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Elsie J. OXENHAM**, May WYNNE, Ethel TALBOT**, Florence BONE,Algernon BLACKWOOD and others [Stories by]: : SCHOOLGIRLS' HOLIDAY BOOK - "A Caravan Holiday"

LONDON.COLLINS CLEAR-TYPE PRESS,[nd. circa 1920s.]

ISBN No ISBN.

UK,thick Qrto HB,no dw/dj (as issued?),1st edn.VG.No owner inscrptn.Bright and fairly clean,colour pictorial artwork illustrated paper-covered front board/cover with dark blue+dark blue-outlined yellow lettering, rear board/cover with slightly grubbed/ marked plain undecorated khaki paper and sunned/faded orange cloth blind-spine with black ink printed thumbnail illustration+ black lettering.Boards with negligible shelf-wear,bumping and minimal rubbing to edges and to all corners,head+foot of spine minimally bumped with reciprocal creasing - no nicks,tears or splits present - clean front endpapers,rear endpapers with foxing/spotting and rear hinge cracked.Top+fore-edges lightly toned but without foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,mistakenly,the colour frntis has been re-attached and reinforced to recto+verso with tape - but to the wrong edge of same - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - possibly unread?.UK,thick Qrto HB,no dw/dj (as issued?),1st edn approx 282pp [unpaginated] includes a long complete story ['Jen's Presents'] by Elsie Jeanette OXENHAM,and another ['THE PIMPERNEL PATROL'] by Katherine L. OLDMEADOW,other various miscellaneous articles: pet care, nature's flora+fauna subjects,needlework, fancy dress,hobbies etc.,sport (netball), how to give a Christmas party for ten shillings (10/-)!,and other short stories by various other authors.Illustrated with 4 full colour plates,4 tri-colour plates,3 half-tone and 5 monochrome photographs, profuse b/w line illustrations also by a mixture of assorted artists.Plus half-title,incorrectly re-attached frntis, title page,separate b/w line illustrated/ vignetted contents+illustrations lists/ tables. Despite minor listed faults,still an acceptable example of the era especially with an unusual and complete Elsie Oxenham story. Please contact seller,because of the weight and the value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

UK,thick Qrto HB,no dw/dj (as issued?),1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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