Search Results: School Stories from Granny Goose Books

London: Oxford University Press, 1949. First Edition . Hardcover. Good +/Good +. The interior of the book is crisp and clean, showing no marks or wear. The black cloth covers have light wear and several white marks. The dust jacket is price-clipped and shows wear and chpping. The jacket is now in a protective mylar cover and looks shabby, but still attractive. Synopsis: Young Millett is one of the smallest of the new boys, but given responsibility for the youngest boys at Wallcaster School, he learns how to use his brains, patience and enthusiasm to become a leader.

London: Oxford University Press. 6th Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The interior of the book is crisp and clean. There is a former owner's name and address on the front free end paper, but no other marks or wear. The brown covers are fresh, with light wear at edges and corners. The dust jacket is not clipped, and is also in very good condition, with a darkened spine, and very minor edgewear. The jacket is now in a protective mylar cover. Synopsis: This is a reprint of a classic school story. A young boy with the romantic name of Lycidias arrives at his first school, with his head stuffed with ideas about his new school drawn -- not from real life -- but from schoolboy magazines and such famous school stories as 'Tom Brown's schooldays', 'Eric', and Stalky & Co.'.

London: Epworth Press, 1937. First Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8.75 x 6. The interior of the book is clean and crisp, with no yellowing or marks (even the name of a former owner). The paper covering the front hinge has cracked, but the hinge itself is undamaged. There is one small stain on the bottom edge of the pages. The pictorial covers are fresh and colourful, showing a seaplane flying over a ship which looks to be caught in an ice field. There is light edgewear, and bumping and rubbing to the corners. The red cloth spine is slightly rippled, but the paste-on of a young Arctic explorer is undamaged. Overall, a very attractive volume. Contents: By ship and 'plane to the Pole, by Edwin G. Powell; Lost ball, by Mark Winchester; The dancing man, by William R. Bawden; Ronald Milroy's vow, by Edward Leslie; Islam's dagger, by M. E. Simpson; Space Lines, Limited: a tale of A.D. 2037, by Ken Harrow; The swot of the Sixth, by David Morris.

London: Oxford University Press, 1960. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The interior of the book is clean and fresh. There is a gift inscription to a former owner on the front free end paper, but few other signs of previous use. The red cloth covers are bright, with light wear and one small pen mark at the bottom of the front cover. The dust jacket, which was issued in a protective mylar cover, is not price-clipped and shows no wear. A lovely copy. The attached scan should give a better idea of condition. This is the third of Mayne's "Choir School" quartet. Synopsis: Andrew Young is a day-boy at the Choir School, who lives with his mother and his exuberant elder brother John in a small flat in the town. He feels sometimes that he is not truly a part of the Choir School because he is not a boarder, but when a 'plague' attacks the school and drastically reduces its numbers, he finds himself Acting Head Boy and Senior Chorister. These positions bring unforeseen… Read More

Indianapolis and New York: Bobbs Merrill, 1956. First American Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The interior of the book is clean and unmarked, with no signatures and very few signs of previous use.. The brown cloth covers are fresh, with light rubs at edges and corners, and shallow bumps to the top and bottom of the spine. The dust jacket is price-clipped, and has moderate edge wear overall, again with heavier wear and chips of paper missing from the top and bottom of the spine. The attached scan should give a better idea of condition. This is the second of Mayne's "Choir School" quartet. Synopsis: "Peter Sandwell rebels against being expected to conform to the rules and customs of the school, and so is sent to Coventry by the other boys. This is uncomfortable and he soon realizes that unless he wants to be completely ignored by them for the rest of the term, he will have to pull his weight in the school, particularly in doing his best to be upgraded to the higher… Read More

London: Oxford University Press, 1956. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. This is a first printing of the first edition, with the "First Published 1956" statement on the verso of the title page. The rust cloth covers are fresh, with light rubs at edges and corners and shallow bumps at the top and bottom of the spine. The silver gilt spine lettering is still bright. The dust jacket is not corner clipped, and is in Very Good condition, with general wear, and heavier wear and fraying at the top and bottom of the spine. The attached scan should give a better idea of condition. The jacket is now in a protective mylar cover. This is the second of Mayne's "Choir School" quartet. Synopsis: "Peter Sandwell rebels against being expected to conform to the rules and customs of the school, and so is sent to Coventry by the other boys. This is uncomfortable and he soon realizes that unless he wants to be completely ignored by them for the rest of the term, he will… Read More

London: Girl's Own Paper Office, 1936. Hardcover. Very Good/Poor. The interior of the book is clean and tight. The paper has darkened very slightly, but this is the only flaw. The red covers are fresh, with moderate rubbing at edges and corners, and some fading to the top and bottom of the spine. The dust jacket is in poor condition, with edge wear and paper missing from the top and bottom of the spine area. The attached scan gives a better idea of condition. Note: The book does not give a publication date, so the 1936 date is that supplied by the British Library. Synopsis from Dust Jacket: "Star Wenwold was a stiff, shy girl when she fell into the merry group of girls at her new school who called themselves 'The Circle.' In their jolly company she was fast thawing, when she suddenly found herself thrust into circumstances which aroused the suspicions of her friends. One of them, however, determined to stick by her and probe the mystery, though Star gruffly turned her back on her… Read More

London: Blackie. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 7 x 5. The interior of the book is tight and complete. The paper has tanned, but there are no marks and little wear. The six Evans plates are present. The grey covers show light wear at tips and corners, but are overall in very good condition.

London: Cassell, 1965. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 10 x 7.5. The interior of the book is crisp and clean, without even the name of a former owner. The blue cloth covers are fresh, showing light wear to corners and edges. The dust jacket is not price-clipped, but shows edgewear and light soiling to the front and back panel, and a triangle (1" high, 1/2" wide) of missing paper from the bottom of the front panel.

Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1991. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good +/Very Good +. This is a first printing, with a complete number line. The interior of the book is crisp and clean. There is a small remainder mark on the top of the text block, but no other marks or wear. The laminated covers are bright, with just a hint of wear at tips and corners. The dust jacket is not price-clipped, and is also in excellent condition -- no damage, and just a bit of wear at the edges. The jacket is now in a protective mylar cover. Synopsis: This is a picture book about Ethely, a very smalrt young rat. "So smart, in fact, that she wants to be a brain surgeon. But a nasty gang of ratlettes at her boarding school is jealous of Ethelyn and tries to get her expelled. She soon uncovers their shameful plot, and then in an emergency she puts her skills into operation, ending as the most popular student in the school and the most brilliant brain surgeon ever".

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1978. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good +/Very Good. This is a first printing of the first edition, with a complete number line. The interior of the book is crisp and clean, showing no marks, and just a few signs of previous use. The yellow cloth covers are fresh, with just a bit of wear visible at tips and corners. The dust jacket is not price-clipped, and is in Very Good condition. It has light edgewear and handling, and small brown spots on the back panel. The jacket is now in a protective mylar cover and looks very nice. Synosis: This is a picture-book about Louis James, a little boy who skipped school because he hated everything about school except gymn and recess. He didn't even know how to read or spell when he decided to quit school and get a job. "First he applied as a pilot for a sky-writing company. But he soon found out that there's nothing to beat making your mistakes really big. ... Louis James' job hunting goes from the embarrassingly bad… Read More

London: Victor Gollancz, 1973. Sixth Impression, 1987 . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. The interior of the book is clean and crisp, showing few signs of previous use. The pictorial laminated covers are also in excellent condition, with just a touch of corner wear. A very nice copy.

London: Oxford University Press, 1961. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The interior of the book is crisp and clean, with no marks or wear. The green covers are fresh, with just a touch of wear at tips and corners. The dust jacket, which has been protected in a plastic cover, is in excellent condition, with fresh colours and very little wear. A very nice copy. Synopsis: The last of the "Penny" series. "She is seventeen now and in her final year at The Meadows School. Being a Prefect is fun but it is also a serious business, especially with rebellious juniors like Vivienne Starkie to be curbed; and when, later in the year, Penny is chosen by 'Craney-Boo' to be Head Girl, she finds still greater problems confronting her: her new position brings trouble and criticism from her best friend Lydia; her speech before the Governors on Parents' Day has to be faced; and then there is the mystery of the 'hermit' in Pollard's wood.

London: Ward Lock & Co., 1928. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The interior of the book is crisp and clean. There is a gift inscription (Christmas 1936) on the front free end paper, but no other marks or wear. the brown and beige covers are fresh, with light wear at edges and corners. The dust jacket is not price-clipped, and shows light edgewear. The jacket is now in a protective mylar cover and looks very attractive.

London: S. W. Partridge & Co.. Later Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. The interior of the books is clean and fresh. The paper has darkened slightly, but there are just a few signs of previous use. The blue cloth covers are bright, with light wear at edges and corners. The dust jacket is only in good condition, with edgewear, shallow chips and two closed tears. The jacket is now in a protective mylar cover. Synopsis: "The Fourth Form in Conellan School had always been a prickly thorn to the mistresses. When it was found necessary to alter the building, the headmistress, after considering the question of closing the school, which seemed the only way, decided to sleep all her scholars in tents in the grounds; and then commenced that turbulent term. Frequent midnight visits to a mysterious cave, and the disaster which follows one of these marauding outings, make up a series of exciting events

London: Nelson. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The interior of the book is crisp and clean. There is a gift inscription to a former owner, but no other marks or wear. The colour frontispiece is present. The blue cloth covers are fresh, with minor wear at tips and corners. The dust jacket is not price-clipped (2/6 net), and is also in very good condition, with light wear at the top and bottom of the spine. I can't tell if this is a first edition, but the other titles in the "Premier Series" were published in the 1930s and earlier.

New York: Macmillan Company, 1953. First Printing . Hardcover. Good +/No Jacket. The interior of the book is clean and fresh, showng light wear only. There is a former owner's name and two dates on the front free end paper, but no other marks. The hinge has cracked and the binding is somewhat loose. The brown cloth covers show light wear. Sadly, there is no dust jacket. A very nice reading copy. Synopsis: A picture book about Willie Mouse and his exciting first day at school.