Excitements at the Chalet School by Brent-Dyer, Elinor M - 1957

Paperback. Acceptable.

Paperback. Very Good.

England: Armada, 1984. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Spine uncreased Where possible small books will have postage reduced.

UK,12mo wraps,p/back,1st edn.[Originally published by W. & R. Chambers,LONDON & EDINBURGH,1957,UK,12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. This p/back edn first published by ARMADA,1981.(C1915 to blue spine with black+yellow lettering.] VG.No owner inscrptn,but red ink felt-tip pen X to top corner of title page.Bright,crisp,clean,generally sharp-cornered - rear lower with corner crease,colour pictorial artwork (non-credited) illustrated front cover with orange and black lettering to front, black-lettered story precis to rear cover; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present. Front cover with a pair of parallel diagonal creases and rear panel also with amateurish price removal.Top+fore-edges ubiquitously aged/toned; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound - ubiquitous page-edge toning too,but no intentional dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - tiniest of accidental corner creases to first 6pps' lower corner,otherwise almost appears unread - apart… Read More

London: Chambers. Very Good- in Good+ dust jacket. 1957. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Hbk; in d/w; blue cloth cover, slightly & lightly speckled (foxing) but hardly noticeable; no handwriting inside eg names, or other similar handwriting inside; nice clean copy; d/w not price clipped, nearly all present except for small chips; closed tear; old internal mend; ; Chalet School; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Edinburgh & London: W & R Chambers, 1957. First Edition. Cloth. Near Very Good/No Jacket. Brook, Dorothy. 38th Book in the "Chalet School" Series. B&W Frontis. Illustration depicts a chaotic Schoolroom with disheveled girls while 1Schoolgirl sits serenly at her desk as the Teacher arrives. Light Blue cloth cover with Blue Lettering & Horizontal Lines to spine. 224 Pages, 290g, 7 1/2" Tall. Spine colour a little faded. A little faint browning to cloth. No inscriptions, pages in very good, clean condition. ( Other Chalet School Hardbacks available, I'm happy to give a discount on 2 or more.) Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

Chambers Book. Hardcover. Sound reading copy, not for show. Not an ex-library edition. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Cover shows some surface and edge wear. Page edges are marked..

London: Chambers. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1957. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Hbk; in d/w; no handwriting eg names, inside; d/w not price clipped, but has small loss to both ends of spine - see picture on our site and ABE. ; Chalet School; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited, 1957. 1st edition.. Hardback. Very Good/Good. Illustrated by Brook, D.. Very good condition in an almost very good dustwrapper. Title on spine of book is "Excitements FOR The Chalet School". Pale blue covers, dark blue title and stripes to spine. B/w frontis plate. 224 pages. Bump with browning to top of spine. Stain to outer page edges; light foxing to endpapers. Wrapper has nicks; some marks.

Great Britain: Chambers, 1957. Book. Illus. by D Brook. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. An excellent copy of this book which is difficult to find in Hardcover , more so with dustwrapper! The Dustjacket is price clipped and has a few minute nicks at the corners/spine (See scan) and is very slightly rumpled at the spine probably from (spine) being damp at some time. Back flap (blank) displays foxing.The leading edges of the jacket display no wear! The book is also in excellent condition with foxing to the endpapers and the edges of the first few leaves. The book is uninscribed and interior pages are clean. Brook's black & white plate present as required. Boards display some very light spotting suggesting storage in a moist environment at some time. A superior copy of a scarce 1st edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.