Books for sale- Mabel Esther Allan

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TitleIllustratorPublisherDateEditionBindingNotesPriceRef 
At School in SkyeConstance MarshallWhite Lion Publishers1976 Hard CoverOne of the "Over the Sea to School" series. The plastic sleeved dj has a few small tears at the spine creases top and bottom. Pages are tight and unmarked.19.007
The Crumble Lane CaptivesJane BottomlyMethuen Children's Books1986First EditionHard CoverA Methuen Pied Piper book, the third in the "Crumble Lane Childen" series. Library ID stamps on fep and contents page, otherwise unmarked. Pages tight. Cover has remnants of a library ID sticker, but otherwise bright and undamaged.9.028
The Bells of Rome Heinemann1975First EditionHard CoverAlthough the jacket is described as fine, if you found this as a new book you wouldn't object. There is, just, a speck of dirt on the back; speck: singular. The book is literally as new.6.65115
Friends at Pine StreetPatricia DrewAbelard-Schuman (Blackie)1984First EditionPaperbackPictorial cover has the normal usage creases at front and back of spine, but the spine itself is uncreased. Pages are unmarked and undamaged. This is the fifth book in the Pine Street series.6.65209
The Pine Street ProblemPatricia DrewAbelard-Schuman (Blackie)1981First ThusSoft CoverEx Hailsham Community College-pages tight and unstained, pictorial cover (front and back) slightly creased in places. Third book in Pine Street series.4.7529
A Secret in Spindle BottomDavid LeemingAbelard-Schuman (Blackie)1984First EditionHard CoverThe second of the Spindle Bottom books. A library laminated dustcover with creasing to the front flap where it's rubbed against the library ticket pouch. There's a visible score on the front which may or may not have gone through to the paper of the cover-I don't want to try dissecting it. Library sticker with stamps on fep is a little messy and there's a small stamp on the back of the title page. However, the book is tight, there are no other marks or browning.4.7581
The Bells of Rome Heinemann1975First EditionHard CoverDustjacket is immaculate except for a stain near the spine on the back. There is a sellotape mark on front and rear boards, a Red Cross library sticker in the fep and a library card holder on the back ep but otherwise the book is as new.4.75114
The Flash ChildrenGavin RoweBeaver Books (Hamlyn)1975First ThusPaperbackThe first of two stories about the Flash Children. Pictorial cover has very few chips to edges and wear on creases of spine. "15p" appears at the top of the title page. There's the inevitable page edge browning but no other inscriptions or damage. Binding is good and tight. A nice copy.2.8580
Our Girls' YarnsUnknownRenwick of Otley1951First British EditionHard CoverGirls' Annual containing following stories: "Pandora's Box"-May Wynne; "An Awful Moment"-Charlotte M. Kelly; "The Dawn"-H. Clayton Jones; "Caravan Conspirators"-Eleanor Tompkins; "Fiddling to Fortune"-H. Clayton Jones; "Picnics Are Not Always Tame"-Marjorie P. Whitaker; "The Gymnastic Ghost"-H. Clayton Jones; "Queen Rita at the High School"-Kathleen Pearcey (pen name of Mabel Esther Allan); "The Advent of Dill"-Kathleen Pearcey (pen name of Mabel Esther Allan); "The Fire That Never Went Out"-Ethel Talbot. Pictorial front board shows two girls sailing. Blue spine is stained and back is rather grubby. Pages are edge browned and a few have creased edges.2.85231
 

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