine slightly creased Large format. Manhattan Asst DA Alexandra Cooper mystery
£3.00

22877. FLETCHER David: THE ACCIDENT OF ROBERT LUMAN
Macmillan 1988 1st.Pages browning Dw partly faded on spine. Tense psychological thriller/mystery
£5.00

22878. FOLLETT Ken: EDGE OF ETERNITY
Pan paperback 2015.Label mostly removed from front wrap Spine slightly creased. The final 1100 page part of his excellent 20th century trilogy - the Berlin wall beginning to end SWAP
£3.50

22879. FOLLETT Ken: FALL OF GIANTS
Pan paperback 2011.Label mostly removed from front wrap Spine slightly creased. First 851 page part of his excellent 20th century trilogy following 5 families initially brought together by the 1st World War the Russian Revolution & the fight for women's suffrage SWAP
£3.50

22880. FOLLETT Ken: WINTER OF THE WORLD
Pan paperback 2013.Spine slightly bumped on ends. The second 910 page part of his excellent 20th century trilogy SWAP
£3.50

22882. FRANKEN Rose: THOSE FRAGILE YEARS
Allen nd.Boards a bit rubbed Torn & slightly worn dw missing small pieces. 7th of Claudia series about a married couple in small town America
£7.50

22884. FRASER Antonia: A SPLASH OF RED
Weidenfeld & Nicholson 2014 paperbacvk.VG. Jemima Shore mystery - JS receives threatening phone calls when house sitting for a friend
£3.00

22885. GALLICO Paul: THE SMALL MIRACLE
Joseph 1953 new edition.Coloured illus Boards a bit marked Ragged dw in several pieces Quarto format. Set in modern day Assissi the story of a small boy & his donkey
£5.00

22887. GARDNER Erle Stanley: THE CASE OF THE SPURIOUS SPINSTER
Heinemann 1966 1st UK.Faded patch front board where large piece missing from front of chipped dw Missing chunk is present Dw grubby on back. Perry Mason
£6.50

22888. GILMAN Dorothy: THE TIGHTROPE WALKER
Ballantyne(US) 1993 paperback.Page edges a bit brown Spine creased Wraps a bit bumped. Unravelling a long-ago murder SWAP
£3.00

22895. GOUDGE Elizabeth: GENTIAN HILL
Hodder & Stoughton 1949 1st.Pictorial eps name cut from top of fep Board edges & corners a bit rubbed & bumped. An orphan saved from a shipwreck in the Devon of Nelson's time
£8.50

22898. GOUDGE Elizabeth: ISLAND MAGIC
Duckworth 1950 rep.Spine faded Corners bumped. 19th century Guernsey
£8.50

22902. OXENHAM Elsie J: THE TESTING OF THE TORMENT
Cassell 1925 1st.Coloured frontis (part loose) 3 bw plates Inscr Foxing Coloured picture onlaid Boards very slightly marked & bumped Mark on back board Dw strengthened on reverse Dw a bit chipped & torn on edges & missing small piece top spine
£60.00

22905. OXENHAM Elsie J: THE SCHOOL TORMENT
Chambers 1920 1st.4 bw plates Some page marking & foxing Front hinge very weak almost split Worn pictorial boards Corners & spine ends bumped Spine slightly faded
£125.00

22906. OXENHAM Elsie J: THE SECRETS OF VAIRY
Muller 1947 1st.Line illus Margaret Horder Spine faded at ends Eps slightly foxed Dw worn on edges and torn up sides of spine; missing tiny pieces spine ends
£99.00

22907. OXENHAM Elsie J: SYLVIA OF SARN
Warne 1937.Coloured frontis Pages foxed & some marked Pencil inscr Hinges weak Boards slightly marked 1 section almost separate Dw with faded spine & stained on back Spine ends chipped Edges slightly creased.
£45.00

22908. FINE Anne: THE ROAD OF BONES
Doubleday 2006.Laminated boards Dw. YA - a young man growing up in almost Stalinist Russia; shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal
£7.50

22914. MEDICI PICTURE BOOKS - BRETT Molly: GOODNIGHT TIME TALES
Medici paperback 1982.Full of coloured & bw illus Landscape quarto format with glossy pictorial covers Corners a bit rubbed
£3.50

22916. MEDICI PICTURE BOOKS - BRETT Molly: THE PARTY THAT GREW
Medici paperback 1976.Full of coloured & bw illus Landscape quarto format with glossy pictorial covers Corners a bit rubbed
£5.00

22917. MEDICI PICTURE BOOKS - BRETT Molly: THE RUNAWAY FAIRY
Medici paperback 1982.Full of coloured & bw illus Landscape quarto format with glossy pictorial covers
£6.50

22918. MEDICI PICTURE BOOKS - BURTON Peggy: A CHRISTMAS SURPRISE FOR RACHEL RABBIT
Medici paperback 1990.Full of coloured & bw illus Landscape quarto format with glossy pictorial covers Corners a bit rubbed
£5.00

22919. MEDICI PICTURE BOOKS - TARRANT Audrey: FREDDIE THE TEDDY
Medici paperback 1984.Full of coloured & bw illus Landscape quarto format with glossy pictorial covers
£4.00

22920. MEDICI PICTURE BOOKS - TARRANT Audrey: PIP SQUEAK'S SPRING HOLIDAY
Medici paperback 1979.Full of coloured & bw illus Landscape quarto format with glossy pictorial covers
£4.50

22921. MEDICI PICTURE BOOKS - TARRANT Audrey: PIP SQUEAK'S TROUBLE
Medici paperback 1982.Full of coloured & bw illus Landscape quarto format with glossy pictorial covers
£4.50

22923. STRATTON-PORTER Gene: HER FATHER'S DAUGHTER
Grosset & Dunlap nd.Slightly worn dw with small tape repairs
£12.50

22929. ESTORIL Jean: DRINA'S DANCING YEAR
Macdonald larger size paperback 1988.Wraps creased Spine faded Pages a bit browned
£7.50

22937. DOUGLAS O: PEOPLE LIKE OURSELVES
Hodder & Stoughton 1938 1st thus.Inscr Corners bumped Spine slightly faded Front board a bit marked Cloth boards a bit marked Spine browned. Omnibus of Penny Plain Pink Sugar Priorsford
£17.50

22938. GOUDGE Elizabeth: THE MIDDLE WINDOW
Duckworth 1967 rep.Exlibrary Lackw fep Fairly well read Dw laminated to boards Corners bumped Spine faded & bumped. Romantic Scottish time-slip story
£10.00

22939. GOUDGE Elizabeth: THE ROSEMARY TREE
Coronet paperback 1991.Wraps creased spine more so. Lives in a Devon village
£4.50

22941. GOULART Ron: EVEN THE BUTLER WAS POOR
Walker (US) 1990 1st.Fep a bit marked Foredge very slightly foxed Dw slightly marked on back. Humerous mystery
£5.00

22943. GOULART Ron: NOW HE THINKS HE'S DEAD
Walker (US) 1990 1st.Dw corners slightly bumped. Humerous mystery same character as the previous one
£5.00

22946. HEGARTY Frances: HALF LIGHT
Hamilton 1992 1st.Slight marking on a couple of pages Dw rubbed on edges. Pseudonym of Frances Fyfield a psychological suspense novel
£5.00

22950. HESS Joan: O LITTLE TOWN OF MAGGODY
Dutton (US) 1993 1st.Small marker pen mark on bottom edge Board edges very slightly worn Slightly bumped dw. Arly Hanks (female) chief of police in Maggody Arkansas
£5.00

22951. HESS Joan: BUSY BODIES
Dutton (US) 1995 1st.Very slightly bumped dw. Claire Malloy owner of a book depot & amateur sleuth
£5.00

22952. HEYER Georgette: BATH TANGLE
Heinemann 1955 1st.Spine faded. Regency romance
£5.00

22953. HEYER Georgette: COTILLION
Heinemann 1953 1st.Name fep Dw stuck to cellophane possibly from a reprint
£6.00

22954. HEYER Georgette: COUSIN KATE
Bodley Head 1968 1st.Dw rubbed on edges
£7.50

22955. HEYER Georgette: COUSIN KATE
Bodley Head 1968 1st.Spine faded
£6.00

22956. HEYER Georgette: FRIDAY'S CHILD
Heinemann 1952 rep.Front hinge very weak Boards a bit worn. Regency romance
£6.00

22957. HEYER Georgette: THE GRAND SOPHY
Heinemann 1950 1st.Boards marked rubbed & a bit bumped
£6.50

22959. HEYER Georgette: LADY OF QUALITY
Bodley Head 1972 1st.Slightly torn dw with browned spine. Regency romance
£9.50

22962. HILL Reginald: ON BEULAH HEIGHT
HarperCollins 1998 1st.Front hinge split Pages browning Dw a bit rubbed on edges. Dalziel & Pascoe
£4.00

22963. HILLERMAN Tony: THE FALLEN MAN
HarperCollins (US) 1996 1st.Corners very slightly bumped Dw. Leaphorn/Chee mystery
£5.00

22964. HORNSBY Wendy: A HARD LIGHT
Dutton (US) 1997 1st.Dw. Maggie MacGowen film maker & sleuth series by Edgar winning author
£5.00

22966. HUNTER Fred W: RANSOM FOR OUR SINS
Walker US 1996 1st.Dw. Jeremy Ransom (Chicago police chief) series - they find the body of an unknown man who's been crucified
£7.50

22971. INNES Michael: THE JOURNEYING BOY
Penguin Classic Crime paperback nd.Spine & wraps a bit creased. Thriller
£5.00

22973. IRWIN Margaret: THE BRIDE
Chatto & Windus 1950 rep.Bw frontis Torn grubby dw. The story of Louise & Montrose
£7.50

22974. IRWIN Margaret: ELIZABETH CAPTIVE PRINCESS
Chatto & Windus 1948 1st.Slight foxing Chipped dw missing tiny pieces. 2nd of trilogy about Elizabeth I
£9.50

22975. IRWIN Margaret: THE GAY GALLIARD
Chatto & Windus 1941 1st.Some page marking Boards a bit bumped Spine faded. The love story of Mary Queen of Scots
£9.00

22982. OXENHAM Elsie J: THE TROUBLES OF TAZY
Elsie J Oxenham Appreciation Society 2019 paperback.New .
£18.00

22984. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: CARNATION OF THE UPPER FOURTH
Lutterworth/GOP early reprint.Lacks prelims to title page Name title page Back hinge very weak Spine faded. Unabridged version
£17.50

22986. BREARY Nancy: JUNIOR CAPTAIN
Blackie nd 1960s rep.Front hinge a bit weak Rubbed dw with small mark on spine
£9.50

22987. BAXTER Valerie: ELIZABETH: YOUNG POLICEWOMAN
Bodley Head 1955 1st.Slight foxing Spine & part of back board faded. Career novel
£25.00

22988. BALDWIN May: A RIPPING GIRL
Chambers 1914 1st.6 coloured plates Prize label Back hinge weak TEG Smells musty Pictorial gilt lettered bevelled boards School story
£20.00

22990. FOREST Antonia: THE THURSDAY KIDNAPPING
Faber 1963 1st.Ex school library Lacks bep Fairly well read Spine ends & edges worn Grubby dw chipped on spine ends
£30.00

22993. JAMES Grace: MORE ABOUT JOHN & MARY
Muller 1942 rep.Illus Front hinge very weak Corners bumped & soft Spine worn SWAP
£7.50

22996. MARCHANT Bessie: SYLVIA'S SECRET
Blackie nd war economy.4 bw plates Foxing Ownership stamp Boards a bit worn. Tale of the West Indies
£5.00

23001. SAVILLE Malcolm: SAUCERS OVER THE MOOR
Children's Book Club nd.Illus Map eps Bookplate Pages brown Spine faded & slightly marked Frayed dw missing 1 bottom spine. Lone Pine #8"
£15.00

23007. STREATFEILD Noel: THE PAINTED GARDEN
Puffin paperback 1976.Line illus Shirley Hughes Pages browning Spine creased Wraps a bit rubbed
£2.50

23008. BROMIGE Iris: THE CHALLENGE OF SPRING
Woman's Weekly Library booklet 822.Slightly torn across middle. A girl moves to the Surrey countryside to help forget her brother's death
£3.00

23009. DUNCAN Jane: MY FRIEND COUSIN EMMIE
Pan paperback 1967.Pages brown Wraps grubby & creased Spine taped
£4.50

23010. DUNCAN Jane: MY FRIEND MURIEL
Pan paperback 1962 abridged by the author.Pages brown Wraps a bit rubbed
£4.50

23011. DUNCAN Jane: MY FRIENDS FROM CAIRNTON
Pan paperback 1968.Pages brown Inscr Wraps grubby worn & creased Bottom spine taped
£7.50

23014. PEDLER Margaret: NO ARMOUR AGAINST FATE
Hodder Yellow Jacket 1950 rep.Dw spine faded . Bestselling romances
£4.00

23040. BRITISH GIRLS ANNUAL 1914
7 coloured plates Inscrs Front hinge weak Corners bumped & rubbed Grubby pictorial gilt lettered boards a bit stained & marked Spine a bit worn. Contains The Hill o' the Fairies - DF Bruce; also a long story D Moore + short stories Pocock (2) Cowper (2) Mary Grant Bruce (3) Moore Marchant Brazil (2)
£17.50

23042. LITTLE FOLKS volume 63 1906
1st article With Brush & Palette 6 coloured plates incl 2 by Rountree + line incl Rackham + photos Front hinge very weak between pages 2 & 3 Paper covered pictorial front board Boards very worn scraped & chipped especially back board; Ink staining on bottom corner of pages in latter part of the annual. Includes updates on the Little Folks ward in the children's hospital in Bethnal Green; Letters from readers (those in far-flung parts of the world are fascinating); Peeps behind the scenes by Bella Sidney Woolf including Royal Mail Firemen
£10.00

23045. SCHOOLGIRLS OWN ANNUAL 1930
4 coloured plates Inscr Hinges a bit weak Stain through last few pages Pictorial board very rubbed & worn Spine grubby with hole in it Stories of Morcove school + articles
£5.00

23046. ALLAN Mabel Esther: CILIA OF CHILTERNS' EDGE
Girls Gone By Books 2019 paperback reprint.New School story
£15.00

23047. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: CAROLINE THE SECOND
Girls Gone By Books 2005 paperback reissue.Slightly damaged - 2 copies
£11.00

23048. COURTNEY Gwendoline: TORLEY GRANGE
Girls Gone By Books 2008 paperback reissue.Slightly damaged - 2 copies
£11.00

23051. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: THE FEUD IN THE FIFTH REMOVE
Girls Gone By Books 2014 paperback unabridged reissue.Slightly damaged - 3 copies
£11.00

23052. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: THEY BOTH LIKED DOGS
Girls Gone By Books 2012 unabridged paperback reissue.Slightly damaged
£11.00

23061. COBLENTZ Catherine Cate: BEGGARS' PENNY
Hutchinson nd 1947 label.Col frontis + line Spine faded Corners bumped Dw torn down side spine & rubbed on edges. 3 children in Leyden 1574
£8.50

23062. DONALD Winifred: LINDA - THE SCHOOLGIRL DETECTIVE
Hutchinson nd.Coloured frotis + line Inscr Smells a bit musty Boards a bit bumped & rubbed. Shortish stories involving a 14 year old who seems to attract mysteries #1
£6.00

23064. FITZROY Olivia: STEER BY THE STARS
Collins 1945 rep.Illus A Bullen Map eps Some page edges cut badly Corners bumped Spine faded. Another tale of the Stewarts holidaying on the west coast of Scotland
£25.00

23065. GERVAISE Mary: CAROLINE CRUSOE
Warne 1953.Pages browning Name fep Slightly frayed dw. A holiday on the Broads
£9.50

23066. GLASBY Dulcima: THE QUEEN WHO CAME TO TOWN
Dent 1924 1st.8 coloured plates 4 line poem inscribed by author Smells slightly musty Corners slightly bumped. A story for children
£20.00

23067. GRANT Nesta (pseudonym of Eric Leyland): THE STRANGE AFFAIR AT ABBOT'S
Burke 1959 rep.Name fep Frayed rubbed dw torn between front flap & front. School & adventure story
£4.00

23068. HARVEY Constance: THE RIVAL HOUSES
Partridge nd 1930 inscr.Some page marking Slight damage to bep & back pastedown Decorated boards Corners bumped Front hinge very slightly weak
£17.50

23069. HILL Lorna: MARJORIE & CO
Nelson 1956 new edition.Coloured frontis + line Inscr Foredge foxed Prelims a bit stained along top Edges foxed Chipped dw missing 1 bottom spine & small strip top slightly extending to back. Marjorie series #1"
£20.00

23070. HOLM Anne: THE HOSTAGE
Methuen 1982 rep.Nice copy in slightly frayed dw. Trans from Danish a modern adventure thriller
£15.00

23073. LIVELY Penelope: THE WILD HUNT OF HAGWORTHY
Heinemann 1974 rep.Dw with tiny mark on front. Sinister happenings at an ancient Somerset Horn Dance
£12.50

23075. MOGRIDGE Stephen: PETER AND THE FLYING SAUCERS
Hutchinson nd.Bw frontis Dw slightly rubbed on edges & grubby on back. First of a short 1950s scifi series
£15.00

23084. STRATTON-PORTER Gene: MICHAEL O'HALLORAN
Murray 1932 rep.Inscr Boards slightly bumped Spine ends faded where tiny bit missing from dw. An orphaned newspaper boy growing up in a midwestern city
£9.50

23086. WELLS Helen: CHERRY AMES PRIVATE DUTY NURSE
World Distributors 1960 rep.Bw frontis Foxed Couple of text pages separate Foredge ink marked Back hinge weak Spine faded Torn dw
£7.50

23087. LINKLATER Eric: THE WIND ON THE MOON
Puffin 1972 paperback.Illus N Bentley Inscr Wraps a bit bumped & worn. 2 girls set off to rescue their father; Carnegie Medal winning fantastical romp.
£3.50

23089. BROMIGE Iris: A SHELTERING TREE
Coronet 1973 paperback.Wraps creased. A Rainwood story
£4.50

23090. HOCKING Anne: CANDIDATES FOR MURDER
Long 1961 1st.Exlibrary Many stamps Lacks bep weakening bck hinge Tape inside boards Front of dw pasted to front board & flap pasted to fep Scrape marks where other per removed from boards Well read. Commander William Austen supervises murder enquiries from afar in a sleepy market town
£9.50

23092. DAWLISH Peter: DAUNTLESS FINDS HER CREW
OUP 1947 1st.Illus Slightly rubbed boards Torn repaired & chipped dw missing small pieces from edges. The first of the Dauntless series 5 boys find a derelict French fishing boat to do up; adventures with German prisoners ensue
£19.50

23097. JOHNS Capt W E: BIGGLES THE CAMELS ARE COMING
Red Fox paperback 2003.Generally VG. 1st WW stories - so far as I can tell it's not abridged; not sure about updating as it was originally an adult book
£3.00

23100. DAVIS Dorothy Salisbury: SCARLET NIGHT
Gollancz 1981 1st.Small library stamp Dw protected & taped down by flaps Clean & possibly unread. Julie Hayes mystery comic light-hearted and no bodies
£7.50

23101. EGAN Lesley: MOTIVE IN SHADOW
Gollancz 1980 1st.Exlibrary Small stamp Protected dw stuck down by flaps Protection torn on spine Very little read. Jesse Falkenstein series
£7.50

23104. SHANNON Dell: FELONY AT RANDOM
Gollancz 1979 1st UK.Couple of small lib stamps Dw protected & taped down by flaps Tape marks on eps. Luis Mendoza Los Angeles crime series
£7.50

23106. ONEAL Zibby: IN SUMMER LIGHT
Gollancz 1986 1st UK.Dw. YA story of the daughter of an artist with ambivalent feelings towards him and art.
£8.50

23107. OXENHAM Elsie J: ABBEY GIRLS PLAY UP
Seagull 1948.Nice clean tight copy with faded spine
£8.50

23108. OXENHAM Elsie J: A HOLIDAY QUEEN
Collins nd 1932 prize label.Coloured frontis Front hinge weak Lacks bep weakening back hinge Standard pictorial boards missing 1 top spine"
£20.00

23112. MEYNELL Laurence: SCOOP
Hamilton 1964 1st.Page edges brown Dw frayed & slightly worn on edges & folds. Robin Weston journalist thriller
£20.00

23115. PARDOE M: BUNKLE BRINGS IT OFF
RKP 1961 1st.Illus Label removed fep Spine faded Photocopy dw. Scarce last Bunkle
£35.00

23116. LADYBIRD - PUDDLE LANE: Stage 1 No 1 - Tim Catchamouse
1985 1st.Large names written in 'belongs to' box Corners bumped
£3.00

23117. LADYBIRD - PUDDLE LANE: Stage 1 No 2 - Tessa & the Magician
1985 1st.Corners bumped
£3.00

23118. LADYBIRD - PUDDLE LANE: Stage 1 No 3 - The Magic Box
1985 1st.Corners bumped Front board slightly marked
£3.00

23119. LADYBIRD - PUDDLE LANE: Stage 1 No 4 - Mrs Pitter-Patter and the Magician
1985 1st.Nice copy
£3.00

23120. LADYBIRD - PUDDLE LANE: Stage 1 No 5 - The vanishing monster
1985 1st.Neat name in 'belongs to' box Spine a bit bumped Boards slightly grubby
£3.00

23122. LADYBIRD - PUDDLE LANE: Stage 1 No 5 - The vanishing monster
1985 1st.Messy name in 'belongs to' box Spine a bit bumped Back board slightly marked
£3.00

23123. LADYBIRD - PUDDLE LANE: Stage 1 No 6 - The Wideawake Mice
1985 1st.Spine bumped
£3.00

23124. LADYBIRD - Puddle Lane: When the Magic Stopped Stage 2 No 1
1985 1st.Front board slightly bumped
£3.00

23125. LADYBIRD - Puddle Lane: The Silver River Stage 4 No 5
1986.Names in 'belongs to' box Front board marked
£3.50

23126. LADYBIRD - Puddle Lane: The Magician's Raindrops Stage 5 No 1
1987 1st.Felt tip name bep Top corner bumped Back board a bit marked
£3.50

23127. DOUGLAS O: THE WINTRY YEARS
Greyladies paperback reissue 2019.New Her last unfinished novel with further chapters discovered in the Buchan archive + a conversation with her great-niece on how it might have finished; families from The Proper Place prepare to face another war; a small very slim book
£8.00

23128. LADYBIRD - PUDDLE LANE: Stage 5 No 2 - A dragon in the mountains
1987 1st.Large name in 'elongs to' box Boards a bit marked & bumped
£4.50

23129. BOYLSTON HD: SUE BARTON NEIGHBOURHOOD NURSE
Bodley Head 1952 rep.Spine faded Boards a bit marked
£7.50

23130. GRAY Nicholas Stuart: THE STONE CAGE
Dobson 1972 rep.Illus author Inside clean Boards slightly marked Tear on front of dw; a bit chipped & worn. The novel version; adventure & magic
£30.00

23131. GREY Janet: THE CONCERNS OF CECILY
Nelson 1955 rep.Illus Corners bumped Bottom corners of boards stained Spine ends faded Worn chipped slightly ragged dw. #2
£7.50

23132. HARRIS Rosemary: THE BRIGHT AND MORNING STAR
Faber 1979 rep.Inscr Dw. 3rd of the Moon in the Cloud fantasy trilogy set in Ancient Egypt
£9.50

23134. ROBINSON W Heath: UNCLE LUBIN
Minerva Press 1972 reissue.Bw illus throughout by author Dw slightly rubbed & marked.
£12.50

23135. CADELL Elizabeth: CANARY YELLOW
Hodder & Stoughton 1965 1st.Bright copy. Murder and romance in Las Palmas
£12.00

23136. CADELL Elizabeth: ALICE, WHERE ART THOU?
Hodder & Stoughton 1959 1st.Nice copy. Light-hearted tale of 3 girls sharing a Chelsea flat until their landlord is murdered
£30.00

23138. THOMSON Sir Basil: THE GOLD REPEATER
Black 1936 1st.4 bw plates A Sindall Boards a bit rubbed & worn. A detective story for boys - hefty volume
£12.50

23147. IBBOTSON Eva: A COMPANY OF SWANS
Picador paperback 2008.Wraps a bit creased. Romantic novel set mostly in South America in a Russian ballet company; written for adults but reissued (unchanged) for young adults
£4.00

23151. JAMES Peter: DEAD MAN'S TIME
Pan paperback 2014.Spine slightly creased. Det Superintendent Roy Grace investigates a vicious robbery at a Brighton mansion
£3.50

23152. JAMES Peter: NOT DEAD YET2012
Pan paperback 2014.Wraps very slightly creased & bumped. Det Superintendent Roy Grace
£3.50

23153. JANSSON Tove: SUN CITY
Hutchinson 1977 1st UK.Generally vg in dw. Elderly people in St Petersburg Florida
£25.00

23156. STUART Sheila: MORE ADVENTURES OF ALISON
Blackie 1965 rep.Inscr Spine a bit dulled
£8.50

23177. SAVILLE Malcolm: MYSTERY MINE
Girls Gone By Books 2011 paperback reissue.Slightly damaged
£11.00

23178. SAVILLE Malcolm: NOT SCARLET BUT GOLD
Girls Gone By Books 2012 paperback reissue.Slightly damaged
£20.00

23205. CADOGAN Mary & CRAIG Pat: YOU'RE A BRICK ANGELA
Girls Gone By Books 2003 paperback reissue.Slightly damaged The definitive book on The Girls' Story 1839-1985 the new edition has many extra illustrations
£10.00

23210. BARBER Helen: A CHALET SCHOOL HEADMISTRESS
Girls Gone By Books 2004 paperback 1st.Slightly damaged The original 2004 edition with no short story
£11.00

23214. TODD Barbara Euphan: WORZEL GUMMIDGE & THE RAILWAY SCARECROWS
Evans 1955 1st.Illus Foxing Inscr Back board marked Frayed worn & heavily taped dw
£7.50

23215. JOHNS Capt W E: RETURN TO MARS
Children's Book Club nd.6 coloured plates Chipped torn & creased dw. Rex Clinton Space story
£7.50

23216. JOHNS Capt W E: THE DEATH RAYS OF ARDILLA
Hodder & Stoughton 1959 1st.6 coloured plates Hinges a bit weak Hospital library bookplate Spine faded Corners bumped. Rex Clinton Space story
£7.50

23219. CROMPTON Richmal: JIMMY
Newnes 1949 1st.Illus Owner's stamp Hinges a bit weak Boards a bit faded & battered
£7.50

23221. CROMPTON Richmal: WILLIAM
Newnes 1940 rep.Illus Pages browning (poor quality paper) Frayed prewar dw chipped & missing tiny pieces on spine ends Large price label on front
£25.00

23224. SALTEN Felix: A FOREST WORLD
Transatlantic Arts 1944 rep.Line illus Name fep Boards slightly grubby & bumped Torn grubby dw missing pieces. Another story of deer by the author of Bambi
£4.50

23225. HOPE Laura Lee: BUNNY BROWN & HIS SISTER SUE ON GRANDPA'S FARM
Grosset & Dunlap (US) dated 1916 (1931 inscr).Bw frontis Coloured picture onlaid Hinges slightly weak Boards a bit worn. Another of the Bobbsey Twins' author's series
£12.50

23226. JOHNS Capt W E: BIGGLES TAKES IT ROUGH
Knight paperback 1975.Pages browning Wraps a bit creased
£7.50

23230. JOHNS Capt W E: BIGGLES INVESTIGATES
Knight paperback 1970.Pages brown Wraps slightly rubbed
£7.50

23232. ROMANY: OUT WITH ROMANY AGAIN
ULP 1939 rep.8 bw plates slightly crinkled (2 loose) Hinges weak Boards a bit grubby & bumped
£4.00

23233. ROMANY: OUT WITH ROMANY BY MEADOW AND STREAM
ULP 1942 1st.5 bw plates Boards very slightly marked & bumped
£9.50

23234. ROMANY: OUT WITH ROMANY BY THE SEA
ULP 1941 1st.8 bw plates Corners bumped
£9.50

23237. MIDDELBOE Penelope, FRY Donald & GRACE Christopher edited by: WE SHALL NEVER SURRENDER
Pan paperback 2012.VG. Wartime Diaries 1939-1945; people from all walks of life
£5.00

23240. FOSTER John, FINNIS Ern and NIMON Maureen: AUSTRALIAN CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
LiS Press 1995 paperback.Crossed out name fep Small stain foredge Corners rubbed. An Exploration of Genre & Theme
£25.00

23245. BLYTON Enid: THE ADVENTURES OF THE WISHING CHAIR
Newnes nd 1938 inscr.Coloured frontis + line Corners bumped & rubbed Hinges a bit weak front hinge very much so Spine a bit creased & worn
£19.50

23249. SCARLETT Susan: POPPIES FOR ENGLAND
Hodder & Stoughton 1947 1st.Spine & board edges very slightly faded Chipped dw with brown spine torn at bottom and missing small strip from top Smells slightly musty
£15.00

23252. NORTON Mary: THE BORROWERS AFIELD
Dent 1958 rep.Coloured frontis + line Map eps Dw torn on edges & missing strips from spine ends
£7.50

23253. NORTON Mary: THE BORROWERS
Dent 1960 rep.Coloured frontis + sepia line illus Torn dw missing piece top back A bit marked
£6.50

23255. (PERKINS) SHAW Denis: THE PAKISTANI TWINS
Cape 1960 1st.Illus Slight foxing Number written on front board Corners & spine ends slightly bumped & rubbed
£6.50

23256. STEVENSON DE: MISS BUNCLE MARRIED
Collins 1977 new edition.Ex library Fep replaced Protected taped dw
£12.50

23258. TRUMAN Margaret: MURDER AT THE FBI
Sphere paperback 1987.Wraps creased. Daughter of President Harry S Truman
£4.00

23259. TRUMAN Margaret: MURDER AT THE KENNEDY CENTER
Random House (US) 1989.Dw slightly rubbed on spine ends
£8.50

23262. TRUMAN Margaret: MURDER ON CAPITOL HILL
Arbor House (US) 1981 1st.Possibly disguised exlibrary Fep a bit messy Boards a bit worn Slightly frayed dw
£8.50

23263. TRUMAN Margaret: MURDER ON EMBASSY ROW
Arbor House (US) 1984 Book Club edition.Generally nice in dw slightly rubbed on corners & spine ends
£8.50

23276. NESBIT E: THE RED HOUSE
Methuen 1911 rep.8 bw plates Hinges a bit weak Foxing Label removed fep Slightly marked & bumped gilt lettered boards
£35.00

23278. ROOSEVELT Elliott: MURDER AND THE FIRST LADY
St Martins Press (US) 1984 1st.Foredge slightly marked Dw slightly rubbed on edges. The author is the son of Franklin D Roosevelt and imagines his mother Eleanor as a detective
£8.50

23280. ROOSEVELT Elliott: MURDER IN THE OVAL OFFICE
St Martins Press (US) 1989 1st.Foredge slightly marked Small tear bottom of dw. The author is the son of Franklin D Roosevelt and imagines his mother Eleanor as a detective
£8.50

23283. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: THE FEUD IN THE FIFTH REMOVE
RTS nd probable 1st 1931 prize label.Coloured frontis Hinges a bit weak Foxing Corners bumped & a bit worn Boards a bit marked
£20.00

23292. BROWN Pamela: FAMILY PLAYBILL
Hodder & Stoughton 1980 new edition.Illus Indentation top edge of front board Rubbed dw. An early Victorian theatrical touring family
£7.50

23293. BROWN Pamela: MADDY AGAIN
Nelson 1956 1st.Illus Large bookplate otherwise vg in vg dw Very scarce
£30.00

23295. BRUCE Dorita Fairlie: NANCY CALLS THE TUNE
OUP 1944 rep.Illus lacks frontis Lacks fep Inscr Corners bumped Spine a bit dulled Photocopy dw
£30.00

23296. BRUCE Dorita Fairlie: THE NEW GIRL & NANCY
OUP nd 1937 prize label?.Coloured frontis? Front hinge repaired but still very weak almost split Pages brown? Spine faded & foxed? Boards a bit worn & marked Reading copy of rarish title
£20.00

23297. BRUCE Dorita Fairlie: TRIFFENY
OUP 1950 1st.Line illus Board edges slightly rubbed Chipped dw missing tiny piece top of dulled spine; also has photocopy dw
£30.00

23306. COOPER Susan: SEAWARD
Bodley Head 1983 1st.Erasures on fep Bumped frayed dw with label on spine. Fantasy
£9.50

23307. MALLORY Clare: MERRY BEGINS
OUP Australia 1947 1st.Prize label Back hinge weak Ragged dw
£25.00

23308. OXENHAM Elsie J: THE ABBEY GIRLS AT HOME
Seagull 1951.Lacks fep Foredge grubby Corners bumped
£4.00

23309. OXENHAM Elsie J: THE ABBEY GIRLS IN TOWN
Collins 1941 rep (orange/silver edition).Coloured frontis Prelims & page edges grubby Back hinge weak Spine badly faded & foxed Torn on ends Boards dirty & bumped SWAP
£15.00

23310. OXENHAM Elsie J: SELMA AT THE ABBEY
Collins 1952 1st.Coloured frontis Front hinge weak Foredge a bit browned Corners bumped Spine dulled
£7.50

23311. PULLMAN Philip: THE HAUNTED STORM
NEL 1972 1st.Ex private library for staff of a bank Lacks fep Rubber stamps bep Frayed creased dw stuck down by flaps. His first novel which he now disowns ... a quote from Lady Antonia Fraser on the dw flap says 'I liked The Haunted Storm for its honest and enterprising attempt to interweave the eternal - and immortal - longings of youth into the texture of a contemporary story. It is thus a serious book and refreshingly free from triviality. PP seems to me therefore to have the real makings of a writer'.'
£250.00

23316. UTTLEY Alison: MACDUFF
Faber 1950 1st.Illus AE Kennedy Corners bumped Spine slightly dulled. The adventures of a scottie dog
£9.50

23318. CHRISTIAN Catherine: HARRIET (the Return of Rip Van Winkle
Greyladies paperback reissue 2019.New Written in the late 1930s a Ranger/Guider story of an older Guider returning to the UK and how the movement had changed in the 10 years she's been away ; a small very slim book
£8.00

23319. CADOGAN Mary: CHIN UP CHEST OUT JEMIMA
Girls Gone By Books 2004 revised & extended reissue.Slightly damaged - 3 copies. A celebration of the schoolgirls' story.
£10.00

23325. SAVILLE Malcolm: WHITE FIRE
Girls Gone By Books 2019 paperback.Slightly damaged - 2 copies
£12.00

23327. NEEDHAM Violet: THE EMERALD CROWN
Girls Gone By Books 2005 paperback reissue.Slightly damaged - 2 copies
£15.00

23330. CHANNON E M: THAT AWFUL TERM
Books to Treasure paperback reissue 2018.New .
£10.00

23333. CHANNON E M: THAT AWFUL TERM
Books to Treasure paperback reissue 2018.More damaged Big crease
£8.00

23338. SMITH Evelyn: THE FIRST FIFTH FORM
Books to Treasure paperback reissue 2013.Slightly damaged
£9.00

23340. SMITH Evelyn: MARIE MACLEOD, SCHOOLGIRL
Books to Treasure paperback reissue 2016.More damaged Biggish crease Corner bent
£8.00

23344. GIRLS CRYSTAL 1956
Coloured frontis + line Inscr Hinges weak Some page marking Pictorial boards rubbed & worn on edges & corners; stain on back small sticky label on front
£5.00

23346. OXENHAM Elsie J: THE SECRETS OF VAIRY
Elsie J Oxenham Appreciation Society 2020 paperback.New .
£18.00

23348. BERTRAM Rosamond: FRONT PAGE ANN THORNE
Nelson 1951 1st.Coloured frontis Small split in front hinge Nice copy in dw repaired with old tape frayed & a bit worn. Ann solves a mystery in America & puts herself in danger MISSING
£8.50

23349. BLYTON Enid: THE SECOND FORM AT ST CLARE'S
Methuen 1945 rep.Corners bumped Spine a bit worn Fep marked
£8.50

23351. CHANCE Shirley & John Newton: THE JENNIFER JIGSAW
OUP 1951 1st.Illus Prize label Boards a bit marked & rubbed. Mystery story for girls
£8.50

23354. GOODALL John: AN EDWARDIAN HOLIDAY
Macmillan 1978 1st.Tippexed out inscr Protected dw Small format. No text - double page coloured pictures throughout of a summer holiday as seen through two children's eyes.
£5.00

23355. GOUDGE Elizabeth: THE VALLEY OF SONG
ULP 1951 1st.Coloured frontis + line Name on fep Pages slightly browned Bumped grubby boards Tabitha uses magic to help her village build a ship
£20.00

23358. HEMING Jack: THE LOST WORLD OF THE COLORADO
Warne 1953.Name fep Pages browning Slight frayed dw . (Husband of Eileen Marsh Dorothy Carter Eileen Heming Guy Dempster etc etc) adventure story
£7.50

23360. LINGARD Joan: THE FILE ON FRAULEIN BERG
Macrae 1980 1st.Tiny piece torn from fep corner otherwise vg in very slightly rubbed dw Dw. Belfast in the 2nd WW
£7.50

23364. PATCHETT Mary: IN A WILDERNESS
Hodder & Stoughton 1962 1st.Light foxing on foredge Slightly frayed dw torn on back. Adult (I think) story of a small boy & a dingo
£12.50

23366. RHODES Kathlyn: A SCHOOLGIRL IN SWITZERLAND
Harrap 1936 1st.Coloured frontis 3 bw plates Small inscr Foredge very slightly foxed Semi pictorial boards Corners bumped Spine a bit faded Very nice copy of an incredibly rare title
£50.00

23367. RICHARDSON Jean: DANCER IN THE WINGS
Hodder & Stoughton 1985 1st hardback edition.Illus Pictorial laminated boards Corners bumped. I didn't realise these had been done in hardback - sequel to The First Step but complete in itself.
£19.50

23369. VAIZEY Mrs George de Horne: PIXIE O'SHAUGHNESSY
RTS nd.Coloured frontis Nice clean copy Slight foxing Boards very slightly marked Marked dw with tear on back Spine ends frayed & small tear on spine
£12.50

23370. WHITE Constance M: SCHOOLGIRL REPORTER
Hutchinson 1960 rep.Pages very brown Frayed dw. School story
£7.50

23371. WILDSMITH Alan: THE NORTHERN PHANTOM
Deutsch 1978 1st.Very slightly bumped dw. A Yorkshire mining village in 1947; I think this is YA
£7.50

23377. HARRIS Rosemary: THE SHADOW ON THE SUN
Puffin paperback 1977.Top corner of of pages & front wrap creased Cover illus P Baynes. 2nd of the Moon in the Cloud trilogy
£2.50

23378. LYNCH Patricia: THE KERRY CARAVAN
Dent paperback 1976.Wraps a bit grubby and rubbed especially spine ends Page edges slightly foxed. Her last book 2 families set off from Dublin by horse-drawn caravan to start a new life in Co Kerry
£10.00

23379. MEDICI PICTURE BOOKS - NIGHTINGALE Sandy (illus by): POEMS
Medici paperback 1981.Full of coloured & bw illus Landscape quarto format with glossy pictorial covers slightly bumped on corners and creased on front
£5.00

23382. FOREST Antonia: THE THURSDAY KIDNAPPING
Faber 1963 1st.Board edges very slightly rubbed Slightly rubbed dw browned in places
£50.00

23383. FOREST Antonia: THE CRICKET TERM
Faber 1974 1st.Foredge slightly browned Spine ends bumped Dw
£45.00

23386. FOREST Antonia: THE THUGGERY AFFAIR
Faber 1965 1st.Page edges browning Smells slightly musty Grubby dw with slightly faded spine
£60.00

23387. FOREST Antonia: THE PLAYER'S BOY
Faber 1970 1st.Dw spine & edges brown
£60.00

23388. FOREST Antonia: THE PLAYERS & THE REBELS
Faber 1971 1st.Dw slightly browned on spine
£50.00

23390. BRAHMS Caryl & SIMON SJ: A BULLET AT THE BALLET
Four Square paperback 1963.Pages browning Wraps grubby & creased
£6.50

23393. DURBRIDGE Francis: A GAME OF MURDER
Coronet paperback 1977.Spine creased Slightly out of shape. A non Temple murder mystery
£3.00

23395. GILBERT Anthony: SNAKE IN THE GRASS
Collins Crime Club 1954 1st.Ex private library Fairly well read Boards marked & bumped with large number written on front board. Arthur Crook detective story aka Death won't Wait
£6.00

23396. HEYER Georgette: NO WIND OF BLAME
Granada paperback 1977.Pages browning Wraps a bit creased & worn. Detective story
£3.50

23406. BARNE Kitty: SHE SHALL HAVE MUSIC
Dent Pennant series 1962.Illus R Gervis VG in dw with faded spine
£20.00

23407. BEAMISH Anthea: JASPER'S JUMP
Nelson 1964.Illus Corner bumped Worn dw. 2 families write a musical about a mysterious old Cavalier
£12.50

23408. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: FARDINGALES
Latimer House 1950 1st.Bw frontis Boards faded especially spine which is blotchy Mark across front spine & back board
£50.00

23410. CARR Judith: PENELOPE'S PREFECTS
Blackie nd.Bw frontis Inscr Spine faded Back board slightly marked
£6.00

23411. CARTER Dorothy: STAR OF THE AIR
Collins 1940 1st.Bw frontis Inscr + tippex on fep Corners bumped Spine faded Boards a bit marked Clean copy inside. Pilot Marise Duncan in Hollywood
£12.00

23413. COWEN Frances: IN THE CLUTCH OF THE GREEN HAND
Nelson nd 1935 prize label.Coloured frontis + line Feels unread Pictorial boards Generally vg. A boys' adventure
£12.00

23416. IRVINE A M: A GIRL OF THE FOURTH
Partridge nd 1929 inscr.Coloured frontis Corners bumped Spine very slightly rubbed & faded
£8.50

23418. KENNEDY Mary: ADVENTURE ABROAD
Newnes 1949 1st.Illus S van Abbe Nice copy in dw creased top spine. Family adventures in Belgium
£7.50

23420. LILLINGTON Kenneth: A MAN CALLED HUGHES
Nelson 1962 1st.Illus Foredge slightly foxed Dw a bit browned on back. Soapy the Detective SWAP
£15.00

23421. MARSH Eileen: JONQUIL, TEST PILOT
Sampson Low nd.Many striking full page bw illus Inscrs Corners bumiped Spine faded at ends where bits missing from dw - about 1/2 top & smaller bit bottom A bit creased and rubbed on edges. Adventures and skulduggery"
£15.00

23422. MEYNELL Laurence: NURSE ROSS SAVES THE DAY
Hamilton 1960 1st.Dw slightly creased & worn on edges. #3 of series about a district nurse; I think it's YA rather than adult
£30.00

23423. MEYNELL Laurence: NURSE ROSS SHOWS THE WAY
Hamilton 1959 1st.Foredge slightly foxed Boards slightly marked Dw slightly torn on edges and grubby on back. #2 of series about a district nurse; I think it's YA rather than adult
£35.00

23424. MEYNELL Laurence: NURSE ROSS TAKES OVER
Hamilton 1958 1st.Inscr Foredge foxed Dw with chunk cut from front flap Spine ends missing small bits & a bit worn. #1 of series about a district nurse; I think it's YA rather than adult
£35.00

23425. MIDDLETON Ivy: TRIUMPHANT PIMPERNELS
RTS 1939 1st.Coloured frontis Prize label Small bleach mark on boards between spine & front
£12.50

23428. OXENHAM Elsie J: ROSAMUND'S TUCKSHOP
Lutterworth 1950 new edition.Coloured frontis Inscr Dw with 1/2* strip cut from top front & a large chunk back & front flap
£60.00

23429. RHIND Mary: THE DARK SHADOW
Canongate 1988 1st.VG in dw rubbed in a couple of places. Winner of a competition run by the publisher BBC & SLA during the Reformation 2 children make a dangerous journey to a sacred well to cure the girl's blindness.
£12.50

23430. ROGERS Elizabeth: THE GIRLS OF FORT TREGANTLE
Warne nd.Coloured frontis Foxing Fairly well read Boards slightly marked& bumped Dw with small tears & creases missing small piece top spine & another back. 4 girls in the ATS in Cornwall
£15.00

23431. TOD Michael: THE SECOND WAVE
Orion 1994 1st.Dw slightly rubbed & chipped on edges. #2 of The Woodstock Saga a Dorset tale of red squirrels and the arrival of a zealot
£7.50

23432. TRANTER Nigel: SOMETHING VERY FISHY
Collins 1962 1st.Illus Boards slightly bumped Slightly chipped & rubbed dw. The MacDonald brothers have an adventure in the borders
£12.50

23435. TREVOR Elleston: WHERE'S WUMPUS
Swan 1948 1st.8 coloured plates + line Inscrs Back hinge weak Spine faded Corners bumped. 3rd of the whimsical trilogy about the koala who lives in a wood with his friends
£19.50

23442. BELLAIRS George: THE BODY IN THE DUMB RIVER
Thriller Book Club 1961.Pages clean Boareds a bit bumped Tape marks dw flaps & eps Dw rubbed on spine ends. Aka Murder Masquerade Superintendent Littlejohn of the Yard investigates the death of a travelling salesman
£7.50

23443. CASTLE Richard: HEAT RISES
Titan paperback 2012.Spine creased. The Nikki Heat books Castle supposedly wrote in Castle. So far as I can see no real author is mentioned anywhere
£2.50

23444. CASTLE Richard: HEAT WAVE
Hyperion (US) paperback 1st.Top front slightly scraped Inside wraps a bit browned. The Nikki Heat books Castle supposedly wrote in Castle. So far as I can see no real author is mentioned anywhere
£2.50

23445. CASTLE Richard: NAKED HEAT
Titan paperback 2012.Spine creased. The Nikki Heat books Castle supposedly wrote in Castle. So far as I can see no real author is mentioned anywhere
£2.50

23446. FOLLETT Ken: A COLUMN OF FIRE
Pan paperback 2013.Spine very slightly creased Corners very slightly bumped. The 3rd 885 page part of his excellent Kingsbridge trilogy which reaches 1558
£3.50

23447. FOLLETT Ken: THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH
Pan paperback 2007.Spine very slightly creased Corners very slightly rubbed. The 1st 1076 page part of his excellent Kingsbridge trilogy set in the 12th century; the building of a cathedral
£3.50

23448. MAINWARING Marion: MURDER IN PASTICHE
Penguin Crime paperback 1962.Pages browning Spine creased & browning Wraps a bit creased. Murder on a ship filled with fictional bloodhounds such as Mallory King Jerry Pason Atlas Poireau etc
£3.50

23451. BRUCE Dorita Fairlie: THE BARTLE BEQUEST
OUP 1955 1st.Illus Corners bumped Boards grubby Spine foxed Grubby dw with label & tape bottom spine Smells a bit musty
£30.00

23453. BRUCE Dorita Fairlie: THE DEBATABLE MOUND
OUP 1953 1st.Illus Front hinge a bit weak Boards very slightly marked Dw Smells a bit musty
£30.00

23454. ALLAN Mabel Esther: TO BE AN AUTHOR
Greyladies 2020.New Previously published privately; autobiography - MEA & her writing also includes More about being an Author. Slim volume
£10.00

23455. SAVILLE Malcolm: POWER OF THREE
Girls Gone By Books 2020 paperback.New 5th Marston Baines young adult series set in southern Brittany
£17.00

23457. SAVILLE Malcolm: POWER OF THREE
Girls Gone By Books 2020 paperback.Slightly damaged - 4 copies. 5th Marston Baines young adult series set in southern Brittany
£16.00

23458. EDWARDS Monica: WISH FOR A PONY
Girls Gone By Books 2020 paperback reissue.New .
£17.00

23461. GOUDGE Elizabeth: SMOKY-HOUSE
Girls Gone By Books 2020 reissue.New Smuggling in 19th century Devon
£13.00

23462. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: GEOGRAPHY READERS vol 2 - BESS ON HER OWN IN CANADA and SHARLIE'S KENYA DIARY
Girls Gone By 2020 reissue.New .
£17.00

23463. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: JANIE OF LA ROCHELLE
Girls Gone By Books 2020 paperback reissue.New Includes short story H Barber
£17.00

23466. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: JANIE OF LA ROCHELLE
Girls Gone By Books 2003 paperback reissue.Slightly damaged Original 2003 edition with no short story
£15.00

23468. SIMS Sue & CLARE Hilary: THE ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF GIRLS' SCHOOL STORIES volume 1
Girls Gone By Books paperback 2020 new edition.New Full of illus Quarto format. Authors A-F with short biog & biblio for each; also article on adult school fiction
£16.00

23470. OXENHAM Elsie J: A GO-AHEAD SCHOOLGIRL
Chambers nd 1st or very early.6 bw plates frontis tissue guarded Lacks fep Some page marking A bit loose Pictorial boards Front slightly marked as if someone had tried to remove small stains many years ago Spine ends bumped
£85.00

23472. BRUCE Dorita Fairlie: WILD GOOSE QUEST
Lutterworth 1945 1st.Some foxing Smells slightly musty Boards faded top front & patchily on spine Protected dw missing tiny pieces spine ends Small tears Back grubby
£30.00

23473. BRUCE Dorita Fairlie: TRIFFENY
OUP 1950 1st.Line illus Smells slightly musty Dw slightly rubbed on edges; spine faded
£40.00

23474. BRUCE Dorita Fairlie: TOBY AT TIBBS CROSS
OUP 1942 1st.Coloured frontis + line Foxing Smells a bit musty Rubbed & worn dw with large strip missing from top & smaller piece bottom; someone has tried to repair this sticking paper to the back & painting it in colours that don't quite match. It is however the 'proper' 1st being a thick book
£45.00

23475. BRUCE Dorita Fairlie: THAT BOARDING SCHOOL GIRL
OUP 1925 1st.Coloured frontis + line Hinges a bit weak Pencil inscr Smells a bit musty Grubby wrap-around paper covered pictorial boards by Sybil Tawse Spine has probably been restuck Corners & edges rubbed Picture repeated on dw which is missing pieces top spine extending slightly to front A bit grubby & worn Spine slightly darkened Larger than normal book format
£60.00

23476. BRUCE Dorita Fairlie: THE SCHOOL ON THE MOOR
OUP 1931 1st.Coloured frontis 4 bw plates (1 slightly torn in margin) Fep torn out roughly Some foxing Smells a bit musty Cloth pictorial boards a bit marked Spine darkened Dw which I believe to be from the 1st edition as all titles advertised on back are previous to this although the flap creases are in 2 different places; strip round bottom 'Oxford Books for Girls' Small tears Creases & edges worn Small piece missing top left back A bit rough & ready
£75.00

23480. BUTLER-JOYCE Joan: HOT WATER
Books to Treasure paperback reissue 2020.New 1st of a trilogy (2 school 1 holiday); conventions are subverted and one of the main characters is a sympathetically portrayed Jewish girl unusual for 1930s school stories.
£10.00

23481. BUTLER-JOYCE Joan: SHE WENT TO LONDON
Books to Treasure paperback reissue 2020.New 2nd of a trilogy (2 school 1 holiday); conventions are subverted and one of the main characters is a sympathetically portrayed Jewish girl unusual for 1930s school stories.
£10.00

23482. BUTLER-JOYCE Joan: NO RESPONSIBILITY
Books to Treasure paperback reissue 2020.New 3rd of a trilogy (2 school 1 holiday); conventions are subverted and one of the main characters is a sympathetically portrayed Jewish girl unusual for 1930s school stories.
£10.00

23486. DELAFIELD E M: THE DIARY OF A PROVINCIAL LADY
Prion Humour Classics 2001 rep.Nice copy in dw. Intro Jilly Cooper
£9.50

23487. SIMS Sue & CLARE Hilary: THE ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF GIRLS' SCHOOL STORIES volume 2
Girls Gone By Books paperback 2020 new edition.New Full of illus Quarto format. Authors G-M with short biog & biblio for each; also articles on ballet & stage school stories college stories convent school stories early school stories & evangelistic school stories
£16.00

23488. SHAW Jane: HOUSE OF THE GLIMMERING LIGHT
Girls Gone By Books 2020 paperback reissue.More: small chunk almost taken away from bottom of front wrap Stand-alone wartime adventure story set in Scotland
£15.00

23489. ALLAN Mabel Esther: RAGGED ROBIN BEGAN IT
Greyladies 2020.New Previously published privately; articles about authors she did (and didn't) love written in her own forthright way. Pocket edition
£8.00

23492. IBBOTSON Eva: A COUNTESS BELOW STAIRS
Futura paperback 1982.Spine faded. A young countess in 1917 Russia and 1919 London; reissued recently as The Secret Countess
£4.00

23493. LEWIS Lorna: HOLIDAY LUCK
Heinemann 1939 1st.Illus R Gervis Inscr Gilt decorated boards Corners bumped Very clean copy but no dw Very scarce first of the Marriott family trilogy
£60.00

23494. MOORE Dorothea: GUIDE GILLY ADVENTURER
Dean nd.Coloured frontis Inscr Pages browning Boards stained bumped & rubbed
£6.50

23497. BRADLEY Anne: KATHERINE AT FEATHER GHYLL
Children's Press 1959 1st.Frayed dw missing small bits top spine. Family story of a convalescent
£6.00

23498. (He went with) KAMM Josephine: HE WENT WITH CAPTAIN COOK
Harrap 1952 rep.Coloured frontis + line Slightly frayed dw
£15.00

23501. TREASE Geoffrey: THE SECRET FIORD
Macmillan 1957 rep.Coloured frontis & dw by H M Brock Nice copy in dw dirty on back. Set in the late middle ages 2 children escape from their guardian and are chased through Yorkshire and thence to Norway
£19.50

23502. DOUGLAS O: PENNY PLAIN
Hodder & Stoughton nd inscr 1934 or 1954 yellow jacket.Spine & board edges faded Hinges slightly weak Some page marking Frayed slightly torn dw
£10.00

23504. LYON Elinor: WISHING WATER-GATE
Hampton Library nd 1961 code.Prize label from ABC Children's TV Club Very clean copy in frayed dw
£9.50

23506. OLDHAM June: MOVING IN
Delacourte Press US 1990.Very good in dw with small tears; small piece missing back. Funny YA tale of a girl moving into her first apartment
£6.50

23508. JACKSON Arthur: MORE TALES FROM A COUNTRY PRACTICE
Souvenir Press1987 1st.Dw. Memoirs of an East Anglian doctor (nothing to do with the wonderful TV series)
£5.00

23513. ELIOTT E C: KEMLO AND THE MARTIAN GHOSTS
Nelson 1955 rep.Coloured frontis + line Prize label Spine faded. Early space story one of about 15 pseudonyms of Robert Martin
£12.50

23517. STEVENSON D E: ROCHESTER'S WIFE
Fontana paperback 1966.Pages browning Wraps worn round edges & a bit creased. Ridiculously rare
£25.00

23525. PARDOE M: BUNKLE AND BELINDA
Routledge 1948 1st.Illus Boards a bit bumped
£15.00

23526. TREADGOLD Mary: THE HERON RIDE
Children's Book Club 1962.Illus Lacks fep Foxing Boards a bit bumped Frayed foxed & rubbed dw. Set in the Downs
£7.50

23528. BLYTON Enid: SECRET SEVEN FIREWORKS
Brockhampton Press 1962 rep.Illus Boards slightly bumped Scraped creased & slightly chipped dw
£6.00

23529. TALBOT Ethel: PEGGY'S LAST TERM
Nelson nd.Bw frontis Prize label Some foxing Pictorial boards with paper stuck to it Torn dw missing chunks including about 3 bottom spine & back"
£7.50

23530. BLYTON Enid: FIVE HAVE A MYSTERY TO SOLVE
Hodder & Stoughton 1962 1st.Illus Spine faded Boards a bit bumped
£3.50

23531. BLYTON Enid: FIVE ON A SECRET TRAIL
Hodder & Stoughton 1950 1st.Illus Foredge foxed Boards marked with white paint/tippex Corners bumped
£3.50

23532. CARR Judith: THE TEMPLETON TWINS
Blackie nd.Bw frontis Front hinge weak Corners bumped Spine slightly browned. School story
£4.50

23533. BRUCE Dorita Fairlie: PREFECTS AT SPRINGDALE
Spring Books nd.Coloured frontis + line Pages browning Corners bumped Spine faded
£3.50

23534. SMITH Evelyn: THE SMALL SIXTH FORM
Blackie nd.4 of 6 bw plates Inscrs Hinges very weak Lacks eps Dirty worn pictorial boards Corners bumped Reading copy
£2.50

23535. OXENHAM Elsie J: ELSA PUTS THINGS RIGHT
Elsie J Oxenham Appreciation Society 2020 paperback.New .
£18.00

23536. McLAINE Kathleen: JEAN AT ST HILARY'S
Pickering & Inglis 1958 rep.Coloured frontis Prize label mostly removed Pages browning
£5.00

23541. HOPE Laura Lee: THE BOBBSEY TWINS AT CLOVER BANK
World Distributors 1960 rep.Bw frontis Name on fep Foredge a bit foxed Spine creased & bumped on ends Boards faded round edges
£4.00

23542. HOPE Laura Lee: THE BOBBSEY TWINS AND THE GOLDFISH MYSTERY
World Distributors 1962 rep.Inscr Foredge a bit foxed Spine ends corners & edges a bit bumped
£3.50

23543. HOPE Laura Lee: THE BOBBSEY TWINS IN THE COUNTRY
World Distributors 1958 rep.Bw frontis Fep torn out Foredge a bit Corners bumped Ragged repaired dw
£3.50

23544. BLYTON Enid: PUZZLE FOR THE SECRET SEVEN
Brockhampton Press 1958 1st.Illus (many hand coloured with remarks in pencil) Character names written in pencil on pictorial eps & also on dw which is slightly torn; spine ends frayed
£6.00

23545. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: SCHOOL AT THE CHALET
Armada 1994 paperback.4th style Pages browning Wraps slightly creased & rubbed
£3.50

23546. MARCHANT Bessie: HELEN OF THE BLACK MOUNTAIN
Blackie nd.3 bw plates Prize label Foredge foxed Very bright pictorial boards Slightly torn dw a bit grubby on the front & missing small pieces top front Grubby on back. A story of Montenegro
£8.50

23548. WYNNE May: PATSY FROM THE WILDS
Warne 1931 1st.Coloured frontis + line Prize label Slightly larger than normal Bright paper covered pictorial boards; spine slightly creased and rubbed on ends Grubby very torn dw. Part school when Patsy from Ireland (wilds??) is sent to school in England
£15.00

23549. FRASER M E: THE MADCAP OF THE FAMILY
RTS nd 1931 prize label.Coloured frontis Foxing Torn dw. Family story
£9.50

23550. BRUCE Dorita Fairlie: NANCY TO THE RESCUE
OUP nd 1st 1931 inscr.Coloured frontis + line Decorated paper covered boards Spine browned Smells a bit musty Grubby slightly torn dw scored down the front & back
£45.00

23551. BRUCE Dorita Fairlie: NANCY RETURNS TO ST BRIDES
OUP 1938 1st.Coloured frontis + line Semipictorial boards Corners slightly bumped Smells a bit musty Torn dw missing small pieces from spine ends; probably from 1st edition per titles advertised on it
£60.00

23552. PAISLEY Heather: NEW BEGINNINGS AT THE CHALET SCHOOL
Girls Gone By Books 2020 reprint.New A sequel to Prefects in EBD's style
£17.00

23553. SAVILLE Malcolm: TWO FAIR PLAITS
Girls Gone By Books 2020 paperback.New 2nd of the Jillies family adventure series; set in London's docklands
£17.00

23554. GOUDGE Elizabeth: HENRIETTA'S HOUSE
Girls Gone By 2020 paperback reprint.New Torminster story.
£13.00

23558. DELAFIELD E M: THE DIARY OF A PROVINCIAL LADY
Virago 1984 paperback.Corners slightly creased & edges slightly rubbed. Contains Diary of PL PL goes Further PL in America PL in Wartime
£6.50

23559. ESTORIL Jean: DRINA DANCES IN EXILE
Simon & Schuster smaller size paperback 1992.Line illus Wraps very slightly creased #3
£5.00

23560. ESTORIL Jean: DRINA DANCES IN ITALY
Simon & Schuster smaller size paperback 1992.Line illus Wraps slightly marked & creased #4
£5.00

23561. IBBOTSON Eva: THE STAR OF KAZAN
Macmillan paperback 2005.Wraps a bit creased. Adventure set in early 20th Century Vienna; a foundling tries to find her mother. Winner of Smarties Book Prize Silver Award
£4.50

23562. JOHNS Capt W E: BIGGLES THE CAMELS ARE COMING
Red Fox paperback 2003.Bottom edge a bit marked Wraps very slightly creased & bumped. 1st WW stories - so far as I can tell it's not abridged; not sure about updating as it was originally an adult book
£3.00

23563. JOHNS Capt W E: BIGGLES IN FRANCE
Red Fox paperback 1993.Label partly removed back wrap. 1st WW stories original published in a Boys Friend Library story paper
£3.50

23564. BARBER Helen: THE BETTANY TWINS AND THE CHALET SCHOOL
Girls Gone By Books 2020 paperback.New 1944 - Dick & Mollie come home from India
£17.00

23565. JONES Diana Wynne: HOUSE OF MANY WAYS
HarperCollins 2008 paperback.Foredge a bit marked Corners creased & a bit rubbed. YA 3rd of Howl's Moving Castle
£4.50

23567. STEVENS Robin: ARSENIC FOR TEA
Corgi paperback 2015.Sticky label removed from front Corners very slightly creased. A Wells & Wong mystery #2 set in a 1930s boarding school and written by 13 year old Hazel Wong
£3.50

23568. STEVENS Robin: MURDER MOST UNLADYLIKE
Corgi paperback 2014.Crayon name on pretitle Wraps a bit grubby Corner creased. A Wells & Wong mystery set in a 1930s boarding school and written by 13 year old Hazel Wong #1
£3.50

23569. VOIGT Cynthia: DICEY'S SONG
Collins 2000 paperback.Spine creased Corners rubbed. Newbery Medal winning Tillerman story
£2.50

23571. BOSTON Lucy M: THE CHIMNEYS OF GREEN KNOWE
Oldknow paperback 2003.Illus Wraps very slightly rubbed. More stories of the family and house - a blind girl and West Indian page in Regency times; runner-up for Carnegie Medal
£3.50

23573. IBBOTSON Eva: JOURNEY TO THE RIVER SEA
Macmillan paperback 2002.Generally vg. An orphan girl sets off to live with relatives 1000 miles up the Amazon. Winner of Smarties Book Prize Gold Award shortlisted for Carnegie Medal runner up for Whitbread Children's Book of the Year & Guardian Fiction Award
£4.50

23574. IBBOTSON Eva: THE STAR OF KAZAN
Macmillan paperback 2014.Tiny picks on spine ends. Adventure set in early 20th Century Vienna; a foundling tries to find her mother. Winner of Smarties Book Prize Silver Award
£4.50

23576. ALLINGHAM Margery: THE CASE OF THE LATE PIG
Vintage paperback 2005.Corners slightly creased; bump top of back wrap. Campion
£3.50

23577. ALLINGHAM Margery: DEATH OF A GHOST
Vintage paperback nd.Generally vg. Albert Campion
£3.50

23578. ALLINGHAM Margery: THE FASHION IN SHROUDS
Vintage paperback 2006.Corners & edges slightly creased & rubbed. Albert Campion
£3.50

23579. ALLINGHAM Margery: MYSTERY MILE
Vintage paperback 2007.Wraps a bit bumped; big crease back wrap
£2.50

23580. ALLINGHAM Margery: POLICE AT THE FUNERAL
Vintage paperback 2015.Generally VG. Albert Campion
£3.50

23581. ALLINGHAM Margery: THE WHITE COTTAGE MYSTERY
Bloomsbury paperback 2016.Wraps a bit creased. Her first detective story (not Campion)
£3.50

23582. BENSON E F: LUCIA IN LONDON
Black Swan paperback 1984.Pages browning Wraps very creased especially the spine.
£3.00

23589. BRIGHTWELL Emily: THE INSPECTOR AND MRS JEFFRIES
Constable paperback 2013.Wraps creased. Victorian murder mystery - Mrs Jeffries is the housekeeper of a Scotland Yard inspector Death of a doctor
£3.50

23600. BRIGHTWELL Emily: MRS JEFFRIES HOLDS THE TRUMP
Berkeley (US) paperback 2008.Big crease on front wrap. Victorian murder mystery - Mrs Jeffries is the housekeeper of a Scotland Yard inspector
£3.00

23601. BRIGHTWELL Emily: MRS JEFFRIES HOLDS THE TRUMP
Berkeley (US) paperback 2008.Generally VG. Victorian murder mystery - Mrs Jeffries is the housekeeper of a Scotland Yard inspector
£3.50

23603. BRIGHTWELL Emily: MRS JEFFRIES ON THE BALL
Constable paperback 2014.Wraps a bit rubbed Spine creased. Victorian murder mystery - Mrs Jeffries is the housekeeper of a Scotland Yard inspector Death at a society ball
£3.00

23604. BRIGHTWELL Emily: MRS JEFFRIES PINCHES THE POST
Constable paperback 2018.Spine a bit creased. Victorian murder mystery - Mrs Jeffries is the housekeeper of a Scotland Yard inspector
£3.50

23605. BRIGHTWELL Emily: MRS JEFFRIES PLEADS HER CASE
Constable paperback 2018.Spine a bit creased. Victorian murder mystery - Mrs Jeffries is the housekeeper of a Scotland Yard inspector
£3.50

23607. BRIGHTWELL Emily: MRS JEFFRIES REVEALS HER ART
Constable paperback 2015.Spine slightly creased. Victorian murder mystery - Mrs Jeffries is the housekeeper of a Scotland Yard inspector
£3.50

23608. BRIGHTWELL Emily: MRS JEFFRIES ROCKS THE BOAT
Constable paperback 2018.Spine creased. Victorian murder mystery - Mrs Jeffries is the housekeeper of a Scotland Yard inspector Death in a London Square
£3.50

23611. BRIGHTWELL Emily: MRS JEFFRIES STANDS CORRECTED
Constable paperback 2015.Spine slightly creased. Victorian murder mystery - Mrs Jeffries is the housekeeper of a Scotland Yard inspector Death of a publican
£3.00

23612. BRIGHTWELL Emily: MRS JEFFRIES SWEEPS THE CHIMNEY
Constable paperback 2018.Spine slightly creased. Victorian murder mystery - Mrs Jeffries is the housekeeper of a Scotland Yard inspector
£3.50

23613. BRIGHTWELL Emily: MRS JEFFRIES TAKES THE STAGE
Constable paperback 2014.VG. Victorian murder mystery - Mrs Jeffries is the housekeeper of a Scotland Yard inspector. Death of a theatre critic
£3.50

23615. BRIGHTWELL Emily: MRS JEFFRIES TAKES STOCK
Constable paperback 2014.Wraps creased. Victorian murder mystery - Mrs Jeffries is the housekeeper of a Scotland Yard inspector. Death of an American Entrepreneur
£3.00

23616. BRIGHTWELL Emily: MRS JEFFRIES TAKES THE CAKE
Constable paperback 2015.Spine & wraps a bit creased Bottom of spine slightly torn. Victorian murder mystery - Mrs Jeffries is the housekeeper of a Scotland Yard inspector.
£3.00

23617. BRIGHTWELL Emily: MRS JEFFRIES WEEDS THE PLOT
Constable paperback 2018.Spine slightly creased. Victorian murder mystery - Mrs Jeffries is the housekeeper of a Scotland Yard inspector.
£3.50

23620. ALLAN Mabel Esther: SHADOW OVER THE ALPS
Hutchinson 1960 1st.Front board darkened on edges 1 corner bumped Photocopy dw
£50.00

23621. SIMS Sue & CLARE Hilary: THE ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF GIRLS' SCHOOL STORIES volume 3
Girls Gone By Books paperback 2020 new edition.New Full of illus Quarto format. Authors N-Y with short biog & biblio for each; also articles on girls' school story papers Guide school stories historical & fantasy school stories modern school stories pony school stories & Scottish school stories
£16.00

23623. BRUCE Dorita Fairlie: THE SERENDIPITY SHOP
OUP 1947 1st.Illus Inscr Spine ends faded Smells musty Fairly ragged dw missing small chunks printed on the reverse of another
£25.00

23624. BRUCE Dorita Fairlie: NANCY CALLS THE TUNE
OUP 1944 1st.Coloured frontis + line Corners bumped Smells slightly musty Dw worn on edges & creases with small tears repaired on reverse
£45.00

23625. SMITH Evelyn: BIDDY AND QUILLA
Books to Treasure paperback reissue 2014.Slightly damaged
£9.00

23626. SMITH Evelyn: BINKIE OF IIIB
Books to Treasure paperback reissue 2017.Slightly damaged
£9.00

23627. SMITH Evelyn: THE LITTLE BETTY WILKINSON
Books to Treasure paperback reissue 2016.More damaged Bottom front corner and first few pages creased
£8.00

23628. SMITH Evelyn: MILLY IN THE FIFTH
Books to Treasure paperback reissue 2015.6 bw plates Slightly damaged
£9.00

23629. SMITH Evelyn: NICKY OF THE LOWER FOURTH
Books to Treasure paperback reissue 2015.Slightly damaged
£9.00

23630. SMITH Evelyn: PHYLLIDA IN FORM III
Books to Treasure paperback reissue 2014.Slightly damaged
£9.00

23631. SMITH Evelyn: THE SMALL SIXTH FORM
Books to Treasure paperback reissue 2013.Slightly damaged
£9.00

23632. TALBOT Ethel: NEW GIRL AT THE PRIORY
Books to Treasure paperback reissue 2015.Slightly damaged
£9.00

23633. OXENHAM Elsie J: AN ABBEY CHAMPION
Elsie J Oxenham Appreciation Society 2014 paperback.Slightly damaged
£16.00

23634. OXENHAM Elsie J: BIDDY'S SECRET
Elsie J Oxenham Appreciation Society 2012 paperback.Slightly damaged
£16.00

23637. ALLAN Mabel Esther: THE BALLET FAMILY
Girls Gone By Books 2012 paperback reissue.Slightly damaged Includes biography + article on being a ballet student in the 50s
£11.00

23640. BIGGS Margaret: DILLY GOES TO AMBERGATE
Girls Gone By Books 2011 paperback.Slightly damaged - 2 copies
£11.00

23641. BIGGS Margaret: THE TWO FAMILIES
Girls Gone By Books 2010 paperback.Slightly damaged - 2 copies
£11.00

23642. BRAZIL Angela: A FOURTH FORM FRIENDSHIP
Girls Gone By Books 2006 paperback reissue.Slightly damaged - 3 copies Fun in the 4th series reprinting individual titles of merit
£11.00

23643. MATTHEWMAN Phyllis: A NEW ROLE FOR NATASHA
Lutterworth 1945 1st.Coloured frontis Inscr Smells a bit musty Slightly torn dw Small piece missing bottom front. The fourth of her Daneswood school series
£35.00

23645. MATTHEWMAN Phyllis: A NEW ROLE FOR NATASHA
Girls Gone By Books 2020 paperback reissue.New EBD's friend who wrote excellent school stories in her own right this is the fourth of her Daneswood school series
£17.00

23646. HILL Lorna: THE SECRET
Girls Gone By Books 2020 paperback reprint of reissue.New Last of the Wells series
£17.00

23647. COURTNEY Gwendoline: THE CHILTONS
Girls Gone By Books 2006 paperback reissue.Slightly damaged
£11.00

23651. PLEYDELL Susan: BRIGHOUSE HOTEL
Greyladies paperback reissue 2014.Slightly damaged/ A hotel & mountain rescue centre in the climbing country of Wester Ross
£9.00

23652. PULLEIN-THOMPSON Josephine: MURDER STRIKES PINK
Greyladies paperback reissue 2014.Slightly damaged. Originally published in 1963 a murder in a 'horsey' community
£10.00

23653. VAIZEY Mrs George de Horne: THE IGNORANCE OF SYBILLA & other stories
Greyladies paperback reissue 2010.Slightly damaged - 4 copies. Witty tales
£9.00

23660. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: TOM TACKLES THE CHALET SCHOOL
Girls Gone By Books 2017 paperback reissue.Slightly damaged - 2 copies. Includes short story by K Bruce
£14.00

23662. BRUCE Dorita Fairlie: THE BARTLE BEQUEST
Girls Gone By Books 2012 unabridged paperback reissue.Slightly damaged 2 copies Colmskirk series
£11.00

23663. BRUCE Dorita Fairlie: THE DEBATABLE MOUND
Girls Gone By Books 2011 paperback reissue.Slightly damaged - 2 copies Colmskirk series
£11.00

23665. CADOGAN Mary: MARY CARRIES ON
Girls Gone By Books 2008 large format paperback.Slightly damaged; Reflections on some favourite girls' stories for her 80th birthday
£10.00

23666. CALDWELL Patricia K: VIVA VIVIANS
Girls Gone By Books 2014 paperback 1st.Slightly damaged.
£11.00

23668. CALDWELL Patricia K: HEAD GIRL AT VIVIANS
Girls Gone By Books 2010 paperback reissue.Slightly damaged - 3 copies
£11.00

23669. CALDWELL Patricia K: PREFECTS AT VIVIANS
Girls Gone By Books 2010 paperback reissue.Slightly damaged - 3 copies
£11.00

23670. COURTNEY Gwendoline: THE WILD LORINGS AT SCHOOL
Girls Gone By Books 2009 paperback reissue.Slightly damaged - 2 copies
£11.00

23671. COURTNEY Gwendoline: THE WILD LORINGS - DETECTIVES
Girls Gone By Books 2010 paperback reissue.Slightly damaged - 2 copies
£11.00

23672. DARCH Winifred: THE NEW SCHOOL & HILARY
Girls Gone By Books 2008 paperback reissue.Slightly damaged
£11.00

23673. EDWARDS Monica: BLACK HUNTING WHIP
Girls Gone By Books 2011 paperback reissue.Slightly damaged
£15.00

23676. EDWARDS Monica: WISH FOR A PONY
Girls Gone By Books 2020 paperback reissue.Slightly damaged - 2 copies
£16.00

23678. PARKS Brian: MONICA EDWARDS The Authorised Biography
Girls Gone By Books 2010 paperback.Slightly damaged Large format 2 copies
£9.50

23679. ELDER Josephine: ERICA WINS THROUGH
Girls Gone By Books 2010 paperback reissue.Slightly damaged - 4 copies
£11.00

23681. GOUDGE Elizabeth: HENRIETTA'S HOUSE
Girls Gone By 2020 paperback reprint.Slightly damaged - 2 copies
£12.00

23682. GOUDGE Elizabeth: SMOKY-HOUSE
Girls Gone By Books 2020 reissue.Slightly damaged - 4 copies
£12.00

23683. BOYLSTON H D: SUE BARTON SUPERINTENDENT NURSE
Bodley Head 1950 rep.Smells a bit musty Boards worn & stained
£8.50

23684. BOYLSTON H D: SUE BARTON VISITING NURSE
Bodley Head 1950 rep.Name fep Piece torn from pre-title Foredge a bit browned & foxed Smells a bit musty Boards grubby bumped & rubbed
£7.50

23685. HILL Lorna: BORDER PEEL
Girls Gone By Books 2007 paperback.Slightly damaged - 3 copies 4th Marjorie book
£11.00

23686. HILL Lorna: MORE ABOUT MANDY
Girls Gone By Books 2009 paperback.Slightly damaged - 2 copies. Vicarage Children #2
£11.00

23687. MACKENZIE James: ANOTHER COUNTRY
Girls Gone By Books paperback 2008.Slightly damaged Larger format. A guide to the children's books of the Lake District & Cumbria
£9.00

23688. MALLORY Clare: THE LEAGUE OF THE SMALLEST
Girls Gone By Books 2009 paperback reissue.Slightly damaged - 2 copies
£11.00

23690. MOORE Dorothea: THE ONLY DAY-GIRL
Girls Gone By Books 2007 paperback reissue.Slightly damaged - 6 copies
£9.50

23691. BOYLSTON HD: SUE BARTON RURAL NURSE
Bodley Head 1950 rep.Name fep Front hinge weak Some foxing Stain/fading along right hand edge of front board Dw missing a few chunks rubbed & worn Smells a bit musty
£8.50

23693. OXENHAM Elsie J: ABBEY GIRLS GO BACK TO SCHOOL
Seagull 1949.Coloured frontis loose (could be from a different edition) Page edges brown Smells a bit musty Spine & board edges faded
£4.50

23694. BOYLSTON HD: SUE BARTON NEIGHBOURHOOD NURSE
Bodley Head 1951 rep.Page edges foxed & browned Corners bumped Boards a bit marked
£7.50

23695. NEEDHAM Violet: THE AVENUE
Girls Gone By Books 2013 paperback reissue.More: printer's error where half spine is blue and half pink
£10.00

23696. NEEDHAM Violet: PANDORA OF PARRHAM ROYAL
Girls Gone By Books 2009 paperback reissue.Slightly damaged - 7 copies
£11.00

23697. OXENHAM Elsie J: GOBLIN ISLAND
Girls Gone By Books paperback 2007.Slightly damaged Centenary edition of her first book Coloured illus Bookmark
£16.00

23700. SAVILLE Malcolm: THE PURPLE VALLEY
Girls Gone By Books 2017 paperback reprint.Slightly damaged - 3 copies 2nd Marston Baines young adult series
£15.00

23705. VIPONT Elfrida: THE PAVILION
Girls Gone By Books 2014 paperback.Slightly damaged. Last of the Haverard sequence
£11.00

23706. OXENHAM Elsie J: ABBEY GIRLS IN TOWN
Seagull 1949.Name fep Foxing Corners bumped Spine a bit faded Page edges brown Smells a bit musty
£4.50

23707. THE BEEZER BOOK 1974
Corner cut from fep Corners bumped Spine slightly torn Small piece missing from bottom Boards a bit grubby
£3.50

23708. BILLY THE KID BOOK OF PICTURE STORIES 1958
Old tape marks on eps for no apparent reason Corners & board edges very rubbed & boards a bit grubby but contents generally very good As well as picture stories there's also non-fiction articles & MGM photos
£7.50

23709. BRITISH GIRLS ANNUAL 1919
First story Third Form Strike (Brazil) 2 or 4 coloured plates (prize inscr on back of frontis) Coloured picture onlaid missing corner Boards a bit rubbed bumped and faded Hinges weak Pages browning Some slight page damage. Includes short story The Little Goose Girl - D F Bruce long story Luck! - Talbot + shorts including Pocock Methley Marchant Lake Chaundler & Miall
£15.00

23711. BRITISH GIRLS ANNUAL
1930 annual published 1929.First story Friday Night's Dream - Chaundler Coloured frontis Coloured picture onlaid slightly rubbed Boards a bit marked & bumped Corners bumped & rubbed Spine faded Slight foxing. Includes shorts including Leonard Pocock Talbot Miall Marchant Girvin Cowper Wynne Methley Brazil
£15.00

23712. BRITISH GIRLS ANNUAL
Published 1933, 1934 final annual.1st story The Amateur Sleuths (Chaundler) Illus Coloured picture onlaid Board edges & corners very rubbed 2 inch tear between bottom front board & spine. Contains long story Marchant + H White Moore Cowen EMR Burgess + article on cricket for girls
£15.00

23713. CORONET BOOK FOR GIRLS 2
Sampson Low nd.1st story Desert Trail. Line illus Pages browning Corners bumped Boards grubby & a bit marked Spine faded & torn at bottom. Includes EBD - Cavalier Maid + Norling Tarrant E Marsh Little
£15.00

23714. GOLDEN ANNUAL FOR GIRLS 1936
1st story Phantom Island Coloured frontis InscrPages brown Hinges almost split (front board nearly separate) Pictorial boards a bit worn & bumped Spine faded creased & torn at bottom
£3.00

23716. SCOTT Mary: DINNER DOESN'T MATTER
Paul's Book Arcade (NZ) 1957 1st.Large inscr Dw chipped & slightly torn on edges missing a couple of small pieces from back Back flap almost separate. Another amusing tale about Susan and Larry the sheepfarmers from Breakfast at Six; Susan's sister comes to 'help' but causes trouble
£19.50

23717. SCOTT Mary: HAVEN'T WE MET BEFORE
Hurst & Blackett 1970 1st.Prize label Boards bumped. Another amusing tale this one about an artist
£8.50

23721. BARNARD Marjorie: ANGEL PIG
Nelson nd 1929 prize label.Bw frontis Faded semipictorial boards Corners & spine ends bumped & a bit rubbed. 1st girls' school story set at Thorncliff
£7.50

23722. LITTLE FOLKS volume 82
1915.1st story A Friend's a Friend Coloured plates inc Attwell FM Anderson Large inscr Pencil ticks on contents page Foxing Some page corners creased & pages grubby Hinges almost completely split between front & back boards and spine Coloured pictorial paper covered boards worn chipped & creased Back board very grubby Spine creased & torn. Includes long story Talbot -Pippa at the Priory; short stories On Active Service & 2 Little Explorers-DFB D Moore Chaundler(2) Methley Cowper Pocock
£9.50

23728. POOLE Philippa (compiled by): THE DIARIES OF ETHEL TURNER
Ure Smith (Australia) 1979 1st.Bw photo illus Small inscr Board edges slightly rubbed Slightly torn & rubbed dw Quarto format
£25.00

23731. SMITH Emma: MAIDEN'S TRIP
Bloomsbury paperback 2011.Wraps a bit creased. Originally published in 1948 a wartime adventure on the Grand Union Canal
£5.00

23732. NIALL Brenda: SEVEN LITTLE BILLABONGS
Melbourne University Press 1979 1st.Map of Billabong on eps Boards very slightly bumped Slightly rubbed dw. The world of Ethel Turner and Mary Grant Bruce
£20.00

23735. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: GEOGRAPHY READERS vol 2 - BESS ON HER OWN IN CANADA and SHARLIE'S KENYA DIARY
Girls Gone By 2020 reissue.Slightly damaged - 3 copies
£16.00

23737. FRASER Eugenie: THE HOUSE BY THE DVINA
Corgi paperback 1986.Bw photo plates Hinges a little weak in the middle Spine & corners creased Wraps a bit worn. A Russian childhood 1914-1920
£4.50

23738. STEVENSON D E: THE MUSGRAVES
Collins 1960 1st.Exlibrary Stains on pages Page edges brown Well read. Torn creased dw missing small bits
£7.50

23739. STEVENSON D E: SARAH MORRIS REMEMBERS
Fontana paperback 1970.Spine creased
£9.50

23740. STREATFEILD Noel: AUNT CLARA
Collins 1952 1st.Name on fep Clean inside Board edges & spine faded
£17.50

23741. STREATFEILD Noel: LUKE
Heinemann 1939 1st.Eps browning 1 corner bumped Very brittle dw in 2 pieces bit missing especially from browned spine Inscribed by author 'Noel Streatfeild for D with my dear/deep(?) respects. N 1939' Very scarce title
£199.00

23743. TRUMAN Margaret: MURDER IN HAVANA
Fawcett (US) paperback 2002.Good condition. I have several more of her books
£4.50

23744. VON ARNIM Elizabeth: THE ENCHANTED APRIL
Vintage paperback nd.Corners very slightly creased. 4 women answer a discreet advert and go to a Mediterranean castle
£4.00

23746. BARBER Helen: THE BETTANY TWINS AND THE CHALET SCHOOL
Girls Gone By Books 2020 paperback.Slightly damaged. 1944 - Dick & Mollie come home from India
£15.00

23747. BARBER Helen: LAST TERM AT TAVERTON HIGH
Girls Gone By Books 2018 paperback.Slightly damaged 5 copies. Before the Chalet School: Rosalie Dene & Mary Burnett
£14.00

23751. CLARKE Marjorie: SAWDUST AND SPANGLES
Angus & Robertson 1959 Australian 1st.Illus Pages browning Foxed Slightly marked & scraped dw. Children stay at a circus for the holidays travelling round Western Australia
£15.00

23752. FITT Mary: VENDETTA
Nelson 1957 1st.Coloured frontis + line illus Pages browning Smells a bit musty. Adventures in Italy
£15.00

23753. MEADE Mrs L T: BASHFUL FIFTEEN
Cassell nd 31st thou 1920 prize label.4 coloured plates A bit loose Coloured cameo pic pasted on decorated boards grubby and worn. A school story originally published in 1892
£10.00

23754. STUART Sheila: MORE ADVENTURES OF ALISON
Blackie 1965 rep.Foredge slighly marked Dw a bit torn & rubbed on edges
£12.50

23756. WELCH Ronald: CAPTAIN OF DRAGOONS
Oxford Children's Library 1963 rep.Illus Dw. The Careys with the Duke of Marlborough
£15.00

23758. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: CHALET SCHOOL IN EXILE
Chambers 1950 rep.Bw frontis Nice clean copy in dw with plain blue spine missing tiny bits from edges; a bit grubby & rubbed
£25.00

23761. TREADGOLD Mary: NO PONIES
Cape 1946 1st.Illus R Gervis Ex private library Small inscr Fairly well read Front & front flap only of dw worn & repaired. Mystery story set in the French Riviera just after the war
£9.50

23762. BARNARD Marjorie: MRS NOAH
Nelson nd 1934 inscr.Line illus Semipictorial boards Corners & spine ends bumped. 2nd girls' school story set at Thorncliff
£10.00

23764. WALKER Victoria: THE HOUSE CALLED HADLOWS
Deutsch 1972 1st.Spine ends slightly bumped Dw a bit grubby. Fantasy story set around an old house
£15.00

23767. OXENHAM Elsie J: DAMARIS DANCES
OUP 1940 1st.Coloured frontis (reinserted in wrong place with old tape) + line illus M Horder Inscrs Hinges slightly weak in middle Edges browned and some foxing Very grubby semipictorial boards Spine a bit faded Slightly out of shape
£45.00

23768. HILL Lorna: THE SECRET
Girls Gone By Books 2020 paperback reprint of reissue.Slightly damaged - 6 copies Last of the Wells series
£16.00

23769. POCOCK Doris: NESTA FINDS HER NICHE
Ward Lock 1936 1st.Bw frontis Inscr Edges foxed Semipictorial boards Corners slightly rubbed
£7.50

23771. SIMS Sue & CLARE Hilary: THE ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF GIRLS' SCHOOL STORIES volume 1
Girls Gone By Books paperback 2020 new edition.Slightly damaged - 3 copies. Full of illus Quarto format. Authors A-F with short biog & biblio for each; also article on adult school fiction
£15.00

23774. MATHEWS M E: SIXPENNY HOLIDAY
Blackie nd probably 1st.Illus Corners & spine ends bumped Board edges slightly faded Boards slightly marked. 3rd (& last) of the Windyridge holiday adventure series
£15.00

23775. THE YOUNG series: PLAIDY Jean: THE YOUNG ELIZABETH
Macdonald 1969 rep.Illus Almost as new in very slightly grubby dw. Fictionalised account; very rare Plaidy
£40.00

23777. SIMS Sue & CLARE Hilary: THE ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF GIRLS' SCHOOL STORIES volume 3
Girls Gone By Books paperback 2020 new edition.More: cover corner & first few pages badly creased. Full of illus Quarto format. Authors N-Y with short biog & biblio for each; also articles on girls' school story papers Guide school stories historical & fantasy school stories modern school stories pony school stories & Scottish school stories
£14.00

23779. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: LAVENDER LAUGHS IN THE CHALET SCHOOL
Chambers 1943 1st.Bw frontis Quite heavy foxing on foredge and prelim pages Corners bumped Fairly ragged NKB dw with a tear across the spine with old tape mark and generally chipped with tears
£25.00

23780. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: HIGHLAND TWINS AT THE CHALET SCHOOL
Chambers 1942 1st.Bw frontis Inscr Foredge a bit foxed extending onto a few pages Corners bumped Ragged NKB dw Chunks missing and very worn
£20.00

23781. MARTIN Graham Dunstan: GIFTWISH
Allen & Unwin 1980 1st.Map eps Dw. Fantasy - apparently vying with Tolkien & le Guin
£12.50

23782. LIND Marie Jeanne: PATSY
Blackie nd war econ.4 bw plates Prize label with all info crossed out Pages browning Edges very brown 1 small section of pages separate Red blotch on bep Corners and top edge of boards bumped Boards marked. School story
£6.00

23783. DALE Judith: SHIRLEY FLIGHT IN DESERT ADVENTURE
World Distributors nd.Long inscr Slight foxing Slightly chipped dw stuck down with cellophane
£6.00

23788. ZINDEL Paul: THE GIRL WHO WANTED A BOY
Bodley Head 1981 1st.Dw a bit grubby foxed & bumped. Dreaming of love
£9.50

23790. SIMS Sue & CLARE Hilary: THE ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF GIRLS' SCHOOL STORIES volume 3
Girls Gone By Books paperback 2020 new edition.Slightly damaged - 5 copies. Full of illus Quarto format. Authors N-Y with short biog & biblio for each; also articles on girls' school story papers Guide school stories historical & fantasy school stories modern school stories pony school stories & Scottish school stories
£15.00

23794. JANSSON Tove: A WINTER BOOK
Sort of Books paperback 2006 1st thus.Wraps slightly marked & creased. Short stories translated from the Swedish
£5.00

23795. JANSSON Tove: THE SUMMER BOOK
Sort of Books paperback 2003.Short stories translated from the Swedish
£5.00

23797. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: EUSTACIA GOES TO THE CHALET SCHOOL
Chambers 1939 rep.NKB frontis Foxing Front hinge very weak almost split Boards a bit bumped Very bad photocopy of (I think) the 1st ed dw
£9.50

23799. HAMILTON Virginia: DUSTLAND
Macrae 1980 UK 1st.Nice copy in dw. Children with supersensory powers by the Newbery Medal winner
£15.00

23800. GOWER Sylvia: THE WORLD OF ELIZABETH GOUDGE
Girls Gone By 2020 reissue.New Originally privately published 2001 her life and her books with some new photos & illustrations
£13.00

23801. IBBOTSON Eva: MAGIC FLUTES
Picador paperback 2009.Wraps very slightly creased. Aka The Reluctant Heiress; a romantic tale set in 1922 as a princess a fairytale castle & the Vienna opera; written for adults but reissued (unchanged) for young adults
£5.00

23802. MALCOLMSON Patricia & Robert (edited by): NELLA LAST'S PEACE
Profile Books 2006 paperback.Bw photo plates Inscr Wraps covered with cellophane Spine a bit creased. The post-war diaries of Housewife 49
£5.00

23804. BROAD Richard & FLEMING Suzie (edited by): NELLA LAST'S WAR
Profile Books 2006 paperback.Bw photo plates Inscr Wraps covered with cellophane Spine very slightly creased. The Second World War Diaries of Housewife 49
£5.00

23805. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: CHALET GIRLS IN CAMP
Chambers 1950 rep.Crease across front board probably production fault NKB dw with blue spine with small tears on edges
£15.00

23806. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: EXPLOITS OF THE CHALET GIRLS
Chambers 1948 rep.Dw edges slightly chipped & holed
£19.50

23807. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: CHALET SCHOOL & THE LINTONS
Chambers 1948 rep.Slightly creased & torn dw
£15.00

23814. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: THE NEW HOUSE AT THE CHALET SCHOOL
Chambers 1948 rep.Nice copy in dw missing bits from corners & spine ends
£20.00

23816. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: CHALET SCHOOL & ROSALIE
Armada paperback 1987.Pages browning Sticker on front wrap Slim volume
£15.00

23818. MUMFORD Elisabeth: JUDY JOINS THE JASMINES
CSSM nd Messily crossed out 1942 inscr.4 bw plates Foxed Boards stained bumped & worn Top spine torn. School/Guide story
£7.50

23821. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: THE WRONG CHALET SCHOOL
Chambers 1952 1st.Bw frontis Tiny chip on foredge otherwise good copy in dw slightly frayed chipped & rubbed
£35.00

23825. HARRIS Catherine: RIDING FOR RANSOM
Blackie 1965 new edition.Line illus Name fep Nice copy in very slightly bumped dw. 3rd of the Cuckoo Mill series
£7.50

23829. AIKEN Joan: THE KINGDOM AND THE CAVE
Grasshopper 1973 rep.Exlibrary - many stamps tape marks & removed labels Illus Pages browning Tape marks on boards Creased slightly rubbed dw with scrape on spine. Witty fantasy - a cat & a horse try to save their human's kingdom.
£6.50

23831. MARSH Eileen: JONQUIL, TEST PILOT
Sampson Low nd.Many striking full page bw illus Boards stained top and faded on edges Torn dw missing a few chunks. Adventures and skulduggery
£15.00

23832. MACINTYRE Elisabeth: A WONDERFUL WAY TO LEARN THE LANGUAGE
Hodder & Stoughton Australia 1982 1st.Line illus Piece torn from fep Small mark bottom edge otherwise good in dw. An Australian au pair in Rome
£15.00

23844. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: EXCITEMENTS AT THE CHALET SCHOOL
Chambers 1957 1st.Bw frontis VG in dw with small tears on spine ends and slightly rubbed on corners
£60.00

23846. ST VINCENT Isobel: THE MOORINGS MYSTERY
Hutchinson nd 1955 inscr.Illus Pages browning Slightly rubbed dw grubby on back. Family adventure in an old house they inherited
£7.50

23847. MACKENZIE Kathleen: VICKY AND THE PENTIRES
Evans nd probable 1st.Illus Prize label Spine blotchy Torn chipped dw missing pieces top and middle of spine. The scarce 5th of the Pentires series - a caravan holiday and a gang of dog thieves
£40.00

23848. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: THE FEUD IN THE FIFTH REMOVE
Lutterworth 1952 rep.Coloured frontis Lacks fep weakening front hinge Mostly removed prize label Dark red from boards leeched slightly onto prelims & last pages Foxing Boards dirty
£15.00

23850. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: JUDY THE GUIDE
Nelson nd.Coloured frontis + line Foxing Page marking Pictorial boards faded & marked Corners bumped rubbed & worn
£15.00

23851. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: KENNELMAID NAN
Lutterworth 1954 1st.Coloured frontis Hinges weak Boards grubby Spine very faded & worn on ends
£30.00

23853. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: JOEY & CO IN TIROL
Chambers 1960 1st.Blue/w frontis Nice copy in dw slightly rubbed and chipped on edges
£50.00

23856. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: MARY-LOU OF THE CHALET SCHOOL
Chambers 1956 1st.Bw frontis Pages browning Top spine very slightly bumped Dw missing tiny pieces bottom spine & edges A few tears repaired with old tape Slightly creased
£60.00

23857. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: A GENIUS AT THE CHALET SCHOOL
Chambers 1956 1st.Bw frontis Pages brown Hinges weak in 1 place Boards slightly marked Chipped dw with a couple of tears including 1 repaired with tape
£40.00

23858. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: CHALET SCHOOL & BARBARA
Chambers 1958 rep.Brown/w frontis Spine slightly browned Torn dw missing pieces from spine ends with a grubby back Not a bad copy
£30.00

23861. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: RUEY RICHARDSON - CHALETIAN
Chambers nd 1st.Bw frontis VG in slightly chipped dw; small tear front tiny piece missing bottom spine; back grubby
£45.00

23867. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: THE CHALET SCHOOL REUNION
Chambers 1963 1st.Coloured frontis + 4 semi-coloured plates Foredge slightly foxed Front and back hinges a bit weak Corners bumped Spine discoloured and slightly foxed
£35.00

23868. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: THE CHALET SCHOOL TRIPLETS
Chambers nd 1st.Bw frontis VG in dw
£45.00

23872. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: JANE AND THE CHALET SCHOOL
Chambers 1964 1st.Bw frontis VG in dw that's very slightly scratched on the back
£60.00

23874. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: REDHEADS AT THE CHALET SCHOOL
Chambers 1964 1st.Bw frontis VG in dw a bit grubby on back and slightly rubbed on corners
£50.00

23880. MONTGOMERY L M: ANNE OF INGLESIDE
Harrap 1949 rep.Shabby reading copy Foxing & page marking Lacks fep Hinges weak Boards badly marked & battered Spine unattached one side
£2.50

23882. OXENHAM Elsie J: THE GIRL WHO WOULDN'T MAKE FRIENDS
Nelson nd.2 coloured plates Prize label Front hinge very weak Semipictorial boards Spine dulled Boards marked rubbed & bumped
£15.00

23883. BATTEN Mortimer: RAY OF THE RAINBOWS
Hollis & Carter 1952 1st.Line illus Vernon Stokes Name fep Slightly foxed Torn creased dw missing 1 inch bottom spine and triangle from back. A wild boy living in Canadian woods with wild animals
£7.50

23884. BOYLSTON H D: SUE BARTON STAFF NURSE
Bodley Head 1953 1st UK.Foredge slightly foxed Corners bumped Board edges a bit faded Dw spine stained with ink Very rubbed edges & missing small pieces from ends. Scarce title in the series
£20.00

23886. ERDMAN Loula Grace: THE WIND BLOWS FREE
Hampton Library nd.Edges slightly foxed Slightly torn & worn dw. Making a new life in the Texas Panhandle
£8.50

23887. GIRVIN Brenda: SCHOOLDAYS
Shaw nd 1936 prize label.Coloured frontis Prize label Foxing Decorated boards marked & rubbed Spine faded. Her last book - short stories
£12.00

23888. LAKE Edna: PAMELA OF PETERS
Nelson nd.Bw frontis Top of spine bumped Dw missing pieces from spine ends. Short school story
£5.00

23889. LEITCH Elizabeth: THE SATURDAY CLUB
Blackie nd.Line illus Edges browned Worn creased dw missing pieces from spine ends & grubby on back. Family story
£7.50

23890. LEWIS Lorna: SHIRLEY GOES TO AMERICA
Lutterworth 1961 1st.Very slightly bumped corners & spine ends Smells a bit musty Protected dw with small imperfections and missing tiny bits. Sequel to Shirley goes Travelling (I think) and set between the end of university and the start of teacher training
£30.00

23891. MEYNELL Laurence: NURSE ROSS AND THE DOCTOR
Hamilton 1962 1st.Exlibrary Pages a bit loose Edges foxed Dw laminated to boards Spine ends and corners bumped Well read Reading copy. #4 of series about a district nurse; I think it's YA rather than adult
£15.00

23892. MOFFITT Virginia May: POLLYANNA AT SIX STAR RANCH
Harrap 1949 rep.Boards a bit marked Chipped and torn dw missing a few pieces. #3 (fill-in) of Pollyanna series
£15.00

23894. OXENHAM Elsie J: SCHOOLGIRLS AND SCOUTS
Collins nd 1926 prize label.Coloured frontis Foxing 2 pages stained possibly diluted black ink Embossed boards Crease across top of front board Spine ends frayed
£25.00

23895. TAYLOR Marjorie: THE HIGHLAND SCHOOL
Epworth Press nd 1940 inscr.Bw frontis Pages browning Hinges slightly weak Corners bumped and rubbed Spine faded. School & guiding in Scotland
£9.50

23897. STRATTON-PORTER Gene: A GIRL OF THE LIMBERLOST
Hodder & Stoughton 1950 yellow jacket rep.Inscr Piece torn from fep Nice copy in protected dw torn on back
£7.50

23898. TALBOT Ethel: NEIGHBOURS AT SCHOOL
Nelson nd.Bw frontis Prize label Heavy foxing on edges Semipictorial boards Worn edges Corners bumped Foxed dw missing small chunks
£8.50

23901. STREATFEILD Noel: BALLET SHOES FOR ANNA
Collins 1974 rep.Illus Nice copy in dw with several tears along the top
£8.50

23903. WALSH Jill Paton: A PARCEL OF PATTERNS
Kestrel 1983 1st.Inscr Very nice copy in dw. Historical story based on the plague in Eyam
£20.00

23904. WELCH Ronald: MOHAWK VALLEY
OUP 1962 rep.Illus Name fep Smells musty Protected dw. One of the hardest to find of the Carey family series
£50.00

23906. BOWLES Colin: FLYING HAZZARD
Century 1987 1st.Dw. A humerous romance about a flying doctor
£10.00

23908. DUFFIELD Anne: A BEVY OF MAIDS
Cassell 1941 1st.Front hinge weak Foredge a bit foxed Corners bumped Spine and board edges faded Back board stained. The adventures of a Canadian ambulance unit in North Africa
£15.00

23909. DUFFIELD Anne: THE GOLDEN SUMMER
Cassell 1954 1st.Foredge foxed Slightly torn dw. Summer in a Chateau at the foot of the Pyrenees and the American families stationed nearby
£9.50

23911. BARBER Helen: MOLLIE'S FRIENDS
Books to Treasure paperback 2021.New A sequel to M's Choice set at Durham Girls' County School in the 1920s
£10.00

23912. VIPONT Elfrida: THE PAVILION
OUP 1969 1st.Illus Ex school library 1 page edge damaged where badly cut Dw. 5th & last Haverard book
£30.00

23916. STREATFEILD Noel: PARSON'S NINE
Greyladies paperback reissue 2014.Slightly damaged. Her second adult novel a vicarage family of 9 children before during and after the 1st World War
£35.00

23917. MEYNELL Laurence: THE RIVALS
Hale 1987 1st.Small scribble fep otherwise vg in slightly bumped rubbed dw. Mysteries in Edwardian Sussex
£12.50

23918. STREATFEILD Noel: SAPLINGS
Collins 1945 1st.Inscribed by author 'To Margot(?) and Chin(?) with my dear love. Noel 1949 Top edge brown Smells slightly musty Spinei faded Boards marked Corners bumped Browned chipped creased dw slightly fragile. An English family and how the 2nd world war affected the four children
£40.00

23919. SIMS Sue & CLARE Hilary: THE ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF GIRLS' SCHOOL STORIES volume 1
Girls Gone By Books paperback 2020 new edition.More: crease top corner and first few pages Full of illus Quarto format. Authors A-F with short biog & biblio for each; also article on adult school fiction
£14.00

23923. ALLAN Mabel EstheR: PHILOMEL FOLLOWS AFTER
Greyladies paperback 2021.New Her second full length (unpublished) novel - a girls' school story inspired by Broster's Jacobite trilogy written when she was 15
£12.00

23926. ELDER Josephine: CHERRY TREE PERCH
Girls Gone By 2021 paperback.New Farm School series
£13.00

23927. ELDER Josephine: CHERRY TREE PERCH
Girls Gone By Books 2021 paperback.Slightly damaged. Farm School series
£12.00

23932. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: LORNA AT WYNYARDS
Girls Gone By Books 2021 paperback reissue.New Additional short story by A Fitzpatrick
£17.00

23933. DIGBY Anne: SECRET LETTERS AT TREBIZON
Fidra Books 2007 paperback reissue.New Preface by Digby; afterword by H Clare
£3.00

23934. BARBER Helen: A CHALET SCHOOL HEADMISTRESS
Girls Gone By Books 2017 paperback.Slightly damaged - 2 copies. Set the term after Gay. Includes new short story by Barber
£14.00

23936. SMITH Evelyn: PHYLLIDA IN FORM III
Books to Treasure paperback reissue 2014.More damaged Top corner bent
£8.00

23937. TALBOT Ethel: NEW GIRL AT THE PRIORY
Books to Treasure paperback reissue 2015.More damaged Top spine bent
£8.00

23938. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: LORNA AT WYNYARDS
Girls Gone By Books 2021 paperback reissue.Slightly damaged - 3 copies
£16.00

23939. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: THE EVANGELICAL BOOKS
Girls Gone By Books 2021 paperback reissue.New Contains Nesta Steps Out Beechy of the Harbour School and Leader in Spite of Herself
£17.00

23940. FOREST Antonia: THE READY-MADE FAMILY
Girls Gone By Books 2021 paperback.New .
£17.00

23944. BRUCE Dorita Fairlie: THE SCHOOL ON THE MOOR
Girls Gone By Books 2006 paperback reissue.More: crease back wrap
£10.00

23945. ARLEY Catherine: READY REVENGE
Collins Crime Club 1960 1st.Spine faded Boards a bit bumped. Translated from French
£7.50

23948. COOPER Gordon: A TIME IN A CITY
OUP 1972 1st.Illus Edges slightly foxed Board edges slightly faded Dw creased and a bit marked. Sequel to An Hour in the Morning and set during the 1st World War Kate moves from the country to be a kitchen maid in a city
£15.00

23949. DUNNETT Dorothy: QUEENS' PLAY
Cassell 1964 1st.Long inscr & book plate Smells a bit musty 1 corner bumped Dw browning on back. Intrigue in the French court involving the child Mary Queen of Scots - Lymond series
£12.50

23950. GERVAISE Mary: THE PAINTED SWAN
Nelson 1962 1st.Illus Prize label + dymo name on fep (spelt wrong) Foredge slightly foxed Rubbed dw slightly creased on front. Family story
£12.50

23951. BLYTON Enid: FIVE GO DOWN TO THE SEA
Hodder & Stoughton 1959 rep.Illus Soper Corners bumped Boards a bit marked Dw frayed & rubbed on edges
£10.00

23952. BOYLSTON H D: SUE BARTON SUPERINTENDENT NURSE
Bodley Head 1952 rep.Foredge foxed Hinges a bit weak Boards patchily faded Dw torn on creases missing small piece top spine and red marking on back Smells musty
£15.00

23953. MEADE Mrs L T: DEB & THE DUCHESS
Longman 1896 new edition.7 bw plates Prize label Page marking Tilt decorated boards very worn Corners bumped & rubbed Spine torn on ends & sides Patchily faded AEG Not bad inside Heavy. Adventures & family life of a baby-talking girl and her dog
£12.50

23954. BAWDEN Nina: GRANNY THE PAG
Hamilton 1995 1st.Name fep Foredge very slightly foxed Slightly bumped dw. A weird woman and her granddaughter's fight to live with her
£6.00

23955. SCOTT Janey: SARA GAY MODEL GIRL IN NEW YORK
World Distributors 1961.Inscr Fep insect(?) damaged Foredge marked and foxed Stain on back board Slightly torn rubbed dw
£15.00

23956. EGAN Lesley: THE MISER
Gollancz 1982 1st.Exlibrary not much read Dw stuck down with cellophane. Jesse Falkenstein series
£9.50

23957. FERGUSON Ruby: A PAINTBOX FOR PAULINE
Hodder & Stoughton 1953 1st.Illus Foredge foxed Nice copy of rare title in slightly torn dw browned on back. 4 sisters decide to pursue their individual choices of summer holiday; Pauline tells what happened
£45.00

23958. FINLEY Martha: ELSIE'S NEW RELATIONS
Routledge 1889 possibly UK 1st.Bw frontis Prize label removed Foxing Pictorial boards gilt lettered slightly marked and corners bumped #9
£9.50

23959. NEEDHAM Violet: THE WOODS OF WINDRI
Collins 1947 rep.Illus Heavy foxing on page edges Inscrs Dw foxed on back
£9.50

23964. OXENHAM Elsie J: GOBLIN ISLAND
Girls Gone By Books paperback 2007.More: scrapes & indentations + crease front cover. Centenary edition of her first book Coloured illus Bookmark
£15.00

23967. BELLAIRS George: DEATH TREADS SOFTLY
Thriller Book Club nd.Foredge foxed Slight page marking Dw missing quite a large triangular piece top spine + long tear between front flap and front Creased and a bit grubby. Superintendent Littlejohn of the Yard investigates a death in the Isle of Man
£15.00

23968. NEEDHAM Violet: THE HORN OF MERLYNS
Girls Gone By Books 2010 paperback reissue.More: marks & bumps front wrap; slight tear
£10.00

23969. DENNISON Dorothy: PADDY THE PRIDE OF THE SCHOOL
RTS/Every Girls Paper nd 1939 prize label.Coloured frontis Pages a bit grubby a couple damaged Hinges slightly weak Pictorial boards worn Bumped corners
£15.00

23970. FABER Nancy W: CATHY AT THE CROSSROADS
Collins 1965 new edition.Foredge foxed Boards slightly damp marked Dw worn & creased; missing bits. American story of a new stepmother and unhappiness at school
£9.50

23972. BRUCE Dorita Fairlie: THAT BOARDING SCHOOL GIRL
OUP 1935 rep.Coloured frontis + line Heavy foxing Dw strengthened on reverse with brown tape Grubby back & frayed
£9.50

23974. BROMIGE Iris: THE QUIET HILLS
Hodder & Stoughton 1973 rep.Nice copy in dw a bit rubbed on edges. Rainwood family series #2
£17.50

23976. SIMS Sue & CLARE Hilary: THE ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF GIRLS' SCHOOL STORIES volume 3
Girls Gone By Books paperback 2020 new edition.More: bottom corner front badly creased; other slight creases Full of illus Quarto format. Authors N-Y with short biog & biblio for each; also articles on girls' school story papers Guide school stories historical & fantasy school stories modern school stories pony school stories & Scottish school stories
£14.00

23977. SIMS Sue & CLARE Hilary: THE ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF GIRLS' SCHOOL STORIES volume 3
Girls Gone By Books paperback 2020 new edition.More: indentations back wrap; other slight creases Full of illus Quarto format. Authors N-Y with short biog & biblio for each; also articles on girls' school story papers Guide school stories historical & fantasy school stories modern school stories pony school stories & Scottish school stories
£14.00

23978. SIMS Sue & CLARE Hilary: THE ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF GIRLS' SCHOOL STORIES volume 3
Girls Gone By Books paperback 2020 new edition.More: edges rubbed; corner front wrap creased Full of illus Quarto format. Authors N-Y with short biog & biblio for each; also articles on girls' school story papers Guide school stories historical & fantasy school stories modern school stories pony school stories & Scottish school stories
£14.00

23980. THOMAS Tig (edited by): TRUE TO THE TREFOIL A Celebration of Fictional Girl Guides
Girls Gone By Books 2010 paperback.More: laminate lifting from front cover; back corner and last few pages creased Illus Large format paperback
£8.00

23982. EDWARDS Sylvia: SALLY BAXTER SECRET ISLAND
World Distributors 1961.Inscr Small ink mark foredge Boards slightly bumped Frayed slightly torn dw missing tiny pieces from corners & spine ends. The Girl Reporter in Tunisia
£12.50

23983. MARSH Eileen: TWO GIRLS ON THE AIR TRAIL
Sampson Low Marston nd.Probably missing frontis Hinges weak in middle Corner torn from fep Hinges weak Standard semipictorial boards rubbed bumped & marked Spine very faded and split down sides. Adventures of twin girl daughters of an inventor
£7.50

23984. OXENHAM Elsie J: THE SCHOOL OF UPS AND DOWNS
Elsie J Oxenham Appreciation Society 2021 paperback.New Woody Dean series
£18.00

23985. WILKINSON Sheena: HOPE AGAINST HOPE
Little Island 2020 paperback.Front wrap creased Small bumps on spine ends. 3rd of a loosely connected trilogy this one set in 1921 Belfast
£3.00

23987. KARR Leona: MURDER IN BANDORA
Walker 1993 (US) 1st.Corner back board bumped Dw edges rubbed. Colorado Rockies
£4.00

23988. KAY Guy Gavriel: THE LAST LIGHT OF THE SUN
Pocket Books paperback 2005.Very slightly bumped. Celtic & Norse historical fantasy
£4.00

23989. KAY Guy Gavriel: THE LIONS OF AL-RASSAN
HarperCollins paperback 1996.Page edges slightly browning Wraps slightly creased. Medieval almost-Spain & middle East
£3.50

23990. KAY Guy Gavriel: RIVER OF STARS
HarperCollins paperback 2014.Generally VG. Fantasy in the Chinese Song Dynasty - sort of sequel to Under Heaven
£6.00

23991. KAY Guy Gavriel: A SONG FOR ARBONNE
HarperCollins paperback 1993.Wraps & spine creased and a bit worn. Fantasy set in a medieval almost-Provence
£3.00

23992. SAVILLE Malcolm: THE DAGGER AND THE FLAME
Girls Gone By Books 2021 paperback.New Marston Baines in the S Tyrol Dolomites #6
£17.00

23993. LEE Austin: CALL IN MISS HOGG
Greyladies paperback reissue 2021.New .
£12.00

23994. KAY Guy Gavriel: UNDER HEAVEN
HarperCollins paperback 2011.Spine very slightly creased. Fantasy 8th century China
£6.00

23995. KEATING HRF: THE STRONGMAN
Heinemann 1971 1st.Couple of small marks on foredge Slightly bumped dw.
£8.50

23997. KELLY Mary: THAT GIRL IN THE ALLEY
Macmillan 1974 1st.VG in dw. Murder in 1936 suburbia
£9.50

23998. KENRICK Tony: THE ONLY GOOD BODY'S A DEAD ONE
Cape 1970 1st.Spine slightly creased Slightly bumped dw. A corpse falls at the feet of 2 American comedians during their cabaret act; they turn detective
£9.50

24000. LANDRETH Marsha: VIAL MURDERS
Walker (US) 1994 1st.VG in slightly grubby dw. Dr Samantha Turner Wyoming medical examiner series; a teenage boy seems to have died from eradicated smallpox
£7.50

24002. LATTER Simon: THE GOLDEN BOATS OF TARADATA AFFAIR
Four Square paperback 1967.Pages browning Foxing Pictorial wraps creased. Girl from UNCLE #3 starring Stephanie Powers & Noel Harrison
£3.00

24003. LE CARRE John: CALL FOR THE DEAD
Penguin paperback 1964 1st paperback edition.Page edges brown Wraps creased & worn Spine torn Several pages waterstained Fragile Reading copy of rare edition
£5.00

24004. LE CARRE John: A MURDER OF QUALITY
Penguin paperback 1966 reprint.Page edges brown Hinges weak Wraps creased & worn Spine torn Fragile Reading copy of rare edition
£2.50

24005. LEHMANN Rosamond: THE ECHOING GROVE
Collins 1953 1st.Inscr Spine a bit worn & bumped Top spine frayed Boards slightly bumped. When a man dies he leaves sisters his widow and his mistress
£7.50

24006. BOND Freda: SQUIBS AT SCHOOL
Newnes nd.Coloured frontis Inscr Foredge very foxed Dw rubbed on edges and corners with tear and crease on front. Carol series
£12.50

24007. BORTON DE TREVINO Elizabeth: NACAR THE WHITE DEER
World's Work 1963 1st.Illus Slight foxing foredge Corners bumped Dw a bit grubby and chipped with small scrape front. Gentle story of 1630 Mexico - a motherless boy needs to nurture the deer back to health ready for a voyage to Spain. Married name of the Pollyanna author
£12.00

24008. BOYLSTON H D: SUE BARTON STAFF NURSE
Bodley Head 1960 new edition.Name fep Foredge foxed Spine faded Boards marked. Scarce title in the series
£10.00

24009. LIVELY Penelope: HEAT WAVE
Viking 1996 1st.Page edges slightly tanned otherwise nice copy in slightly bumped dw. Love jealousy a long hot summer and history possibly repeating itself
£5.00

24010. LOCKRIDGE Frances & Richard: THE LONG SKELETON
Hutchinson 1960 1st.Writing on fep Back hinge very weak Dw with label removed from spine making a couple of small holes; slightly rubbed and frayed. Mr & Mrs North mystery - murder of a TV interviewer
£15.00

24011. LYNN Margaret: TO SEE A STRANGER
Hodder & Stoughton 1961 1st.Edges very foxed Spine a bit faded. Gothic mystery - Dorcas falls asleep on her wedding eve and wakes up a different person in a different place and time
£10.00

24012. BREARY Nancy: DIMITY DREW'S FIRST TERM
Newnes nd.Coloured frontis inscr Frayed slightly rubbed dw with small tear bottom spine
£25.00

24013. BURR Sybil: OPERATION BLINDBELL
Dent 1960 1st.Illus Label fep Nice copy in dw with long closed tear front and a bit chipped & grubby. Last of YA Holly and friends series who meet a US airman attached to a Scottish RAF station
£40.00

24015. LYONS Arthur: OTHER PEOPLE'S MONEY
Macmillan Crime 1990 UK 1st.Pages browning Grubby dw. Jacob Asch Private Eye behind the scenes at museums
£4.00

24016. LYONS Arthur: OTHER PEOPLE'S MONEY
Macmillan Crime 1990 UK 1st.Pages browning Spine ends slightly bumped Dw grubby on back. Jacob Asch Private Eye behind the scenes at museums
£4.00

24017. MACDONALD John D: FREE FALL IN CRIMSON
Collins 1981 1st.Slightly torn creased & grubby dw. Travis McGee investigates
£5.00

24018. CASTLETON Ann: BRACKEN HAD A SECRET
Blackie nd.3 bw plates Inscrs Foxing Boards a bit rubbed Chipped dw with a couple of slightly bigger tears on front Back grubby. School story
£15.00

24021. MACDONALD Shelagh: NO END TO YESTERDAY
Fontana 1980 paperback.Pages slightly browning. A lonely misunderstood childhood winner of the Whitbread Literary Award
£4.50

24023. MacKENZIE Donald: THE KYLE CONTRACT
Hodder & Stoughton Crime 1971 1st.Boards slightly bumped Frayed grubby dw. Murder mystery in California
£5.00

24024. FARJEON Eleanor: THE LITTLE BOOKROOM
OUP 1957 rep.Illus Ardizzone Foredge slightly foxed Corners bumped Edges & spine ends faded Torn chipped dw missing spine ends. Her choice of her own short stories
£19.50

24025. FRANCIS Joy: THE GREYSTONE GIRLS
Blackie nd.3 bw plates Inscrs Top spine bumped quite badly Slightly grubby dw torn on spine ends
£7.50

24028. MANLEY Seon & LEWIS Gogo (selected by): LADIES OF FANTASY
Lothrop, Lee & Shepard (US) 1975 1st thus.Boards a bit bumped Edward Gorey dw slightly rubbed on corners & spine ends; back grubby & slightly torn. Two Centuries of Sinister Stories by the Gentle Sex including Nesbit Aiken & Lady Eleanor Smith
£19.50

24029. MARLOWE Ann: THE RED ROCKINGBIRD
NEL 1984 1st.Crossed out name on title page otherwise nice in dw with marks on front where label removed. Addie's return to a violet farming provencal village isn't as peaceful as she hoped.
£6.00

24033. MARLOWE Piers: LOADED DICE
Sampson Low Marston 1949 1st.Foxing Some page marking & small pieces torn from margins Corners bumped Boards a bit marked. A mystery story; pseudonym of Leonard Gribble
£7.50

24036. TOWNSEND Lisa: THE CHALET SCHOOL RETURNS TO THE ALPS
Girls Gone By Books 2021 paperback.Slightly damaged; 3 copies Set in the same term as Chalet School & Barbara
£12.00

24038. QUEEN Ellery Jr: THE BLACK DOG MYSTERY
Collins 1945 rep.Name fep Foredge slightly grubby Corners bumped Creased dw chipped on spine ends & grubby on back. An Ellery Queen Collins Junior Mystery
£12.50

24039. SUDBERY Rodie: THE VILLAGE SECRET
Deutsch 1980 1st.Ownership label Nice copy in slightly bumped dw. Holiday in Yorkshire & a mystery in Grandma's house
£7.50

24040. MARSHALL Douglas: A VERY PALPABLE HIT
Douglas & McIntyre (Canada) 1992.Foredge slightly browned otherwise vg in dw slightly bumped top spine. Murder amongst Toronto's cultural and theatrical circles
£9.50

24041. MATHEWS Francine: DEATH IN A MOOD INDIGO
Bantam (US) 1997 1st.1 corner bumped Dw. Rookie detective Merry Folger & a Nantucket murder; aka Stephanie Barron author of Jane Austen mysteries
£5.00

24042. THIRKELL Angela: THE GRATEFUL SPARROW
Hamilton nd.Coloured illustrations throughout Slight damp marking on eps Paper covered pictorial boards Corners bumped & rubbed Dw strengthened repaired & slightly damp stained on reverse Slightly chipped and creased and missing small pieces from faded spine ends Quarto format. Fairy tales
£20.00

24043. MATTHEWS Alex: SECRET'S SHADOW
Intrigue Press (US) 1996 1st.Boards slightly marked Dw. First Cassidy McCabe (Chicago therapist) mystery
£5.00

24044. MAYOR Archer: FRUITS OF THE POISONOUS TREE
Piatkus Crime 1995 1st UK.VG in very slightly rubbed dw. Joe Gunther Vermont detective
£5.00

24045. McDERMID Val: DEAD BEAT
Gollancz 1992 1st.1 corner slightly bumped Dw very slightly frayed on spine ends. 1st edition of the first book about Manchester based private eye Kate Brannigan
£25.00

24047. TOWNSEND Lisa: A DIFFICULT TERM FOR THE CHALET SCHOOL
Girls Gone By Books 2021 paperback.New The term between Three & Island New short story by Townsend
£17.00

24048. OXENHAM Elsie J: A FIDDLER FOR THE ABBEY
Elsie J Oxenham Appreciation Society 2015 paperback.Illus Slightly damaged
£16.00

24050. SHAW Jane: CROOKED SIXPENCE
Girls Gone By Books 2021 paperback reissue.New Last of the 'Penny' series
£17.00

24051. TOWNSEND Lisa: THE CHALET SCHOOL RETURNS TO THE ALPS
Girls Gone By Books 2021 paperback.New fill-in set during the same term as Barbara
£13.00

24052. ASHBY R C: DEATH ON TIPTOE
Greyladies paperback reissue 2009.Intro. Slightly damaged Originally published in 1931 a Gothic country house murder mystery set in the Welsh marches by Ruby Ferguson
£12.00

24053. ROBERTS C E: WINTER AT PIKEY'S STEEP
Harrap 1948 1st.Illus Boards a bit rubbed & bumped Stain on back Family story
£9.50

24056. HARNETT Cynthia: RING OUT BOW BELLS!
Methuen 1953 1st.Illus Map eps Foredge slightly foxed Corners & spine ends slightly bumped Grubby dw. Apprentices in early 15th century London
£25.00

24058. EDWARDS Monica: NO MISTAKING CORKER
Girls Gone By Books 2021 paperback reissue.New Includes Edwards short story; prequel to Punchbowl Farm series
£17.00

24059. NEEDHAM Violet: ADVENTURES AT WINDSOR CASTLE
Lutterworth 1957 1st.Illus Probably exlibrary - lacks fep; tape marks & scrapes inside front & back boards Corner cut from pretitle Foredge slightly foxed Spine & edges of back board faded Corners & spine ends bumped Letter written on spine. Time slip
£25.00

24061. HILL Lorna: CASTLE IN NORTHUMBRIA
Girls Gone By Books 2021 paperback.New Marjorie series #5
£17.00

24062. BURCHELL Mary: INHERIT MY HEART
Mills & Boon 1962 1st.Inscr by author (Ida her real name) Page edges browning Bump front board Smells slightly musty
£15.00

24063. CARVIC Heron: MISS SEETON DRAWS THE LINE
Bles 1969 1st.Exlibrary Lacks fep Several stamps Back hinge repaired with tape Boards a bit worn and marked Slightly worn creased dw with tear on front. #2 of a detective series featuring a retired art teacher a gentle parody of Miss Marple
£12.50

24064. CAUDWELL Sarah: THUS WAS ADONIS MURDERED
Penguin Crime paperback 1982.Page edges slightly browning Wrap edges & corners slightly rubbed. Murder during an art lovers' tour of Venice
£3.50

24065. DUNCAN Jane: MY FRIEND MONICA
Macmillan 1983 reprint.Very slightly bumped dw #3
£9.50

24066. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: A PROBLEM FOR THE CHALET SCHOOL
Girls Gone By Books 2021 paperback.New Includes a short story by Lisa Townsend
£17.00

24067. HOCKING Anne: OLD MRS FITZGERALD
Bles 1948 rep.Ex club library Front hinge weak Spine faded Corners bumped. 1st Chief Insp William Austen murder mystery
£15.00

24069. MCGUIRE Christine: UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY
Pocket Books (US) 1993 1st.Good in dw bumped & creased on spine ends. First of Kathryn Mackay Asst District Attorney murder mystery; author was a prosecutor
£5.00

24070. McINERNY Ralph: THE TEARS OF THINGS
St Martin's Press (US) 1996 1st.Spine ends bumped Dw bumped top edge. Father Dowling murder mystery
£5.00

24071. McKITTERICK Molly: MURDER IN A MAYONNAISE JAR
St Martin's Press (US) 1993 1st.Top of spine slightly bumped Dw with creased & rubbed spine ends and chipped edges. A St Louis mystery about a young TV reporter by a former TV reporter
£5.00

24072. MEDAWAR Mardi Oakley: WITCH OF THE PALO DURO
St Martin's Press (US) 1997 1st.Bottom of spine slightly bumped Dw slightly rubbed on edges. A Tay-Bodal mystery set in the Kiowa nation of 1866
£12.50

24073. OXENHAM Elsie J: THE TUCK-SHOP GIRL
Chambers 1916 1st.4 coloured plates Inscr Hinges weak in middle but generally nice inside Bright pictorial boards with a picture of a Guide on the front Slightly rubbed on spine ends & corners. 1st of the Jinty trilogy
£80.00

24074. SCHOOLGIRLS OWN LIBRARY 65 (2nd series) Loyal to the Boy Sheik - Renee Frazer
Staples rusty Spine slightly torn Price on front wrap crossed through
£4.00

24075. SCHOOLGIRLS OWN LIBRARY 66 (2nd series) The Feud in the Merrymakers Club - Daphne Grayson
Staple rusty Spine slightly torn Price on front wrap crossed through Couple of small holes in page margins
£4.00

24076. SCHOOLGIRLS OWN LIBRARY 66 (2nd series) The Feud in the Merrymakers Club - Daphne Grayson
Staple rusty No covers
£2.50

24077. OXENHAM Elsie J: VEN AT GREGORY'S
Chambers nd 1st.4 bw plates by NK Brisley Prize label Bright pictorial boards Spine ends bumped Much repaired dw missing 1/4 inch strip top spine; torn down 1 spine edge across spine and bottom spine Grubby & rubbed on edges
£300.00

24079. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: THE EVANGELICAL BOOKS
Girls Gone By Books 2021 paperback reissue.Slightly damaged Contains Nesta Steps Out Beechy of the Harbour School and Leader in Spite of Herself
£16.00

24081. SCHOOLGIRLS OWN LIBRARY 71 (2nd series) Lana and her Surprising Parrot - Dorothy Page
Staple rusty Small piece missing bottom spine Couple of small holes in page margins
£5.00

24082. SCHOOLGIRLS OWN LIBRARY 92 (2nd series) Co-Eds on Trial - Evelyn Day
Staple rusty No covers
£2.50

24083. MIEVILLE China: THE CITY & THE CITY
Pan paperback 2011.Spine creased Wraps slightly creased. Dystopian crime
£2.50

24084. OXENHAM Elsie J: NEW GIRLS AT WOOD END
Frederick Books 1957 1st.Spine ends slightly discoloured where dw slightly short Otherwise a nice copy in dw foxed on back with small tears corners and spine ends
£300.00

24085. SCHOOLGIRLS OWN LIBRARY 93 (2nd series) Gloria - the Sensation of the School - Hazel Armitage
Staple rusty Bottom spine torn
£5.00

24086. SCHOOLGIRLS OWN LIBRARY 152 (2nd series) The Girl Ghost of Falcon Castle - Rhoda Fleming
Australian edition.Staple rusty Scrape front wrap Bottom of spine slightly torn
£5.00

24087. MILES John: MURDER IN RETIREMENT
Walker (US) 1994 1st.Spine ends bumped Dw a bit grubby & bumped top spine. Laura Michaels mystery - death in a retirement village
£5.00

24088. OXENHAM Elsie J: PATIENCE AND HER PROBLEMS
Chambers nd 1st.6 bw plates 2 inscrs Front hinge a bit weak Page edges browning Some foxing Boards a bit marked Spine ends & corners rubbed
£275.00

24089. PAISLEY Heather: NEW BEGINNINGS AT THE CHALET SCHOOL
Girls Gone By Books 2020 reprint.Slightly damaged - 3 copies A sequel to Prefects in EBD's style
£16.00

24090. OXENHAM Elsie J: MISTRESS NANCIEBEL
Hodder & Stoughton 1910 1st.6 coloured plates Mostly erased inscr Front hinge a bit weak Slight foxing Gilt lettered pictorial boards Small scrape front board but colours remarkably bright for its age Corners and spine ends bumped
£50.00

24091. MILLS Osmington: THE CASE OF THE FLYING FIFTEEN
Bles 1956 1st.Spine faded Foredge slightly foxed. Inspector Baker investigates a murder during Cowes Week
£7.50

24092. SCHOOLGIRLS OWN LIBRARY 166 (2nd series) THE GIRL WHO MYSTIFIED THE SCHOOL - Anne Gilmore
Australian edition.Staple rusty
£6.00

24093. SCHOOLGIRLS OWN LIBRARY 168 (2nd series) THE IMPOSTOR AT ROCKY MOUNTAINS SCHOOL - Elise Probyn
Australian edition.Staple rusty
£6.00

24094. SCHOOLGIRLS OWN LIBRARY 169 (2nd series) THE CHUMS SHE HELPED IN SECRET - Penelope Desmond
Australian edition.Staple rusty
£6.00

24095. SHAW Jane: CROOKED SIXPENCE
Girls Gone By Books 2021 paperback reissue.Slightly damaged; 6 copies Last of the 'Penny' series
£16.00

24096. OXENHAM Elsie J: THE ABBEY GIRLS
Collins nd 1st.3 coloured plates Inscr Bright pictorial boards Dw very chipped & creased round edges; tears repaired on reverse and worn; back very grubby
£350.00

24098. MITCHELL Gladys: TOM BROWN'S BODY
Vintage paperback 2009.Wraps slightly rubbed. Mrs Bradley & murder in a boys' school
£6.00

24099. OXENHAM Elsie J: THE SCHOOL OF UPS & DOWNS
Chambers 1918 1st.6 bw plates Hinges weak Foredge browned & foxed Pictorial boards a bit rubbed & bumped on edges especially corners
£70.00

24100. WOODS Sara: AWAY WITH THEM TO PRISON
Guild Publishing 1985.Pages browning slightly Slightly bumped dw with label almost removed from back. Anthony Maitland QC barrister and detective
£4.50

24101. MUIR Augustus: THE CRIMSON CRESCENT
Methuen 1935 1st.Back hinge weak Boards bumped worn & grubby. Mystery/thriller
£9.50

24102. OXENHAM Elsie J: THE GIRLS OF GWYNFA
Warne 1924 1st.Coloured frontis NK Brisley Hinges a bit weak Embossed boards worn faded & rubbed on edges especially corners
£25.00

24103. SEPETYS Ruta: SALT TO THE SEA
Penguin 2016 paperback.2 pages loose in middle Spine slightly creased. Set in 1945 a gripping story of 4 young people from different regions trying to escape the advancing Red Army to reach an overcrowded ship. Carnegie medal winner based on an actual event
£2.50

24104. OXENHAM Elsie J: PATIENCE JOAN OUTSIDER
Cassell nd probable 1st from date code on last text page.4 coloured plates Name written untidily inside front board Quite heavy foxing Coloured picture onlaid on front board a bit rubbed Small ink blot edge spine/front board Boards a bit faded & grubby and corners bumped
£60.00

24105. MUIR Helen: THE BELLES LETTRES OF ALEXANDRA BONAPARTE
Hutchinson 1980 1st.Dw. A comedy of a woman who spreads sweetness & chaos wherever she goes
£7.50

24106. SAVILLE Malcolm: THE DAGGER AND THE FLAME
Girls Gone By Books 2021 paperback.Slightly damaged Marston Baines in the S Tyrol Dolomites #6
£16.00

24107. KASTNER Erich: EMIL & THE THREE TWINS
Vintage Books paperback 2012.Illus Nice copy. More of Emil & the detectives translated from German & unabridged
£3.50

24109. EDWARDS Monica: NO MISTAKING CORKER
Girls Gone By Books 2021 paperback reissue.Slightly damaged Includes Edwards short story; prequel to Punchbowl Farm series
£16.00

24110. OXENHAM Elsie J: PERNEL WINS
Muller 1942 1st.Illus Inscr Spine ends faded Corners bumped Dw from 1948 rep Grubby dw torn & rubbed on creases; tape marks on top & bottom; missing 1 top spine Strangely the dw is the same colour as the 1st but with a different picture"
£70.00

24111. MUSKETT Netta: THE GILDED HOOP
Hutchinson 1952 rep.Frayed slightly grubby dw.
£8.50

24112. OXENHAM Elsie J: PATCH & A PAWN
Warne 1940 1st.Coloured frontis Foredge a bit foxed Spine faded Dw a bit chipped & creased on top edge; spine creased
£90.00

24113. MUSKETT Netta: THROUGH MANY WATERS
Hutchinson 1961 1st.Nice copy in dw worn on edges & spine ends; small tear bottom spine and spine grubby. Choosing between being a doctor & marriage
£9.50

24114. McCLAY David (selected & introduced by): DEAR MR MURRAY - Letters to a Gentleman Publisher
Murray 2018 1st.As new in dw. To celebrate their 250th anniversary letters from the archive including Charles Darwin Austen Byron Betjeman and many others
£7.50

24115. OXENHAM Elsie J: PRINCESS IN TATTERS
Collins nd 1908 inscr 1st.4 coloured plates Inscr is on loose sheet but the recipients name & address are also written on the pretitle Slight foxing on foredge Cut out illustration inset on cover with gold decorations Picture pasted to spine slightly faded Corners rubbed and spine ends slightly bumped but generally a remarkably tight bright copy of
£199.00

24116. NASH Simon: KILLED BY SCANDAL
Roy 1962 US 1st.Name fep Spine ends faded Dw a bit torn & creased but nothing really missing Small scrape on spine. A pseudonym of Raymond Chapman emeritus professor of English and Anglican priest; part of a series of 5 about Adam Ludlow academic & detective. Murder at a dress rehearsal for an amateur production of School for Scandal
£9.50

24117. ALLAN Mabel Esther: THE ADVENTUROUS SUMMER
Girls Gone By Books 2021 paperback.New .
£17.00

24118. STREATFEILD Noel: MYRA CARROL
Collins 1944 1st.Inscr by author 'This book having been cleared up to suit your delicate mind! I now give it you with my love. Noel' + 3 squiggles Smells musty Front hinge very weak almost split Corners bumped Grubby dw torn & chipped on corners & edges A bit faded. Emptying a barn of family possessions for the War she looks back on her life
£40.00

24119. OXENHAM Elsie J: SCHOOL WITHOUT A NAME
Chambers nd 1st.4 bw plates NK Brisley Name on fep Foxing Hinges weak Pencil drawings on bep Grubby pictorial boards Corners bumped Spine slightly torn at top and worn
£100.00

24120. NEELS Betty and FIELDING Liz: THE ENGAGEMENT EFFECT
Mills & Boon (Australia) 2002 paperback.Spine & corners creased2 novellas in 1 book:Neels - An Ordinary GirlFielding - A Perfect Proposal
£3.50

24121. STREATFEILD Noel: AUNT CLARA
Collins 1952 1st.Spine faded Smells musty Dw grubby on back & slightly chipped on front. The relative who isn't noticed but is used by everyone has some adventures
£25.00

24124. OXENHAM Elsie J: QUEEN OF THE ABBEY GIRLS
Collins nd 1st.Coloured frontis 3 sepia plates Tape marks on frontis margin Hinges a bit weak Smells a bit musty Grubby semipictorial boards stained on back Spine ends bumped Corners bumped
£45.00

24125. BUTLER-JOYCE Joan: NO RESPONSIBILITY
Books to Treasure paperback reissue 2020.Slightly damaged 3rd of a trilogy (2 school 1 holiday); conventions are subverted and one of the main characters is a sympathetically portrayed Jewish girl unusual for 1930s school stories.
£9.00

24126. HILL Lorna: CASTLE IN NORTHUMBRIA
Girls Gone By Books 2021 paperback.Slightly damaged Marjorie series #5
£16.00

24127. SCARLETT Susan: CLOTHES-PEGS
Greyladies paperback reissue 2009.Slightly damaged. Streatfeild's pseudonym an adult novel about a model for a London fashion store
£20.00

24128. STREATFEILD Noel: GRASS IN PICCADILLY
Collins 1947 1st.Corners bumped Spine a bit dulled Smells musty Inscr by author 'The *very* first copy with my love Noel. Slightly torn browned dw missing tiny bits from spine ends. Postwar a family converts their Mayfair home to flats; this is the story of the inhabitants.
£40.00

24131. ALLAN Mabel Esther: THE ADVENTUROUS SUMMER
Girls Gone By Books 2021 paperback.Slightly damaged - 4 copies
£16.00

24132. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: A PROBLEM FOR THE CHALET SCHOOL
Girls Gone By Books 2021 paperback.Slightly damaged - 2 copies. Includes a short story by Lisa Townsend
£12.00

24133. OXENHAM Elsie J: GIRLS OF THE HAMLET CLUB
Elsie J Oxenham Appreciation Society 2012 paperback.More damaged: back wrap creased 4 coloured illus. The first of the Abbey series
£15.00

24137. BARBER Helen: CHALET SCHOOL WORLD
Girls Gone By Books 2013 paperback 1st.2nd hand Laminate lifting Some pp crinkly as if water damaged Crease front wrap Some page staining (coffee?) 12 new Chalet short stories
£10.00

24140. SAVILLE Malcolm: STRANGERS AT SNOWFELL
Girls Gone By Books 2021 paperback.New 3rd of the Jillies family adventure series; set in Westmorland
£17.00

24141. SAVILLE Malcolm: SEVEN WHITE GATES
Girls Gone By Books 2021 paperback reissue reprint.New Lone Pine series.
£17.00

24144. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: SCHOOL AT THE CHALET
Armada 1994 paperback.Page edges browning Spine crease. Facsimile (without illustrations) of the 1925 1st edition thus unabridged
£9.50

24145. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: SCHOOL AT THE CHALET
Armada 1978 paperback.Spine & covers creased. 2nd style major cuts
£3.00

24148. NORTH Gil: THE METHODS OF SERGEANT CLUFF
Hodder paperback 1965.Pages brown Wraps creased & grubby
£3.50

24149. NORTH Gil: SERGEANT CLUFF STANDS FIRM
Hodder paperback 1965.Pages brown Wraps creased worn & grubby
£3.00

24150. OKE Janette: THE CALLING OF EMILY EVANS
Bethany House (US) 1990 paperback.Slight foxing & browning Wraps slightly bumped. A girl feels called to go and start a church in a pioneer community
£7.50

24151. OKE Janette: HEART OF THE WILDERNESS
Bethany House (US) 1993 paperback.Generally VG. A backwoods trapper has to bring up his 4 year old grand-daughter
£7.50

24152. OKE Janette: LOVE COMES SOFTLY
Bethany House (US) 1979 paperback.Generally good. 1st of the Love series following 3 generations of a family of homesteaders on the prairies by evangelical Christian storyteller
£7.50

24153. OKE Janette: LOVE'S ENDURING PROMISE
Bethany House (US) 1980 paperback.Some foxing & page marking Wraps covered with cellophane. 2nd of the Love series following 3 generations of a family of homesteaders on the prairies by evangelical Christian storyteller
£7.50

24154. OKE Janette: LOVE'S LONG JOURNEY
Bethany House (US) 1982 paperback.Pages browning Wraps slightly worn & creased. 3rd of the Love series following 3 generations of a family of homesteaders on the prairies by evangelical Christian storyteller
£7.50

24155. OKE Janette: WHEN CALLS THE HEART
Bethany House (US) 1983 paperback.Wraps a bit creased. 1st of the Canadian West series following an east coast girl going to teach on the Canadian frontier by evangelical Christian storyteller
£7.50

24156. OKE Janette: WHEN COMES THE SPRING
Bethany House (US) 1985 paperback.Generally good. 2nd of the Canadian West series moving to the far north by evangelical Christian storyteller
£7.50

24157. OKE Janette: WINTER IS NOT FOREVER
Bethany House (US) 1988 paperback.Generally good. 3rd of the Seasons of the Heart series following an orphan boy his young aunt & their unusual family during the Great Depression by evangelical Christian storyteller
£7.50

24158. OKE Janette: A WOMAN NAMED DAMARIS
Bethany House (US) 1991 paperback.Wraps covered with cellophane. 15 year old girl escapes from an abusive father and joins a wagon train heading west
£7.50

24166. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: A CHALET GIRL FROM KENYA
Armada paperback 1990.White spine style Cover very slightly bumped along front edge; small mark bottom edge of book Minor cuts
£15.00

24167. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: A GENIUS AT THE CHALET SCHOOL
Armada paperback 1987.White spine style Small mark & bump back cover NB this is the first part of the hardback/GGB Genius Small cuts
£5.00

24170. OWENS Virginia: AT POINT BLANK
Lion UK edition 1994.Corner bumped Dw. Slightly religious murder mystery in a small Texas town
£3.50

24171. OXENHAM Elsie J: SCHOOLGIRLS AND SCOUTS
Collins nd believe to be 1914 1st.4 coloured plates Name stamped on fep Edges slightly foxed Coloured pictures pasted to front board and spine a bit scraped Corners bumped Spine faded and bumped on ends
£60.00

24173. OXENHAM Elsie J: JINTY'S PATROL
Newnes nd 1936 prize label (I believe there was only 1 edition).Bw frontis Edges very slightly foxed & browned Corners bumped Spine a bit worn otherwise decent copy
£95.00

24174. OXENHAM Elsie J: PEGGY & THE BROTHERHOOD
RTS nd 1939 prize label 1st.Coloured frontis? Prize label from Girl's Own Paper for the My Favourite Ship competition Edges and some pages foxed Corners bumped & marked Spine faded Dw from a slightly later edition torn rubbed & chipped; missing pieces from spine ends
£50.00

24176. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: TRIALS FOR THE CHALET SCHOOL
Armada paperback 1983.White (now brown) spine Small mark back cover Very major cuts
£4.00

24178. FOREST Antonia: AUTUMN TERM
Puffin paperback 1987.Pages browning Stain through corner of last few pages Wraps creased Spine a bit rubbed; small tear at bottom
£10.00

24179. WILSON Jacqueline: HETTY FEATHER
Corgi 2015 paperback.Illus Very slightly creased & torn wraps A few pages slightly bent. TV tie-in cover; a foundling then foster child in the 1870s
£3.50

24180. PATCHETT Mary: CRY OF THE HEART
Collins 1956 1st.Boards stained and bumped but OK inside (though smells slightly musty) Rubbed slightly scraped dw. Set in the Australian bush an unstable family a lonely child and a wild cat
£15.00

24181. PEDLER Margaret: FIRE OF YOUTH
Hodder Yellow Jacket 1953 rep.Ticks on list of titles Top spine bumped Chipped dw creased on back. Bestselling romance
£6.50

24182. PEDLER Margaret: THE GUARDED HALO
Hodder Yellow Jacket 1950 rep.Dw spine slightly faded and bumped on ends. Bestselling romances
£7.50

24183. MANGAN Lucy: HOPSCOTCH AND HANDBAGS
Headline paperback 2008.Rubber stamp title page Wraps grubby and worn Reading copy. Funny guide of how to be a girl
£2.00

24184. MAGUIRE Gregory: A LION AMONG MEN
HarperCollins 2008 paperback.Label removed from back wrap Small bump to page corners. Book 3 of the adult series about Oz seen from a different viewpoint (book 1 being the basis for the musical Wicked)
£3.00

24185. MAGUIRE Gregory: CONFESSIONS OF AN UGLY STEPSISTER
Headline 2008 paperback.Wraps marked. An adult take on the story of Cinderella set in 17th century Holland
£3.00

24186. PETERS Ellis: A RARE BENEDICTINE
Headline 1988 1st thus.Coloured illus Good in dw slightly bumped on edges Quarto format . 3 long short stories reprinted from 'Winters Crimes' covering the advent of Brother Cadfael
£7.50

24187. PETERS Ellis: THE SUMMER OF THE DANES
Headline 1991 1st.Pages browning Slightly rubbed dw. 18th Cadfael
£5.00

24188. PETRIE Glen: THE DORKING GAP AFFAIR
Bantam 1989.Foredge slightly marked Grubby dw. Mycroft Holmes adventure
£5.00

24189. POTTER Jeremy: A TRAIL OF BLOOD
Constable 1970 1st.Bottom edge of the boards faded Frayed dw. A 16th century abbot investigates the deaths of the princes in the tower
£10.00

24190. PRICE Evadne: LOVE IS NOT LIKE THAT
Newnes Lucky Star Romance booklet.Small tears in page edges. Romance by the author of Jane
£6.00

24192. QUENTIN Patrick: MY SON, THE MURDERER
Simon & Schuster (US) nd.Pages brown Boards marked and very bumped. AKA The Wife of Ronald Shelman a Peter Duluth mystery
£4.50

24193. DUNCAN Jane: MY FRIENDS GEORGE AND TOM
Macmillan 1978 rep.Pencil erased from fep Dw
£25.00

24194. DOUGLAS O: THE HOUSE THAT IS OUR OWN
Hodder & Stoughton 1948 rep.Name fep Spine and bottom edge of boards faded Torn fragile protected dw about 3 inches missing bottom spine
£20.00

24195. CARVIC Heron: WITCH MISS SEETON
Farrago paperback 2017.VG #3 of a detective series featuring a retired art teacher a gentle parody of Miss Marple. Aka Miss Seeton Bewitched
£3.50

24196. MORPURGO Michael: CLARE AND HER CAPTAIN
Conker paperback 2017.Coloured illus throughout. Delightful short story of a girl and a horse based on his wife's childhood
£3.00

24197. SCARLETT Susan: MURDER WHILE YOU WORK
Greyladies paperback reissue 2008.Slightly damaged. A munitions factory and a strange billet
£16.00

24198. THOMSON June: PAST RECKONING
Corgi paperback 1991.Wraps creased & a bit rubbed. Insp Finch
£3.00

24199. STREATFEILD Noel: JUDITH
Collins 1956 1st.Small marks on foredge Slightly grubby dw Smells a bit musty Inscribed by author 'To Daphne with my love Noel 1956'. A family novel of a sheltered child having her world expanded
£35.00

24200. FINLAY Winifred: MYSTERY IN THE MIDDLE MARCHES
Harrap 1964 1st.Corners bumped Dw frayed on edges and slightly torn; small piece missing from back. Set in the Borders investigating an ancestor who disappeared in the 19th century
£60.00

24201. FINLAY Winifred: THE LOST SILVER OF LANGDON
Harrap 1955 1st.Coloured frontis + map Dw torn between spine and missing piece top Edges a bit chipped. Norton family mystery around the mines on the moorlands of Durham and Yorkshire
£75.00

24202. FINLAY Winifred: ALISON IN PROVENCE
Harrap 1963 1st.Line illus J Goodall Prize label Foredge foxed Dw slightly rubbed on spine ends. A restrictive family and an English visitor; a story of growing up
£50.00

24203. OXENHAM Elsie J: THE GIRLS OF ROCKLANDS SCHOOL
Collins nd.Coloured frontis Possibly lacks fep Standard semi-pictorial boards Corners bumped Torn dw missing tiny pieces bottom spine. 1st part of Jen of the Abbey School
£20.00

24204. OXENHAM Elsie J: THE SECOND TERM AT ROCKLANDS
Collins nd.Coloured frontis loose with inscr on reverse Back board a bit grubby Corners bumped Spine worn. Part 2 of Jen of the Abbey School
£15.00

24205. OXENHAM Elsie J: THE THIRD TERM AT ROCKLANDS
Collins nd 1934 prize label.Sepia frontis Hinges weak Child's writing on eps Pages very brown Corners bumped Spine worn and top half inch missing Boards slightly stained. Part 3 of Jen of the Abbey School this one seems much rarer. Possibly people had got wise that it was only part of a book; it also seems a much cheaper production than the earlier 2
£15.00

24211. PETERS Elizabeth: CROCODILE ON THE SANDBANK
Robinson 2006 paperback.Spine & corners creased. Amelia Peabody mystery
£3.00

24212. FINLAY Winifred: SINGING STONES
Harrap 1970 1st.Foredge bumped Spine faded Edges slightly foxed Dw grubby on back with a couple of tears Slightly bumped and worn. Sort of time-slip (described as a fantasy) when a present day girl finds her life interwoven with that of Talorcan
£75.00

24215. MARTYN Harriet: JENNY & THE NEW GIRLS
Deutsch paperback 1985 1st.Name fep Generally good. The very scarce last Balcombe Hall story
£25.00

24216. MARTYN Harriet: JENNY & THE NEW HEADMISTRESS
Deutsch paperback 1984 1st.Pages browning Name fep . The 2nd Balcombe Hall trilogy
£30.00

24217. THIRKELL Angela: HAPPY RETURNS
Hamilton 1952 1st.Front board slightly marked Dw edges a bit creased. Barsetshire
£25.00

24219. OXENHAM Elsie J: ROSALY'S NEW SCHOOL
Chambers 1913 1st.4 coloured plates Inscr Foxing Hinges slightly loose Gilt lettered pictorial boards Spine faded and a bit rubbed on ends but generally a nice copy for its age
£50.00

24220. OXENHAM Elsie J: A SCHOOL CAMP-FIRE
Chambers 1917 1st.4 coloured plates Lacks fep weakening front hinge Grubby pictorial boards Corners bumped Back board stained Spine has small splits on ends
£70.00

24221. OXENHAM Elsie J: FINDING HER FAMILY
SPCK nd 1917 inscr 1st.3 coloured plates frontis tissue guarded Coloured picture onlaid Gilt lettered spine Boards very slightly bumped Apart from a slightly weak front hinge a clean tight copy
£70.00

24223. COURTNEY Gwendoline: SALLY'S FAMILY
Seagull 1965.Inscr Page edges very brown Spine bumped and faded Worn creased dw missing chunks from spine ends Fragile. A family getting together again after the war
£20.00

24224. FINLAY Winifred: TEMP?TE SUR LE CHEVIOT
Editions Bourrelier (France) nd 1962 inscr.Edges brown Pictoriali laminated boards Corners bumped Lamiate lifting from spine Small chip top spine. French edition of Storm over Cheviot with line illustrations by Pierre Belv?s. Translated by Simone Garric Rare title but you need to be able to read French fluently!
£9.50

24225. RADLEY Sheila: THE CHIEF INSPECTOR'S DAUGHTER
Book Club 1981.Front board and dw slightly marked. Inspector Quantrill mystery set in the Suffolk countryside
£4.00

24226. RANKIN Ian: DEATH IS NOT THE END
Orion 1998 1st.Page edges slightly browning Dw Unusually not signed by author. Rebus novella
£7.50

24227. READ Miss: FAREWELL TO FAIRACRE
Joseph 1993 1st.Illus Goodall Foredge slightly foxed in slightly bumped dw a bit grubby on back
£7.50

24228. READ Miss: A PEACEFUL RETIREMENT
Joseph 1996 1st.Illus Dw a bit grubby on back. Fairacre
£8.50

24229. RENDELL Ruth: GOING WRONG
Mysterious Press 1990 US 1st.Inscr Grubby dw. A relationship spirals into murder
£5.00

24230. FARJEON Eleanor: MARTIN PIPPIN IN THE APPLE ORCHARD
OUP 1952 illustrated edition.Line illus Richard Kennedy Spine and small patch front boarded faded Tape marks bep Slight foxing Dw missing small pieces edges; top spine torn; a bit creased and worn
£20.00

24232. WELCH Ronald: BOWMAN OF CRECY
OUP 1966 1st.Illus Name fep Protected dw. 14th century Carey family story - a young outlaw from the Welsh borders is offered a commission to fight in France with his men
£40.00

24234. SCARLETT Susan: LOVE IN A MIST
Greyladies paperback reissue 2011.Slightly damaged. Streatfeild's pseudonym family ructions when a small boy is cast in a film
£20.00

24237. BEATON M C: AGATHA RAISIN AND THE BLOOD OF AN ENGLISHMAN
Constable paperback 2015.Spine creased Wraps a bit bumped
£2.50

24239. LITTLE Sylvia: MYSTERY AT QUEEN'S
Nelson 1963 rep.Illus Pages brown Bottom corner of most pages bumped and torn Small strip missing bottom spine Fairly ragged dw
£6.00

24240. EDWARDS Monica: THE COWNAPPERS
Children's Book Club 1960.Illus Text pages feel unread Top edge slightly foxed Bump bottom back board Bottom spine brown where piece of dw missing Dw has small tears and grubby on back
£20.00

24242. OXENHAM Elsie J: THE GIRL WHO WOULDN'T MAKE FRIENDS
Nelson nd 1911 prize label; believe it to be 1st.2 coloured plates (frontis tissue guarded) Inside pristine possibly not read Pictorial boards Corners bumped Gilt box/lettering on spine Spine ends bumped
£40.00

24243. OXENHAM Elsie J: GOBLIN ISLAND
Collins nd probable 1st.Coloured frontis + 16 double-sided bw plates TH Robinson Semipictorial gilt lettered/gilt backed lettering boards Picture on spine almost rubbed off lettering fine Corners bumped and edges a bit rubbed Front hinge completely split between front board and fep
£45.00

24244. OXENHAM Elsie J: THE JUNIOR CAPTAIN
Chambers nd probable 1st.4 bw plates (1 part loose & slightly stained on margin) Very slight page marking Scattered foxing on foredge Hinges very slightly weak Pictorial boards a bit bumped scraped and worn but not a bad copy at all
£150.00

24246. DENISON Muriel: SUSANNAH OF THE MOUNTIES
Puffin paperback 1949 PS46 1st thus.Illus Name fep Page edges brown Bookseller's(?) label mostly removed from front Wraps foxed Crease back wrap
£20.00

24249. RENDELL Ruth: HARM DONE
Hutchinson 1999 1st.Corners and spine ends very slightly bumped Dw edges bumped. Chief Inspector Wexford
£5.00

24250. RENDELL Ruth: WEXFORD AN OMNIBUS
Mysterious Press paperback 1987 1st thus.Page edges browning Spine creased Corners rubbed. Contains From Doon with Death A New Lease of Death (aka The Sins of the Fathers) and The Best Man to Die - the 1st 2nd and 4th Wexford novels
£5.00

24251. BROWN Pamela: THE SWISH OF THE CURTAIN
Knight paperback 1981 revised edition.Wraps creased. 1st of Blue Door series
£2.50

24253. WILLARD Barbara: THE LARK & THE LAUREL
Puffin paperback 1974.Line illus Pages browning Spine ends slightly bumped. First of the Mantlemass sequence set in 15th to 17th century Sussex Weald. This one starts just after the Wars of the Roses ended
£3.00

24255. BROWN Pamela: THE TELEVISION TWINS
Nelson 1952 1st.Coloured frontis Corners bumped Top spine faded where piece missing from torn creased dw Strip missing from bottom back as well. 12 year old twins and the early days of television
£15.00

24256. BROWN Pamela: HARLEQUIN CORNER
Super Hampton Library 1967 new edition.Pages browning Dw with scrape on front where label removed & small scrape on back Small piece missing top front. Theatrical story set in London
£7.50

24257. BROWN Pamela: GOLDEN PAVEMENTS
Nelson 1952 rep.Coloured frontis + line Corner bumped Worn and chipped dw missing small bits grubby on back. 3rd of Blue Door series
£15.00

24258. BROWN Pamela: MADDY ALONE
Nelson 1946 rep.Coloured frontis + line Prize label Corners bumped Boards a bit grubby Spine faded and frayed on ends. 2nd of Blue Door series
£10.00

24259. MITCHELL Gladys: MURDER IN THE SNOW
Vintage paperback 2017.Corners very slightly creased. Mrs Bradley a retitling of Murder in the Spinney (why?) with subtitle of A Cotswold Christmas Mystery
£5.00

24260. WENTWORTH Patricia: THE GIRL IN THE CELLAR
Hodder paperback 2006.Spine creased. Miss Silver
£4.50

24262. BROWN Pamela: FAMILY PLAYBILL
Nelson 1951 1st.Coloured frontis + line Foredge foxed Torn creased & slightly grubby dw. An early Victorian theatrical touring family
£15.00

24264. (OXENHAM Elsie J) compiled KENDALL Olga Lock and ALLEN Ruth: RIBBIE'S BOOK - GIVE MY LOVE TO THE STARS
EJO Society 1996 paperback.Wraps creased and rubbed. Letters and stories EJO wrote to Ribby/Ribbie a small terminally ill boy
£25.00

24265. VIPONT Elfrida: FLOWERING SPRING
Girls Gone By Books 2013 paperback.Slightly damaged 4th of the Haverard sequence
£15.00

24266. VIPONT Elfrida: THE SPRING OF THE YEAR
OUP 1957 1st.Illus Exlibrary - well read Page marking & creasing Dw with label on spine laminated to boards Corners bumped. 3rd book in the Haverard sequence
£30.00

24267. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: RUEY RICHARDSON - CHALETIAN
Chambers nd 1st.Bw frontis Prize label mostly removed Bottom spine faded where chunk missing from bottom of dw but otherwise a nice copy in a slightly torn dw frayed on edges and stained on back
£30.00

24268. OXENHAM Elsie J: DARING DORANNE
Elsie J Oxenham Appreciation Society 2021 paperback.New .
£18.00

24269. OXENHAM Elsie J: DARING DORANNE
Elsie J Oxenham Appreciation Society 2021 paperback.Slightly damaged
£16.00

24272. RICE Anne: INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE
Knopf (US) 1996 anniversary edition.VG condition in very slightly bumped dw; slightly scratched slipcase (very tight fit hence bumped dw) Signed by author
£50.00

24273. ROBERTS Kenneth: ARUNDEL
Bodley Head 1946 rep.Boards a bit grubby Slightly torn & chipped dw missing pieces from spine ends. A Chronicle of the Province of Maine and of the Secret Expedition against Quebec
£7.50

24274. ROBERTS Kenneth: BOON ISLAND
Collins 1956 1st.Map eps Very slight foxing Board edges faded Torn dw missing small pieces from edges. 2 friends flee England & sail the Atlantic in 1710
£5.00

24275. ROBERTS Kenneth: NORTHWEST PASSAGE
Doubleday (US) 1937 possible 1st.Map eps Chipped dw with browned spine Very thick. Major Rogers fighting with the British during the French and Indian War.
£7.50

24276. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: CARNATION OF THE UPPER FOURTH
Lutterworth 1958 abridged reissue.Coloured frontis Inscr on bep Slight foxing Corners bumped Spine faded
£7.50

24277. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: THE NEW HOUSE MISTRESS
Nelson nd reprint.Bw frontis Foxing Spine ends bumped & faded Slightly torn dw rubbed on edges and corners A very slight (94 page) school story
£5.00

24278. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: MONICA TURNS UP TRUMPS
Lutterworth 1937 rep.Frontis missing Hinges weak Pages marked Boards marked Spine faded and worn Reading copy School story with very slight tie to the Chalet series
£7.50

24279. OXENHAM Elsie J: AT SCHOOL WITH THE ROUNDHEADS
Chambers nd 1918 inscr.4 coloured plates - frontis taped back in Pictorial gilt lettered boards Corners bumped Board edges slightly rubbed Back board a bit marked. Exactly as 1st but undated
£140.00

24282. OXENHAM Elsie J: MARGERY MEETS THE ROSES
Lutterworth 1947 1st.Bw frontis Prelim pages slightly foxed Spine faded on ends Frayed dw slightly chipped on spine ends
£35.00

24283. ROBERTS Les: COLLISION BEND
St Martin's Press (US) 1996 1st.Bottom spine bumped Dw spine bumped at bottom. Milan Jacovich private investigator in Cleveland (Ohio)
£5.00

24284. ROBERTSON Colin: THE AMAZING CORPSE
Ward Lock 1942 1st.Inscr Corners bumped Spine faded. Peter Gayleigh debonair adventurer
£9.50

24285. ROBINS Denise: A PROMISE IS FOREVER
Hodder and Stoughton 1961 1st.Nice copy in dw slightly worn and creased on edges. Romance in a Sussex manor house
£5.00

24286. ALLAN Mabel Esther: PHILOMEL FOLLOWS AFTER
Greyladies paperback 2021.Slightly damaged. Her second full length (unpublished) novel - a girls' school story inspired by Broster's Jacobite trilogy written when she was 15
£11.00

24287. BREARY Nancy: NO PEACE FOR THE PREFECTS
Newnes 1944 1st.Pencil inscr bep Spine faded Boards damp marked Smells slightly musty Torn dw missing pieces from edges and top spine
£20.00

24288. BREARY Nancy: IT WAS FUN IN THE FOURTH
Nelson nd 1955 prize label.Line illus Corners bumped Spine ends faded Smells a bit musty Frayed chipped creased dw
£7.00

24290. EDWARDS Monica: STORM AHEAD
Girls Gone By Books 2021 paperback reissue.New .
£17.00

24291. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: A CHALET GIRL FROM KENYA
Girls Gone By Books 2021 paperback reissue.Includes short story Lisa Townsend New .
£17.00

24292. FLETCHER Amy: A GUERNSEY GIRL AT THE CHALET SCHOOL
Girls Gone By Books paperback 2021.The term before Peace Comes to the Chalet School (Spring Term 1945)
£17.00

24293. EDWARDS Monica: STORM AHEAD
Girls Gone By Books 2021 paperback reissue.Slightly damaged - 2 copies
£15.00

24294. GOUDGE Elizabeth: SISTER OF THE ANGELS
Girls Gone By 2021 reprint.New A Christmas Torminster story - slim novella wiith characters from Henrietta's House. New articles from the previous reissue
£13.00

24295. MATTHEWMAN Phyllis: JUSTICE FOR JACQUELINE
Lutterworth 1946 1st.Coloured frontis Page edges a bit foxed Corners bumped Browned grubby worn chipped dw torn on spine ends Daneswood school series #5
£17.50

24297. PAISLEY Heather: NEW BEGINNINGS AT THE CHALET SCHOOL
Girls Gone By Books 2020 reprint.More damaged - big crease front wrap A sequel to Prefects in EBD's style
£15.00

24298. McCLELLAND Helen: VISITORS FOR THE CHALET SCHOOL
Bettany Press 1995 1st paperback.2nd hand Inscr Wraps & bottom edge of pages bumped
£15.00

24300. BARBER Helen: CHALET SCHOOL WORLD
Girls Gone By Books 2013 paperback 1st.Slightly damaged - 2 copies 12 new Chalet short stories
£15.00

24304. STREATFEILD Noel: THURSDAY'S CHILD
Armada Lion paperback 1974.Pages browning 1 section almost separate Spine slightly creased Wraps slightly rubbed
£1.50

24309. STREATFEILD Noel: PARTY FROCK
Seagull 1960.Coloured frontis + line A Zinkheisen Pages patchily brown Spine ends faded Corners bumped Torn frayed dw a bit crumpled on back
£5.00

24310. STREATFEILD Noel: WINTLE'S WONDERS
Collins 1957 1st.Line illus R Kennedy Inscr Hinges very weak Page marking Page edges very brown Boards worn faded and bumped Reading copy
£4.00

24311. SCARLETT Susan: THE MAN IN THE DARK
Greyladies paperback reissue 2014.Slightly damaged Streatfeild's pseudonym a blind ex racing driver has a 17 year old orphan landed on him
£25.00

24312. SCARLETT Susan: UNDER THE RAINBOW
Greyladies paperback reissue 2013.Slightly damaged Streatfeild's pseudonym a young vicar and his house guests
£25.00

24313. SCARLETT Susan: POPPIES FOR ENGLAND
Greyladies paperback reissue 2008.Slightly damaged Streatfeild's pseudonym an adult novel of a concert party in an immediately postwar holiday camp
£30.00

24314. BRAZIL Angela: THE SCHOOL ON THE LOCH
Blackie nd pocket edition.Bw frontis Page edges browning otherwise ok in dw missing chunks Smells a bit musty
£3.00

24315. BRAZIL Angela: THE SCHOOL ON THE MOOR
Blackie nd pocket edition.Bw frontis Inscr Page edges browning Spine faded Corners bumped Pen marks on bottom edge Smells a bit musty
£2.50

24316. BRAZIL Angela: A PAIR OF SCHOOLGIRLS
Blackie nd pocket edition.Bw frontis Page edges browning Spine faded Boards a bit bumped & marked
£2.50

24317. BRAZIL Angela: A FOURTH FORM FRIENDSHIP
Blackie nd pocket edition.Bw frontis Page edges very brown Spine faded
£2.00

24318. BRAZIL Angela: AN EXCITING TERM
Blackie nd pocket edition.Bw frontis Prize label Spine faded Corners bumped Smells a bit musty
£2.50

24319. BRAZIL Angela: THE LEADER OF THE LOWER SCHOOL
Blackie nd war economy.2 bw plates (2 missing) + 1 not belonging to the book stuck in at the front Inscr Endpapers missing Hinges very weak Boards marked Page edges brown One text page torn (no loss) Smells musty
£3.00

24320. BRAZIL Angela: THE MANOR HOUSE SCHOOL
Blackie nd early.Coloured frontis + 4 bw plates Page edges brown Smells musty Boards bumped and a bit worn Spine faded & frayed on ends Back hinge a bit weak
£4.00

24321. BRUCE Dorita Fairlie: BEST HOUSE IN THE SCHOOL
Spring Books nd.Line illus Inscription Back hinge weak Page edges brown Covers very dirty and stained
£1.50

24323. BRUCE Dorita Fairlie: DIMSIE MOVES UP
OUP 1950 rep.Fep missing weakening front hinge Boards bumped Slightly chipped & browned dw
£5.00

24325. BREARY Nancy: TWO THRILLING TERMS
Blackie nd.4 bw plates Smells a bit musty Edges a bit marked
£15.00

24326. SMITH Evelyn: BINKIE OF IIIB
Blackie nd.Pages browning Hinges a bit weak Boards slightly marked Spine a bit dulled Smells a bit musty
£5.00

24328. CHAUNDLER Christine: THE MADCAP OF THE SCHOOL
Nelson nd.nd Inscription Edges marked Dw browned 2 short novellas
£5.00

24329. CHAUNDLER Christine: WINNING HER COLOURS
Ward Lock nd 1932 prize label.Bw frontis Corners & spine rubbed and worn Spine creased down middle Smells a bit musty
£7.50

24331. DONALD Winifred: LINDA IN LUCERNE
Hutchinson nd.Pages very brown Smells a bit musty Dw in 2 pieces with half the spine separate also missing bits #2
£12.50

24332. DONALD Winifred: LINDA - THE SCHOOLGIRL DETECTIVE
Hutchinson nd.Coloured frontis part loose Edges very browned Smells musty Hinges a bit weak Boards worn. Shortish stories involving a 14 year old who seems to attract mysteries #1
£5.00

24339. TREASE Geoffrey: SONG FOR A TATTERED FLAG
Walker paperback 1994 revised edition.Title page missing Page edges browning Covers slightly creased and bumped Smells slightly musty Romania 1989
£3.50

24340. TREASE Geoffrey: SHADOW UNDER THE SEA
Walker paperback 1991.Page edges browning Spine & covers slightly creased Adventure set in glasnost era Yalta
£4.00

24341. TREASE Geoffrey: THE IRON TSAR
Piccolo paperback.Title page missing Pages browning Wraps creased & marked 2 young Englishmen search for a poet in Nicholas I's St Petersburg
£3.00

24342. TREASE Geoffrey: FOLLOW MY BLACK PLUME
Puffin paperback 1972.Illus Wildsmith Pages brown Wraps a bit creased and rubbed A student following Garibaldi
£3.00

24345. TREASE Geoffrey: NO HORN AT MIDNIGHT
Macmillan 1995 1st.Dw a bit marked & bumped Mid 1840s when stagecoaches start making way for trains
£10.00

24346. TREASE Geoffrey: CUE FOR TREASON
Blackwell 1973 rep.Exlibrary Page marking Front hinge weak Bumped pictorial cover Out of shape Reading copy. In Cumbria and London with Shakespeare
£4.50

24347. STEVENSON D E: VITTORIA COTTAGE
Fontana paperback 1974.1974 Pages browning Hinge weak in middle Spine and wraps slightly creased
£5.00

24348. STEVENSON Robert Louis: A CHILD'S GARDEN OF VERSES
Hopetoun Press 1947.Wood engravings by Joan Hassall Small inscription Page edges brown Corners bumped Some staining both inside the book and on the boards Smells musty
£3.50

24349. BRITTON James (chosen by): AN ANTHOLOGY OF VERSE FOR CHILDREN VOLUME 3
OUP 1957.Hinges weak Decorated boards Dw. Dickinson Sitwell Sassoon Auden Wilde de la Mare Hardy Yeats and many others
£3.00

24350. BRITTON James (chosen by): AN ANTHOLOGY OF VERSE FOR CHILDREN VOLUME 4
OUP 1958.Decorated boards Dw. Wordsworth Whitman Kipling Stevenson Shakespeare and dozens more
£3.00

24352. HARNETT Cynthia: THE WOOL-PACK
Puffin paperback 1984.Illus by author Spine and covers a bit creased Pages browning. Carnegie Medal winner - the mediaeval wool trade in the Cotswolds.
£5.00

24353. HARNETT Cynthia: RING OUT BOW BELLS!
Puffin paperback Missing prelim pages to contents page so nd.Illus Back hinge taped Spine creased Covers a bit rubbed Page edges brown. Henry V London and Lollards ?4. London 1415
£4.00

24354. HARNETT Cynthia: THE LOAD OF UNICORN
Puffin 1986 paperback.Illus author Foredge browned Covers slightly bumped. 15th century London - scriveners vs Caxton
£5.00

24355. WHITE Constance M: NURSE AT ST MARK'S
Dragon paperback 1988.Pages browning Wraps creased
£2.50

24356. WELLS Helen: CHERRY AMES SOLDIER'S NURSE
World Distributors nd.Foredge foxed & browned Corners and spine ends bumped Spine faded Smells musty. I think this was Veterans Nurse in US editions
£7.50

24357. TATHAM Julie: CHERRY AMES REST HOME NURSE
World Distributors 1960.Bw frontis Prize label Spine faded Corners bumped Smells musty
£4.50

24358. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: ALTHEA JOINS THE CHALET SCHOOL
Girls Gone By Books 2021 paperback reissue.Includes short story L Townsend New
£17.00

24359. WELLS Helen: CHERRY AMES FLIGHT NURSE
World Distributors 1958 rep.Bw frontis Pencil inscription Page edges very brown Spine faded Corners bumped Small mark back board Smells musty
£4.00

24360. TATHAM Julie: CHERRY AMES AT SPENCER
World Distributors 1960 rep.Bw frontis Prize label Front hinge weak Foredge slightly bumped Spine faded Corners & spine ends bumped Smells musty
£4.00

24361. BOYLSTON H D: SUE BARTON STAFF NURSE
Knight paperback 1976.Spine slightly creased Page edges tanned
£6.00

24362. BOYLSTON H D: SUE BARTON NEIGHBOURHOOD NURSE
Knight paperback 1972.Hinge in middle split Page edges brown Wraps very creased
£3.00

24363. BOYLSTON H D: SUE BARTON SUPERINTENDENT NURSE
Knight paperback 1973.Inscr Wraps slightly rubbed & creased Page edges browning
£4.50

24365. BOYLSTON H D: SUE BARTON RURAL NURSE
Knight paperback 1985.Spine and wraps creased Bottom spine torn Page edges brown
£3.00

24366. BOYLSTON H D: SUE BARTON VISITING NURSE
Knight paperback 1980.Spine and wraps creased Page edges browning
£3.00

24367. BOYLSTON H D: SUE BARTON SENIOR NURSE
Knight paperback 1975.Spine creased wraps slightly so Page edges brown
£4.50

24368. BOYLSTON H D: SUE BARTON STUDENT NURSE
Knight paperback 1978.1 section separate & another almost so; nothing missing Wraps creased Postage only


24371. ESTORIL Jean: THE BALLET FAMILY AGAIN
Macdonald 1989 paperback.Page edges tanned Spine creased
£5.00

24375. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: CARNATION OF THE UPPER FOURTH
RTS nd 1st/early.Coloured frontis Foredge slightly foxed Spine grubby and bumped on ends Corners bumped. Unabridged version
£25.00

24376. CROSS Marjorie: SEARCHING FOR SALLY
Brockhampton 1950 1st.2-coloured/bw line illus Crossed out inscr Dw rubbed on edges chipped spine ends and marked on back. Younger children's holiday adventure
£7.50

24378. BERTRAM Rosamond: ANN THORNE - REPORTER
Nelson nd.Line illus Inscr Spine faded where pieces missing from chipped worn and faded dw. Ann moves to Fleet Street
£7.50

24379. JOHNSON Cris: THE RISING OF THE LARKS
Children's Press 1968 rep.Rubber stamp fep Edges tanned Pictorial laminated boards a bit bumped. Guide story
£4.00

24381. GERVAISE Mary: LUCY IN LUCK
Nelson 1963.Line illus Front hinge brittle detatching the bottom of the first few pages Smells musty Inscr on front flap of dw. Adventure on a geological expedition in some caves
£5.00

24385. HOPE-SIMPSON Jacynth: THE UNKNOWN ISLAND
Hamilton 1969 rep.Ex school library Tape marks eps Corners and Spine ends bumped Chipped and slightly creased dw. Historical adventure in ancient Greece and Sicily
£7.50

24387. BARNE Kitty: YOUNG ADVENTURERS
Nelson 1940 rep.Coloured frontis + line R Gervis Some page marking and foxing Bumped corners and spine ends Boards rubbed and a bit worn. Stories of historical children
£7.50

24388. VERNEY John: FEBRUARY'S ROAD
Evergreen Library 1969 new edition.Line illus Inscr Grubby dw. 2nd Callendar family story
£12.50

24390. MOSS Roberta: JENNY'S EXCITING TERM
Dakers nd 1957 prize label on reverse of coloured frontis.Boards slightly marked
£6.50

24391. STEVENSON D E: THE HOUSE OF THE DEER
Collins 1970 1st.Name fep Corners and spine ends bumped Dw chipped and worn on edges and creases. Gerald (from Gerald & Elizabeth) attends a Highlands hunting house party
£15.00

24395. ESTORIL Jean: DRINA DANCES IN NEW YORK
Simon & Schuster smaller size paperback 1992.Simon & Schuster paperback 1992 Label part removed from front Page edges browning Covers very creased and worn Corners of pages very creased Think it may have been in a bath. #6
£1.00

24396. ESTORIL Jean: DRINA DANCES IN ITALY
Simon & Schuster smaller size paperback 1992.Label part removed from front Page edges browning Smells slightly musty. #4
£3.50

24401. DONKIN Nance: HOUSE BY THE WATER
Puffin (Australia) 1973 paperback.Line illus Small crossed out inscr Wraps creased especially spine and a bit grubby Slightly out of shape. Adventures in early 19th century Sydney
£4.50

24402. DUNNETT Dorothy: TROPICAL ISSUE
Penguin (Australia) 2013.Top spine slightly scraped. Johnson Johnson mystery original title Dolly & the Bird of Paradise which is mentioned nowhere in the book; I thought Penguin were better than that
£4.50

24408. HILL Lorna: DANCER'S LUCK
Children's Book Club nd.Illus Boards a bit bumped Slightly worn scraped dw. Annette Dancy tours Scotland. #2 in series
£12.50

24409. HILL Lorna: MORE ABOUT MANDY
Girls Gone By Books 2009 paperback.2nd hand Bottom edge grubby Smells slightly musty. Vicarage Children #2
£8.50

24411. MEADE Mrs L T: POLLY
Cassell nd 46th thou.Coloured frontis 3 bw plates Prize label Front hinge weak Quite a bit of foxing mostly on edges but a bit on pages 2 text pages badly marked - possibly pressed flowers? Coloured vignette picture pasted to grubby decorated boards Corners bumped Edges rubbed. A family story
£7.50

24412. TURNER Lilian: THE HAPPY HERIOTS
Ward Lock 1926 1st.2 bw plates Hospital school stamp Foredge foxed Hinges split in middle Pictorial boards bumped on corners and foxed on spine and edges. Family story
£10.00

24414. CHETHAM-STRODE Warren: TOOTOO'S FRIENDS AT THE FARM
Heinemann 1967 1st.Line illus Edges slightly foxed Corners bumped Boards a bit worn. Sequel to A Cat called Tootoo
£9.50

24416. LEWIS C S: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER
Puffin paperback 1975.Illus P Baynes Pages brown Wraps creased and a bit worn Top spine torn Smells a bit musty
£1.00

24417. LEWIS C S: PRINCE CASPIAN
Puffin paperback 1969.Illus P Baynes Pages brown Wraps creased and a bit worn Top spine torn Smells a bit musty
£1.00

24418. RHODES Kathlyn: SCHOOLGIRL CHUMS
Nelson nd 1949 inscr.Bw frontis Hinges a bit weak Page edges foxed Corners and spine ends bumped
£4.50

24419. BOYLSTON Helen Dore: CAROL GOES ON THE STAGE
Bodley Head 1962 rep.Foredge foxed Some page marking Eps marked Back board badly marked ?12.50
£12.00

24420. LONSDALE Bertha: MOLLY HILTON: LIBRARY ASSISTANT
Bodley Head 1954 1st.Sections bound in slightly unevenly meaning the foredge isn't smooth Spine faded
£50.00

24424. ALLAN Mabel Esther: SCHOOL UNDER SNOWDON
Hutchinson nd 2nd imp.Pages brown and foxed Tape marks inside boards Dw grubby on back and slightly chipped on spine ends
£17.50

24425. ABRAHALL C H: PRELUDE
Oxford Children's Library 1959 new edition.Line illus Page edges tanned Corner bumped. Fictionalised story of Eileen Joyce
£4.50

24426. CARPENTER Frances: A REBEL SCHOOLGIRL
Blackie nd.Bw frontis Edges very brown Top corner of about half the pages creased Spine faded Corners bumped Smells a bit musty
£2.50

24428. OXENHAM Elsie J: SCHOOLGIRL JEN AT THE ABBEY
Collins small red Abbey series 1959 rep.Coloured frontis Exlibrary Date written on title page Pages browning Hinges repaired with tape Corners bumped Boards slightly marked Smells a bit musty
£3.50

24429. MOSS Roberta: JENNY OF THE FOURTH
Staples 1953 1st.1 coloured plate Name on fep Page edges brown Boards slightly bumped and rubbed Smells a bit musty
£4.50

24430. TURNER Philip: STEAM ON THE LINE
OUP 1968 1st.Line illus Spine ends bumped otherwise vg in dw slightly worn on spine ends. 4th Darnley Mills adventure story
£20.00

24431. TURNER Philip: SEA PERIL
OUP 1966 1st.Illus Part torn out prize label Boards a bit marked Protected dw. 3rd Darnley Mills adventure story
£15.00

24432. TURNER Philip: DEVIL'S NOB
Hamilton 1970 1st.VG in dw with small crease/tear top front and spine ends. 6th Darnley Mills story
£25.00

24433. TURNER Philip: COLONEL SHEPERTON'S CLOCK
OUP 1964 1st.Illus Corners and spine ends bumped Dw spine ends a bit frayed. 1st Darnley Mills adventure story
£15.00

24434. TURNER Philip: WAR ON THE DARNEL
OUP 1969 1st.Line illus Tiny bumps bottom board edges otherwise VG in dw. 5th Darnley Mills adventure story
£25.00

24435. BIGGS Margaret: HEAD GIRL OF MELLING
Blackie nd 1956 prize label.4 bw plates Long inscr partly scraped Foredge very brown Spine creased Boards marked Corners bumped
£10.00

24436. MONTGOMERY L M: MAGIC FOR MARIGOLD
Bantam (US) 1989 paperback.Pages browning Spine creased
£3.50

24437. MONTGOMERY L M: A TANGLED WEB
Bantam (US) 1989 paperback.Page edges browning Wraps a bit creased and rubbed Small stain on bottom edge. UK title Aunt Becky began It
£3.50

24438. MONTGOMERY L M: JANE OF LANTERN HILL
Bantam (US) 1989 paperback.Pages browning Spine and corners creased
£3.50

24439. MONTGOMERY L M: THE GOLDEN ROAD
Bantam (US) 1990 paperback.Page edges browning Spine and wraps slightly creased (Road to Avonlea edition with pic from TV series on front cover)
£3.50

24440. TURNER Philip: THE GRANGE AT HIGH FORCE
OUP 1965 1st.Illus Bookplate Foredge slightly foxed Spine ends bumped Slightly frayed dw. Carnegie Medal winner #2 of Darnley Mills series
£30.00

24441. TURNER Philip: DUNKIRK SUMMER
Hamilton 1973 1st.Corners bumped Dw very slightly crumpled on spine ends. #8 of Darnley Mills series
£30.00

24442. TURNER Philip: POWDER QUAY
Hamilton 1971 1st.Exlibrary Name fep Hinges a bit weak Corners and spine ends bumped Chipped repaired dw missing piece top front Rubbed on corners and edges. #7 of Darnley Mills series
£30.00

24443. TURNER Philip: SKULL ISLAND
Dent 1977 1st.Dw slightly rubbed on edges. #9 and last of Darnley Mills series
£50.00

24444. REID Meta Mayne: THE TWO REBELS
Faber 1969 1st.Exlibrary Edges very slightly foxed Board edges faded Dw spine ends bumped. Adventures in Napoleonic era Ireland
£7.50

24445. MONTGOMERY L M: THE STORY GIRL
Bantam (US) 1990 paperback.Page edges browning Spine creased (Road to Avonlea edition with pic from TV series on front cover)
£3.50

24446. MONTGOMERY L M: EMILY'S QUEST
Puffin 1990 paperback.Page edges tanned Small creases spine & wraps Smells very slightly musty
£3.50

24447. MONTGOMERY L M: EMILY CLIMBS
Puffin 1990 paperback.Page edges tanned Spine & wraps a bit creased
£3.50

24448. MONTGOMERY L M: EMILY OF NEW MOON
Puffin 1990 paperback.Page edges browning Spine creased Smells very slightly musty
£3.50

24449. MONTGOMERY L M: MISTRESS PAT
Seal (Canada) 1988 paperback.Page edges tanned Spine creased
£3.50

24450. READ Miss: A FORTUNATE GRANDCHILD
Joseph 1982 1st.Illus Bookseller's sticker fep Dw slightly bumped on ends. Affectionate memories of her 2 grandmothers
£7.50

24451. BODEN Hilda: FOXES IN THE VALLEY
Seagull 1968.Line illus Rubber stamp fep Tippexed out inscrs Dw creased and frayed on edges and corners Rubbed and slightly torn spine. Mystery in rural Wales
£5.00

24452. IRVINE A M: NORA THE GIRL GUIDE
Partridge nd.5 sepia plates Small part crossed out inscr Hinges weak making prelim pages a bit loose Decorated boards Corners and spine ends bumped and rubbed Spine creased and slightly torn at bottom Fragile but early Guide story
£12.50

24454. ALLAN Mabel Esther: THREE GO TO SWITZERLAND
Blackie nd 1955 inscr.3 bw plates Corners bumped otherwise nice copy in dw with slightly chipped edges and worn on creases
£40.00

24455. MONTGOMERY L M: PAT OF SILVER BUSH
Bantam (US) 1989 paperback.Pages browning Spine creased
£4.00

24456. MONTGOMERY L M: RAINBOW VALLEY
Puffin Classic 1993 paperback.Page edges browning
£3.50

24457. MONTGOMERY L M: FURTHER CHRONICLES OF AVONLEA
Bantam (US) 1990 paperback.Wraps creased and bumped Page edges tanned (Road to Avonlea edition with pic from TV series on front cover)
£3.00

24458. MONTGOMERY L M: ANNE'S HOUSE OF DREAMS
Puffin Classic 1994 paperback.Tiny creases
£3.00

24459. MONTGOMERY L M: ANNE OF WINDY WILLOWS
Puffin Classic 1994 paperback.Page edges tanned Tiny creases on wraps
£3.00

24460. MILES Edith: MOONSHINE ISLAND
Warne nd 1953 prize label.Many tape marks inside boards Lacks bep Page edges brown Smells musty Dw missing small pieces. Family adventure
£7.50

24461. RHODES Kathlyn: SCHOOLGIRL CHUMS
Nelson nd.6 of 7 bw plates some frayed on edge Inscr Foredge a bit foxed Coloured vignette picture pasted to front board Corners bumped Spine ends rubbed Back board slightly marked
£10.00

24465. MONTGOMERY L M: ANNE OF GREEN GABLES
Peacock 1976 paperback.Page edges brown Spine faded and creased
£1.50

24466. MONTGOMERY L M: ANNE OF AVONLEA
Peacock 1976 paperback.Page edges brown
£1.50

24467. MONTGOMERY L M: RILLA OF INGLESIDE
Harrap 1958 rep.Exlibrary Some page marking Dw laminated to boards a bit worn and rubbed Smells musty
£2.50

24468. MONTGOMERY L M: CHRONICLES OF AVONLEA
Harrap 1945 rep.Hinges split in various places Spine faded grubby and worn on ends Corners bumped Reading copy
£2.00

24469. BRUCE Dorita Fairlie: NANCY AT ST BRIDES
OUP 1933 rep (swan binding).Coloured frontis part unattached Prize label Foredge foxed Spine very browned Boards a bit grubby
£25.00

24470. PARKER Mary Louise: DIANA AND PAM - CHUMS
Sampson Low nd 1934 prize label.Bw frontis Hinges slightly weak in middle Standard pictorial boards Corners bumped Spine faded
£15.00

24471. MITCHELL Gladys: BRAZEN TONGUE
Joseph 1940 1st.Small inscr Page edges stained Boards very worn bumped frayed and dirty Out of shape. Horrible condition but an early Mrs Bradley mystery set just before the 2WW
£10.00

24472. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: LAVENDER LAUGHS IN THE CHALET SCHOOL
Chambers 1951 rep.Mostly erased inscr Some page marking Spine dull and frayed on ends Boards bumped and dirty
£12.50

24473. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: PEGGY OF THE CHALET SCHOOL
Chambers 1962 rep.Bw frontis Bookplate Dirty marks on some pages Spine faded Boards dirty bumped scraped worn and faded
£5.00

24474. MONTGOMERY L M: ANNE'S HOUSE OF DREAMS
Harrap 1950 rep.Large inscription Pages browning Slightly torn creased dw
£4.50

24475. MONTGOMERY L M: ANNE OF THE ISLAND
Harrap 1969 rep.Eps cut out Boards a bit bumped Stain on front board Smells a bit musty
£3.50

24477. READ Miss: CELEBRATIONS AT THRUSH GREEN
Joseph 1992 1st.Illus Goodall Some page marking Slightly torn dw
£7.50

24478. READ Miss: CHANGES AT FAIRACRE
Joseph 1991 1st.Illus Goodall Bit of tape stuck to back board Dw grubby on back
£9.50

24481. BREARY Nancy: THE IMPOSSIBLE PREFECT
Blackie nd 1960s reprint.1 page torn and repaired with tape Some page marking Frayed dw stuck down by flaps
£7.50

24482. BREARY Nancy: THIS TIME NEXT TERM
Blackie nd.4 bw plates Corners bumped Spine marked and slightly worn
£12.50

24483. BREARY Nancy: MAINLY ABOUT THE FOURTH
Newnes 1949 1st.Hinges slightly weak Boards stained Corners bumped Spine dulled and slightly frayed
£15.00

24485. BREARY Nancy: DIMITY DREW'S FIRST TERM
Newnes nd.Coloured frontis Lacks fep Corners bumped Scraped and creased dw Grubby on back and frayed
£20.00

24487. ALLAN Mabel Esther: THE SECRET PLAYERS
Brock 1982 rep.Illus Looks exlibrary but no evidence or smell of this VG with slightly bumped pictorial laminated boards. Younger children's theatre story
£20.00

24488. IBBOTSON Eva: THE MORNING GIFT
Picador paperback 2007.Couple of page corners creased Corners very slightly rubbed. A girl left in Vienna when the Nazis invade & the novel escape route suggested; written for adults but reissued (unchanged) for young adults
£5.00

24490. DE LA ROCHE Mazo: MARY WAKEFIELD
Macmillan 1949 1st.Name fep Page edges heavily foxed Some page marking Spine split down sides Corners bumped and rubbed Smells a bit musty. 3rd chronologically of the long series about the Canadian Whiteoak family - an English woman comes as a governess
£4.50

24491. MORPURGO Michael: BILLY THE KID
HarperCollins paperback 2012.Bw illus M Foreman Corners slightly rubbed Wraps slightly marked. A lovely sad partly wartime football story
£3.00

24493. MITCHELL Gladys: THE MYSTERY OF A BUTCHER'S SHOP
Vintage paperback 2010.Wrap corners slightly creased Label removed back wrap. Mrs Bradley the headless body of a blackmailer & blood splashed on a druidic stone
£4.50

24494. SCARLETT Susan: SUMMER PUDDING
Greyladies paperback reissue 2011.Slightly damaged a collection of disparate characters on a wartime farm
£35.00

24497. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: TOP SECRET
Girls Gone By press 2022 paperback.New. Includes short story Katherine Bruce
£17.00

24499. FLETCHER Amy: A GUERNSEY GIRL AT THE CHALET SCHOOL
Girls Gone By Books paperback 2021.Slightly damaged. The term before Peace Comes to the Chalet School (Spring Term 1945)
£16.00

24501. SAVILLE Malcolm: POWER OF THREE
Girls Gone By Books 2020 paperback.More damaged - big crease back wrap. 5th Marston Baines young adult series set in southern Brittany
£15.00

24503. ROBERTS Kenneth: MARCH TO QUEBEC
Doubleday (US) 1946 rep.Bw frontis Map eps (bookplate pasted on front map) Corners bumped Spine dulled Very thick. Journals of the members of Arnold's expedition compiled and annotated during the writing of Arundel
£20.00

24504. MORRIS William: TALES FROM THE EARTHLY PARADISE
Black 1913 1st.12 coloured plates Isabel Bonus Front hinge a bit weak Lacks bep making back hinge weak Slight foxing Lacks fep Semipictorial gilt lettered boards very worn rubbed and bumped. Put into prose by W J Glover tales of mythology
£9.50

24505. GOLDING Harry (edited by): THE WONDER BOOK OF NATURE
Ward Lock nd.Plates & illus throughout Inscr Pictorial boards worn & rubbed especially on corners & edges
£7.50

24508. ROBINSON Peter: GALLOW'S VIEW
Pan paperback 2002.Spine creased Corners rubbed. Inspector Banks mystery
£3.00

24509. ROCHEFORT Christiane: JOSYANE AND THE WELFARE
Macdonald 1963 1st UK.Spine ends bumped. Translated from the original 'Les petits enfants du si?cle' the French feminist's satire on the French Government's efforts to increase the birth rate
£25.00

24510. ROOSEVELT Elliott: MURDER IN THE LINCOLN BEDROOM
St Martins Press (US) paperback 2002.Corners very slightly rubbed
£4.50

24511. ROOSEVELT Elliott: MURDER IN THE RED ROOM
St Martins Press (US) 1992 1st.Dw rubbed and creased on edges Spine faded. The author is the son of Franklin D Roosevelt and imagines his mother Eleanor as a detective
£8.50

24512. OXENHAM Elsie J: A FIDDLER FOR THE ABBEY
Muller 1948 1st.Illus Nice copy in dw frayed at top of faded spine and small bump on front
£70.00

24513. OXENHAM Elsie J: ROSAMUND'S VICTORY
Harrap 1933 1st.Coloured frontis Inscr Eps slightly browned Small bump front board Spine a bit rubbed on ends and creased down the middle Dw in 2 pieces torn and chipped on edges missing a few small bits Missing about an inch bottom spine
£200.00

24514. OXENHAM Elsie J: THE ABBEY GIRLS WIN THROUGH
Collins nd 1st.Coloured frontis Front hinge slightly split Very slight foxing Gilt lettered boards Spine faded and a bit rubbed on ends Corners rubbed and worn Photocopy dw. Inscribed to Miss Murray by Elsie Jeanette Oxenham New Year 1929
£95.00

24515. ROSENBERG Robert: THE CUTTING ROOM
Simon & Schuster (US) 1993 1st.Dw slightly rubbed and creased on edges and faded at the bottom. An Avram Cohen mystery from Jerusalem to Hollywood
£4.50

24516. RUSSELL Martin: RAINBLAST
Collins Crime Club 1982 1st.Ex hospital library but doesn't seem read Hinges very tight so I broke the back one when opening it Corners bumped Spine creased Top edge foxed Frayed and rubbed dw missing small piece top of faded spine. A national paper's investigative journalists thinks the Minister of Defence's death in a car accident may not have been an accident ...
£4.00

24517. SARTON May: THE FUR PERSON
Muller 1957 1st.Illus Barbara Knox Foredge foxed Spine bumped on ends Worn torn creased dw repaired on reverse. The story of a cat
£7.50

24518. SANDERS Bruce: TAWNY MENACE
Jenkins nd (1945) 1st.Front hinge weak Slight foxing on edges Spine and board edges faded Corners bumped. Pseudonym of Leonard Gribble a newspaper correspondent goes on his final assignment before retirement gets caught up in danger and mystery
£3.50

24519. SANDISON Janet: JEAN IN THE MORNING
Readers Book Club (Australia) 1970.Boards a bit grubby Slightly torn browned dw
£8.50

24520. EBEL Suzanne: THE FAMILY FEELING
Collins nd (title page missing).Exlibrary Pages browning Front foredge bumped Spine slightly dulled. Family and romance in Devon
£4.00

24522. EBEL Suzanne: A GROVE OF OLIVES
Collins 1976 1st.Exlibrary Pages browning Dw front flap a bit crumpled Small hole & mark spine (cigarette burn?) and also a mark in the same area (possibly water to put the burn out) Romance in Provence
£4.00

24523. HEATH-MILLER Mavis: MIST IN THE MORNING
Collins 1972 1st.Exlibrary Reading copy (first 2 text pages loose amongst many other faults). Romance and danger on Dartmoor
£0.50

24524. HEATH-MILLER Mavis: THE TALL WHITE GATES
Collins nd (missing title page).Exlibrary Pages brown Front hinge very weak Corners bumped. Slightly creepy romance
£2.50

24525. SAWYER Corinne Holt: MURDER HAS NO CALORIES
Fine 1994 1st US.Very slightly bumped bottom spine. Retirement village sleuths investigate murder at a spa
£5.00

24527. SAYERS Dorothy L: THE FIVE RED HERRINGS
Gollancz 1980 rep.Maps on eps Dw slightly sticky on back. Vol 8 of The Collected Edition
£6.50

24529. SAYERS Dorothy L: THE NINE TAILORS
NEL paperback 1969.Spine creased and faded
£3.50

24530. CONWAY Laura: HEIRESS APPARENT
Romance Book Club 1966.Corners bumped Spine faded. Romance and mystery
£3.50

24531. SHANN Renee: DEAR STRANGERS
Collins 1950 1st.Label inside front board Some page marking 1 page torn but no text loss Page edges very brown Spine and board edges faded Boards a bit bumped and marked. A widow's battle between her children and new love
£1.50

24536. BROMIGE Iris: LAURIAN VALE
Corgi 1977 paperback.Pages browning Wraps creased and scraped Spine worn. Scarcer title
£5.00

24537. BROMIGE Iris: STAY BUT TILL TOMORROW
Corgi 1976 paperback.Page edges browning Spine and wraps creased. Scarcer title
£6.50

24538. BROMIGE Iris: THE TANGLED WOOD
Hodder 1971 paperback.Pages browning Spine and wraps creased. A Rainwood family story
£5.00

24539. BROMIGE Iris: THE BROKEN BOUGH
Coronet paperback 1975.Page edges browning Spine and edges a bit creased and worn Sticky label removed from front. A girl looking for independence not marriage
£5.00

24540. BROMIGE Iris: THE BROKEN BOUGH
Coronet paperback 1975.Pages browning Spine and wraps creased and worn Corner cut from back wrap A girl looking for independence not marriage
£4.00

24541. BROMIGE Iris: THE FLOWERING YEAR
Coronet paperback 1977.Front wrap creased
£5.00

24542. BROMIGE Iris: FAIR PRISONER
Pan 1969 paperback.Book exchange stamps on front and back wrap and first text page Pages browning Wraps creased and worn Small piece missing bottom spine
£4.50

24543. BROMIGE Iris: TANGLED ROOTS
Longman 1948 1st.Corners bumped
£10.00

24544. FOREST Antonia: ATTIC TERM
Girls Gone By Books 2022 paperback.New Intro Sue Sims
£17.00

24545. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: THE CHALET SCHOOL AND THE ISLAND
Girls Gone By Books 2022 paperback reissue.Includes short story Amy Fletcher New .
£17.00

24546. SAVILLE Malcolm: MARSTON MASTER SPY
Girls Gone By Books 2022 paperback.New. Last Marston Baines young adult series set in Luxembourg
£17.00

24548. EDWARDS Monica: STORM AHEAD
Girls Gone By Books 2021 paperback reissue.More damaged - back wrap creased
£16.00

24549. SAVILLE Malcolm: MARSTON MASTER SPY
Girls Gone By Books 2022 paperback.More damaged - corner front wrap and first few pages creased. Last Marston Baines young adult series set in Luxembourg
£15.00

24550. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: THE CHALET SCHOOL AND THE ISLAND
Girls Gone By Books 2022 paperback reissue.More damaged - big bump top spine - Includes short story Amy Fletcher
£15.00

24551. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: THE CHALET SCHOOL AND THE ISLAND
Girls Gone By Books 2022 paperback reissue.Badly damaged - bad bumping top spine extending to front and back; new and readable (though a bit difficult to read the top inside corners of the pages) and not pretty. Includes short story Amy Fletcher
£7.50

24553. BROMIGE Iris: ROSEVEAN
White Lion Title page missing therefore nd.Exlibrary Many stamps Page edges grubby Pages marked Spine and board edges faded Boards bumped
£4.50

24554. BORTON Elizabeth: POLLYANNA'S DOOR TO HAPPINESS
Harrap 1939 rep.Front hinge a bit weak Slight foxing Corners bumped Spine faded
£7.50

24555. BORTON Elizabeth: POLLYANNA'S CASTLE IN MEXICO
Harrap 1935 1st UK.4 bw plates Corners bumped Boards slightly marked
£10.00

24556. BORTON Elizabeth: POLLYANNA & THE SECRET MISSION
Harrap 1952 1st UK.Lacks fep Rubbed & creased dw torn bottom spine
£12.00

24557. MOFFITT Virginia May: POLLYANNA OF MAGIC VALLEY
Harrap 1950 1st UK.Inscr Corners bumped Spine slightly faded Boards a bit marked
£7.50

24558. CHALMERS Margaret Piper: POLLYANNA'S PROTEGEE
Angus & Robertson (Australia) 1946.Prize label & bookplate Boards slightly rubbed Slightly out of shape
£7.50

24559. BORTON Elizabeth: POLLYANNA IN HOLLYWOOD
Harrap 1935 1st UK.4 bw plates Ex Bradford Library & Literary Society Rebound Boards worn & bumped Hinges strengthened A bit out of shape Pages browning Boards worn and bumped
£7.50

24560. SMITH Harriet Lummis: POLLYANNA'S WESTERN ADVENTURE
Grosset & Dunlap (US) 1940.Pages brown Back board bumped Boards a bit marked & rubbed
£9.50

24561. SMITH Harriet Lummis: POLLYANNA'S DEBT OF HONOR
Grosset & Dunlap (US) 1940 rep.Pages brown Corners bumped Bottom spine scraped Smallish stain on spine and front
£6.50

24562. SMITH Harriet Lummis: POLLYANNA'S JEWELS
Grosset & Dunlap (US) 1940 rep.Spine a bit worn Corners bumped Pages very brown.
£5.00

24563. SMITH Harriet Lummis: POLLYANNA OF THE ORANGE BLOSSOMS
Harrap 1946 rep.Lacks fep Foredge lightly foxed Corners bumped Spine dulled and ends torn Boards a bit grubby
£2.50

24564. PORTER Eleanor H: POLLYANNA GROWS UP
Harrap 1965 rep.Inscr Page edges tanned Corners bumped Spine faded
£2.50

24565. PORTER Eleanor H: POLLYANNA
Puffin paperback 1974.Pages browning Wraps creased
£1.00

24566. SNOW Lyndon: TRIAL AND ERROR
Collins 1973 1st.Ex library Lacks fep Front hinge weak and repaired with tape Pages browning Dw slightly rubbed and chipped on edges. Romance
£3.50

24567. SNOW Lyndon: SEE MY SHINING PALACE
Collins nd lacks title page but revised edition.Exlibrary - only sign is a crossed out stamp on bottom edge of pages Page edges brown Dw grubby on back. Romance
£3.50

24568. SHANN Renee: HERE LINGERS LAUGHTER
Collins 1971 revised edition.Exlibrary Lacks fep Front hinge weak Page edges browning and stained Protected dw stuck down by flaps
£2.00

24569. SHANN Renee: RIPE FOR MISCHIEF
Collins nd pocket edition.Pages brown (poor quality paper) Spine a bit worn
£3.00

24570. SHANN Renee: THE GIRL FROM SWITZERLAND
Collins 1947 1st.Inscr Page edges browning Spine faded Corners bumped Boards slightly marked. Romance
£3.50

24572. BARBER Helen: THE BETTANYS OF TAVERTON HIGH
Girls Gone By Books 2022 paperback rep.New Prequel to School at the Chalet with additional short story not in original edition
£17.00

24575. SCARLETT Susan: SALLY-ANN
Greyladies paperback reissue 2012.Slightly damaged Streatfeild's pseudonym an adult novel of what happened when illness threatens a wedding
£25.00

24576. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: THE NEW HOUSE AT THE CHALET SCHOOL
Chambers 1948 rep.Pages browning Hinges weak all the way through + front hinge split and the book is almost split in the middle Corners bumped Spine a bit worn
£9.50

24577. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: LAVENDER LAUGHS IN THE CHALET SCHOOL
Chambers 1963 rep.Front hinge very weak Foredge slightly browned Spine ends faded where chunks missing from dw Badly torn dw Front flap separate except for 1 small piece of tape Spine brown
£17.50

24578. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: PEGGY OF THE CHALET SCHOOL
Chambers 1962 rep.Bw frontis Slight foxing on first few pages Spine ends faded 1 corner bumped Dw torn and missing small pieces from edges; spine a bit browned; back grubby
£15.00

24579. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: PEGGY OF THE CHALET SCHOOL
Chambers 1952 rep.Bw frontis Fep missing Early pages a bit marked Spine faded and marked Corners bumped Boards grubby and faded on edges
£12.50

24584. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: REDHEADS AT THE CHALET SCHOOL
Chambers 1964 1st.Bw frontis Spine ends a bit bumped but generally a reasonable copy in a dw grubby and marked on the back and a bit frayed torn and creased
£40.00

24588. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: THE CHALET SCHOOL TRIPLETS
Chambers nd 1st.Bw frontis Prize label and inscr Foredge very slightly browned Not a bad copy in a dw in 2 pieces torn missing small pieces creased and worn and rubbed on edges
£30.00

24590. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: CHALET SCHOOL IN EXILE
Chambers 1961 rep.Page edges slightly browned and spine ends faded but generally a nice tight copy in an apology for a dw Most of the dw is there with a few small chunks missing but it's in 2 pieces + the back flap restuck with very old tape Also the colours look a bit wrong - maybe faded?
£20.00

24591. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: EXPLOITS OF THE CHALET GIRLS
Chambers 1952 rep.Front hinge weak Name inside front cover Page edges very slightly brown Corners and spine ends bumped Boards slightly grubby Spine stained Not a bad copy inside
£9.50

24592. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: EUSTACIA GOES TO THE CHALET SCHOOL
Chambers 1962 rep.Front hinge weak Very slight foxing on foredge Bottom spine faded where piece missing from dw but generally an OK copy Dw not so good - missing bits from spine ends & top back; torn and creased; spine a bit stained
£10.00

24593. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: THE CHALET SCHOOL AND JO
Chambers 1950 rep.Bookplate Foredge brown and foxed Spine very grubby rubbed on sides and torn on ends Boards very grubby Corners of a few text pages creased
£7.50

24595. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: HEAD GIRL OF THE CHALET SCHOOL
Chambers 1955 rep.Page edges brown Stain at top of early pages Corners bumped Board edges and spine faded Top spine torn Boards very grubby
£7.50

24597. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: CHALET GIRL FROM KENYA
Chambers 1956 rep.Bw frontis Prize label Foredge browning and marked Bottom spine & part back faded/marked where huge chunks missing from dw Dw also creased and torn
£35.00

24598. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: A GENIUS AT THE CHALET SCHOOL
Chambers 1956 1st.Bw frontis Eps missing weakening hinges Hinges slightly exposed throughout Edges brown Corners bumped Front board stained back board looks water-stained Smells a bit musty
£20.00

24600. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: JANE AND THE CHALET SCHOOL
Chambers 1964 1st.Bw frontis Front hinge weak Foredge foxed and slightly browned Half spine faded where large piece missing from torn frayed dw missing small pieces on edges cup ring mark on front and ring mark and coffee(?) stain on back ?30
£30.00

24601. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: ALTHEA JOINS THE CHALET SCHOOL
Chambers 1969 1st.Bw frontis Foredge slightly foxed Small bump/tear top of front board Small mark back board Spine ends bumped and faded where strips missing from dw spine Book not in bad condition at all Dw grubby and stained on back missing bit from edges and a bit chipped and creased
£45.00

24602. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: THE WRONG CHALET SCHOOL
Chambers 1952 1st.Bw frontis Foredge heavily foxed spreading onto some pages Corners bumped Back board a bit marked Spine faded
£30.00

24603. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: TOM TACKLES THE CHALET SCHOOL
Chambers 1956 rep.Exlibrary but not a bad copy inside Boards stained Corners bumped Spine faded rubbed and split down 1 side
£17.50

24604. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: THREE GO TO THE CHALET SCHOOL
Chambers 1955 rep.Pages browning Fep torn out Boards stained Corners bumped Spine dull and slightly torn at top
£17.50

24605. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: THEODORA & THE CHALET SCHOOL
Chambers 1959 1st.Red/w frontis Hinges a bit weak Spine and part of back cover faded
£30.00

24607. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: SUMMER TERM AT THE CHALET SCHOOL
Chambers 1965 1st.Brown/w frontis Back hinge a bit weak Bottom spine faded where piece missing from strengthened and torn dw
£40.00

24609. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: JO RETURNS TO THE CHALET SCHOOL
Chambers 1960 rep.Foredge browned Fep slightly marked Front hinge slightly weak Small marks on boards Corners slightly bumped Spine faded and creased
£9.50

24612. SHAW Jane: NEW HOUSE AT NORTHMEAD
Girls Gone By Books 2022 paperback reissue.New. First of a pair of school stories
£17.00

24613. HILL Lorna: NO CASTANETS AT THE WELLS
Girls Gone By Books 2022 paperback reissue.New. #3 of the Wells' ballet series
£13.00

24614. OXENHAM Elsie J: PATIENCE JOAN, OUTSIDER
Elsie J Oxenham Appreciation Society 2022 paperback.New
£18.00

24615. FOREST Antonia: ATTIC TERM
Girls Gone By Books 2022 paperback.More damaged New Intro Sue Sims
£15.00

24619. STREATFEILD Noel: TENNIS SHOES
Dent 1937 1st.Illus D L Mays Nice tight copy in dw slightly rubbed on edges and spine ends Dw back a bit grubby with a couple of tears Smells a bit musty
£70.00

24620. FOREST Antonia: THE ATTIC TERM
Faber 1976 1st.Tight copy very slightly browned on spine ends Dw very slightly browned on edges Smells a bit musty
£60.00

24621. GAIMAN Neil: THE GRAVEYARD BOOK
Bloomsbury 2008 1st.Line illus Dw very slightly bumped on edges and spine ends. YA ghost/fantasy story winner of the Carnegie & Newbury Medals plus Hugo and Locus awards (and it's a good story) This is the adult" 1st with a darker dustwrapper and illus by Dave McKean"
£15.00

24623. STREATFEILD Noel: THE CIRCUS IS COMING
Dent 1938 1st.Illus S Spurrier Inscr Boards a bit rubbed on edges Corners bumped Torn dw foxed on back in 2 pieces and missing a strip top back extending to spine and small piece top front Smells musty
£30.00

24625. GOUDGE Elizabeth: THE LITTLE WHITE HORSE
Lion paperback 1988.Wraps slightly rubbed on edges
£4.00

24628. SCARLETT Susan: BABBACOMBE'S
Hodder & Stoughton 1941 1st.Quite heavy foxing Some page marking Title page stamped 'Donated by The Melbourne Athenaeum and what seem to be library date stamps on the bep Probably rebound Boards grubby and creased. An adult novel of an interloper in a happy family and a department store
£25.00

24629. SHANNON Dell: DEATH OF A BUSYBODY
Keyhole paperback 1981.Pages browning Spine creased. Mendoza detective series
£3.50

24630. SHANNON Dell: THE MANSON CURSE
Morrow (US) 1990.Slightly bumped dw. Suspense novel set in Cornwall
£7.50

24631. SHANNON Dell: NO HOLIDAY FOR CRIME
Morrow (US) 1973 book club edition.Scraped & slightly worn dw. Luis Mendoza mystery
£4.50

24632. SCARLETT Susan: SUMMER PUDDING
Hodder & Stoughton 1943 1st.Inscr Corners bumped Spine a bit faded
£35.00

24633. SCARLETT Susan: SALLY-ANN
Hodder & Stoughton 1941 rep.Page edges browning otherwise nice copy in grubby dw rubbed on edges missing a couple of small pieces and a tear on the back
£50.00

24634. SHELTON Connie: DEADLY GAMBLE
Intrigue Press1995 1st.Corners and spine ends bumped Slightly rubbed dw. 1st Charlie Parker mystery Albuquerque accountant and PI
£6.50

24635. SIMENON: THE LITTLE SAINT
Hamilton 1966 1st UK.Name and address on fep Grubby chipped dw missing small pieces. Translated from French a child who grew up to be an artist
£15.00

24636. SIMPSON Dorothy: DEAD AND GONE
Little Brown 1999 1st.Edges very slightly rubbed Dw very slightly bumped on corners and spine ends. The last Inspector Thanet mystery
£7.50

24638. OXENHAM Elsie J: THE ABBEY GIRLS AGAIN
Collins nd 1st.Coloured frontis (separate) with signs of old tape on the margin + 2 sepia plates Tape mark also on edge of title page where the frontis had been restuck at some time Hinges slightly weak Very slight foxing on foredge Pictorial boards bumped on corners and spine ends and a bit rubbed on the edges Mark top back extending to top spine Creased photocopy dw
£60.00

24639. OXENHAM Elsie J: THE ABBEY GIRLS AT HOME
Collins nd 1st.It has the correct coloured frontis but could have been moved from another book as there is fraying on the outside edge Otherwise a nice clean tight copy wtih semi pictorial boards which are a bit grubby in a photocopy dw
£75.00

24640. OXENHAM Elsie J: THE ABBEY GIRLS IN TOWN
Collins nd 1st.Coloured frontis + 2 bw plates Semipictorial boards a bit rubbed All edges gilt Bad photocopy dw
£45.00

24642. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: GERRY GOES TO SCHOOL
Girls Gone By Books 2022 new edition paperback.New with new short story Helen Barber
£17.00

24643. BREARY Nancy: THE LOWER FOURTH EXCELS ITSELF
Newnes 1947 rep.1945 prize label which is a bit odd Corners bumped Spine ends faded
£20.00

24645. BARBER Helen: CHALET SCHOOL WORLD
Girls Gone By Books 2013 paperback 1st.More damaged; Tiny bumps on covers foredge a bit bumped 12 new Chalet short stories
£14.00

24650. GERMAN Caroline: JULIET OF THE CHALET SCHOOL
Girls Gone By Books 2006 paperback.2nd hand; spine creased; front wrap and spine slightly marked
£45.00

24651. OXENHAM Elsie J: BIDDY'S SECRET
Chambers 1932 1st.Bw frontis Hinges slightly weak Foredge slightly foxed Corners bumped Spine faded Back board stained
£149.00

24653. PAISLEY Heather: NEW BEGINNINGS AT THE CHALET SCHOOL
Girls Gone By Books 2002 paperback.Slightly damaged A sequel to Prefects in EBD's style
£11.00

24656. McCLELLAND Helen: VISITORS FOR THE CHALET SCHOOL
Bettany Press 1995 1st paperback.2nd hand Spine creased; small bumps bottom edge. The term following Princess written from EBD's notes for a book she didn't write
£15.00

24658. OXENHAM Elsie J: DAMARIS AT DOROTHY'S
Sheldon Press nd.Coloured frontis Lacks fep weakening front hinge Page edges lightly foxed Decorated boards faded on spine ends Dw with 1/2 missing top spine and small piece top right front; 1" tear bottom spine and smaller tears on edges; back a bit marked"
£300.00

24659. OXENHAM Elsie J: DEB AT SCHOOL
Chambers 1929 1st.4 bw NK Brisley plates Slight foxing on foredge A couple of text pages slightly marked. Spine faded and ends frayed Corners bumped and slightly rubbed
£325.00

24660. OXENHAM Elsie J: DEB OF SEA HOUSE
Chambers 1931 1st.4 bw NK Brisley plates Front hinge slightly weak Slight foxing on prelims and edges Name on fep Spine faded and ends slightly bumped Top half of back board very slightly faded Corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Contains laid in coloured picture which I think is cut from the dw
£400.00

24661. OXENHAM Elsie J: DEB LEADS THE DORMITORY
Woodfield 1992 1st.Bw frontis Dw with small crease/bump on front. Newly discovered 3rd Deb story
£45.00

24662. OXENHAM Elsie J: EXPELLED FROM SCHOOL
Collins nd very early.3 coloured plates Page marking Foredge browned Pictorial boards Corners and spine ends bumped and worn Front edge of front board scraped Spine dull
£30.00

24663. EDWARDS Monica: STORM AHEAD
Girls Gone By Books 2005 paperback reissue.2nd hand Spine uncreased but corners rubbed and stain on front wrap
£9.50

24664. EDWARDS Monica: SPIRIT OF PUNCHBOWL FARM
Armada paperback 1963.Illus Pages browning Stained creased wraps covered with cellophane
£2.00

24667. COGGIN Joan: WHO KILLED THE CURATE?
Hurst & Blackett nd war economy.Inscr inside front board Hinges split Boards bumped and rubbed on spine ends Spine torn down one side. 1st of a short funny mystery series about Lady Lupin by Joanna Lloyd
£20.00

24668. COGGIN Joan: THE MYSTERY AT ORCHARD HOUSE
Hurst & Blackett nd war economy.Ex lilbris label inside front board Erased pencil names(?) on fep Some page edges slightly chipped Foredge browned Boards worn corners bumped. Second Lady Lupin Hastings detective story by 'Joanna Lloyd'
£20.00

24670. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: THREE GO TO THE CHALET SCHOOL
Girls Gone By Books 2022 paperback reissue.Includes short story Amy Fletcher. New
£17.00

24671. STREATFEILD Noel: CURTAIN UP
Dent 1944 1st.Coloured frontis + line Corners bumped Grubby dw missing lots of small pieces and rubbed Smells slightly musty. Connections with the Fossils
£35.00

24673. EDWARDS Monica: THE COWNAPPERS
Children's Book Club 1960.Illus Eps foxed Boards dirty Corners bumped
£15.00

24674. EDWARDS Monica: THE COWNAPPERS
Collins 1958 1st.Illus Foredge browning Spine slightly faded Corners bumped
£20.00

24677. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: JANE & THE CHALET SCHOOL
Armada paperback 1990.Spine creased Uncut
£12.00

24678. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: CHALET SCHOOL TRIPLETS
Armada paperback 1986.Spine and corners creased
£8.00

24679. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: THE CHALET SCHOOL WINS THE TRICK
Armada paperback 1985.Spine creased Wraps a bit creased Corners slightly rubbed
£10.00

24680. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: EXCITEMENTS AT THE CHALET SCHOOL
Armada paperback 1981.Spine slightly creased
£6.00

24681. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: CHALET SCHOOL & THE ISLAND
Armada paperback 1999.Couple of corners bumped Uncut
£5.00

24682. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: THREE GO TO THE CHALET SCHOOL
Armada paperback 1999.Wraps a bit bumped ?5
£5.00

24683. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: CHALET SCHOOL IN EXILE
Armada paperback 1998.Wrap edges slightly rubbed
£4.00

24684. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: HEAD GIRL OF THE CHALET SCHOOL
Armada paperback 1998.Spine and wrap edges creased ?4
£4.00

24688. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: THE COMING OF AGE OF THE CHALET SCHOOL
Armada paperback 1982.Spine and corners creased
£6.00

24689. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: RUEY RICHARDSON AT THE CHALET SCHOOL
Armada paperback 1984.Spine slightly marked
£8.00

24690. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: A FUTURE CHALET SCHOOL GIRL
Girls Gone By Books 2007 paperback reissue.2nd hand - spine creased and edges a bit rubbed - 2 copies 1 ON OFFER
£45.00

24692. WHITE Constance M: SET TO MUSIC
Hutchinson 1960 new edition.Spine ends bumped Frayed dw missingi small pieces. Older girls' musical story
£7.50

24696. CARPENTER Frances: A REBEL SCHOOLGIRL
Blackie nd.Bw frontis Inscrs Heavy foxing Boards bumped and marked Faded where chunks missing from torn and stained dw
£3.00

24697. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: CHANGES FOR THE CHALET SCHOOL
Girls Gone By Books 2014 paperback reissue.Slightly damaged
£35.00

24699. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: TOM TACKLES THE CHALET SCHOOL
Girls Gone By Books 2004 paperback reissue.The original 2004 reissue with no short story. Slightly damaged
£12.00

24702. NESBIT E: FIVE CHILDREN AND IT
Fisher Unwin 1904 2nd impression.Bw plates by HR Millar Some page marking 1908 inscr Hinges very weak Top edge gilt Foredge brown Gilt decorated semi-pictorial boards with small stain in one corner Spine faded and a bit worn Corners bumped
£85.00

24705. CLEVERLY Barbara: THE LAST KASHMIRI ROSE
Robinson paperback 2002.Spine creased. First Joe Sandilands Scotland Yard detective assigned to post World War I India
£2.50

24706. CLEVERLY Barbara: THE PALACE TIGER
Robinson paperback 2005.Spine and corners creased. 4th Joe Sandilands Scotland Yard detective assigned to post World War I India
£2.50

24707. CLEVERLY Barbara: RAGTIME IN SIMLA
Robinson paperback 2003.Bottom edge slightly bumped. 2nd Joe Sandilands Scotland Yard detective assigned to post World War I India
£2.50

24709. SWINFEN Ann: THE HUNTSMAN'S TALE
Shakenoak Press 2017 large format paperback.Spine and corners creased; tiny bump on page corner; foredge slightly marked. Oxford Mediaeval Mystery series #3
£4.00

24710. SWINFEN Ann: THE NOVICE'S TALE
Shakenoak Press 2016 large format paperback.Spine slightly creased. Oxford Mediaeval Mystery series #2
£4.00

24711. SWINFEN Ann: THE STONEMASON'S TALE
Shakenoak Press 2018 large format paperback.Generally very good. Oxford Mediaeval Mystery series #6
£4.00

24712. SWINFEN Ann: THE TROUBADOUR'S TALE
Shakenoak Press 2018 large format paperback.Generally very good. Oxford Mediaeval Mystery series #5
£4.00

24714. SWINFEN Ann: THE LOPEZ AFFAIR
Shakenoak Press 2017 large format paperback.Spine and corners slightly creased; small bump top front wrap. Chronicles of Christoval Alvarez series of historical mystery novels set in the late 1500s. Christoval is a physician and codebreaker recruited to Walsingham's secret service. #9
£4.50

24715. SWINFEN Ann: THAT TIME MAY CEASE
Shakenoak Press 2016 large format paperback.Spine and corners slightly creased. Chronicles of Christoval Alvarez series of historical mystery novels set in the late 1500s. Christoval is a physician and codebreaker recruited to Walsingham's secret service. #8
£4.50

24716. SWINFEN Ann: THE PLAY'S THE THING
Shakenoak Press 2016 large format paperback.Spine and corners creased crease back wrap; label mostly removed from front; slightly out of shape. '7' written a couple of times on prelims. Chronicles of Christoval Alvarez series of historical mystery novels set in the late 1500s. Christoval is a physician and codebreaker recruited to Walsingham's secret service. #7
£4.00

24717. SWINFEN Ann: VOYAGE TO MUSCOVY
Shakenoak Press 2015 large format paperback.Spine and corners slightly creased otherwise good. Chronicles of Christoval Alvarez series of historical mystery novels set in the late 1500s. Christoval is a physician and codebreaker recruited to Walsingham's secret service. #6
£4.50

24718. SWINFEN Ann: SUFFER THE LITTLE CHILDREN
Shakenoak Press 2015 large format paperback.Spine and corners slightly creased otherwise good. Chronicles of Christoval Alvarez series of historical mystery novels set in the late 1500s. Christoval is a physician and codebreaker recruited to Walsingham's secret service. #5
£4.50

24719. SWINFEN Ann: THE ENTERPRISE OF ENGLAND
Shakenoak Press 2014 large format paperback.Spine creased; small ink mark front wrap; back wrap and corners creased; '2' written on fep; slightly out of shape. Chronicles of Christoval Alvarez series of historical mystery novels set in the late 1500s. Christoval is a physician and codebreaker recruited to Walsingham's secret service. #2
£4.00

24720. SWINFEN Ann: THE SECRET WORLD OF CHRISTOVAL ALVAREZ
Shakenoak Press 2014 large format paperback.Spine corners and wraps a bit creased; label on spine; slightly bowed. Chronicles of Christoval Alvarez series of historical mystery novels set in the late 1500s. Christoval is a physician and codebreaker recruited to Walsingham's secret service. #1
£4.00

24721. PETERS Elizabeth: LION IN THE VALLEY
Robinson 2001 paperback.Spine creased and ends and corners rubbed. Mysteries sometimes comic featuring Amelia Peabody spinster suffragist and Egyptologist #4
£3.50

24722. PETERS Elizabeth: THE SNAKE, THE CROCODILE AND THE DOG
Robinson 2002 paperback.Spine creased Corners very slightly rubbed. Mysteries sometimes comic featuring Amelia Peabody spinster suffragist and Egyptologist #7
£3.50

24723. PETERS Elizabeth: THUNDER IN THE SKY
Robinson 2000 paperback.Spine creased Wraps slightly creased and rubbed. Mysteries sometimes comic featuring Amelia Peabody spinster suffragist and Egyptologist #12
£3.50

24724. PETERS Elizabeth: CROCODILE ON THE SANDBANK
Robinson 2000 paperback.Spine creased Indentations on back wrap; corners and edges rubbed. Mysteries sometimes comic featuring Amelia Peabody spinster suffragist and Egyptologist #1
£3.50

24725. PETERS Elizabeth: THE HIPPOPOTAMUS POOL
Robinson 2002 paperback.Spine creased Indentations on back wrap; corners and edges rubbed. Mysteries sometimes comic featuring Amelia Peabody spinster suffragist and Egyptologist #8
£3.50

24726. PETERS Elizabeth: THE LAST CAMEL DIED AT NOON
Robinson 2002 paperback.Spine creased Spine ends and corners rubbed. Mysteries sometimes comic featuring Amelia Peabody spinster suffragist and Egyptologist #6
£3.50

24727. PETERS Elizabeth: CHILDREN OF THE STORM
Constable 2003 1st.Top edge of dw slightly bumped and label removed from back. Mysteries sometimes comic featuring Amelia Peabody spinster suffragist and Egyptologist #15
£4.00

24728. PETERS Elizabeth: GUARDIAN OF THE HORIZON
Constable 2004 1st.Fine apart from very small bump top spine of book and dw. Mysteries sometimes comic featuring Amelia Peabody spinster suffragist and Egyptologist #16
£4.00

24729. PETERS Elizabeth & HESS Joan: THE PAINTED QUEEN
Constable 2017 1st.Fine apart from small bump top spine Dw. Mysteries sometimes comic featuring Amelia Peabody spinster suffragist and Egyptologist #20 finished postumously by Joan Hess
£4.00

24730. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: JO TO THE RESCUE
Girls Gone By Books 2022 paperback reissue.New. New short story by H Barber
£17.00

24735. EDWARDS Monica: FIRE IN THE PUNCHBOWL
Evergreen Library nd (covered with coloured tape).Illus Disguised exlibrary A few spots on the foredge Torn dw
£12.00

24736. LLOYD Joanna: JANE RUNS AWAY FROM SCHOOL
Blackie nd 1946 inscr.4 bw plates Spine faded Boards worn and bumped Slightly leaning
£12.50

24737. LLOYD Joanna: CATHERINE HEAD OF THE HOUSE
Blackie nd 1947 inscr; war economy.4 bw plates Front hinge very weak Page edges brown Spine faded and worn on ends Boards marked and bumped
£12.50

24739. STRATTON-PORTER Gene: FRECKLES
Murray 1955 rep.Inscr Slight foxing on prelims and foredge Dw chipped and torn on edges; missing small pieces. An Irish boy growing up in an Indiana lumber camp
£12.50

24740. COWPER E E: THE MYSTERY OF SAFFRON MANOR
Blackie nd.6 bw plates Semipictorial boards Corners bumped Boards a bit rubbed. Family adventure & mystery story
£15.00

24741. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: EUSTACIA GOES TO THE CHALET SCHOOL
Chambers 1962 rep.Name fep Small stain on foredge Spine faded
£10.00

24742. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: GERRY GOES TO SCHOOL
Chambers 1952 rep.Page edges browning Names & drawings on fep Writing on front board Spine faded & grubby Corners bumped Boards grubby
£12.00

24743. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: CHALET SCHOOL IN EXILE
Chambers 1952 rep.Page edges browning Names & drawings on fep Writing on front board Spine faded & grubby Corners bumped Boards grubby
£12.00

24744. WELCH Ronald: CAPTAIN OF DRAGOONS
Oxford Children's Library 1974 rep.Illus Foredge slightly foxed Slightly bumped dw. The Careys with the Duke of Marlborough
£12.50

24746. PARDOE M: CHARLES ARRIVING
Routledge 1954 1st.Illus Name fep Couple of page edges bumped Spine faded Corners bumped Back board creased. Mystery & romance in the Italian lakes
£30.00

24749. HEMING Dempster: PETER CLAYTON AGAIN
Epworth 1939 1st.Bw frontis Inscr Prize label removed Front hinge weak Corners bumped Torn and creased dw missing pieces from spine ends. Presuming this is another pseudonym of Eileen Marsh Dorothy Carter Eileen Heming Guy Dempster etc etc adventure story
£20.00

24750. BRUCE Mary Grant: GOLDEN FIDDLES
Ward Lock nd.Lacks fep Fairly heavy foxing Front hinge weak Boards bumped and patchily stained Spine very faded. A very poor family in Victoria is left a fortune. Will it make them happy?
£12.00

24752. HEMING Dempster: PETER CLAYTON - MIDSHIPMAN
Epworth 1938 1st.Bw frontis Prize label Boards a bit bumped Fairly fragile dw with holes. Presuming this is another pseudonym of Eileen Marsh Dorothy Carter Eileen Heming Guy Dempster etc etc adventure story
£20.00

24755. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: CHALET SCHOOL & THE ISLAND
Chambers 1950 1st.Foxing Pages browning Boards worn bumped and faded on edges Back board marked Spine faded rubbed and worn torn on ends with tape mark across
£19.50

24756. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: JO TO THE RESCUE
Chambers 1945 1st.NKB frontis Foxing Page edges very brown Corners bumped Spine worn on ends
£20.00

24758. ROE Eliane Corbeil: CIRCLE OF LIGHT
HarperCollins Canada 1989.Spine ends bumped Dw slightly creased and torn on back but feels unread. A teenage French Canadian girl looks for answers in her life
£12.50

24759. MOSS Roberta: SHY GIRL AT SOUTHDOWN
Dakers nd.Coloured frontis + line Hinges weak Board edges a bit faded Very chipped dw with scrapes and missing small pieces. School story 3rd of 'Jenny' series
£7.50

24760. TREASE Geoffrey: THE SEVEN QUEENS OF ENGLAND
Heinemann 1953 1st.Bw frontis + 4 double-sided bw plates Foredge heavily foxed Spine ends faded Dw missing many small pieces from edges with faded spine and stained back
£9.50

24761. WHITEHOUSE Howard: THE STRICTEST SCHOOL IN THE WORLD
ABC (Australia) 2006 paperback.Line illus Corners rubbed. 14 year old girl building a flying machine and being sent away to school; good for pre-teens and adults who like funny books
£7.50

24762. HOE Susanna: LADY IN THE CHAMBER
Collins 1971 1st.Dw a bit grubby with a tear stain and bump on front. A story set in Parliament
£5.00

24763. AUCHINLECK Honor: ELYNE MITCHELL - A DAUGHTER REMEMBERS
HarperCollins Australia 2012 paperback 1st.Bw photo illus Bottom edge of several pages bumped and slightly torn Seems unread Very scarce
£25.00

24764. DUNCAN Jane: MY FRIEND MY FATHER
Macmillan 1967 rep.Name fep Dw worn and frayed on edges with small tears on edges
£9.50

24765. OXENHAM Elsie J: JANDY MAC COMES BACK
Collins 1946 rep.3 bw plates Inscr Foredge foxed Dw rubbed on edges tears and missing bits
£8.50

24766. WE GO TO THE CHANNEL ISLANDS (Mary Dunn)
Harrap 1960 rep.Bw photo frontis + 3 double-sided bw photo plates + maps Foredge slightly foxed Back board marked Torn worn dw missing pieces from edges. Part of the fictionalised travel series
£19.50

24767. VEREKER Barbara: ADVENTURE FOR CAROLINE
Ward Lock 1956 1st.Bw frontis Inscr Foredge foxed Frayed rubbed dw. The 2nd story of Caroline & Bobo who get mixed up in adventures & film making
£10.00

24768. VEREKER Barbara: CAROLINE IN SCOTLAND
Ward Lock 1957 1st.Bw frontis Foredge slightly marked Dw rubbed on edges and a bit frayed and rubbed on edges. The 3rd adventure story of Caroline & Bobo
£12.50

24769. VEREKER Barbara: CAROLINE IN WALES
Ward Lock 1959 1st.Illus Name fep Pen mark bottom edge Dw frayed on spine ends and corners; back a bit marked. The 4th/last adventure story of Caroline & Bobo in a Welsh mining village
£9.50

24770. VEREKER Barbara: CAROLINE AT THE FILM STUDIOS
Ward Lock nd.Bw frontis with name on reverse Bright copy in dw; a bit rubbed and creased on edges. The 1st adventure story of Caroline & Bobo in a film studio
£9.50

24772. CHAPPELL Mollie: THE HOUSE ON THE KOPJE
Seagull nd 1953 prize label.Illus Early pages grubby + corner torn from 1 text page Hinges a bit weak Boards bumped Fragile dw grubby on back torn on front. The first story of the Rhodesian family consisting of Frick and her siblings.
£8.50

24774. BELL Catherine: DEVON VENTURE
Seagull 1965 1st?.Pages browning Boards very slightly rubbed Dw rubbed on edges and a bit grubby on back. 2 girls leave their London jobs for aDevon farm
£12.50

24775. SAVILLE Malcolm: SPRING COMES TO NETTLEFORD
Hampton Library nd.Illus Address label fep Deep crease on some of the pages in the middle Slightly frayed dw Smells slightly musty. Nettleford #3
£7.50

24776. EDWARDS Monica: NO ENTRY
Children's Book Club 1956.Illus Pages browning Corners bumped Boards marked Spine faded & bumped on ends Most of the dw is there except the spine but in several bits
£12.00

24779. EDWARDS Monica: FRENCHMAN'S SECRET
Children's Book Club 1958.Illus Rubber stamp fep Pocket(?) mostly removed from bep Front hinge a bit weak Corners bumped Spine a bit marked Creased chipped torn & rubbed dw missing small piece bottom front
£15.00

24781. EDWARDS Monica: THE OUTSIDER
Children's Book Club 1962.Illus Foredge foxed Boards marked Corners and spine ends bumped
£4.50

24782. EDWARDS Monica: A WIND IS BLOWING
Girls Gone By Books 2009 paperback reissue.Second hand Pages wiggly; corners creased
£12.00

24783. EDWARDS Monica: THE WHITE RIDERS
Collins 1960 rep.Illus Prize label Foredge a bit browned Torn and creased dw missing pieces from edges and stained on back
£25.00

24784. EDWARDS Monica: THE SUMMER OF THE GREAT SECRET
Collins 1948 1st.Illus Name and address written on several prelim pages Front hinge weak Boards fading especially spine Corners bumped Stain edge of front board
£15.00

24785. EDWARDS Monica: THE SUMMER OF THE GREAT SECRET
Collins 1948 1st.Illus Foredge browning Boards a bit bumped and fading Creased dw missing pieces from spine ends
£19.50

24786. EDWARDS Monica: STRANGERS TO THE MARSH
Collins 1957 1st.Illus Foxed map eps Foredge brown Board edges and spine ends faded Dw missing large chunks
£25.00

24787. PULLEIN-THOMPSON Josephine: ONE DAY EVENT
Collins 1958 rep.Illus Name fep Page edges browned and foxed Spine faded Boards a bit bowed and marked; faded on edges. #4 of the Barsetshire Pony Club series
£20.00

24788. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: THE SCHOOL AT THE CHALET
Chambers 1955 rep.Large inscr Foredge slightly ink marked Corners and edges bumped Boards a bit grubby Spine faded
£15.00

24789. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: CHALET SCHOOL & THE LINTONS
Chambers 1950 rep.Front hinge a bit weak Foredge a bit browned Boards grubby
£10.00

24790. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: THE PRINCESS OF THE CHALET SCHOOL
Chambers 1963 rep.Prize label One section seperate - looks like a binding fault Spine ends faded Spence dw missing small piece from back torn and rubbed
£15.00

24791. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: THEODORA & THE CHALET SCHOOL
Chambers 1959 1st.Red/w frontis Boards a bit marked Grubby creased slightly torn dw
£40.00

24792. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: THE CHALET SCHOOL WINS THE TRICK
Chambers nd 1st.Bw frontis Spine ends bumped but generally a nice copy in a grubby dw with a few small creases and tears; torn down side of spine
£50.00

24793. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: A LEADER IN THE CHALET SCHOOL
Chambers 1961 1st.Green/w frontis Boards marked Torn grubby dw
£30.00

24794. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: EXPLOITS OF THE CHALET GIRLS
Chambers 1956 rep.Pages browning otherwise nice copy in slightly rubbed and grubby dw
£12.50

24796. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: CHALET GIRLS IN CAMP
Chambers 1950 rep.Spine faded Corners bumped Slightly leaning
£12.50

24797. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: EUSTACIA GOES TO THE CHALET SCHOOL
Chambers 1950 rep.Name fep Foredge a bit stained and browned Boards grubby Spine faded
£9.50

24798. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: CAROLA STORMS THE CHALET SCHOOL
Chambers 1951 1st.Name fep Foredge slightly browned Spine faded Boards a bit bumped and marked
£25.00

24799. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: THE WRONG CHALET SCHOOL
Chambers 1952 1st.Bw frontis Hinges weak in middle - possibly a binding fault Slight foxing Spine faded Back board marked
£30.00

24801. STREATFEILD Noel: THE BELL FAMILY
Collins 1954 1st.Illus S Hughes Foredge and bep slightly foxed Dw edges rubbed Smells a bit musty
£25.00

24802. STREATFEILD Noel: PARTY FROCK
Collins 1946 1st.Line illus Foredge very slightly foxed Corners bumped Dw with crease on front and brown spots on back Smells a bit musty
£15.00

24804. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: THE NEW HOUSE MISTRESS
Nelson nd reprint.Bw frontis Prize label removed Foredge grubby Boards bumped Torn marked dw scraped on back and missing pieces. A very slight (94 page) school story
£5.00

24805. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: THE LOST STAIRCASE
Chambers 1946 1st.Bw frontis Inscr Foredge foxed Corners and spine ends bumped Torn dw printed on the back of another (as Chambers did during the war when they were short of paper) Creased and missing pieces top front spine ends and back
£35.00

24807. PAISLEY Heather: NEW BEGINNINGS AT THE CHALET SCHOOL
Girls Gone By Books 2006 paperback.Slightly damaged
£15.00

24808. FOLLETT Ken: WORLD WITHOUT END
Pan paperback 2008.Spine slightly creased Corners very slightly rubbed. 14th century Kingsbridge 2 centuries after the building of the cathedral; 1237 pages
£3.50

24809. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: THE CHALET GIRLS' COOKBOOK
Chambers 1953 1st.Some pages marked Hinges weak Spine discoloured and dirty Boards a bit bumped and worn Good reading copy of a scarce title
£40.00

24810. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: MONICA TURNS UP TRUMPS
Lutterworth 1949 new edition.Coloured frontis Inscr Front & back hinges almost split Some pages stained Boards very stained Corners worn Spine ends torn A bit out of shape Very much a reading copy
£3.00

24812. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: THE THIRD CHALET BOOK FOR GIRLS
Chambers 1949 1st.Coloured frontis + line (some hand-painted) Inscr Boards worn and rubbed Spine unattached on one side and chipped on ends ?35. Includes the 2nd half of Tom as a serial + other stories & non-fiction articles all by EBD
£25.00

24813. IBBOTSON Eva: A SONG FOR SUMMER
Picador paperback 2006.Foredge slightly brown Corner slightly creased. Intellectual English girl goes to work as housekeeper at an Austrian music school; a love story during the rise of Hitler written for adults but reissued (unchanged) for young adults
£4.50

24815. ALLAN Mabel Esther: AMANDA GOES TO ITALY
Girls Gone By 2022 paperback reissue.New
£17.00

24816. ROBY Mary Linn: STILL AS THE GRAVE
Collins Crime Club 1965 1st UK.Foredge foxed Corners bumped Spine slightly faded. Her first book set in the London theatre world
£12.50

24817. SCOTT Justin: FROST LINE
HarperCollins 1997 1st.VG in dw scratched on back. Witty murder mystery featuring Ben Abbott PI in 1980s small town US
£6.00

24818. McCLELLAND Helen: THE CHALET SCHOOL COMPANION
Armada paperback 1994.Cover corners a bit creased. Articles about the school + 2 short stories from the Chalet Annuals
£5.00

24819. CAMPBELL Jen: MORE WEIRD THINGS CUSTOMERS SAY IN BOOKSHOPS
Constable 2013.Good copy in dw. A welcome sequel - a quick read yet funny and sad
£5.00

24820. UTTLEY Alison: THE FARM ON THE HILL
Faber 1941 1st.Pencil inscr Corners bumped Dw with chunks missing top front bottom spine and wide strip bottom back. A companion volume to The Country Child - fictionalised autobiography; rare title
£30.00

24821. FISHER Margery: WHO'S WHO IN CHILDREN'S BOOKS
Weidenfeld & Nicholson 1978 rep.Coloured & bw illus throughout Bottom edges of first few pages slightly water marked Book Club dw a bit rubbed worn and repaired. Quarto format - nearly 400 pages and heavy A Treasury of the familiar characters of childhood
£9.50

24822. SAVILLE Malcolm: MYSTERY AT WITCHEND
Newnes 1953 rep.Illus Map eps Corners bumped Boards grubby Spine faded
£10.00

24824. EASTWAYS W E: CHRISTINE OF THE FOURTH
Children's Press nd 1956 inscr.Coloured frontis Front hinge weak Pages brown Coards bumped Slightly leaning. 3rd of the Greycourt trilogy
£1.50

24826. GOODALL John: VICTORIANS ABROAD
Macmillan 1980 1st.Bumped dw Small format. No text - coloured pictures throughout SWAP
£6.00

24827. CHRISTOPHER John: THE GUARDIANS
Puffin paperback 1973.Foredge tanned Corners slightly rubbed. Set in the near future was the death of Rob's father accidental? Guardian Award for Children's Literature winner
£2.00

24828. CHRISTOPHER John: WHEN THE TRIPODS CAME
Puffin paperback 1990.Foredge tanned. Prequel to the Tripods series (earth invaders)
£1.50

24829. CHRISTOPHER John: THE CITY OF GOLD AND LEAD
Puffin paperback 1984.Edges tanned Wraps creased. #2 of the original Tripods series (earth invaders)
£1.50

24830. CHRISTOPHER John: THE LOTUS CAVES
Puffin paperback 1971.Edges tanned 1 page slightly creased on foredge (printer's error) Spine slightly creased and rubbed. 2 boys living on the moon crash through its surface
£1.50

24831. CHRISTOPHER John: THE PRINCE IN WAITING TRILOGY
Puffin paperback 1984.Edges tanned First section separate Hinges a bit weak in middle Spine creased. Contains The Prince in Waiting; Beyond the Burning Lands; The Sword of the Spirits. Life in a violent England of the fuuture and attempts at unification
£2.50

24832. CHRISTOPHER John: EMPTY WORLD
Puffin Plus paperback nd (title page torn out).Name fep Edges tanned Wraps creased. YA story of a worldwide deadly virus and a boy on his own
£1.50

24833. CHRISTOPHER John: THE TRIPODS TRILOGY
Puffin paperback 1984.Name fep Edges tanned Wraps bumped on edges. Contains The White Mountains/The City of Gold and Lead/The Pool of Fire
£3.50

24834. ELDER Josephine: EXILE FOR ANNIS
Children's Press nd.Lacks fep Pages browning Hinges weak in middle Very slight page marking Corners bumped. First of the unusual Farm School trilogy
£3.50

24835. TRING A S: PENNY PENITENT
OUP 1956 rep.Illus Lacks fep Closed page edges slightly scribbled and foxed Boards marked Corners bumped Spine dulled. Penny series #3
£7.50

24836. MACK Angela: THREE TOP SECRETARIES
Knight paperback 1969 revised edition.In 2 seperate sections Spine torn Wraps very creased Old price label on front wrap which I'm not going to try to remove Not a great copy but really hard to find. Original title Outline for a Secretary
£10.00

24837. (BLYTON E) COX Pamela: THIRD FORM AT ST CLARE'S
Egmont paperback 2005.Corners creased First few pages crinkled; possibly been in water. Fill in between 2nd Form & Claudine
£2.00

24838. (BLYTON E) COX Pamela: NEW TERM AT MALORY TOWERS
Egmont paperback 2009.Page edges tanned Wraps and first few pages creased
£2.50

24839. BLYTON Enid: FIVE ON A TREASURE ISLAND
Hodder paperback 1999 millenium edition (whatever that means).Corners bumped. First full colour edition - Soper's original illustrations are coloured
£3.50

24840. BLYTON Enid: FIVE GO ADVENTURING AGAIN
Hodder & Stoughton 1953 rep.Coloured frontis + line by Soper Pictorial eps Foredge foxed Spine faded Boards marked and bumped Leans slightly Smells a bit musty
£2.50

24841. BLYTON Enid: FIVE ON A HIKE TOGETHER
Hodder & Stoughton 1952 2nd imp.Line illus Soper Pictorial eps Well read Foredge brown and foxed Slight foxing on the text pages Spine dulled Boards marked and bumped Leans slightly Smells a bit musty Reading copy
£2.00

24842. DICKINSON Peter: THE TEARS OF THE SALAMANDER
Macmillan paperback 2004.Illus Small tear through the front wrap and first few pages Wraps a bit bumped.
£3.00

24843. DICKINSON Peter: HEARTSEASE
Puffin paperback 1971.Illus Pages browning Hinges weak First section loose Wraps grubby and creased Reading copy in case anyone needs to fill a gap. Middle of The Changes trilogy
£0.50

24844. HUGHES Monica: SANDWRITER
Macrae 1985 1st.Small bump bottom spine Dw. Gripping sci fi/fantasy
£7.50

24845. HUGHES Monica: THE ISIS PEDLAR
Magnet paperback 1985.Foredge tanned. Gripping sci fi/fantasy - 3rd of the Isis trilogy
£2.50

24846. HUGHES Monica: EARTHDARK
Mammoth paperback 1991.Corners creased Spine ends slightly rubbed. Gripping sci fi/fantasy - sequel to Crisis on Conshelf Ten
£2.50

24847. SMITH Dodie: THE HUNDRED AND ONE DALMATIANS
Picolo paperback 1981.Pages browning Spine a bit creased & faded Cover edges rubbed
£1.00

24848. STEWART Mary: A WALK IN WOLF WOOD
Knight paperback 1982.Illus Pages browning Wraps a bit creased. Fantasy time-slip - 3 children need to rescue a werewolf
£2.00

24850. BURNFORD Sheila: THE INCREDIBLE JOURNEY
Hodder paperback 1967.Illus Page edges brown Spine creased Wraps a bit rubbed and faded. The famous story of 3 pets who crossed Canada to go home
£1.00

24851. L'ENGLE Madeleine: MEET THE AUSTINS
Armada Lion paperback 1973.Front hinge completely split (poor quality glue?) Spine faded and creased Wraps rubbed on edges
£1.50

24852. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: THE CHALET SCHOOL WINS THE TRICK
Girls Gone By Books 2022 paperback reissue.New. New short story
£13.00

24853. TREWIN Yvonne: JEAN BECOMES A NURSE
Seagull 1963 rep.Prize label Writing over bep Pages browning Spine faded and torn on ends Corners bumped
£3.00

24854. MILNE A A: WHEN WE WERE VERY YOUNG
Methuen 1964 rep.Illus E Shepard Foredge brown Nice tight copy Corners bumped Spine ends frayed Smells a bit musty
£2.00

24855. MILNE A A: NOW WE ARE SIX
Methuen 1951 rep.Illus E Shepard Inscr Hinges almost split Slight foxing and page marking Spine faded and ends rubbed Corners bumped Foredge brown Spine faded and ends frayed Smells a bit musty
£1.00

24856. LINDGREN Astrid: KATI IN AMERICA
Brock 1964 1st UK.8 coloured plates Exlibrary First few text pages marked Dw laminated to grubby boards Corners bumped Smells musty. Translated from Swedish Kati goes to Paris to be married
£17.50

24857. GRIMM: GRIMM'S FAIRY TALES
Ward Lock nd.48 coloured plates Harry Theaker Pictorial eps Very well loved copy Hinges weak Page marking Some page corners folded Coloured picture onlaid on battered cover Spine replaced by bright red tape Smells a bit musty
£10.00

24859. BARBER Helen: MAEVE OF THE CHALET SCHOOL
Girls Gone By Books 2022 paperback 1st.Set in the same term as CS in the Oberland and Shocks
£17.00

24860. SAVILLE Malcolm: THE SIGN OF THE ALPINE ROSE
Girls Gone By Books 2022 paperback 1st.The Jillies head to Austria for adventure 4
£17.00

24861. MATTHEWMAN Phyllis: JUSTICE FOR JACQUELINE
Girls Gone By Books 2021 paperback reissue.New EBD's friend who wrote excellent school stories in her own right this is the fifth of her Daneswood school series
£17.00

24862. SHAW Jane: HOUSE OF THE GLIMMERING LIGHT
Girls Gone By Books 2020 paperback reissue.New Stand-alone wartime adventure story set in Scotland
£17.00

24867. SEELEY Mabel: ELEVEN CAME BACK
Collins Crime Club 1943 1st.Hinges a bit weak Spine and board edges faded Corners bumped Boards a bit marked. Mystery at a ranch in Wyoming - scarce UK edition
£15.00

24868. SEIFERT Elizabeth: OLD DOC
Collins 1948 1st.Label on fep covering name Spine ends bumped Slightly chipped dw. A novel of hospital life
£7.50

24869. SHANN Renee: TWO LOVES
Collins 1945 1st.Name fep Corners bumped Spine ends faded Page edges browning and marked Torn creased dw missing chunks from spine ends and large chunk from back. WAAF officer meets ace fighter pilot; the problem is she's engaged already
£2.50

24870. SMITH Alexander McCall: THE FOREVER GIRL
Abacus paperback 2015.Covers very slightly bumped and rubbed. A love story
£2.50

24871. STEVENSON D E: ANNA AND HER DAUGHTERS
Fontana paperback 1974.Pages browning Wraps a bit creased
£5.00

24872. STEVENSON D E: ANNA AND HER DAUGHTERS
Fontana paperback 1961.Pages browning Wraps creased Spine slightly torn on ends
£5.00

24873. STEVENSON D E: BEL LAMINGTON
Fontana paperback 1964.Page edges browning Wraps a bit creased
£7.50

24874. STEVENSON D E: THE FOUR GRACES
Collins Australia 1947.Name fep Back hinge a bit weak Bep missing a chunk Hinges weak probably a cheap edition Boards worn Edges rubbed Corners bumped Spine torn and worn on ends. 4 daughters of a country vicar in wartime
£15.00

24875. STEVENSON D E: THE HOUSE OF THE DEER
Collins 1970 1st.Dw a bit rubbed on creases and edges. Gerald (from Gerald & Elizabeth) attends a Highlands hunting house party
£15.00

24876. STEVENSON D E: KATE HARDY
Fontana paperback 1964.Ex school library Page edges brown Worn covers covered with cellophane Spine creased Out of shape
£2.50

24877. SAYERS Dorothy L (edited & introduced by): TALES OF DETECTION
Everyman (pocket edition) 1947 rep.Corners bumped Spine faded and rubbed/slightly torn on ends Boards a bit grubby. Includes stories by such as Poe Bentley Freeman Christie Berkeley Crofts +++ and Sayers herself
£12.50

24878. SMITH Alexander McCall: FRIENDS, LOVERS, CHOCOLATE
Abacus paperback 2010.Corners slightly creased States 'promotional copy not for resale' on back. Isabel Dalhousie mystery
£3.50

24879. SMITH Barbara Burnett: MISTLETOE FROM PURPLE SAGE
St Martin's Press (US) 1997 1st.Corner bumped but very clean and unread in dw bumped on edges. Jolie Wyatt series mystery writer murder
£5.00

24880. SMITH Janet L: A VINTAGE MURDER
Ivy Books (US) 1995 paperback.Corners edges and spine ends bumped but very clean and unread. Seattle attorney Annie MacPherson - mystery at a vineyard
£4.50

24881. SPAIN Nancy: CINDERELLA GOES TO THE MORGUE
Thriller Book Club nd.Corners bumped and spine a bit faded and creased but nice inside. Miriam Birdseye mystery; humour and irony backstage at a pantomime. Aka Minutes to Midnight
£9.50

24882. SPRING Howard: I MET A LADY
Collins 1961 1st.Board edges very slightly rubbed Dw rubbed on edges with small tears top spine. A boy/man's life from the start of the 1st World War to the end of the 2nd
£5.00

24883. STEVENSON D E: THE FOUR GRACES
Collins Australia 1947.OK inside Corners and spine ends slightly bumped Chipped torn dw missing front flap. 4 daughters of a country vicar in wartime
£17.50

24884. STEVENSON D E: KATE HARDY
Collins 1947 1st.Name fep Corners bumped Chipped worn dw missing small pieces. Set in an English village some characters reappear in Mrs Tim Flies Home
£12.50

24885. STEVENSON DE: MISS BUNCLE MARRIED
Collins 1977 new edition.Ex private library Tape marks on eps and spine Slightly bumped dw
£12.50

24886. STEVENSON DE: MISS BUNCLE MARRIED
Collins 1977 new edition.Ex school library with pocket on fep Tape marks on boards and eps Slightly bumped dw with small label on front and spine and small tears front
£12.50

24887. STEVENSON D E: KATHERINE WENTWORTH
Collins 1964 1st.Page edges foxed Torn worn dw
£15.00

24888. STEVENSON D E: KATHERINE WENTWORTH
Fontana paperback 1973.Page edges brown Spine creased Wraps a bit bumped and creased
£5.00

24889. STEVENSON DE: MISS BUNCLE MARRIED
Fontana 1970 paperback.Page edges tanned Spine and corners creased Large label removed from back wrap
£6.00

24890. STEVENSON D E: MUSIC IN THE HILLS
Collins 1950 1st.Foredge slightly foxed Corners bumped Boards stained Torn dw missing chunks
£12.50

24891. STEVENSON D E: SARAH'S COTTAGE
Collins 1968 1st.Creased & slightly chipped baggy dw. Sequel to Sarah Morris Remembers
£15.00

24892. STEVENSON D E: STILL GLIDES THE STREAM
Collins 1959 1st.Foredge brown Chipped dw torn on back
£12.50

24893. STEVENSON DE: WINTER & ROUGH WEATHER
Fontana paperback 1968.Pages brown & foxed A section loose Wraps creased Spine faded. Follows Vittoria Cottage & Music in the Hills
£5.00

24894. STEVENSON D E: YOUNG MRS SAVAGE
Rinehart (US) 1949.Page edges brown Corners bumped & rubbed Boards marked Spine ends very rubbed
£10.00

24895. STEWART Mary: THE GABRIEL HOUNDS
Hodder & Stoughton 1967 1st.Foredge lightly foxed Corners bumped Dw
£5.00

24896. STEWART Mary: THE LAST ENCHANTMENT
Hodder & Stoughton 1979 1st.Map eps Top edge slightly foxed Dw edges very slightly foxed. 3rd of her Merlin & Arthur series
£9.50

24897. STEWART Mary: THE PRINCE AND THE PILGRIM
Hodder & Stoughton 1995 1st.Front hinge slightly weak Dw bumped on edges. The final part of her Arthurian series
£7.50

24898. STREATFEILD Noel: CAROLINE ENGLAND
Heinemann 1937 1st.Eps brown (though they may have been originally) Foredge lightly foxed Back hinge a bit weak Corners and spine ends bumped & rubbed Smells a bit musty Dw in 3 pieces (front/front flap spine back/back flap; very chipped worn and creased. Inscribed by author 'D from N 1937' (I can confirm this is her writing)
£125.00

24899. STREATFEILD Noel: I ORDERED A TABLE FOR SIX
Collins 1942 1st.Spine bumped in middle Spine ends faded where pieces missing from dw Smells a bit musty Dw missing chunks chipped and worn Inscribed by author 'To D from Noel 1942' (I can confirm this is her writing). 7 interweaving lives set during the first winter of London air raids
£50.00

24900. STREATFEILD Noel: SAPLINGS
Collins 1945 1st.Hinges weak in middle Spine very dulled Corners bumped Chipped dw rubbed to holes on foredge Inscribed by author 'If you had waited I (underlined) would have given you this. Noel S' (I can confirm this is her writing). An English family and how the 2nd world war affected the four children
£45.00

24901. STREATFEILD Noel: SHEPHERDESS OF SHEEP
Heinemann 1934 1st.Foredge brown Spine faded Corners bumped Smells a bit musty Torn dw browned on back and missing a few chunks; large old sticker on spine 'reduced to 1/- ... this + creasing on the back flap leads me to believe the dw came from a different book Inscribed by author 'To Sydney A belated birthday present Love Noel 1934' (I can confirm this is her writing)
£95.00

24902. STREATFEILD Noel: TOPS & BOTTOMS
Heinemann 1933 1st.Foxing on prelims Slightly leaning Smells slightly musty Inscribed by author 'Sidney and Popsy their book My love if not my gift Noel (there has been corrected to their :) )
£199.00

24904. STREATFEILD Noel: A VICARAGE FAMILY
Collins 1963 1st.Illus C Mozley Large inscr Spine faded Corners bumped & rubbed. Fictionalised autobiography
£15.00

24905. SUTCLIFF Rosemary: THE FLOWERS OF ADONIS
Hodder & Stoughton 1969 1st.Exlibrary Edges brown Map eps - most of fep missing Big label on bep Boards a bit rubbed Creased & bumped dw. A novel of Alkibiades & the Peloponnesian War
£15.00

24906. TAYLOR Phoebe Atwood: OCTAGON HOUSE
Diploma Press 1974 reissue.Exlibrary Foredge browned and foxed Hinges a bit weak Leaning Corners bumped Spine ends faded Dw with faded spine and edges. Originally published 1937 an Asey Mayo mystery a dry witty detective from Cape Cod
£5.00

24907. TEY Josephine: BRAT FARRAR
Arrow paperback 2009.Spine bumped
£3.00

24908. TEY Josephine: THE FRANCHISE AFFAIR
Reprint Society 1949.Front hinge very weak Foxing Pages creased Boards stained & a bit worn
£4.00

24909. THANE Elswyth: THE LIGHT HEART
Hale nd (missing title page).Probably exlibrary Missing prelims to contents page Hinges weak Dw laminated to boards Spine very worn. #4 of Williamsburg series - just before the 1st World War
£4.00

24910. THANE Elswyth: THIS WAS TOMORROW
Hale 1958 rep.Name fep Boards a bit marked Spine faded. Williamsburg series #6 - 1930s
£9.50

24911. THANE Elswyth: YANKEE STRANGER
Hale 1947 1st UK.Small inscr Corners bumped Spine faded & a bit worn. 2nd of Williamsburg series - the Civil War
£9.50

24912. THIRKELL Angela: MISS BUNTING
Hamilton 1945 1st.Bookplate Corners bumped Spine faded & worn on ends
£8.50

24913. THIRKELL Angela: PEACE BREAKS OUT
Hamilton 1946 1st.Front hinge very weak Inscr Spine faded Corners bumped
£10.00

24914. THOMAS Audrey: TATTYCORAM
Goose Lane (US) 2005.Dw. The Little Dorrit character's story and whether Dickens misrepresented her.
£7.50

24915. THOMPSON Gene: A CUP OF DEATH
Ballantine (US) 1989 paperback.Pages slightly browning Spine creased Wraps a bit worn and bumped. Dade Cooley PI's archaeologist friend is murdered; a modern day Greek tragedy
£3.50

24916. TIBBER Robert: PATIENTS OF A SAINT
Hodder & Stoughton 1962 rep.Nice copy (unread?) in Biro dw grubby on back and slightly rubbed on edges. Part of an amusing series about life as a doctor
£6.50

24917. TOLSTOY Nikolai: THE COMING OF THE KING
Bantam 1988 1st.Map fep list of characters bep Small indentation on foredge in slightly bumped dw. The First book of Merlin - heavy and thick (over 600 pages)
£7.50

24918. TOPE Rebecca: A COTSWOLD KILLING
Allison & Busby 2004 paperback.Wraps slightly bumped. I have several more of the Cotswold series
£3.50

24919. TOPE Rebecca: A COTSWOLD MYSTERY
Allison & Busby 2008 paperback.Prelim page torn out Spine creased with number written on it Label not quite removed from back. I have several more of the Cotswold series
£3.00

24920. TOPE Rebecca: A COTSWOLD ORDEAL
Allison & Busby 2006 paperback.Page edges a bit bumped and creased Spine and wraps creased and bumped. I have several more of the Cotswold series
£3.00

24921. TOPE Rebecca: DEATH IN THE COTSWOLDS
Allison & Busby 2008 paperback.Foredge a bit browned Spine and wraps creased and bumped Number written on spine. I have several more of the Cotswold series
£3.00

24922. TOPE Rebecca: DECEPTION IN THE COTSWOLDS
Allison & Busby 2012 paperback.Front hinge a bit weak Spine and wraps creased and bumped Large label on front wrap. I have several more of the Cotswold series
£3.00

24923. TOPE Rebecca: A GRAVE IN THE COTSWOLDS
Allison & Busby 2011 paperback.Slightly creased spine Front wrap creased. I have several more of the Cotswold series
£3.50

24924. TREECE Henry: JASON
Bodley Head 1961 1st.Name fep Slightly foxed Smells very slightly damp Corners and spine ends bumped Dw spine ends and corners rubbed Very slightly chipped. He recalls his life
£10.00

24925. TREVOR Joanna: THE SAME CORRUPTION THERE
Piatkus 1996 1st.Page edges slightly browned Dw. Murder mystery set in a Gloucestershire university
£7.50

24926. TRUMAN Margaret: MURDER AT THE NATIONAL CATHEDRAL
Fawcett (US) paperback 1992.Spine ends and wrap edges creased and a bit rubbed Daughter of President Harry S Truman. I have several more of her books
£4.00

24927. TRUMAN Margaret: MURDER IN THE CIA
Random House (US) 1987 Book Club edition.Tiny crease in top corners Dw
£8.50

24928. TRUMAN Margaret: MURDER IN THE HOUSE
Fawcett (US) paperback 1998.Edges a bit scraped Inside ok
£4.00

24929. TRUMAN Margaret & BAIN Donald: EXPERIMENT IN MURDER
Tom Doherty (US) 2013 paperback.Generally vg
£4.50

24930. TURNER Nancy: THESE IS MY WORDS
Hodder & Stoughton 1998 large format paperback.Corners creased Edges rubbed Indents on back wrap. The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine; 18 year old's diary from 1881 when the family set off from Arizona to Texas
£6.00

24931. URIS Leon: MILTLA PASS
Doubleday (US) 1988 1st.Stain on foredge Dw. Novel of a man born in a pograom cursed Russian shetl to Hollywood Israel and the Sinai war.
£6.50

24932. VAN LUSTBADER Eric: PALE SAINT
HarperCollins 1999 1st.Foredge slightly marked Slightly bumped dw. New York homicide detective in search of a maniac killer
£6.50

24933. VARGAS Fred: THE THREE EVANGELISTS
Vintage paperback 2006.Wraps slightly creased and rubbed. Original title Debout les Morts in 1995 murder of an opera singer. Trans from French
£3.50

24934. VICKERS Roy: THE RADINGHAM MYSTERY
Jenkins nd 1937 library stamps.Ex private library Labels + remains on eps and front board Spine faded Boards a bit worn and bumped
£15.00

24935. VINE Barbara: KING SOLOMON'S CARPET
Viking 1991 1st.Corner bumped Dw rubbed on edges. Pseudonym of Ruth Rendell - a dark vision of London and specifically the Jubilee Line
£4.00

24936. VON ARNIM Elizabeth (unattributed): MR SKEFFINGTON
Heinemann 1940 1st.Foredge foxed Dw torn and chipped on spine ends and corners Missing small pieces. A 50 year old woman meets through accident or design all the men whose hearts she had broken
£15.00

24937. VON ARNIM Elizabeth (unattributed): THE PRINCESS PRISCILLA'S FORTNIGHT
Nelson nd pocket edition 1913 inscr.Bw frontis Front hinge weak Corners bumped Boards a bit worn Worn dw missing pieces spine ends. A true to life fairy tale
£15.00

24938. WALLACE Doreen: CARLOTTA GREEN
Collins 1944 1st.Inscr VG copy in dw a bit rubbed on corners and spine Back slightly torn grubby and creased. A secondary teacher
£15.00

24939. WALPOLE Hugh: THE FORTRESS
Macmillan 1932 rep.Map eps Foldout family tree at back Edges foxed Boards with gilt lettering & decorations very slightly bumped. 3rd of series of 4 books of the Herries family Judith returns to the Lakes to find a family feud
£9.50

24940. WALPOLE Hugh: JUDITH PARIS
Macmillan 1931 rep.Map eps Foldout family tree at back frayed on edge Boards with gilt lettering & decorations Corners bumped. 2nd of series of 4 books of the Herries family partly set in the French Revolution
£9.50

24941. WALPOLE Hugh: ROGUE HERRIES
Macmillan 1930 1st.Map eps Foldout family tree at back Boards with gilt lettering & decorations a bit worn and bumped. 1st of series of 4 books of the Herries family who move to Borrowdale in the mid 18th century
£9.50

24942. WALSH Jill Paton & SAYERS Dorothy L: A PRESUMPTION OF DEATH
Hodder & Stoughton 2002 1st.Corners very slightly bumped Dw a bit bumped on edges. Wimsey in the Blitz based on wartime letters from members of the Wimsey family in the Spectator
£7.50

24943. WENTWORTH Patricia: THE GAZEBO
Penguin paperback 1965.Covers a bit creased Edges and corners rubbed. Miss Silver
£4.50

24944. WENTWORTH Patricia: GREY MASK
Coronet paperback 1979.Wraps a bit worn Corner of front wrap creased. Miss Silver
£4.50

24945. WENTWORTH Patricia: THE KEY
Hodder paperback 1968.Pages browning Spine and wraps creased and a bit worn. Miss Silver
£4.50

24946. WENTWORTH Patricia: LATTER END
Hodder & Stoughton 1949 1st.Lacks fep weakening front hinge Page edges browning Spine faded & worn Corners bumped. Miss Silver
£15.00

24948. WHITNEY Phyllis: SILVERSWORD
Hodder & Stoughton 1987 1st.Pages browning Bottom spine bumped Dw. Rich in Hawaiian legend a woman returns to find out how her parents died when she was a child
£7.50

24949. WILLIAMS Arthur: MISSING AT TENOCLOCK
Walker (US) 1994 1st.Foredge lightly foxed Slightly grubby dw. Murder in small-town ski resort Colorado
£7.50

24950. STREATFEILD Noel: THE CHILDREN ON THE TOP FLOOR
Collins 1964 1st.Illus Name fep Smells a bit musty Dw a bit scraped; edges browned; spine ends torn Scarcer title
£30.00

24952. GOWER Sylvia: THE WORLD OF ELIZABETH GOUDGE
Girls Gone By 2020 reissue.Slightly damaged Originally privately published 2001 her life and her books with some new photos & illustrations
£16.00

24953. SIMS Sue & CLARE Hilary: THE ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF GIRLS' SCHOOL STORIES volume 2
Girls Gone By Books paperback 2020 new edition.More: crease top front wrap; indentations on front Full of illus Quarto format. Authors G-M with short biog & biblio for each; also articles on ballet & stage school stories college stories convent school stories early school stories & evangelistic school stories
£14.00

24954. KINLOCH Lucy: A WORLD WITHIN A SCHOOL
Greyladies 2023.New. Adult/child school story based on her time at Harrogate Ladies' College
£12.00

24955. EDWARDS Monica: A WIND IS BLOWING
Girls Gone By Books 2023 paperback reissue.New
£17.00

24956. ALLAN Mabel Esther: HERE WE GO ROUND
Girls Gone By Books 2015 paperback reissue.More damaged - a bit bent out of shape. Includes biography bibliography & MEA short story; training to be a nursery teacher
£13.00

24958. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: GERRY GOES TO SCHOOL
Girls Gone By Books 2022 new edition paperback.More damaged; corner of back wrap creased with new short story Helen Barber
£15.00

24962. GOWER Sylvia: THE WORLD OF ELIZABETH GOUDGE
Girls Gone By 2020 reissue.More damaged - 2 small holes in back cover Originally privately published 2001 her life and her books with some new photos & illustrations
£15.00

24963. GOWER Sylvia: THE WORLD OF ELIZABETH GOUDGE
Girls Gone By 2020 reissue.More damaged - holes in front cover extending to first couple of pages of the intro Originally privately published 2001 her life and her books with some new photos & illustrations
£15.00

24964. SHAW Jane: NEW HOUSE AT NORTHMEAD
Girls Gone By Books 2022 paperback reissue.Slightly damaged First of a pair of school stories
£15.00

24965. SIMS Sue & CLARE Hilary: THE ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF GIRLS' SCHOOL STORIES volume 2
Girls Gone By Books paperback 2020 new edition.Slightly damaged Full of illus Quarto format. Authors G-M with short biog & biblio for each; also articles on ballet & stage school stories college stories convent school stories early school stories & evangelistic school stories
£15.00

24967. OXENHAM Elsie J: THE CAMP MYSTERY
Collins 1932 1st.4 sepia plates Prize label Foredge heavily foxed Spine very faded Boards a bit stained
£125.00

24968. OXENHAM Elsie J: ABBEY GIRLS PLAY UP
Collins nd 1st.Coloured frontis Page edges browning Hinges a bit weak Gilt lettered boards with small gilt picture on front Spine slightly worn Inscribed 'To M. K. Cruickshank with love from Elsie J. Oxenham. September 1930'
£150.00

24969. OXENHAM Elsie J: ABBEY GIRLS ON TRIAL
Collins nd 1933 inscr on reverse of frontis but I believe this is a 1st.4 sepia plates Foredge & prelims foxed Gilt decorated boards faded especially spine Back board marked Spine ends bumped Creased and chipped front and spine of dw stuck to brown paper as is the back but I don't think the plain white back is the original dw
£75.00

24970. OXENHAM Elsie J: THE CONQUEST OF CHRISTINA
Collins nd probable 1st possible very early.Coloured frontis & title page + line Prize label sadly undated Hinges a bit weak especially at front Some foxing and browning Coloured pictures onlaid on front & spine Spine picture scraped Gilt decorated boards rubbed on corners and spine ends Corners bumped Gilt lettering on spine faded but otherwise boards and onlays are bright. Both books advertised inside are pre this one
£150.00

24971. ALCOTT Louisa M: EIGHT COUSINS
Puffin Classic paperback 1995.Spine creased and slightly rubbed on ends Corners bumped
£1.50

24972. WILDE Oscar: THE HAPPY PRINCE & OTHER STORIES
Puffin paperback 1968.Line illus Page edges brown Spine creased and a bit rubbed Covers a bit creased PS 164
£2.50

24973. OXENHAM Elsie J: GIRLS OF THE HAMLET CLUB
Chambers 1914 1st.4 coloured plates Initials on fep Front & back hinges weak Slight marking on some of the pages Gilt lettered pictorial boards Corners bumped & a bit rubbed Spine a bit worn. The first of the Abbey series
£500.00

24974. OXENHAM Elsie J: JANDY MAC COMES BACK
Collins 1941 1st.3 bw plates Inscr Silver lettered slightly rubbed Corners bumped Ragged dw missing pieces from edges torn and in 2 pieces taped together
£25.00

24975. OXENHAM Elsie J: THE GIRLS OF THE ABBEY SCHOOL
Collins nd very early reprint approx 1925.Coloured frontis + at least 2 bw plates Faint inscr Small section separate Pictorial boards a bit worn and bumped Corners slightly rubbed
£45.00

24976. OXENHAM Elsie J: A DANCER FROM THE ABBEY
Collins 1953 1st.Coloured frontis Slight foxing Front hinge a bit weak Torn dw grubby on back
£15.00

24977. OXENHAM Elsie J: RACHEL IN THE ABBEY
Muller 1951 1st.Illus Foredge a bit marked Spine ends very slightly rubbed Frayed dw rubbed and with small tears
£95.00

24979. PARDOE M: THE GREEK BOAT MYSTERY
Children's Book Club 1960.Crossed out inscrs on title page Spine faded Boards a bit grubby. Last boat adventure
£12.50

24980. PARDOE M: THE FAR ISLAND
Routledge & Kegan Paul 1949 2nd imp?.Illus Ownership stamps and large inscr on fep Protected torn and stained dw. Bunkle prequel
£25.00

24981. PARDOE M: THE BOAT SEEKERS
Children's Book Club nd.Illus Page edges brown Spine ends faded Smells very slightly musty Creased torn dw missing large strips top and bottom of back and smaller pieces from front and spine. Family sailing adventure set in Cornwall
£20.00

24982. PARDOE M: BUNKLE BUTTS IN
Routledge 1948 rep.Illus Corners slightly bumped Spine faded
£15.00

24984. PARDOE M: BUNKLE SCENTS A CLUE
RKP 1953 1st.Illus Inscr Corners bumped Boards a bit marked Spine faded
£30.00

24985. PARDOE M: BUNKLE BRINGS IT OFF
RKP 1961 1st.Illus Some page marking Spine ends bumped Dw stained on back a bit torn and worn missing small pieces from edges
£60.00

24986. PARDOE M: BUNKLE BAFFLES THEM
RKP 1953 2nd imp.Illus Map eps Name fep Dw chipped on edges
£45.00

24987. WILLIAMS Timothy: BIG ITALY
Gollancz uncorrected proof copy 1996 (paperback).Bumped dw (because it's too big for the book) Commissario Trotti small town Italy series
£4.00

24988. WILLIAMSON Audrey: FUNERAL MARCH FOR SIEGFRIED
Elek 1979 1st.Foredge slightly browned Boards very slightly mottled. First of 2 Richard York detective stories by the eminent theatre critic - Wagnerian opera and Royal Ascot in the 'swinging sixties'
£6.00

24989. WILSON Derek: THE SWARM OF HEAVEN
Constable 1999 1st.Dw with tiny bump top spine. A Renaissance Mystery being Certain Incidents in the Life of Niccolo Machiavelli
£5.00

24990. WINTER'S CRIMES 15: edited George Hardinge
Macmillan 1983 1st.Spine ends slightly rubbed. Short stories including E Ferrars A Fraser PD James HRF Keating A Price J Thomson
£10.00

24991. WINTER'S TALES 17: edited Caroline Hobhouse
Macmillan 1971 1st.Very slight foxing on foredge Dw torn and slightly rubbed on edges. Short stories including O Manning S Naipaul
£10.00

24992. WOUK Herman: THE WINDS OF WAR
Collins 1971 1st.Foredge slightly foxed Spine ends slightly bumped Dw a bit grubby and spine faded. 2 American families and a British war correspondent and World War 2 (author of The Caine Mutiny) Heavy
£4.00

24994. WILSON Robert: A SMALL DEATH IN LISBON
HarperCollins 1999 1st.Board edges very slightly rubbed Dw indented on back. Murder mystery set in 2nd World War and late 1990s Lisbon Heavy
£4.50

24995. WRIGHT Wilbur: CARTER'S CASTLE
Century 1983 1st.Inscribed by author Dw a bit bumped and marked. Hidden treasure in Cambodia/Vietnam
£4.00

24996. YATES Dornford: JONAH & CO
Ward Lock 1943 rep.Lacks fep weakening front hinge Pages browning Boards marked & bumped. Berry motoring around France
£3.00

24997. YORKE Margaret: SERIOUS INTENT
Little Brown 1995.Page edges browning Slightly worn and bumped dw. Crime/detective novel
£5.00

24998. ZIMMERMAN Bruce: FULL-BODIED RED
Piatkus 1994 1st UK.Slightly bumped and indentation dw. Quinn Parker mystery
£5.00

24999. ANON: THE BEANO AND THE DANDY - Sixty Years Side by Side
DC Thomson 1999 1st.Very slightly bumped dw large format. A celebration and anthology of stories
£6.00

25000. CONNOLLY Joseph: CHILDREN'S MODERN FIRST EDITIONS
Macdonald Orbis 1988 1st.Bw photo plates Pages brown Dw. Selected authors & bibliographies together with bookmark insert with their values at the time
£7.50

25001. ANON: THE BEANO AND THE DANDY - Sixty Years Side by Side
DC Thomson 1999 1st.Very slightly bumped dw large format. A celebration and anthology of stories
£6.00

25002. ANON: DANDY AND BEANO - The Comics at Christmas
DC Thomson 1997 1st.Corners bumped Boards a bit indented. Stories and articles from Christmas issues
£7.50

25003. DAY John R & COOPER B K: RAILWAY SIGNALLING SYSTEMS
Muller 1958 1st.Photo and line illus Ownership label Worn dw in 2 bits. The Mechanical Age Library series
£9.50

25004. DICKS Terrance: THE THREE DOCTORS
Wingate 1975 1st.Ex school library Dw pasted down with cellophane Corners bumped and rubbed.
£5.00

25005. PARDOE M: BUNKLE'S BRAINWAVE
RKP 1952 1st.Illus Corner cut from fep otherwise nice copy with a faded spine
£20.00

25006. PARDOE M: BUNKLE WENT FOR SIX
RKP 1950 1st.Illus Back hinge weak otherwise nice inside Boards very mottled
£15.00

25007. ELIAS Eileen: STRAW HATS & SERGE BLOOMERS
Allen 1979 1st.Line illus Spine creased and a bit torn Dw with tiny scrape on back. Autobiog a teen in the 1920s; sequel to On Sundays we wore White
£12.50

25008. FRICKE John, SCARFONE Jay, STILLMAN William: THE WIZARD OF OZ
Hodder 1989.Full of coloured illus Quarto format Slightly bumped dw.. The official 50th anniversary (of the film) pictorial history with intro by Jack Haley Jr
£10.00

25009. PARDOE M: BUNKLE AND BELINDA
Routledge 1948 1st.Illus Inscr Corners and spine ends slightly bumped
£20.00

25010. PARDOE M: BUNKLE BREAKS AWAY
RKP 1947 1st.Illus Slightly leaning Slightly chipped dw missing small pieces from spine ends
£25.00

25011. GRENFELL Joyce: 'STATELY AS A GALLEON' & OTHER SONGS & SKETCHES
Macmillan 1978 1st.Illus John Ward Pencil inscr Slightly bumped dw.
£7.50

25012. Items from Pensionnat des Religieuses Ursulines at Herck-la-Ville, Belgium
Difficult to tell the date, but probably very early 20th century..Items comprise: folded (4-sided) prospectus leaflet in English covering the subjects costs uniform etc. Heavy fold marks & small hole. Booklet of 32 detachable black & white postcards of the convent most tissue guarded - 5 of pupils 14 of rooms (classrooms/dorms/bathrooms etc) 10 of buildings & 3 of the gardens. Published Ern Thill Bruxelles Spine torn. Separate postcard of about 40 nuns - believe them to be from this convent as it was with the other items. Fragile. I have searched online for information about the school but have been able to find almost nothing. Price is based on the individual prices of the cards I've found with a huge discount. Fascinating for anyone interested in the history of schools
£50.00

25013. HICKEN Marilyn E: SEQUELS volume 1 Adult books
Association of Assistant Librarians 1986 8th edition.Ex reference library Some handwritten additions Protected dw taped to boards. A useful list of series books
£9.50

25014. KEATING HRF: CRIME AND MYSTERY - THE 100 BEST BOOKS
Xanadu 1987 1st.Dw very bumped. Foreword by Highsmith A list with information/thoughts on each one from Poe to PD James
£15.00

25015. LONG David: THE LITTLE BOOK OF THE LONDON UNDERGROUND
History Press 2009 1st.VG in dw. 10000 'wacky facts' about the tube
£6.00

25016. MATTHEW Christopher: NOW WE ARE SIXTY
Murray 2001 rep.Bw illus D Eccles in style of E Shepard Dw slightly marked and bumped. An affectionate tribute rewriting many of Milne's poems for present day 60 year olds
£6.00

25017. McCLELLAND Helen: THE CHALET SCHOOL COMPANION
Armada paperback 1994.Spine creased. Articles about the school + 2 short stories from the Chalet Annuals
£4.50

25018. McCLELLAND Helen (edited by): ELINOR M BRENT-DYER'S CHALET SCHOOL
Armada 1989 paperback.Illus Wraps creased Quarto format. Stories articles & competitions
£5.00

25019. McCLELLAND Helen (edited by): ELINOR M BRENT-DYER'S CHALET SCHOOL
Armada 1989 paperback.Illus Wraps creased Quarto format. Stories articles & competitions
£5.00

25020. MILES Alice: EVERY GIRL'S DUTY
Book Club 1992.Bw photo plates VG in slightly bumped dw. The diary of a Victorian debutante edited and with commentary by Maggy Parsons. 1868-70 when Alice comes to London from Paris for the season
£6.00

25021. MOOREHEAD Caroline: VILLAGE SECRETS
Vintage paperback 2015.Photo illustrations Small bump top front Spine creased Read once (by me). Shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Non-Fiction prize this is the fascinating story of a cluster of remote villages in France which saved several thousand people many of them children from being sent to concentration camps
£4.00

25022. MYERSON Joel & SHEALY Daniel (editors) + STERN Madeleine B (associate editor): THE JOURNALS OF LOUISA MAY ALCOTT
LittleBrown 1989 US 1st.Bw photo plates Dw slightly bumped
£20.00

25023. O'LEARY Elizabeth: A HOUSE AT WAR
Macmillan 1994 1st.Dw. The continuing story of The House of Eliott
£5.00

25024. PINKERTON Kathrene: THREE'S A CREW
Carrick & Evans (US) 1940 (1939 inscr).12 bw photo plates Foxing Label removed from map fep Spine slightly faded. Children's fiction writer takes to non fiction with a biographical sailing/adventure tale on the borders of British Columbia and Alaska
£10.00

25025. TOWNSEND John Rowe: WRITTEN FOR CHILDREN
Bodley Head paperback 1990 reprint of 1987 revised edition.Illus Hinges a bit weak in the middle Spine & corners a little creased. An outline of English-language children's literature 25th anniversary edition
£8.50

25026. TYERS Kathy: STAR WARS: THE TRUCE AT BAKURA
Bantam Press1994.Page edges browning Front hinge a bit weak Dw slightly damaged on the back
£5.00

25028. UTTLEY Alison: BUCKINGHAMSHIRE
Hale 1950 1st.Bw frontis + 24 double-sided bw photo plates + fold out map Latter pages slightly wiggly as if it's been damp at some time but no damp smell Boards possibly stained (not sure if it's intentional) Torn and chipped dw; front flap foxed. Hale's County Book series - an intimate view by an author and country woman who loved the county
£20.00

25029. UTTLEY Alison: COUNTRY HOARD
Faber 1943 3rd imp.Decorations by Tunnicliffe Corners bumped Spine ends rubbed. Memories of the country
£15.00

25030. UTTLEY Alison: AMBUSH OF YOUNG DAYS
Faber 1940 new edition.Slight foxing Pages browning Boards bumped and patchily faded Spine dulled. Memories of her childhood
£19.50

25031. UTTLEY Alison: THE SWANS FLY OVER
Country Book Club 1960.Illus Tunnicliffe Inscr Dw slightly frayed and browned. Countryside memories
£25.00

25032. UTTLEY Alison: WILD HONEY
Faber 1962 1st.Illus Tunnicliffe Feels unread Dw spine slightly frayed and dulled. Country essays
£20.00

25033. UTTLEY Alison: A YEAR IN THE COUNTRY
Faber 1957 1st.Illus Tunnicliffe Nice copy in dw with faded spine rubbed on ends. The countryside month by month
£25.00

25034. VAUGHAN-WILLIAMS Ralph & LLOYD A L: THE PENGUIN BOOK OF ENGLISH FOLK SONGS
Penguin paperback 1961 rep.Inscr Pages browning Hinges slightly weak Covers a bit worn and foxed
£5.00

25035. WILSON Jacqueline: JACKY DAYDREAM
Doubleday 2007 possibly new edition.Photos and drawings Corners bumped Slightly bumped dw. The story of her childhood
£7.50

25036. BRITISH GIRLS ANNUAL 1918
First story St Hilda's Hostel (Brazil) 4 of 8 coloured plates + bw plates & line illus Inscr Possibly missing fep Hinges weak Some foxing Coloured picture onlaid missing corner Spine and board edges faded Spine missing ends and split down sides Includes short story Twinkle-Tap - D F Bruce long story The Girl who was Different - Talbot + shorts including Pocock Chaundler Miall Methley Moore Marchant E Smith Westerman & Wodehouse
£10.00

25037. BRITISH GIRLS ANNUAL
1920.4 coloured plates + line First story The Choice. Inscr Poor quality paper Front hinge a bit weak Coloured picture onlaid missing corner and a bit rubbed Boards slightly marked Corners bumped and rubbed. Spine dulled and top torn Includes long story Methley + shorts by Chaundler Moore Pocock Talbot Brazil Miall Marchant
£10.00

25038. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: CHALLENGE FOR THE CHALET SCHOOL
Girls Gone By Books 2023 paperback reissue reprint.New. Includes L Townsend short story
£17.00

25039. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: THE LITTLE MARIE-JOSE and THE LITTLE MISSUS
Girls Gone By 2023 paperback reissue.2 unconnected books in one volume but both with a historical slant
£17.00

25040. BRITISH GIRLS ANNUAL
Christmas 1922 (1923 annual).4 coloured plates + bw & line First story" Marvels of Sea-Shore Life Inscr Pages foxed Hinges a bit weak Coloured picture onlaid Spine worn Corners bumped and rubbed. Contains Honour your Partner - EJO + long story Fortunes in the Fire - Pocock + shorts by Talbot Chaundler Cowper Miall Marchant Methley Girvin"
£15.00

25042. BRITISH GIRLS ANNUAL
Christmas 1923 (1924 annual).4 coloured plates (1 loose) + bw plates & line illus 1st story A Knight Errant Prelims foxed Inscr Hinges weak Coloured picture onlaid Grubby torn dw Spine ends torn Top spine missing. Contains To a Dreamer(poem) - DFB + long story Wynne Herbertson Talbot Methley
£15.00

25043. BRITISH GIRLS ANNUAL
Christmas 1923 (1924 annual).4 coloured plates + bw & line 1st story A Knight Errant Coloured picture onlaid Very slight foxing otherwise tight copy in slightly rubbed but bright boards. Contains To a Dreamer(poem) - DFB + long story Wynne Herbertson Talbot Methley
£10.00

25045. BRITISH GIRLS ANNUAL
Christmas 1923 (1924 annual).3 of 4 coloured plates Hinges weak Some amateur hand-colouring Scraped coloured picture onlaid Spine a bit bumped. Contains To a Dreamer(poem) - DFB + long story Wynne Herbertson Talbot Methley
£8.00

25048. LITTLE FOLKS vol 90
1919.1st story The Reputation of the Upper 4th (serial by Chaundler) 1922 inscr on reverse of frontis Coloured illus including FM Anderson & C Aldin Pages browning Back hinge a bit weak Pictorial paper covered boards a bit rubbed and bumped. Includes other long stories + short stories Talbot Lake Pocock + articles & the fascinating letters pages
£15.00

25049. EMPIRE ANNUAL FOR GIRLS
RTS nd - I would guess during the 1st World War because of some of the articles.First story The Angel of Monte Rocco 7 coloured 16 bw plates Page edges heavily foxed Hinges part split in some places Pictorial boards a bit worn Corners bumped. Includes Methley Pocock Pettman Wynne Moore. Articles on Business Careers for Girls War & the YWCA the Helpfulness of Hockey and Travelling in China
£9.50

25050. EMPIRE ANNUAL FOR GIRLS vol 24
Girls Own Paper nd.First story Nancy gets There 4 coloured 4 bw plates Pictorial eps Hinges weak Heavy foxing Stain across bottom page edges on a few pages Boards stained edges and corners rubbed & worn on edges Spine ends rubbed and torn. Includes EMR Burgess Cowen de Foubert Wynne
£6.00

25051. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: STEPSISTERS FOR LORNA
Girls Gone By Books 2023 paperback reissue.Includes short story by A Fletcher. New .
£13.00

25052. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: THE CHALET SCHOOL WINS THE TRICK
Girls Gone By Books 2022 paperback reissue.Slightly shelf worn. New short story
£12.00

25053. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: THE LITTLE MARIE-JOSE and THE LITTLE MISSUS
Girls Gone By 2023 paperback reissue.Slightly damaged. 2 unconnected books in one volume but both with a historical slant
£15.00

25054. FOREST Antonia: RUN AWAY HOME
Girls Gone By Books 2023 paperback.Includes text that was cut from the published book. New
£17.00

25055. FOREST Antonia: RUN AWAY HOME
Girls Gone By Books 2023 paperback.Slightly damaged. Includes text that was cut from the published book. New
£15.00

25056. OXENHAM Elsie J: ROSAMUND'S VICTORY
Elsie J Oxenham Appreciation Society 2017 paperback.Slightly damaged
£16.00

25057. GIRLS CRYSTAL 1957
Coloured frontis + line Frontis & fep part loose Hinges slightly weak Pictorial boards slightly grubby rubbed & worn on edges & corners and slightly scraped
£5.00

25058. GIRLS CRYSTAL 1958
Coloured frontis + line Pictorial boards rubbed & a bit worn on edges & corners
£6.00

25060. BARBER Helen: MAEVE OF THE CHALET SCHOOL
Girls Gone By Books 2022 paperback 1st.More damaged. 1-Back cover badly creased 2-Front cover creased. Set in the same term as CS in the Oberland and Shocks
£11.00

25061. GOLDEN ANNUAL FOR GIRLS 1930
1st story When Celia Spoke Too Soon 3 coloured plates Pencil inscr Pages foxed Bep stained and a bit sticky Pictorial boards Corners a bit worn & bumped Back board stained
£4.50

25062. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: CHALLENGE FOR THE CHALET SCHOOL
Girls Gone By Books 2023 paperback reissue reprint.Slightly damaged. Includes L Townsend short story
£15.00

25063. SCHOOLGIRLS OWN ANNUAL 1923
1st story Mystery Mansion Illus Missing prelims to title page Back hinge very weak Boards damaged and creased Reading copy but lots of reading. Stories of Morcove school and others + articles
£3.50

25065. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: LAVENDER LAUGHS IN THE CHALET SCHOOL
Chambers 1943 1st.Bw frontis Slight page marking Slightly cocked Corners bumped and board edges rubbed
£20.00

25066. EDWARDS Monica: JOAN GOES FARMING
Bodley Head 1961 rep.Heavy foxing Smells damp but if you can get rid of the smell it's not a bad copy Spine ends bumped Slightly chipped and marked dw. Bodley Head career book
£15.00

25067. EDWARDS Monica/MacPHERSON Margaret/Joanna Cannan: THREE GREAT PONY STORIES
Collins 1973 rep.Line illus Page edges browning Boards very slightly worn Very creased dw covered with cellophane. Contains The Midnight Horse Ponies for Hire and They Bought her a Pony
£9.00

25068. EDWARDS Monica/MacPHERSON Margaret/Joanna Cannan: THREE GREAT PONY STORIES
Collins 1972 rep.Line illus Pencil inscr Boards a bit marked Spine fading slightly. Contains The Midnight Horse Ponies for Hire and They Bought her a Pony
£7.50

25069. PARDOE M: BUNKLE BOUGHT IT
Routledge 1949 rep.Illus Nice inside Spine faded Boards slightly marked
£12.50

25070. PARDOE M: FOUR PLUS BUNKLE
Routledge 1947 rep.Illus Inscr Spine rubbed Corners bumped Slightly cocked Ragged dw missing most of spine
£12.50

25071. OXENHAM Elsie J: PERNEL WINS
Elsie J Oxenham Appreciation Society 2022 paperback.New
£18.00

25072. PRICE Willard: AMAZON ADVENTURE
Cape 1957 rep.Coloured frontis + line illus Pat Marriott Spine ends faded Foxed rubbed chipped dw missing spine ends & most of back . Teen zoologists Hal & Roger Hunt sail down the Amazon
£7.50

25073. PRICE Willard: ELEPHANT ADVENTURE
Children's Book Club 1964.Line illus Pat Marriott Smells a bit musty Worn torn & grubby dw. Teen zoologists Hal & Roger Hunt have more African adventures
£7.50

25074. STREATFEILD Noel: WHITE BOOTS
Collins 1951 1st.Illus Page edges brown and slightly foxed Smells slightly musty Spine ends bumped Slightly foxed dw rubbed and chipped
£25.00

25075. CHISOLM Louey (chosen by): THE GOLDEN STAIRCASE
Nelson nd.Line illus CE and HM Brock Foredge a bit foxed Boards badly marked Corners bumped Small tears on spine. Poems and verses for children (very thick over 500 pages)
£7.50

25076. STREATFEILD Noel: THE PAINTED GARDEN
Collins 1949 1st.Illus Mark on foredge Smells a bit musty Corner bumped Spine ends faded where pieces missing from dw which is torn and browned. A holiday in Hollywood
£15.00

25077. OXENHAM Elsie J: THE CAPTAIN OF THE FIFTH
Chambers nd 1st 1922 inscr.4 bw plates Hinges very weak Grubby pictorial boards Corners bumped Edges and spine ends rubbed Spine dulled Back board stained
£75.00

25078. OXENHAM Elsie J: ELSA PUTS THINGS RIGHT
Muller 1944 1st.Line illus Inscr stuck to fep Smells a bit musty Chipped dw rubbed on corners and spine ends/edges Slightly scraped on back Small bit of writing on bep
£190.00

25079. OXENHAM Elsie J: MAID OF THE ABBEY
Collins 1943 1st.3 bw plates Hinges a bit weak Corners bumped Boards a bit worn Dw with a tear on front and spine ends A bit creased and worn
£19.50

25080. OXENHAM Elsie J: JOY'S NEW ADVENTURE
Chambers 1935 1st.4 bw plates Hinges slightly weak Spine faded Corners spine ends and edges a bit rubbed but a reasonable copy of a rare title
£299.00

25081. OXENHAM Elsie J: DAMARIS DANCES
OUP 1940 1st.Coloured frontis + line illus M Horder 'Lending Copy' handwritten on fep + tippexed out inscr Nice tight clean copy with bright semi-pictorial boards Corners bumped Dw repaired on reverse edges chipped pieces missing from back and top spine and generally a bit worn and grubby
£95.00

25082. OXENHAM Elsie J: DARING DORANNE
Muller 1945 1st.Line illus Inscr Spine ends faded Chipped dw worn on edges back a bit grubby and strengthened all over the back with tape
£65.00

25083. OXENHAM Elsie J: THE SONG OF THE ABBEY
Collins 1954 1st.Coloured frontis Foredge slightly bumped Dw chipped grubby on back and missing small pieces from edges
£12.50

25084. OXENHAM Elsie J: SELMA AT THE ABBEY
Collins 1952 1st.Coloured frontis First few pages and top edge foxed Boards slightly marked Frayed dw
£10.00

25085. OXENHAM Elsie J: SCHOOLGIRL JEN AT THE ABBEY
Collins nd 1st.Coloured frontis loose Foredge foxed Corners bumped Spine faded Creased worn dw worn on edges Back grubby
£7.50

25086. OXENHAM Elsie J: STRANGERS AT THE ABBEY
Collins 1951 1st.Coloured frontis Spine faded Slightly chipped dw with rubbed spine ends
£8.50

25087. OXENHAM Elsie J: ROSAMUND'S CASTLE
GOP/RTS nd probably 1st.Coloured frontis Back hinge slightly weak Writing on title page Spine faded Photocopy dw a bit worn
£499.00

25088. OXENHAM Elsie J: ROBINS IN THE ABBEY
Collins 1947 1st.3 bw plates Inscr Dw spine faded and marked Edges a bit worn
£15.00

25089. OXENHAM Elsie J: ROSAMUND'S TUCKSHOP
GOP/RTS nd 1938 inscr probably 1st.Coloured frontis Hinges weak Foxing Foredge browned and foxed Spine faded Corners bumped
£50.00

25090. OXENHAM Elsie J: MAIDLIN TO THE RESCUE
Chambers 1934 1st.4 bw plates Inscr Hinges a bit weak Some pages a bit foxed Boards worn especially corners and spine Spine faded
£199.00

25091. OXENHAM Elsie J: TOMBOYS AT THE ABBEY
Collins 1957 1st.Coloured frontis Nice copy except for pages browning Slightly frayed dw grubby on back
£15.00

25092. OXENHAM Elsie J: TWO JOANS AT THE ABBEY
Collins 1945 1st.3 bw plates Hinges a bit weak Foredge slightly browned Corners and spine ends bumped Spine edges a bit rubbed Dw a bit grubby and worn missing pieces from spine ends
£40.00

25093. OXENHAM Elsie J: THE NEW ABBEY GIRLS
Collins nd.Coloured frontis 2 bw plates (1 slightly loose) Lacks fep weakening front hinge Hinges a bit weak throughout Pictorial boards Corners spine ends and edges a bit worn Picture on spine a bit rubbed Dw that from the marking and creases is probably from a very slightly later edition Protected but slightly torn and very grubbyI believe this to be a 1st. No later titles advertised at the front and the next book mentioned twice at the back - possibly to drum up interest
£40.00

25094. OXENHAM Elsie J: TWO QUEENS AT THE ABBEY
Collins 1959 1st.Coloured frontis Pages browning 1 corner slightly bumped Dw very slightly worn on corners and spine ends
£15.00

25096. OXENHAM Elsie J: SECRETS OF THE ABBEY
Collins 1939 1st.3 bw plates Small inscr Page edges brown and foxed Boards a bit worn and rubbed Photocopy of very creased dw
£25.00

25097. OXENHAM Elsie J: SCHOOLDAYS AT THE ABBEY
Collins 1938 1st.3 bw plates (frontis separate and frayed on edge with inscr on back) Writing inside front cover Foredge very foxed Hinges a bit weak Corners and spine endsworn & bumped Front and front flap of dw only in 2 pieces
£25.00

25098. OXENHAM Elsie J: JEN OF THE ABBEY SCHOOL
Collins nd.Coloured frontis 2 sepia plates Foredge a bit browned and foxed Gilt cameo on front and gilt lettered spine Small mark front
£35.00

25099. OXENHAM Elsie J: ADVENTURE FOR TWO
OUP 1941 1st.Coloured frontis + line Foredge a bit foxed Semipictorial boards a little grubby
£25.00

25101. OXENHAM Elsie J: AN ABBEY CHAMPION
Muller 1946 1st.Illus M Horder Nice clean pages Spine a bit faded Torn fairly ragged dw missing front flap
£50.00

25102. OXENHAM Elsie J: THE ABBEY GIRLS GO BACK TO SCHOOL
Collins nd probable 1st.Coloured frontis + 2 bw plates (1 loose + the same plate in sepia also loose) Back hinge weak Bright pictorial boards with slightly rubbed spine ends and corners
£50.00

25103. OXENHAM Elsie J: GUARDIANS OF THE ABBEY
Muller 1950 1st.Bw illus Nice tight copy Smells slightly musty Dw slightly chipped on spine ends
£75.00

25104. OXENHAM Elsie J: STOWAWAYS IN THE ABBEY
Collins 1940 1st.3 bw plates Hinges slightly weak Foredge a bit foxed Corners bumped Chipped and scraped dw missing small strips from spine ends and repaired on reverse and back
£40.00

25106. OXENHAM Elsie J: A HOLIDAY QUEEN
Collins nd 1920? inscr.4 coloured plates Hinges weak Decorated eps Some page marking and foxing Grubby decorated boards Corners bumped Spine torn at top and very worn
£25.00

25107. OXENHAM Elsie J: MAIDLIN BEARS THE TORCH
RTS nd 1st.Coloured frontis Page edges brown Spine faded
£95.00

25108. BEATON MC: DEATH OF A DENTIST
Robinson paperback 2015.Spine slightly creased Corners a bit rubbed Label mostly removed from back cover Hamish Macbeth mystery
£3.50

25109. BEATON MC: DEATH OF AN OUTSIDER
Robinson paperback 2008.Wraps slightly creased and rubbed Spine creased Hamish Macbeth mystery
£3.00

25110. PAIGE Robin: DEATH AT DARTMOOR
South Downs Crime paperback 2002.Wraps a bit creased and rubbed. Victorian mystery (this annoys me ... it should be Death *on* Dartmoor)
£3.00

25111. PARGETER Edith: THE MARRIAGE OF MEGGOTTA
Futura paperback 1988.Wraps very slightly bumped. Medieval couple try to avoid arranged marriage
£3.00

25113. OXENHAM Elsie J: THE GO-AHEAD SCHOOLGIRL
Elsie J Oxenham Appreciation Society 2023 paperback.New
£18.00

25114. BARBER Helen and BRUCE Katherine: TALES FROM THE CHALET SCHOOL
Girls Gone By Books 2023 paperback 1st.Short stories that have been in previous main series Chalet books
£17.00

25115. LEWIS Lorna: TEA AND HOT BOMBS
Greyladies 2023 paperback reissue.New. Originally published 1943 a girl waiting to join the WAAF joins the emergency Mobile Canteen Corps in the Blitz written by one who was there
£12.00

25116. BARBER Helen and BRUCE Katherine: TALES FROM THE CHALET SCHOOL
Girls Gone By Books 2023 paperback 1st.Slightly damaged Short stories that have been in previous main series Chalet books
£15.00

25117. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: ALTHEA JOINS THE CHALET SCHOOL
Girls Gone By Books 2006 paperback reissue.New . Original 2006 edition
£12.00

25119. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: CHALLENGE FOR THE CHALET SCHOOL
Girls Gone By Books 2007 paperback reissue.New
£15.00

25122. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: JANIE STEPS IN
Girls Gone By Books 2003 paperback reissue.New .
£15.00

25123. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: JANIE STEPS IN
Girls Gone By Books 2023 paperback reissue.Short story Helen Barber New
£17.00

25124. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: JO TO THE RESCUE
Girls Gone By Books 2006 paperback.New
£15.00

25126. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: THREE GO TO THE CHALET SCHOOL
Girls Gone By Books 2007 paperback reissue.New .
£15.00

25128. LEWIS Lorna: TEA AND HOT BOMBS
Greyladies 2023 paperback reissue.Slight Originally published 1943 a girl waiting to join the WAAF joins the emergency Mobile Canteen Corps in the Blitz written by one who was there
£11.00

25129. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: GERRY GOES TO SCHOOL
Girls Gone By Books 2005 paperback.Slight. Earlier reissue without extra short story
£12.00

25130. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: A PROBLEM FOR THE CHALET SCHOOL
Girls Gone By Books 2005.Slight 2005 edition with no short story
£11.00

25131. LYON Elinor: THE SHORES OF DARKNESS
Greyladies 2023 paperback.New. 3rd of her Welsh trilogy (after Green Grow the Rushes & Echo Valley) not previously published
£12.00

25132. ALLAN Mabel Esther: SHADOW OVER THE ALPS
Girls Gone By Books 2023 reissue.New
£17.00

25136. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: JO TO THE RESCUE
Girls Gone By Books 2022 paperback reissue.Slight damage. New short story by H Barber
£16.00

25137. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: REDHEADS AT THE CHALET SCHOOL
Girls Gone By Books 2023 unabridged paperback reissue.New. Includes new short story by Lisa Townsend
£15.00

25138. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: REDHEADS AT THE CHALET SCHOOL
Girls Gone By Books 2011 unabridged paperback reissue.Earlier edition with no short story
£12.00

25140. MALLORY Clare: ANNA -CHARLOTTE
Margin Notes 2016 1st paperback.2nd hand with very slight wear Partly school and previously unpublished
£25.00

25141. HILL Lorna: MASQUERADE AT THE WELLS
Girls Gone By Books 2023 paperback reissue.New. #4 of the Wells' ballet series
£17.00

25142. SAVILLE Malcolm (edited M McGarry): MALCOLM SAVILLE SHORT STORIES
Girls Gone By Books 2023 paperback.New. A collection of all his known short stories + the rare novella The Thin Grey Man
£17.00

25143. TOWNSEND Lisa: ROSAMUND HEADS THE CHALET SCHOOL
Girls Gone By Books 2023 paperback 1st.New. Set in the same term as Redheads - Rosamund Lilley's term as head girl
£17.00

25145. BEAGLE Peter S: THE LAST UNICORN
Gollancz 2022 paperback reissue.Slight bump on bottom edge; has been read but still VG. Intro by Patrick Rothfuss a fantasy for all ages
£4.50

25146. STEVENS Robin: FIRST CLASS MURDER
Puffin paperback 2015.Small tear on one text page margin Wraps a bit marked. A Wells & Wong mystery on the orient express #3
£3.50

25147. MORPURGO Michael: KASPAR PRINCE OF CATS
HarperCollins paperback 2010.Illus M Foreman Label removed from front wrap Small mark on spine. Set in the Savoy Hotel and elsewhere in 1912; I really liked this one
£3.50

25148. FLETCHER Amy: LORNA'S LAST TERM AT WYNYARDS
Girls Gone By Books paperback 2023.New. A third in the series about Lorna
£13.00

25149. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: GAY FROM CHINA AT THE CHALET SCHOOL
Girls Gone By Books 2023 paperback reissue.New Also includes a short story by K Bruce
£13.00

25151. MATTHEWMAN Phyllis: PAT AT THE HELM
Girls Gone By Books 2024 paperback reissue.New EBD's friend who wrote excellent school stories in her own right this is the sixth of her Daneswood school series
£13.00

25152. ALLAN Mabel Esther: OVER THE SEA TO SCHOOL
Girls Gone By Books 2024 reissue.First of the Skye school trilogy. New
£17.00

25153. EDWARDS Monica: THE WHITE RIDERS
Girls Gone By Books 2024 paperback reissue.New Also includes an Edwards short story and correspondence between the author and a fan
£17.00

25154. BRITISH LIBRARY CRIME CLASSIC BUDE John: THE LAKE DISTRICT MURDER
British Library Crime Classic paperback 2015.Spine slightly creased. Originally published 1935 a golden age murder
£3.50

25155. BRITISH LIBRARY CRIME CLASSIC BUDE John: THE CORNISH COAST MURDER
British Library Crime Classic paperback 2014.Spine creased Slightly out of shape. Originally published 1935 a golden age murder
£3.50

25156. (BLYTON Enid) written by Bruno Vincent: FIVE ON BREXIT ISLAND
Quercus 2017 1st.Pictorial paper covered boards very slightly rubbed and bumped Corners rubbed. Enid Blyton for Grown-Ups
£3.00

25158. BRITISH LIBRARY CRIME CLASSIC BUDE John: THE LAKE DISTRICT MURDER
British Library Crime Classic paperback 2015.Spine creased Corners slightly rubbed. Originally published 1935 a golden age murder
£3.50

25159. BRITISH LIBRARY CRIME CLASSIC BUDE John: THE CORNISH COAST MURDER
British Library Crime Classic paperback 2014.A bit shelf-worn. Originally published 1935 a golden age murder
£3.50

25160. BRITISH LIBRARY CRIME CLASSIC BUDE John: DEATH MAKES A PROPHET
British Library Crime Classic paperback 2018.Spine ends and corners very slightly rubbed. Originally published 1947 a golden age murder
£3.50

25161. BRITISH LIBRARY CRIME CLASSIC BUDE John: THE SUSSEX DOWNS MURDER
British Library Crime Classic paperback 2015.Spine ends and corners slightly rubbed. Originally published 1936 a golden age murder
£3.50

25162. BRITISH LIBRARY CRIME CLASSIC BUDE John: DEATH ON THE RIVIERA
British Library Crime Classic paperback 2016.Spine creased. Originally published 1952 a golden age murder
£3.50

25163. HAGON Priscilla: MYSTERY AT THE VILLA BIANCA
Greyladies 2024 paperback.Slight damage M E Allan's pseudonym when writing for older teens
£11.00

25164. HAGON Priscilla: MYSTERY AT THE VILLA BIANCA
Greyladies 2024 paperback.New M E Allan's pseudonym when writing for older teens
£12.00

25165. BAYLEY Viola: APRIL GOLD
Dent Pennant 1965 1st thus.Bw illus Foredge foxed Spine ends slightly bumped Dw rubbed on edges with small tear on front and missing small piece bottom spine. Adventures in Cornwall
£20.00

25166. BAYLEY Viola: AUSTRIAN ADVENTURE
Dent 1968 1st.Illus Exlibrary rebound Corners bumped Not a great copy but scarce
£25.00

25169. BAYLEY Viola: ITALIAN ADVENTURE
Dent 1964 1st.Illus Exlibrary Foredge a bit browned Dw
£40.00

25175. BAYLEY Viola: WELSH ADVENTURE
Children's Book Club 1968.Illus Exlibrary Protected dw
£12.50

25177. BAYLEY Viola: CORSICAN ADVENTURE
Dent 1957 proof copy.Illus Paper covers Dw from hardback which is a bit big
£25.00

25179. FROW M: THE INTELLIGENCE CORPS SAVES THE ISLAND
Hutchinson nd.Pages browning Faint water stain along bottom edges of pages Corners & spine ends bumped Torn dw stained on back; grubby & a bit worn The 2 sets of Darcy twins have adventures on a small island off South Wales
£7.50

25180. FROW M: THE INTELLIGENCE CORPS & ANNA
Hutchinson nd.Coloured frontis + line Page edges brown Small pencil name on fep Hinges slightly weak Boards slightly rubbed Spine discoloured & mottled Protected photocopy dw (annoyingly it looks so real I bought the book at a 'real' dw price). The gang evacuated to south Wales
£40.00

25181. FROW M: FOUR STOWAWAYS & ANNA
Hutchinson nd 1948 inscr.Coloured frontis + line Page edges brown Label removed inside front board Front hinge a bit weak Spine dulled Boards a bit grubby Protected photocopy dw . Intelligence Corps series eventually set off the Welsh coast
£35.00

25182. FROW M: THE CASTLE ADVENTURE
Hutchinson nd.Coloured frontis + line Inscr Spine slightly marked Boards a bit grubby Protected dw which I'm pretty sure is real - missing top spine torn & creased. Intelligence Corps series on a Welsh island Scarce title
£45.00

25183. FROW M: THE SUBMERGED CAVE
Hutchinson nd.Coloured frontis + line Inscr Slight foxing on page edges Corners bumped Protected photocopy dw. Intelligence Corps series on a Welsh island Scarce title
£30.00

25184. DE SELINCOURT Aubrey: CALICUT LENDS A HAND
Routledge 1949 rep.Illus Corners bumped Spine faded . Rutherford family series
£6.50

25185. DE SELINCOURT Aubrey: ONE MORE SUMMER
RKP 1949 rep.Illus Corners & spine ends bumped Protected torn dw. Sailing adventures
£19.50

25186. DE SELINCOURT Aubrey: ONE GOOD TERN
RKP 1946 rep.Bw frontis + line Inscr Corners & spine ends bumped. Sailing adventures
£9.50

25187. DE SELINCOURT Aubrey: KESTREL
RKP 1949 1st.Bw frontis + line Nice copy in dw that I think is original. Sailing adventures
£15.00

25191. BRIDGE Ann: THE HOUSE AT KILMARTIN
Evans 1951 1st.Bw illus Spine faded Corners slightly rubbed Back board a bit mottled Protected price-clipped dw. Adventures in the Highlands - I think it's her only book for young readers (better known for her adult Julia Probyn mystery series and many other books)
£60.00

25192. FERGUSON Ruby: JILL'S RIDING CLUB
Hodder & Stoughton 1956 1st.Line illus Pictorial eps Inscr Foredge browning Boards a bit worn and bumped Protected dw a bit worn and rubbed on edges and creases and slightly grubby on back
£20.00

25193. FERGUSON Ruby: JILL'S PONY TREK
Hodder & Stoughton 1962 1st.Inscr on pre-title Nice bright copy in protected dw rubbed and browned on creases; dw spine and back a bit blotchy and marked
£45.00

25194. FERGUSON Ruby: JILL'S GYMKHANA
Hodder & Stoughton 1956 rep.Line illus Foredge heavily foxed 2 tiny marks on back board Protected dw slightly torn on back rubbed on spine ends and corners; front edges slightly browning
£25.00

25195. FERGUSON Ruby: JILL AND THE PERFECT PONY
Hodder & Stoughton 1959 1st.Line illus Pictorial eps slightly tape marked Very slightly leaning Spine ends a bit bumped but generally a nice copy in a protected grubby worn slightly crinkly and slightly tape marked dw
£30.00

25196. FERGUSON Ruby: PONY JOBS FOR JILL
Hodder & Stoughton 1960 1st.Line illus Foredge browning Spine a bit creased Browned dw torn and missing small pieces
£30.00

25197. FERGUSON Ruby: A STABLE FOR JILL
Hodder & Stoughton 1955 rep.Line illus Inscr Edges foxed Torn creased dw missing half an inch top spine slightly extending and small piece bottom front
£20.00

25199. BAXTER Gillian: THE STABLES AT HAMPTON
Evans 1961 1st.Line illus Inscr Foredge slightly foxed otherwise a nice clean tight copy Dw slightly worn round edges
£20.00

25200. AKRILL Caroline: I'D RATHER NOT GALLOP
Hodder & Stoughton 1975 1st.Line illus Inscr Corners very slightly bumped Dw slightly rubbed on corners and edges and spotted on back. Scarce
£45.00

25201. CANNAN Joanna: A PONY FOR JEAN
Bodley Head 1949 rep.Illus A Bullen Nice clean large format copy in protected dw missing tiny pieces and with tape marks on flaps. The Pullein-Thompsons' mother; front flap of dw states 'cheap edition' but there's nothing cheap about it to me
£25.00

25202. CANNAN Joanna: MORE PONIES FOR JEAN
Collins 1945 2nd imp.Illus A Bullen Inscr Foredge very slightly foxed Front board creased Protected dw missing spine ends and a bit rubbed. The Pullein-Thompsons' mother; front flap of dw states 'cheap edition' but there's nothing cheap about it to me
£20.00

25203. CANNAN Joanna: HAMISH
Puffin Picture Book # 13 1949.Line illus throughout and coloured paper covers by A Bullen Name on front cover Staples rusty but remarkably good condition otherwise Landscape format. The Pullein-Thompsons' mother
£10.00

25204. CANNAN Joanna: WE MET OUR COUSINS
Collins 1937 1st.Illus A Bullen Nice copy inside apart from slightly weak hinges Boards somewhat battered Corners bumped Spine faded and frayed on ends and edges A bit marked Large format Scarce as hardback. The Pullein-Thompsons' mother
£18.00

25205. CANNAN Joanna: THEY BOUGHT HER A PONY
Collins 1949 3rd imp.Illus Fep cut out Corners slightly bumped Top edge back slightly faded. The Pullein-Thompsons' mother
£15.00

25206. CANNAN Joanna: MURDER INCLUDED
Green Penguin paperback 1958.Spine very slightly creased Edges very slightly rubbed. Murders at a guest house/stables
£7.50

25207. GARRARD Phillis: PLUM DUFF AND PRUNELLA
Junior Country Life Library 1938 1st.Pencil illus Inscr Slight foxing on eps and foredge Corners slightly bumped Spine ends a bit rubbed Generally nice copy Larger format
£15.00

25208. CUMMING Primrose: TROUBLE AT TRIMBLES
Country Life 1949 1st.Line illus G Whittam Inscr Prelims slightly foxed Corners bumped Spine ends frayed Back board marked Larger format
£8.50

25209. CUMMING Primrose: RACHEL OF ROMNEY
Country Life 1939 1st.Line illus Inscr and address stamp Foredge and bep a bit foxed Hinges a bit weak Bep slightly scribbled Corners bumped Spine ends frayed Boards slightly marked Larger format
£10.00

25210. CUMMING Primrose: OWLS CASTLE FARM
Black 1950 rep.Line illus Foredge and eps a bit foxed Corners bumped Spineand foredge foxed
£8.50

25212. CUMMING Primrose: PENNY AND PEGASUS
Dent 1969.Line illus Ink splodges at top of feps Foredge foxed Corners slightly bumped Small marks on boards Spine slightly scraped on one side
£15.00

25213. THIRKELL Angela: NORTHBRIDGE RECTORY
Hamilton 1948 rep.Eps a bit grubby Protected dw missing bits (biggest bit is top spine) and a bit tape marked and grubby
£9.50

25215. THIRKELL Angela: MARLING HALL
Hamilton 1949 rep.Foredge brown Eps slightly foxed Hinges very slightly weak Slightly leaning Corners bumped
£8.50

25216. THIRKELL Angela: THREE HOUSES
OUP 1950 rep.4 bw photo plates Corners bumped Spine a bit worn and split down 1 side. Memories of her Victorian childhood and the homes of her parents her cousin Rudyard Kipling and her grandfather Sir Edward Burne-Jones
£7.50

25218. BARBER Helen: THE BETTANYS OF TAVERTON HIGH
Girls Gone By Books 2008 paperback 1st.Slightly damaged. Original edition with no short story
£14.00

25219. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: A FUTURE CHALET SCHOOL GIRL
Girls Gone By Books 2024 paperback reissue.Article on the holiday stories + new short story Townsend
£17.00

25220. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: A FUTURE CHALET SCHOOL GIRL
Girls Gone By Books 2024 paperback reissue.Slightly damaged. Article on the holiday stories + new short story Townsend
£16.00

25222. FAULKNER-HORNE Shirley: PARACHUTE SILK
Witherby 1944 1st.Bw plates (frontis loose) Hinges a bit weak Spine worn & faded on ends Corners bumped. A story for young riders
£7.50

25226. (BRENT-DYER Elinor M assoc) WILLIAMS Merryn: THE CHALET GIRLS GROW UP
Plas Gwyn Books 1998 1st paperback.Wraps a bit creased. Chalet continuation story for adults
£15.00

25231. (BLYTON Enid) written by Bruno Vincent: FIVE GO ABSOLUTELY NOWHERE
Quercus 2020 1st.Pictorial paper covered boards Corners slightly bumped. Enid Blyton for Grown-Ups
£3.00

25233. RYTON Charlotte: RHIANNON (a boarding school servant)
Troubador 2024 paperback 1st.New. 1938 a scholarship girl at a Cardiff High School finds herself as a servant at a boarding school in Wales; this may be similar to but isn't the school from a long series of books. NB This is quite a thick heavy book and overseas air postage is quite steep
£10.00

25234. RYTON Charlotte: RHIANNON (a boarding school servant)
Troubador 2024 paperback 1st.Slight damage (2 copies). 1938 a scholarship girl at a Cardiff High School finds herself as a servant at a boarding school in Wales; this may be similar to but isn't the school from a long series of books. NB This is quite a thick heavy book and overseas air postage is quite steep
£9.50

25235. FOREST Antonia: AUTUMN TERM
Girls Gone By Books 2024 paperback.New.
£17.00

25236. GOUDGE Elizabeth: THE JOY OF THE SNOW
Girls Gone By 2024 reissue.Autobiography Large format Includes letters from Goudge published for the first time. New
£13.00

25237. COURTNEY Gwendoline: A CORONET FOR CATHIE
Girls Gone By Books 2024 paperback reprint.New .
£17.00

25239. OXENHAM Elsie J: NEW GIRLS AT WOOD END
Elsie J Oxenham Appreciation Society 2024 paperback.New
£18.00

25240. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: A HEAD GIRL'S DIFFICULTIES
Girls Gone By Books 2024 paperback.Article on Sentiment & Stoicism; short story by H Barber
£13.00

25243. SHAW Jane: NORTHMEAD NUISANCE
Girls Gone By Books 2024 paperback reissue.New. Second of a pair of school stories
£17.00

25244. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: MARY-LOU OF THE CHALET SCHOOL
Girls Gone By Books 2024 unabridged paperback reissue.New Includes new short story by Lisa Townsend
£17.00

25245. HILL Lorna: JANE LEAVES THE WELLS
Girls Gone By Books 2024 paperback reissue.New. #5 of the Wells' ballet series
£13.00

25246. SAVILLE Malcolm: THE AMBERMERE TREASURE
Girls Gone By Books 2024 paperback.The final Jillies' adventure
£13.00

25248. BURKE Sheryl: THE CHALET SCHOOL AT GLENDOWER HOUSE
Girls Gone By Books 2024 paperback.New. The school that was left behind when the Chalet School moved to Switzerland
£17.00

25249. FITZPATRICK Adrianne: MORE TALES FROM THE CHALET SCHOOL ... AND BEYOND
Girls Gone By Books 2024 paperback 1st thus.Short stories that have mostly been in previous main series Chalet books
£17.00

25250. ALLAN Mabel Esther: THE AMBER HOUSE
Girls Gone By Books 2024 reissue.New. Adventure set in Rye
£17.00

25252. OXENHAM Elsie J: NEW GIRLS AT WOOD END
Elsie J Oxenham Appreciation Society 2024 paperback.Slightly damaged
£16.00

25253. OXENHAM Elsie J: NEW GIRLS AT WOOD END
Elsie J Oxenham Appreciation Society 2024 paperback.More damaged: bump bottom front corner
£15.00

25254. OXENHAM Elsie J: A SCHOOL CAMP-FIRE
Elsie J Oxenham Appreciation Society 2018 paperback.Slightly damaged
£16.00

25255. OXENHAM Elsie J: THE SCHOOL OF UPS AND DOWNS
Elsie J Oxenham Appreciation Society 2021 paperback.Slightly damaged
£16.00

25256. CHRISTIAN Catherine: HARRIET (the Return of Rip Van Winkle
Greyladies paperback reissue 2019.Slightly damaged Written in the late 1930s a Ranger/Guider story of an older Guider returning to the UK and how the movement had changed in the 10 years she's been away ; a small very slim book
£7.00

25257. ALLAN Mabel Esther: AMANDA GOES TO ITALY
Girls Gone By 2022 paperback reissue.Slightly damaged
£16.00

25258. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: THREE GO TO THE CHALET SCHOOL
Girls Gone By Books 2022 paperback reissue.Includes short story Amy Fletcher. Slightly damaged
£16.00

25259. EDWARDS Monica: NO MISTAKING CORKER
Girls Gone By Books 2021 paperback reissue.More damaged: creased back cover Includes Edwards short story; prequel to Punchbowl Farm series
£15.00

25260. FOREST Antonia: AUTUMN TERM
Girls Gone By Books 2024 paperback.Slightly damaged
£16.00

25261. SAVILLE Malcolm: THE LUCK OF SALLOWBY
Girls Gone By Books 2023 paperback.Slightly damaged
£16.00

25262. BARBER Helen: PRIMULA OF THE CHALET SCHOOL
Girls Gone By Books 2025 paperback.New.
£17.00

25263. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: THE CHALET BOOK FOR GIRLS 1
Girls Gone By Books 2025 large format paperback.New. The first Chalet Annual originally published 1947. Includes Mystery of the CS + other short stories and articles
£13.00

25264. EDWARDS Monica: THE UNSOUGHT FARM
Girls Gone By Books 2025 paperback.The real Punchbowl Farm (non-fiction)
£17.00

25265. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: MONICA TURNS UP TRUMPS
Girls Gone By Books 2025 paperback.New. Includes a new short story by Helen Barber
£13.00

25266. ALLAN Mabel Esther: A SCHOOL IN DANGER
Girls Gone By Books 2025 reissue.Second of the Skye school trilogy. New
£13.00

25267. SAVILLE Malcolm: DIAMOND IN THE SKY
Girls Gone By Books 2025 paperback.New. The last and rarest of the Buckingham series
£13.00

25268. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: PREFECTS OF THE CHALET SCHOOL
Girls Gone By Books 2025 paperback reissue.New. Includes new short story by A Fitzpatrick
£17.00

25269. OXENHAM Elsie J: AT SCHOOL WITH THE ROUNDHEADS
Elsie J Oxenham Appreciation Society 2025 paperback.New.
£18.00

25270. COURTNEY Gwendoline: AT SCHOOL WITH THE STANHOPES
Girls Gone By Books 2025 paperback reissue.New .
£13.00

25272. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: THE SCHOOL AT THE CHALET
Girls Gone By Books 2025 paperback reissue.New. Centenary of the first publication including an article on EBD & the Achensee and a short story by Helen Barber plus a bookmark
£13.00

25273. FLETCHER Amy: SIMONE AT THE CHALET SCHOOL
Girls Gone By Books paperback 2025.New. Her first term
£13.00

25274. FOREST Antonia: THE PLAYER'S BOY
Girls Gone By Books 2025 paperback.New.
£13.00

25275. BRENT-DYER Elinor M: THE CHALET SCHOOL AND THE ISLAND
Girls Gone By Books 2022 paperback reissue.More damaged - big bump top spine - Includes short story Amy Fletcher
£15.00

25277. MATTHEWMAN Phyllis: THE INTRUSION OF NICOLA
Girls Gone By Books 2025 paperback reissue.New EBD's friend who wrote excellent school stories in her own right this is the last of her Daneswood school series
£13.00

25278. ALLAN Mabel Esther: SIGNPOST TO SWITZERLAND
Girls Gone By Books 2025 reissue.New. Teen adventure
£13.00

25279. SHAW Jane: PENNY FOOLISH
Girls Gone By Books 2025 paperback reissue.New. First of a series this one set in Scotland
£13.00

25280. OXENHAM Elsie J: THE TESTING OF THE TORMENT
Elsie J Oxenham Appreciation Society 2025 paperback.New.
£18.00

25282. TRING A S: PENNY PENITENT
OUP 1956 rep.Illus Dw has tiny tear bottom front . Penny series #3
£17.50

25283. TRING A S: PENNY DREADFUL
OUP 1958 rep.Illus Spine ends very slightly frayed and rubbed Nice tight book in dw slightly rubbed top spine 1st Penny story - her sister's first job is in a bookshop and Penny likes horses and ice cream. And solving mysteries
£17.50

25284. TRING AS: PENNY PUZZLED
OUP 1961 rep.1961 rep Dw
£17.50

25285. TRING AS: PENNY IN ITALY
OUP 1957 1st.Front board slightly marked Spine ends slightly rubbed Dw missing tiny piece top spine
£17.50

25286. TRING AS: PENNY & THE PAGEANT
OUP 1959 1st.Line illustrations Kathleen Gell The very top of the boards slightly faded Dw very slightly rubbed on corners and spine ends
£19.50

25287. TRING AS: PENNY SAYS GOODBYE
OUP 1961 1st.1961 1st Line illustrations Kathleen Gell Inscr Fine copy in almost fine dw (tiny tear bottom right hand corner) ?19.501961 1st Line illustrations Kathleen Gell Inscr Fine copy in almost fine dw (tiny tear bottom right hand corner) ?19.50Line illustrations Kathleen Gell Inscr Fine copy in almost fine dw (tiny tear bottom right hand corner)
£19.50

25288. TOWNSEND Lisa: SENIORS OF THE CHALET SCHOOL
Girls Gone By Books 2025 paperback 1st.New. Set in the same term as Althea and Prefects - The triplets' last term and Jack Lambert growing up.
£13.00

25289. BOYNE John: THE HOUSE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE
Black Swan paperback 2010.Almost as new. A farmer's son becomes bodyguard to Alexei the last Tsar's son; a complex story about love loss and the Russian Revolution
£6.00

25290. TOWNSEND Lisa: SENIORS OF THE CHALET SCHOOL
Girls Gone By Books 2025 paperback 1st.Corner creased. Set in the same term as Althea and Prefects - The triplets' last term and Jack Lambert growing up.
£12.00

25291. WHALLEY Kay: A SMART SUIT AND WHITE GLOVES
GGB 2025 retitled and updated.New. Full of illustrations Career books for girls check
£13.00

25292. BARBER Helen: MOLLIE'S FRIENDS
Books to Treasure paperback 2021.A sequel to M's Choice set at Durham Girls' County School in the 1920s. Slightly damaged
£9.00