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London: Oxford University Press, 1965. 168 pp, 7 7/8" H. Dust jacket art by William Stobbs. B&w illustrations. First printing in the Oxford Children's Library series. "For centuries, Town Day had been the annual celebration to mark the lifting of royal displeasure, after the King's treasure had disappeared on its way through the town some five centuries before. Twelve-year-old Patty had been given some very special duties this year, in the extensive preparations for the historic procession which was to take place in the presence of His Royal Highness, the Prince. To paint a huge landscape for the Keep Alley Pageant Committee float, Patty had to retreat into the spacious cellar under her home - and it was there that she made an astonishing, unexpected discovery which helped solve the mystery and restore the good name of the town." Church school award bookplate on free front endpaper, small number 11in ink on front pastedown, very light browning to edges of text block,…
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Underground Alley
by Mayne, William
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Oxford: Oxford University Press,. Hardback, 1st edn thus, 8'' x 5'', 168pp. Children's novel with black and white line drawings, some full page. Some edge wear to dust wrapper and one small closed tear. Book itself has been bumped to top of spine and one corner. Dust wrapper has been neatly price clipped and is showing dust/ handling marks to white areas at back. Yellow boards are clean and bright. A very good copy in like dw. A very good copy in like dust wrapper. . None. 1965.
- Bookseller C L Hawley (GB)
- Illustrator Marcia Lane Foster
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- Publisher Oxford University Press,
- Place of Publication Oxford
- Date Published 1965
- Keywords Children's literature,William Mayne,Marcia Lane Foster
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UNDERGROUND ALLEY. OXFORD CHILDREN'S LIBRARY NO. 33.
by Mayne, William
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Underground alley.
by Mayne, William
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London: Oxford University Press, 1958. First edition. hard cover with dustjacket. G/G. Good book with school stamp and slight remains of label on front endpaper, in good dust jacket with shelf wear and edge tears./Good. Illustrated with black and white drawings. 23 cm.
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Underground Alley (Oxford Children's Library)
by Mayne, William; Illustrated By Marcia Lane Foster
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Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1965. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Marcia Lane Foster. First edition, first printing thus in Oxford Children's Library. Octavo hardback. 168 pp, illustrated by Marcia Lane Foster. Very Good condition in Very Good + unclipped dust jacket still in publisher's original transparent protective sleeve. No inscriptions (there is a small scuffed area on the front free end paper where it appears the name of a previous owner has been removed).
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Underground Alley
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London: Oxford University Press, 1965. First Edition . Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. William Stobbs. Ex Library Good reading copy
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Underground Alley
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Campbellcroft, Ontario, Canada
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London: Oxford University Press. Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. 168 p. 22 cm. Sound and square binding. Green boards. Some fading at spine ends. Minor wear to corners. Top edge of text block is foxed. Bottom edge has a small stain. Front free endpaper has been removed. Otherwise, inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Dust wrapper has edge wear, including a few short closed tears, and some shallow chipping. Some paper loss at spine ends. Spine appears a bit faded. Rear white panel has some rubbing and soiling. The story of a twelve year old girl named Patty who lives in a Welsh town and gets involved in a royal visit and a mystery from the past. .
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Underground Alley
by Mayne, William; Foster, Marcia Lane [illus.]
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London: Oxford University Press [OUP]. VG : in very good condition with rubbed dust jacket. 1965. New Edition. Orange hardback cloth cover. 190mm x 130mm (7" x 5"). 168pp. B/w drawings. .
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UNDERGROUND ALLEY.
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London, OUP, 1958.. [viii]+168pp. 8vo. Original cloth in illus. dustwrapper. Illus. by Marcia Lane Foster. A very good copy.
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Underground Alley
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NY:: E. P. Dutton & Co.,. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1961. Hardcover. B0007E13NC . The author's second book. First American edition. Very good in a very good (age toning), price clipped dust jacket.; 168 pages .
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