Angela Brazil — Schoolgirl Kitty

London, Blackie and Son, 1923 . First edition. Cloth. Charmingly illustrated throughout, this is the first edition of Angela Brazil's entertaining school story, in the very scarce original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression, in a very scarce publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.Illustrated with a frontispiece and five further plates from W. E. Wightman. Collated, complete.With a prize bookplate from the Greengates Wesleyan Sunday School to the front pastedown.An entertaining children's school tale from Angela Brazil, a prolific and important author in the genre.Brazil's books were popular, but seen as disruptive seen as disruptive by some figures in authority during the height of their popularity, with anecdotal cases of them banned, or indeed burned, by headmistresses in British girls' schools. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with unclipped dust wrapper. Boards bright, with back strip lightly age toned, and with shelf wear to back strip tail. Prize bookplate to front pastedown. Significant losses and large closed tears to dust wrapper back strip head and tail, with further closed tears to perimeters of front wrap, and with significant handling marks. Significant tape repairs to dust wrapper reverse, concentrated to back strip. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: W. E. Wightman. Very Good Indeed/Good Only.