Elsie J. Oxenham — The Secrets of Vairy

London, Frederick Muller, 1947 . First edition. Cloth. The uncommon first edition of the third book in Elsie J. Oxenham's Kentisbury series, a collection of children's books associated with her popular Abbey series. The first edition, first impression of this work, in the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper.Illustrated with a frontispiece and a small number of vignette illustrations from Margaret Horder.In this work, Bill Kane, young cousin of the Earl of Kentisbury, holidays in Scotland and searches Vairy Castle for hidden papers, in order to solve a startling mystery.With the inscription of J. Coast, December 1948, to the front free endpaper. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped dust wrapper. A touch of edgewear to back strip tail, otherwise externally excellent. Former owner's inscription to head of front free endpaper. Small loss of paper to dust wrapper back strip head, with edge wear to back strip tail, and one small chip each to the front and rear wrap. Closed tear to head of front wrap. Light handling marks to head of rear wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Near Fine . Ill.: Margaret Horder. Near Fine/Very Good.