Two Queens at the Abbey
by Elsie J. Oxenham
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
£175.00£157.50
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Collins, 1959 . First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5.5". None. The first edition of the final title in Elsie J. Oxenham's Abbey series, in the scarce dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression of this work.In the scarce publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece.The thirty-eighth and final novel in Oxenham's Abbey series. This work marks the final novel in the second generation Abbey Girls series, in which twins Margaret and Elizabeth find they are unwanted in the beloved Hamlet Club at their school.With the inscription of 'F. Coast, April 1960' to the head of the front free endpaper. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, exceptionally bright, with a touch of shelf wear to spine tail. Closed tears to head and tail of dust wrapper back strip, with further minor chips to back strip head. Inscription to front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages a touch age toned to perimeters, otherwise excellent. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 894F3
- Title
- Two Queens at the Abbey
- Author
- Elsie J. Oxenham
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Collins
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1959
- Size
- 7.5" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Elsie Jeanette Dunkerley girl's fiction Abbey Series Girls of the Hamlet Club girl's fiction
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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