The Abbey Girls by OXENHAM, Elsie J - 1951

Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. Hardback. Good. Illustrated by Robinson, Charles & et al.,. Almost very good condition with no wrapper. Dark green cloth with gilt titles and vignettes to spine and front cover. Endpapers and title-page are illustrted in b/w by Robinson. Colour frontis uncredited. 320 pages. Gilt to covers has dulled. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Heavy foxing else contents clean.

Published by Girls Gone By, 2004. 1st thus edition.. Paperback. Nearly Fine. Nearly fine condition. Pictorial cardwraps. 257 pages. 3 colour plates. Small knock to base of spine. Minimal rubbing to corners of covers. Contents fine.

Published by Collins, No date but insciption endpaper dated 1924. Hard Cover. First Edition. Moderate edgewear. Moderate foxing edges. Very clean interior. No Jacket. .

London: Collins, c1937 . Cloth. Very Good/Good Only. 9" by 6.5". Not Stated. Late 1930s editions of three novels in Elsie Oxenham's enormously popular series of novels for young girls, each in their original dust wrapper. Present here are three novels that appeared early in Oxenham's series, which eventually extended to over sixty books.In the publisher's original dust wrappers, with 'The New Abbey Girls' price clipped, and 'The Abbey Girls' and 'Jen of the Abbey School' unclipped.'The Abbey Girls' was the second novel in the series, first published in 1920; 'The New Abbey Girls' was the fifth in the series, first published in 1923, and 'Jen of the Abbey School' was the ninth in the series, and first published in 1927.Undated; dated c.1937 via list of titles facing the title page, and advertisements to dust wrapper rear wraps. In the publisher's original cloth bindings, with two dust wrapper unclipped, and one price clipped. Boards bright, with light edge wear to back strip heads and tails. Spotting… Read More

Published by Collins Clear-Type Press, 1920. 1st edition.. Hardback. Good. Illustrated by Dixon, A.A.. Good condition with no wrapper. Blue illustrated cloth covers. 3 colour plates. 320 pages. 7.75 x 5.25". Bumping and wear to spine and corners; some fraying to cloth at corners and to top and tail of spine. Marks to covers. Browning to pages, with some foxing. One plate is MISSING (2 of 3 present).