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The E. J. Oxenham Omnibus
by Elsie Jeanette Oxenham
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Collins' Clear-Type Press, 1932 . First edition. Cloth. Good. 8.5" by 6". None. The first edition thus of this omnibus edition of three early novels in Elsie Oxenham's Abbey Girls series. The tenth, eleventh and twelfth published works of Oxengham's main Abbey Series, bound in a single volume, but with individual pagination to each work.Initially published in 1928, 1929, and 1930, present here are 'The Abbey Girls Win Through', 'The Abbey Girls at Home', and 'The Abbey Girls Play Up'.Elsie Jeanette Dunkerley, known under her pen name 'Oxenham', was best known for her Abbey series, and is considered a major figure among girls' story writers in the first half of the twentieth century.With former owner's inscriptions to the front pastedown and front free endpaper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Light shelf wear to spine tail, with rubbing to spine head. Mark to centre of back strip, with handling marks to front board. Front hinge strained, and a touch tender. Inscription to front pastedown and front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 896F15
- Title
- The E. J. Oxenham Omnibus
- Author
- Elsie Jeanette Oxenham
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Collins' Clear-Type Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1932
- Size
- 8.5" by 6"
- Keywords
- The Abbey Girls Win Through The Abbey Girls at Home The Abbey Girls Play Up oxenham The Abbey Girls at Home
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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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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
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- Shelf Wear
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- First Edition
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