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Girl - The Girl's Own Paper. July 1931. 11" x 8ź", 66pp inc. covr, magazine. Contents: Crosswords; Competetion results for May. '31; Our Post Bag; The Old Brigade by May Wynne (chapters 7 and 8 of a continuing serial); Domestic Animals and their Wild Ancestors by W. S. Berridge; The Lump and the Limit: Walking Sticks by Sibyl Haddock (complete short story but part of a series; Haddock, IMO, was a very amusing writer); Making the Best of the Summer by Barbara Adams; A Box made from Post Cards by Estelle Harbord; Drusilla Aylmer's "Dare" by Phyllis Kerr (complete short story); Flower Names by June Wyndham (short); Swimming-Pool Games by Sid G. Hedges; Birds on a Liner (short, description of birds on the 'Mauretania', corssing from New York to Southampton); Violets for Luck by Estrich Mansfield, illus. John de Walton (part 2 of a continuing serial); Wanted - An Adventure by Fora m. Hardisty (complete short story); Placing the Emphasis by Rev. Stuart Robertson (thought for the day type of thing); The Weak Clasp by Jean Ashley (complete short story); The School Play: Some Hints to those Taking Part n It by H. Markham. Adverts. Illustrated with a colour front cover (front girls on cliff-top, back monochrome shampoo add.) and within the text with monochrome drawings and the odd photograph. The individual magazines are more interesting than the annuals because they contain adverts, competitions and the full letters section; they are also considerably more scarce. Cover a bit 'dusty', 'dog-eared' and a few spots, spine wear, original owner's name lightly pencilled at head of front cover, crossword completed in pencil, a generally clean, good, copy. Average.
[Order code:10086 / Price £10.00]

Girl - The Girl's Own Paper. August 1931. 11" x 8ź", 66pp inc. covr, magazine. Contents: Crosswords; Competetion results for May/June. '31; Our Post Bag; The Secret of Trelant by Marguerite Austin (complete short story); A Memory of Alice by May Pemberton (as in 'Looking-Glass'); Cat's Cradle by Marion B. Stanford (complete short story); Hesperus and Phosphorus by Endi Swale (short, star gazing); Orders of Chivalry by Horace Wyndham; The Lump and the Limit: The Limt Makes a Discovery by Sibyl Haddock (complete short story, part of a series); Ice-cream without a Freezer by Margaret Haig (short); Shall we ever Fly to School? by Norah Cameron (includes an aireal photo of Croydon airport, captioned); The Ages of Animals (short); The Old Brigade by May Wynne (chapters 9 and 10 of a continuing serial); Barbara' s Book by Mary Shelley (complete short story); Violets for Luck by Estrith Mansfield, illus. John de Walton (chapter 3 of a continuing serial); The Tale of a Bag by Dora M. Hardesty (complete short story); A Drinking Fountain for Birds and Animals by M. H. Crawford (short); Knowing by Rev. Stuart Robertson (thought for the day type thing); A Marine Aquarium by W. H. Morris. Adverts. Illustrated with a colour cover (front girl on ship-deck waving, back a Sharp's Toffee add.) and within the text with monochrome drawings and the odd photograph. The individual magazines are more interesting than the annuals because they contain adverts, competitions and the full letters section; they are also considerably more scarce. Cover 'dusty' with a few rubs/marks, spine wear, original owner's name lightly pencilled at top of front cover, crossword completed in pencil, partially completed colouring competition; good, generally clean copy. Average.
[Order code:10087 / Price £10.00]

Girl - The Girl's Own Paper. September 1931. 11" x 8ź", 66pp inc. covr, magazine. Contents: Crosswords; Competetion results for July. '31; Our Post Bag; The Fight for the Shield by Jean Ashley (complete short story); Drought as it Really Is by M. E. Brewster (lack of water in South America); Fencing can be Good Fun! by Peggy Whitford; Hangers-on (short); Spilt Ink by Irene Wynn (complete short story); Tea-time by Estelle Harbord (cloths, napkins, cosy, etc); Hints Worth Remembering (short); The Old Brigade by May Wynne (the last 2 chapters of a completed serial); Could I become a Singer? A Career for a Chosen Few; Sourires [smiles] (in French, short); The Lump and the Limit: The Disappearing Necklace by Sibyl Haddock (complete short story, in a series); Two Puzzles with String (The Magic Knot, The Pair of Handcuffs); violets for Luck by Estrith Mansfield, illus. John De Walton (final chapter of a completed serial); A New Collection by Violet M. Methley (on collecting); Australian Gold by C. H. Isles (complete short story); Lamplighters by Rev. Stuart Robertson (thought for the day type thing); My Caravan: The Story of a Girl's Adventure with a Bookshop on Wheels by Lesley Frost (factual account). Adverts. Illustrated with a colour front cover (front girl with dog in autumn scene, back monochrome photo framing add.) and within the text with monochrome drawings and the odd photograph. The individual magazines are more interesting than the annuals because they contain adverts, competitions and the full letters section; they are also considerably more scarce. Cover 'dusty' with slight edge-wear, previous owner's name pencilled at top of front cover, crossword completed, one drawing very neatly partially coloured, a good, generally clean copy. Average.
[Order code:10088 / Price £10.00]

Girl - The Girl's Own Paper. October 1931. 11" x 8ź", 66pp inc. covr, magazine. Contents: Crosswords; Competetion results for August, '31; Our Post Bag; Founders of Wat End School by Theodora Wilson Wilson (sic), illus. J. R. Burgess (part 1 of a continuing serial); That Orfull Girl: Nancy Lends a Hand by Sibyl Haddock (complete story in a series, humourous); Till Summer Comes: Flowers Indoors in the Winter by Muriel Coates; Sourires [smiles] (short, in French); Janet Learns Photography by A. A. Attwood (complete short story); Nancy-Rose by Dora Olive Thompson, illus. Gordon Browne (First 3 chapters of a continuing serial); A New Calendar? by Herbert Searle (discussion of the League of Nations consideration of simplifying the calendar: The Thirteen-Months Calendar and the American World Calendar; interesting); The Phantom Light by Blanche Percival (complete short story); Number Five the Pussery by E. M. De Foubert, illus. John De Walton (first 2 chapters of a continuing serial); The Marked Forehead by Rev. Stuart Robertson (thought for the day sort of thing); Hints to Hikers by Ida Todd; Skip and Keep Fit by Enid Swale (short); Down at Ballyhungerford by Jane Taylor (beginning a literary life, factual). Adverts. Illustrated with a colour front cover (front girls hiking by shore, back monochrome photo framing add.) and within the text with monochrome drawings and the odd photograph. The individual magazines are more interesting than the annuals because they contain adverts, competitions and the full letters section; they are also considerably more scarce. Cover 'dusty' with slight edge-wear and a couple of paint-test maks on back, previous owner's name faintly pencilled at top of front cover, crossword completed, painting competition neatly completed, two adverts partially, neatly, coloured, a good, generally clean copy.
[Order code:10089 / Price £10.00]

Girl - The Girl's Own Paper. November 1931. 11" x 8ź", 66pp inc. covr, magazine. Contents: Crosswords; Competetion results for September, '31; Our Post Bag; Nancy-Rose by Dora Olive thompson, illus. Gordon Browne (chapters 4-6 inc. of a continuing serial); The Last Caribou Hunt by W. Macmillan (complete short story); Sourires [smiles] (short, in French); Fun for the Social by Muriel C. Sherwin (ideas); Deputies by Ierne Ormsby (complete short story); Founders of Wat End School by Theodora Wilson Wilson (sic), illus. J. R. Burgess (continuing serial); Lighting the Beacon by May Wynne (complete short story); Fir Cone Toys (short); Fireworks for Girls by Alan St. H. Brock; The Autumn Crocus by Mary Carlisle (flowers, short); At the Crossreoads by D. E. Albrighton (thought for the day type of thing); Number Five the Pussery by E. M. De Foubert, illus John De Walton (chapters 3 and 4 of a continuing serial); The Emergency by S. Beresford Lucas (complete short story); A Modern Crusade by May Marshall (short, Toc H, 1915-1918). Adverts. Illustrated with a colour cover (front girls playing leap-frog, back Brocks Firework add.) and within the text with monochrome drawings and the odd photograph. The individual magazines are more interesting than the annuals because they contain adverts, competitions and the full letters section; they are also considerably more scarce. Cover 'dusty' with slight edge-wear, previous owner's name pencilled at top of front cover, crossword completed, painting competition partially, neatly, completed, a good, generally clean copy. Average.
[Order code:10090 / Price £10.00]

Girl - The Girl's Own Paper. December 1931. 11" x 8ź", 74pp inc. covr, magazine. The extra pages are additional Christmas advertising, including a 4pp RTS book list. Contents: Crosswords; Competetion results for October, '31; Our Post Bag; Victory Pie by Margaret Gibbs (complete short story); Nancy-Rose by Dora Olive Thompson, illus. Gordon Browne (chapters 7-10 inc. of a continuing serial); Pearl Essence by Elsie Coldfall (short); Names in China by A. O. Stott; Before the Christmas Party by Barbara Adams (beauty tips); Number Five the Pussery by E. M. De Foubert, illus. John De Walton (chapters 5 & 6 of a continuing serial); Sourires [smiles] (short, in French); Something about Toadstools by M. H. Crawford; Is This the Career for You? by Ivey F. Sewell (short, ideas); Difficult Flora by Lydia S. Graham (as in a girl, not plants, complete short story); Thirty-seven (the number and tricks with it, very short); Ye Plumme Pudding by M. L. Stollard (history); Founders of Wat End School by Theodora Wilson Wilson (sic), illus J. R. Burgess (continuing serial); Intarsia: The Latest Way to Decorate White Woodware by Ida Todd; Three Nines (more number tricks, very short); Margaret's Piano by Mabel J. Chambers (complete short story); How Santa Claus got his Name by Noel Firth (short); Roses in December by D. E. Albrighton (thought for the day type of thing). Adverts. Illustrated with a colour cover (front girl carrying small dogs at railway station, back Sharp's Toffee add.) and within the text with monochrome drawings and the odd photograph. The individual magazines are more interesting than the annuals because they contain adverts, competitions and the full letters section; they are also considerably more scarce. Cover 'dusty' with slight edge-wear, lover 2ž" of back/spine join splitting, previous owner's name pencilled at top of front cover, couple of margin doodles on back cover, crossword completed, 1 add partially coloured, words of another add partially coloured, words of one title partially coloured, a good, generally clean copy.
[Order code:10091 / Price £10.00]

Girl - The Girl's Own Paper. October 1932. 11" x 8ź", 66pp inc. covr, magazine. Contents: Crosswords; Competetion results for August, '32; Our Post Bag; Mysterious Margaret by Diana Pares (first 3 chapters of a continuing serial); Phyl's Cave Club by Bertha Leonard (complete short story); Popular Names for Girls (short); Catering as a Career by Winifred Bear; All for Lalmount: A Canadian Ice hockey Story by William Macmillan (complete short story); The Harmonica: A Musical Instrument for Girls by H. A. Bridges; For the Sake of Shirley by E. M. de Foubert (first 2 chapters of a continuing serial); Hockey - Hints to Half-backs by E. Y. Chamberlin (short); Minty and Madame by Dora M. Hardisty (complete short story); An Interesting Handcraft: Passe-Partout by E. Beadle; Bulbs in Sponges (short); Erica and the Others by Joan Herbert, illus. Vernon Soper (first 3 chapters of a continuing serial); Other People (thought for the day thing); Madge's Good Deed by Theo Lynch (complete short story); A Parchment Fireplace Screen (short). Adverts. Illustrated with a colour front cover (front, girls running (sports day), back monochrome shampoo add.) and within the text with monochrome drawings and the odd photograph. The individual magazines are more interesting than the annuals because they contain adverts, competitions and the full letters section; they are also considerably more scarce. Cover 'dusty' with slight edge-wear, hard crease running down front cover (from 1˝" in from front at top to 3˝" in from front at bottom), a good, generally clean copy.
[Order code:10095 / Price £10.00]

Girl - The Girl's Own Paper. January 1933. 11" x 8ź", 66pp inc. covr, magazine. Contents: Crosswords; Competetion results for November, '32; Our Post Bag; The Secret of the Brown Shed by Constance M. Evans (chapters 1 and 2 of a continuing serial); Making things with Moss by S. leonard Bastin (short); A Saxon Gril Makes Herself A New Dress, 1000 A.D.; How to Seat a Fender Stool by Marjorie Bywater; Only a Breath (factual, breathing); The Kimberwick Ghost by hilda Kingsley (complete short story); The Age of an Egg (factual, short); Mysterious Margaret by Diana Pares (final 3 chapters of a completed serial); Making Shadow-Pictures (short); Holiness by Rev. Stuart Robertson (thought for the day thing); Would You Like to be a Detective? (career); Erica and the Others by Joan Herbert, illus. Vernon Soper (chapters 9-11 inc. of a continuing serial); Farm Holiday (poem); For the Sake of Shirley by E. M. de Foubert (chapters 6 and 7 of a continuing serial); Self-defence for Girls by Edwin Felstead (short). Adverts. Illustrated with a colour front cover (girl in winter kit outside, back monochrome shampoo add.) and within the text with monochrome drawings and the odd photograph. The individual magazines are more interesting than the annuals because they contain adverts, competitions and the full letters section; they are also considerably more scarce. Cover 'dusty', edge wear, some creasing and small chip to mid front edge of back cover, a good, generally clean copy.
[Order code:10098 / Price £10.00]

Girl - The Girl's Own Paper. February 1933. 11" x 8ź", 66pp inc. covr, magazine. Contents: Crosswords; Competetion results for December, '32; Our Post Bag; Garry's Friends by May Wynne (complete short story); Making up Crossword Puzzles by Mary Seabright (short); A Pair of Book-ends by Marjorie Bywater (how to make); Erica and the Others by Joan Herbert, illus. Vernon Soper (completion of a serial); When You Leave School: Why not a Career in Salesmanship? by D. W. Hughes; When Flowers are Scarce by Mary Carter (short); The Mystery of Ravenden by Joy Francis (first 3 chapters of a continuing serial); A Helpful Touch by Eve Burnley (short, fashion); Making a Dress - A.D. 1400 by Joan Burr; For the Sake of Shirley by E. M. de Foubert (chapters 8 and 9 of a continuing serial); "As the Rain" by Rev. Stuart Robertson (thought for the day thing); Shaker Helps Things Along by Helena Coombe (complete short story); Saled in Pie Dishes; The Secret of the Brown Shed by Constance m. Evans (chapters 3 and 4 of a continuing serial); Telling the Height of an Elephant by S. L. Bastin (not that useful today!, short`). Adverts. Illustrated with a colour front cover (girl sking, back monochrome shampoo add.) and within the text with monochrome drawings and the odd photograph. The individual magazines are more interesting than the annuals because they contain adverts, competitions and the full letters section; they are also considerably more scarce. Cover 'dusty', slight damp damage around lower portion of spine, ˝" closed edge-tear to front edge of front cover, edge wear, 1" tear to front edge of page 219/220, a good, generally clean copy.
[Order code:10099 / Price £10.00]

Green, Michael - The Daily Telegrapsh 'Peterborough' Book. David & Charles. 1982. Book 2. 8˝" x 4ź", 64pp, laminated boards, hardback. Fine, no wrapper. Above average.
[Order code:7308 / Price £3.00]

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