Elsie J. Oxenham — The Abbey Girls Again

London, Collins' Clear-Type Press, 1924 . First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of Elsie J. Oxemham's sixth entry in the Abbey girls series, illustrated with a colour frontispiece. The very scarce first edition of this work.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece by Elsie Anna Wood.The sixth work in Oxenham's series, which compromised thirty-eight titles, which were published between 1914 and 1959.With the former owners inscription 'To Barbara from Vera', and 'J. Coast, January 1967 (Given by D. Acloud) Original Text' to the front free endpaper.Undated; identified as the 1924 first edition via Jisc and WorldCat. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Fading to back strip. Bumping to back strip head and tail. Head of rear joint starting, with board firmly held. Light marks to rear board. Front hinge strained between front free endpaper and half title, with a tape repair running the length of the hinge. Former owner's inscriptions to front free endpaper. Internally, binding a touch strained throughout. Pages clean and bright. Good . Ill.: Elsie Anna Wood. Good .