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THE ABBEY GIRLS GO BACK TO SCHOOL.
by OXENHAM, Elsie J.:
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, Collins' Clear-Type Press, (1926).. EARLY REPRINT, circa 1926. 8vo, 205 x 135 mm, 8 x 5¼ inches, bright blue cloth, cameo portrait in flesh, black and orange on upper cover, girl in blazer waving in same colours on spine, lettered black upper cover and spine, pages: 314 + 6. Coloured frontispiece and 2 black and white plates by Elsie Wood. Spine just very slightly faded, very slightly worn at head and tail of spine and corners, 3 mm (1/8") hole just below top of lower hinge, top corners very slightly bumped, edges and prelims including page 1 slightly foxed, occasional slight foxing to contents, prize plate dated 1927 on front endpaper. Very good plus tight clean copy. First published in 1922 with a different cover illustration. ZOOMABLE IMAGE ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Roger Middleton
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 44238
- Title
- THE ABBEY GIRLS GO BACK TO SCHOOL.
- Author
- OXENHAM, Elsie J.:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London, Collins' Clear-Type Press, (1926).
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- girls' school stories boarding school country dancing children's
Terms of Sale
Roger Middleton
We have been established booksellers for 42 years. We are a postal business only (strictly no callers). We are long-standing members of the P.B.F.A. the largest trade association for antiquarian booksellers in the UK. We wrap all our parcels in new materials and all our books are insured at our expense. Books may be returned if wrongly described, all costs will be met by us. ****PLEASE NOTE: POSTAGE WILL BE CHARGED AT COST, MEANING THAT POSTAGE WILL BE REDUCED ON PARCELS WEIGHING UNDER 1 KILO, AND IT WILL BE INCREASED ON MOST PARCELS WEIGHING MORE THAN 1 KILO****
About the Seller
Roger Middleton
Biblio member since 2010
Oxford, Oxfordshire
About Roger Middleton
We are a postal business only, selling rare and antiquarian books on interesting subjects.
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- Foxed
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Plate
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